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Chamber Music in Highgate HGS Sunday Chamber Concerts

This annual chamber concert by Fellowship. On the following quartet played by the well-
series is taking place once more Sunday the Benyounes Quartet known Piatti Quartet.
and started on October 21 and returns to play quartets by The series promises to be a
is continuing until the end of Brahms and Beethoven. feast of chamber music, which
November. All the concerts are Then on November 18 there will lighten your hearts after
on Sunday afternoons and the is a solo cello concert given by the clocks go back in October.
venue for the first five concerts Alice Neary, and on November Anyone interested, who has not
will be Fellowship followed by 25 the series concludes with a yet booked, should contact the
the final concert on November performance of the Dvorak box office on either peter.falk@
25 at the Friends Meeting House. String Quintet and the Debussy dsl.pipex.com or 07973 541264.
The concerts last for about
one hour and are followed by a
complimentary glass of wine and
a chance to chat to the performers.
By the time this issue of Suburb
News reaches you, the first
concerts of the series will
The 2018 Highgate International New for 2018, audiences are and workshop-building for the probably have taken place but
Chamber Music Festival (HICMF), invited to join the artists for a selected groups to help them there will still be others.
now in its seventh year, brings late-night series of short concerts, successfully lead their own schools’ Artistic Director Deborah
together outstanding chamber ‘Sonatas by Candlelight’, complete workshops and concerts – which Calland, who lives on the Suburb,
musicians from around the world with mulled wine, mince pies they will do in Haringey Primary has organised another interesting
for one week of music making and a truly festive atmosphere. Schools next year as part of and diverse series. On November
in the heart of North London. Founded in 2012, the festival HICMF’s outreach work. Matthew 4 the distinguished pianist Piers
This year, the opening night has been committed to supporting Sharp also presents HICMF’s Lane will be performing works by Alice Neary (bottom,left) Piatti Quartet (above), Benyounes Quartet (below)
of the festival sees in-demand music education and access in Family Concert, which will take Bach, Chopin and Tchaikovsky on
cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason North London. It is continuing place at Highgate School’s Dyne the new piano recently purchased
joined by acclaimed musicians its ‘Kids Go Free!’ initiative House Auditorium on Saturday
including violinist Alexander which enables any paying adult 17 November, offering an inspiring
Sitkovetsky and Chi-chi Nwanoku to bring up to two children (16 and fun hour of music making
for a varied programme including and under) with them free of for the whole family.
Schubert’s beloved Trout Quintet. charge, and the 2018 programme To buy tickets or for more
Other highlights of the 2018 includes pre-concert performances information please visit www.
festival include a celebration of from the selected ensembles of chambermusicfestival.co.uk.
Highgate poets with actor Simon HICMF’s Ex-Animo Mentorship
Callow alongside music by Debussy Scheme. The Scheme offers selected
and Elgar; Leonard Bernstein’s emerging chamber ensembles free EDWARD WEBB
Clarinet Sonata with Julian Bliss; tuition, performance opportunities
and a performance of Schubert’s and master-classes with leading
Octet in F major with an all-star artists such as Steven Isserlis.
line-up led by Alina Ibragimova. As a new, integral element
Concerts take place every of the scheme, cellist and The Neil Black Award concert
evening, Tuesday 20 to Sunday animateur Matthew Sharp will
25 November at St Anne’s and be providing training sessions Some readers will remember Neil, A scholarship award for wood- The line-up for the concert
St Michael’s Churches in Highgate. in communication, presentation a Suburb resident for 30 years, wind players as a recognition of is impressive; the renowned
personally, while others might do his life and work was the idea of Endellion String Quartet;
so from having read his obituary a friend, and is to be awarded Jonathan Kelly, who is principal
notices in our Winter 2017 issue, annually to help with the oboe of the Berlin Philharmonic
SN129. Indeed for some Suburb pursuit of post-graduate studies Orchestra; eminent baritone
residents Neil was, to quote, “a in the UK and abroad. It is to be Roderick Williams have all
regular sight, standing in his administered by the Countess kindly agreed to perform in this
bedroom window overlooking of Munster Musical Trust. concert. Continuo in the Bach
the path into Big Wood from The first recipient, Manou will be played by English
Northway practising his oboe.” Rolland – fittingly, also an oboist Chamber Orchestra bassist Paul
Also described as, “a highly – was born in London in 1996 to Sherman and Harry Lester on
talented musician”, and “a true a musical British-Canadian family. the chamber organ. All of these
gentleman”, he was, during his Now, with the help of the Neil wonderful musicians were
distinguished career as an oboist, Black Award, Manou continues greatly admired friends of Neil.
devoted to helping young his studies with a post-graduate Ticket from £25 to £45 can
musicians at the beginning of course at the Geneva Conservatoire, be purchased from wigmore-hall.
Simon Callow Julian Bliss their careers. which is linked to the prestigious org.uk or by ringing 020 7935
position of trainee with the 2141. To find out more about the
tasou associates Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Award or to make a donation,
Manou declares that his aspiration
please visit www.munstertrust.
architects + structural engineers is to become the best musician org.uk/neil-black-award.
that he can possibly be.
The award has been made
possible by the generosity of
many donors and, of course,
the fund-raising effort will be
ongoing. As part of this, there
will be a concert celebrating
Neil’s life and work at the
Wigmore Hall on December 6,
with all proceeds donated to
the Neil Black Award. Award winner, Manou Rolland

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