Lunchtime Concerts A fresh musical filling Spring/Summer 2016
Robert Plane Tuesday 2 February 1.00pm Robert Plane, Clarinet Lucy Gould, Violin Benjamin Frith, Piano Tibor Serly Chamber Folk Music for clarinet, violin and piano Brahms Sonata in Eb Op 120 No 2 for clarinet and piano Bartók Contrasts for clarinet, violin and piano Robert Plane regularly performs and records with the Gould Piano Trio, which includes Lucy Gould and Benjamin Frith. Together they have made regular tours to the USA in addition to festivals and music clubs throughout the UK. Their discography includes the Trio by Bax for Naxos (nominated for a Gramophone Award) and in April they will record the cornerstone of their repertoire, Bartók s Contrasts as part of a Hungarian disc for Champs Hill Records. Tuesday 15 March 1.00pm MUSIC FOR EASTER Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir, The Choristers of St John s College, and The Metropolitan Consort David Neville, Director of Music and Organist Dominic Neville, Master of the Choristers Lydia Marshall, Leader Mozart Pastoral Mass K140 Bach Cantata No 4 Bach Christ lag in Todes Banden Plus Lenten motets from the Renaissance to the 20th Century Early booking advised. Cover image from left to right:- The Erato Piano Trio (Photo by Ekatarina Stafford), Catherine Ennis, Robert Plane and the Artesian Quartet. 029 2087 8444 facebook.com/stdavidshall
Tuesday 22 March 1.00pm Catherine Ennis, Organ Buxtehude Ciacona in E Minor Telemann Sonata in D (Grave Presto Andante Scherzando) Bach Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor BWV 537; Chorale prelude: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 663 Widor Scherzo and Cantabile, movements III and IV from Symphony No 6 in G Alain Aria Briggs Variations on a City Grace, Laudi Spirituali Director of Music at the London City Church of St Lawrence Jewry, Catherine is also an influential teacher, writer, publisher and organ consultant. Her lunchtime series in London as well as her international appearances have established her reputation for lively playing. She was President of the Royal College of Organists during its 150th anniversary celebrations, 2013-15. Tuesday 12 April 1.00pm Joseph Tong, Piano Debussy Estampes Sibelius 5 Pieces The Trees Op 75 Sibelius Finlandia Op 26 Schubert Fantasy in C major D760 Wanderer Internationally acclaimed pianist Joseph Tong made his Wigmore Hall debut as winner of the Maisie Lewis Young Artists Award and recent highlights have included recitals at St John s Smith Square, St George s Bristol and a Finland tour including the Helsinki Music Centre and Sibelius s home, Ainola. Joseph has recently appeared on Radio 3 s In Tune and his new Sibelius CD for Quartz has drawn critical praise. In association with Cardiff Organ Events. www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
Saturday 30 April 1.00pm Contemporary Lunchtime Concert Arcomis Ensemble Tuesday 19 April 1.00pm Boyd Duo Nathaniel Boyd, Cello Alexander Boyd, Piano Debussy Sonata in D minor Bach Gamba Sonata No1 in G major Rachmaninov Sonata Op 19 Nathaniel is an internationally recognised chamber musician and soloist and has appeared at the world s leading concert halls. Described as an exceptionally gifted recitalist by Musical Opinion, he is a laureate of numerous prizes for his work with the Navarra String Quartet. Appreciated for the sensitivity and integrity of his interpretations, Alexander enjoys a busy career as both soloist and chamber musician. He has frequently performed at the UK and Australia s leading recital halls and appeared at international music festivals in the US, Canada and throughout Europe. The Arcomis Ensemble will perform music by Steve Reich, Stravinsky and Arvo