THE BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY of NORTHERN IRELAND SEASON 1967-68 A SERIES OF SEVEN RECITALS IN THE SIR WILLIAM WHITLA HALL (Under the auspices of Queen's University) at 7.45 p.m. Subscription 2 Guineas

Friday, October 27th 1967 THE ROSTAL-PALM-SCHRÖTER TRIO BERNADETTE GREEVY Contralto HAVELOCK NELSON Piano (In conjunction with the B.B.C. A Musicale concert) The Trio headed by Max Rostal had established itself as one of the leading European ensembles and for a number of years it had appeared throughout Europe. It suffered a serious blow last year in the death of its cellist, Gaspar Cassado, who last played for us in 1964, strangely enough in a concert just before that given by Max Rostal. The new cellist is a player of great experience, Siegfried Palm. Bernadette Greevy, a Dubliner, has come rapidly to the fore as one of our leading contraltos. Many members will have had the opportunity of hearing her sing Mahler's 'Kindertotenlieder' with the Ulster Orchestra last season and will welcome tthe oppor- tunity of hearing again her rich, ample voice and her accomplished artistry. Programme : Mozart: Trio in E major, K. 575. Schubert: Trio in B flat major. Schumann Frauenliebe und Leben. Franck: La procession. Hann L'heure exquise. Beau Soir Debussy: Mandolins

Thursday, November 9th 1967 MEMBERS' NIGHT AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ERIC HINDS Baritone EDWARD BECKETT Flute To be held at 7.45 in the new Conference Hall, The Presbyterian Hostel, Howard Street, Belfast 1 Friday, January 5th 1968 Piano MICHAEL MCGUFFIN HAVELOCK NELSON Piano RAFAEL OROZCO Piano Few musical events have roused such interest and excitement as the broadcast of the finals of the Leeds International Piano com- petition of 1966. It was obvious that the five players involved had. risen far above the level of youthful prodigies and were at a stage where their mature artistic achievement was beginning to be apparent. It is an open secret that the choice of the winner was arrived at only after prolonged discussion and even friction on the part of the international jury. The winner was the Spaniard, Rafael Orozco, who was born in Cordoba in 1947. He came of a musical family and, after domestic instruction, proceeded to the conservatories of Cordoba and Madrid, and then to Italy, where he studied under Guido Agosti at Siena. For the last three years he has been a pupil of Alexis Weissenberg. He has made a habit of winning international com- petitions, being first at Bilbao in 1963 and at Jaen in 1964. He came second in the Vercelli competition of 1964. Programme : Bach English suite No. 3. Liszt: Sonata in B minor. Albeniz Fête Dieu à Seville; Evocacion. Prokofieff: Sonata No. 2.

Saturday, January 13th 1968 BENJAMIN LUXON DAVID WILLISON Benjamin Luxon, a Cornishman born in 1937, began his career by training as a teacher, specialising in music and physical educa- tion. He studied singing with Professor Walther Gruner and has sung at the Edinburgh and other festivals. Since 1961 he has had considerable experience of singing on the Continent and the German critics have praised him for his command of the German. language and his understanding of German lieder. It is strange that, in the history of our society, neither of Schubert's great song- cycles has ever been sung. Mr. Luxon seems an appropriate choice to remedy this state of affairs. Programme : Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin. Saturday, January 27th 1968 Baritone Piano THE TEL-AVIV STRING QUARTET CHAIM TAUB Violin MENAHEM BREUER Violin Programme : DANIEL BENYAMINI Viola UZI WIESEL Violoncello The Tel-Aviv Quartet was originally composed of Tel-Aviv born musicians, all leading members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; a change of second violin brought in an Austrian-born player, but trained in Tel-Aviv. Chaim Taub, their leader, began his training in Tel-Aviv and afterwards went to the Juillard School in New York. Menahem Breur came to Tel-Aviv as a child and has been a member of the quartet since 1961. Daniel Benyamini, the violist, is exclusively Tel-Aviv trained and leads the violas in the Israel Philharmonic. We have had reason, in recent years, to admire the wonderful sense of unity and the distinctive personality of several quartets from the nationally-conscious countries of Eastern Europe. We have every reason to believe that this group of Israeli players will make a similar impact. Mozart: Quartet in D major, No. 21, K.575. Beethoven Quartet in F minor, Op. 95. Bartok: Quartet in A minor, Op. 7, No. 1.

Friday, February 16th 1968 440 Programme : PAUL TORTELIER Cello MARIA DE LA PAU Piano Paul Tortelier must be by now the best known of great cellists to Belfast audiences. His recent appearances have mostly been in concerto work, and it will be a privilege to hear him in chamber music. He claims to have come from a non-musical family, but he has certainly compensated for this by producing a most talented brood himself, Maria de la Pau being his daughter and the god- daughter of Casals. Bach: Sonata No. 2 in D major. Schubert: Sonata Arpeggione. Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99. 7

Friday, March 1st 1968 THE HEUTLING STRING QUARTET WERNER HEUTLING Violin OSWALD GATTERMANN Violin ERICH BOHLSCHEID Viola Cello KONRAD HAESLER The Heutling String Quartet was formed in 1958 in Hanover. They made their London debut in 1961, and were among the quartets invited to participate in the BBC series of International Quartets at the Royal Festival Hall in 1965. Werner Heutling himself be- came leader of the Hanover Symphony Orchestra at the age of eighteen, and, in addition to his work in chamber music and as a soloist, is on the staff of the State High School for Music, Hanover. Oswald Gattermann has also had experience as a leader of symphony orchestras. Erich Bohlscheid and Konrad Haesler have played in chamber-music combinations with many of the leading instrumentalists. Programme : Haydn: Quartet in B major, Op. 76, No. 4. Hindemith Quartet No. 6 (1945). Schubert: Quartet in A minor, Op. 29. Saturday Teresa of 1958 invited bourne, She ma great s husbanc she is c Progran Tet lon

Saturday, May 4th 1968 TERESA BERGANZA Mezzo-soprano FELIX LAVILLA Piano Teresa Berganza made a sensational debut at the Leeds festival of 1958, where Lord Harewood, having heard her on the Continent, invited her. That same summer she sang 'Cherubino' at Glynde- bourne, and next year made an even greater hit in 'Cenerentola'. She may now be quite simply described as one of the world's great singers. With Felix Lavilla she forms one of the great husband and wife partnerships on the concert platform, where she is quite as much at home as on the opera stage. Programme : Teresa Berganza prefers to decide her programmes not too long before her appearance.

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