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James Barralet cello
Donna Bateman soprano
Mathieu van Bellen violin
Thomas Carroll cello
Bobby Chen piano
Nigel Foster piano
Anthony Hewitt piano
Jennifer Johnston mezzo
Jeremy Huw Williams baritone

Schumann selection from Dichterliebe Op 48
Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) (AYCA winner 1995) and Nigel Foster (piano)

Bach Chaconne in D minor
Mathieu van Bellen (violin) (AYCA winner 2009)

Debussy Reflets dans l'eau (from Images Book 1)
Ferguson Bagatelle (from 5 Bagatelles Op 9)
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: 10 pieces for piano Op 75
Prokofiev Toccata Op 11 in D minor
Bobby Chen (piano) (AYCA winner 2003)

Free improvisation
James Barralet (cello) (AYCA winner 2008)

Puccini Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème)
Carlisle Floyd 'Ain't It A Pretty Night' (from Susannah)
Lehár 'Meine Lippen, Sie küssen so heiss' (from Guiditta)
Donna Bateman (soprano) (AYCA winner 1999) and Nigel Foster (piano)

Debussy Cello sonata in D minor
Thomas Carroll (cello) (Raymond Fox bursary winner 2000) and
Anthony Hewitt (piano) (AYCA winner 1992)

Brahms Two Songs Op 91
Jennifer Johnston (mezzo) (AYCA winner 2004), James Barralet (cello) and Anthony Hewitt (piano)

Since 1961, Making Music's prestigious award has helped to establish the performing careers of over 100 artists in the UK, including such outstanding alumni as Ian Bostridge, Steven Isserlis, Lucy Parham and Elizabeth Watts. Celebrating the awards' 50th anniversary season, this gala concert brings together current and former winners for a magnificent evening of music-making.

'Barralet, a fresh and charismatic communicator ... plays with energy, poise [and] enviable technique.' The Strad

'Bobby Chen's touch was masterful, combining the solid, enviable technique of the Russian school with the assured elegance of his Claudio Arrau lineage ... [the performance] demonstrated the amazing maturity he is capable of wielding …' Straits Times (Singapore)

Anthony Hewitt: 'A remarkably gifted artist.' Gramophone

Jennifer Johnston: 'Exceptionally gifted, Johnston's voice is rich, radiant, big and beautiful, with a top that seems in permanent blossom … [she] also has fantastic stage presence ... real talent is hard to miss when it comes as naturally and eloquently as this.' Financial Times

makingmusic.org.uk

jamesbarralet.com
vanbellen.com
bobbychen.org
anthonyhewitt.co.uk
jenniferjohnston.net
jeremyhuwwilliams.com

Please note: change to advertised programme.