Pärt alongside the world-premiere of two new pieces composed especially for the occasion. The Arcomis Ensemble is primarily a recording ensemble, existing to record new commissions enabled by Arcomis, but has also developed a track record of giving spellbinding performances of new music from both traditional, electroacoustic and more eclectic contemporary composers. Contemporary Lunchtime Concert Series, supported by the Arts Council of Wales with a Pay What You Will price tag. The Idea is a simple one: arrive at the Hall in time for the 1.00pm performances and pay what you feel is appropriate at the collection point (available on the day). twitter.com/stdavidshall Lowri Porter and Lada Valešová
Tuesday 3 May 1.00pm The Erato Piano Trio Haydn Piano Trio in C major Hob XV 27 Suk Elegy Op 23 Ravel Piano Trio Described as musicians to be reckoned with and consistently impressive, The Erato Piano Trio are at the forefront of UK chamber ensembles, praised for their virtuosity, outstanding musicianship and stylistic versatility alike. As first prize winners of the Anglo-Czech Trust Competition they have performed at various worldwide venues including Purcell Room, Zürich Tonhalle, Martinü Hall Prague, and Daning Theatre Shanghai. Tuesday 10 May 1.00pm Artesian Quartet Haydn Quartet Op 76.1 Beethoven Quartet Op 74 The Artesian Quartet was founded in 2009 at the Royal Academy of Music where they finished their time as 2014/15 CAVATINA Chamber Music Fellows. They were the 2013/14 St Peter s Prize Winner Quartet, 2014 Park Lane Group artists and one of three 2014/15 Chamber Studio mentorship groups at Kings Place. Tuesday 31 May 1.00pm Lowri Porter, Violin Lada Valešová, Piano Beethoven Sonata No 2 for Violin and Piano Messiaen Theme and Variations v Janácek Sonata for Violin and Piano Ticket Prices 5.75 ( 4.75 concessions) when booked in advance. 6.75 ( 5.75 concessions) on the day of the concert. Concessions apply to Friends of St David s Hall, under 16 s, students, over 60 s and disabled people (plus one companion). No booking fee or transaction charge. Booking Information Tickets for the Lunchtime Concert Series can be booked by telephone on 029 2087 8444 or via our website www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk or in person at the Box Office. St David s Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1AH. Hynt Hynt is a national scheme that works with theatres and arts centres across Wales to make things clear and consistent in fair ticketing policy and accessibility. Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for a personal assistant or carer at St David s Hall and all the theatres and arts centres participating in the scheme. Visit www.hynt.co.uk to find a range of information about the scheme and to join. Art Café Celf Relax and unwind before the concert in the Art Café Celf on Level 4, enjoy a sandwich with a cappuccino or a delicious hand-made cake with a selection of speciality teas or cold drinks. In the warmer weather why not lunch al fresco on our summer balcony? Our delicious Welsh Speciality Cheese Platters and Antipasti Platters can be purchased 24 hours in advance through the box office for only 5.95 each. We look forward to serving you! Born in Cardiff in 1977, Lowri Porter is Assistant Leader of Welsh National Opera. She teaches at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Lowri is very grateful to have been loaned an 18th century Stainer school violin by a Welsh family. Lada Valešová s latest recording of Slavic piano music Dumka has been selected by NY Times for their Classical Playlist. Her album Intimate Studies gained international critical praise. Lada is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Cyngherddau Amser Cinio Gwledd o gerddoriaeth Gwanwyn/Haf 2016
