bas 80th Birthday Season September 2001 - May 2002 Belfast Music Society

bos Belfast Music Society The new Season 80TH BIRTHDAY SEASON A lovely story, dating from the 1940s and sent in by one of our supporters, sums up for me the mix which makes chamber music concerts in Belfast so memorable. She said, "I recall being in the Great Hall at Queen's University, listening to a recital by the great violist Lionel Tertis. He was playing the Bach 'Chaconne' from memory, as you would expect-and we heard a woman behind us whisper quite audibly to her friend 'He's makin' it up as he goes along!" Please join us as we celebrate our 80th birthday season. The Birthday Concert on Saturday 10 November will be back in the Great Hall, by the way. I hope that you'll enjoy the wide variety of artists and music that we are bringing to Belfast- all playing from memory of course! Elizabeth Bicker Elizabeth Bicker, Chairman Details correct at time of going to press Ε

Details correct at time of going to press. Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo Pupils of Aaron Schorr and Martin Roscoe at the Royal Academy of Music, Jennifer Micallef and Glen Inanga have been collaborating since 1994. They are fast gaining a reputation not only for their technical abilities, but also the unusual vibrancy and infectious pleasure evident in their playing. Following their highly acclaimed debuts at the Queen Elizabeth and Wigmore Halls, the Duo has recital and concerto engagements scheduled for Britain, Australasia, the US, Canada, and Europe. Tasmin Little (Violin) Martin Roscoe (Piano) Tasmin Little is now regarded as one of the world's leading violinists. She has performed with many of the world's greatest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Symphony and the London Symphony. "The finest violinist we have in Britain" Michael Kennedy, Sunday Telegraph Martin Roscoe performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in many of the world's largest cultural centres. He appears with leading orchestras and has given recitals in South America, Australia, the Lebanon and across Europe. Saturday 15th September 2001 7.30pm, Harty Room MARTINU Three Czech Dances LISZT Concerto Pathétique SHOSTAKOVICH Concertino STRAVINSKY Pertrouchka GRAINGER/GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess Saturday 10th November 2001 7.30pm, Great Hall, QUB BMS 80th Birthday Concert in association with the Belfast Festival at Queen's BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 4 in A Minor BRAHMS Sonata in G Variations on a theme of Harty (a new commission) FRANCK Sonata

2001 01 The Jerusalem String Quartet The Jerusalem Quartet has already established a reputation as one of the most interesting and dynamic quartets of its generation. The Quartet appears regularly at the Wigmore Hall and has recently been selected by the BBC for its New Generation Artists scheme and will perform a mixture of concert and studio performances across the UK. TA Christopher Maltman (Baritone) Andrew Smith (Piano) Christopher Maltman studied at the Royal Academy of Music and won the lieder prize at the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 1997. He is a member of the English National opera Andrew Smith studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Malcolm Martineau. He works regularly with Christopher Maltman and has recorded three CDs of lieder and French song. Sunday 20th January 2002 4.00pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast Alexander Pavlovsky 1st violin Sergie Bressler 2nd violin Amichai Gross viola Kyril Zlotnikov cello HAYDN String Quartet, Op 76, No.5 JANACEK String Quartet No. 1 BEETHOVEN String Quartet, Op. 132 Saturday 16th February 2002 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast IRELAND - Hope the Hornblower Sea Fever Santa Chiara Spring Sorrow Great Things BUTTERWORTH - A Shropshire Lad BRITTEN- The Plough Boy. Tom Bowling Salley Gardens Sweet Polly Oliver DUPARC L'Invitation au Voyage. La Vague et la Cloche Phidylé DEBUSSY-Trais Poèmes de Paul Verlaine FAURE Poème d'un Jour RAVEL - Trois Don Quichotte Chansons PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS Name Address Postcode Tel (Daytime) Tel (Evening) Email I enclose cheque/postal order made payable to Belfast Music Society A/C Payee onlyl for the sum of £50/060 bas Belfast Music Society

The subscription offer for our 2001 2002 season This year's subscriptions are £60 full rate and £50 concession. In both cases they include the 80th Birthday Concert and reception. Only one voucher may be used for the Birthday Concert, however, any number of vouchers can be used for the other concerts. Just hand in the vouchers at the door. This scheme will be available until Friday 7 September 2001. Thereafter individual tickets can be purchased at the door or at the address below. Please complete the form overleaf and send it to: Ticket Office Elmwood Hall at Queen's 89 University Road, Belfast BT7 INF Telephone 028 9066 8798 NB Postal and Counter Booking. Please mark postal bookings BMS Paul Lewis (Piano) Paul Lewis has worked with many of the UK's leading orchestras and his tours have included engagements in Austria, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Germany. He regularly broadcasts for the BBC and in September 2001 will appear in the Last Night of the Proms. "In my opinion Paul Lewis is developing into one of the outstanding pianists of his generation" Alfred Brendel - October 1999 (Oboe & Piano) Polmear Ambache Duo with Jenny Agutter (poetry) In a new departure for Belfast Music Society we welcome Jenny Agutter, one of Britain's leading actresses. She is best known to everyone for her role in the classic film, The Railway Children. Saturday 27th April 2002 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No 19 in C minor, D958 (1828) Piano Sonata No 20 in A major, D959 (1828) Piano Sonata No 21 in B flat major, D960 (1828) Saturday 11th May 2002 7.30pm, Elmwood Hall, Belfast RITES OF PASSAGE An unconventional look at serious and comical aspects of some of life's important moments. With obce, cor anglais and piano, music includes pieces from Bach, Beethoven's Sonata op2 no1, Ravel's Sonatine and Poulenc's Oboe Sonata. Readings range from Chaucer to James Joyce. Devised by John Julius Norwich and Jeremy Polmear.

A snapshot of the many outstanding musicians who have performed in our celebrity concerts over the past eighty years. Tasmin Little Brodsky James Galway Angela Hewitt Hagai Shaham Fon Fischer Dieskau OF HULCOCER NFMS Kathleen Ferrier QO ARTS COUNCIL of Northern Irland Elizabeth Schwarzkopf Philippe Cassard bas Ticket Office Elmwood Hall at Queen's 89 University Road Belfast BT7 1NF Tel 028 9066 8798 John Lill The Zagreb Soloists Quartet Teresa Berganza The Amadeus Trio Pierre Bernac and Francis Poulenc Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten Nigel Kennedy John Barbirolli Gustav Rivinius The Season at a Glance Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo Saturday 15th September 2001 Tasmin Little/Martin Roscoe Saturday 10th November 2001 The Jerusalem String Quartet Sunday 20th January 2002 Christopher Maltman/Andrew Smith Saturday 16th February 2002 Paul Lewis Saturday 27th April 2002 Polmear Ambache Duo with Jenny Agutter Saturday 11th May 2002 Visit our website at www.belfastmusicsociety.org