Dydd Mawrth 2 Chwefror 1.00pm Robert Plane, Clarinét Lucy Gould, Feiolin Benjamin Frith, Piano Tibor Serly Cerddoriaeth Werin Siambr ar gyfer y clarinét, y feiolin a r piano Brahms Sonata mewn Eb Op 120 Rhif 2 i r clarinét a r piano Bartók Contrasts i r clarinét, y feiolin a r piano Mae Robert Plane yn perfformio ac yn recordio n rheolaidd gyda r Gould Piano Trio, sy n cynnwys Lucy Gould a Benjamin Frith. Gyda i gilydd maent yn teithio n rheolaidd i UDA yn ogystal â gwyliau a chlybiau cerddoriaeth ledled y DU. Mae eu disgyddiaeth yn cynnwys Trio gan Bax i Naxos (enwebwyd ar gyfer Gwobr Gramophone) ac ym mis Ebrill byddant yn recordio conglfaen eu repertoire, Contrasts Bartók fel rhan o ddisg Hwngaraidd ar gyfer Champs Hill Records. Dydd Mawrth 15 Mawrth 1.00pm CERDDORIAETH Y PASG Côr Cadeirlan Prifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd, Coryddion Coleg Sant Ioan a r Consort Metropolitan David Neville, Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd ac Organydd Dominic Neville, Meistr y Coryddion Lydia Marshall, Arweinydd Mozart Pastoral Mass K140 Bach Cantata Rhif 4 Bach Christ lag in Todes Banden A motetau Lenten o r Dadeni hyd yr 20fed Ganrif Prynwch eich tocynnau n gynnar. Delwedd clawr, chwith i r dde:- The Erato Piano Trio (Llun gan Ekatarina Stafford), Catherine Ennis, Robert Plane a Artesian Quartet. 029 2087 8444 facebook.com/stdavidshall
Dydd Mawrth 22 Mawrth 1.00pm Catherine Ennis, Organ Buxtehude Ciacona mewn E Leiaf Telemann Sonata mewn D (Grave Presto Andante Scherzando) Bach Ffantasia a Ffiwg mewn C Leiaf BWV 537; Chorale prelude: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 663 Widor Scherzo a Cantabile, symudiadau III a IV o Symffoni Rhif 6 mewn G Alain Aria Briggs Variations on a City Grace, Laudi Spirituali A hithau n Gyfarwyddwr Cerdd yn Eglwys St Lawrence Jewry Dinas Llundain, mae Cathrine hefyd yn athro dylanwadol, yn awdures, yn gyhoeddwraig ac yn ymgynghorydd ar yr organ. Mae ei chyfres cinio yn Llundain ynghyd â i hymddangosiadau rhyngwladol wedi ennill enw da iddi am ei pherfformiadau bywiog. Roedd yn Llywydd ar Goleg Brenhinol yr Organyddion pan ddathlodd ei 150fed mlwyddiant yn 2013-15. Dydd Mawrth 12 Ebrill 1.00pm Joseph Tong, Piano Debussy Estampes Sibelius 5 Darn Y Coed Op 75 Sibelius Finlandia Op 26 Schubert Ffantasia mewn C leiaf D760 Y Crwydryn Perfformiodd y pianydd penigamp Joseph Tong am y tro cyntaf yn Neuadd Wigmore fel enillydd Gwobr Artistiaid Ifanc Maisie Lewis, ac ymhlith ei uchafbwyntiau diweddar mae datganiadau yn Sant Ioan, Smith Square, Sant Siôr ym Mryste a thaith o r Ffindir, gan gynnwys Canolfan Gerddoriaeth Helsinki a chartref Sibelius, Ainola. Ymddangosodd Joseph yn ddiweddar ar In Tune ar Radio 3, ac mae ei CD Sibelius newydd i Quartz wedi i ganmol i r entrychion. Ar y cyd â Cardiff Organ Events. www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
Dydd Sadwrn 30 Ebrill 1.00pm Cyngerdd Cyfoes Canol Dydd Arcomis Ensemble Dydd Mawrth 19 Ebrill 1.00pm Boyd Duo Nathaniel Boyd, Cello Alexander Boyd, Piano Debussy Sonata mewn D leiaf Bach Gamba Sonata Rhif 1 mewn G fwyaf Rachmaninov Sonata Op 19 Mae Nathaniel yn gerddor siambr ac yn unawdwr rhyngwladol, ac mae wedi ymddangos yn neuaddau cyngerdd blaenllaw r byd. Fe i disgrifiwyd fel datgeiniad dawnus ar y naw gan Musical Opinion ac mae wedi ennill gwobrau di-ri am ei waith gyda r Navarra String Quartet. Mae ei gefnogwyr yn gwerthfawrogi sensitifrwydd a gonestrwydd ei ddehongliadau, ac mae Alexander yn mwynhau gyrfa brysur fel unawdwr a cherddor siambr. Mae n perfformio n rheolaidd ym mhrif neuaddau r DU ac Awstralia ac mae wedi ymddangos mewn gwyliau cerddorol rhyngwladol yn UDA, Canada a ledled Ewrop. Bydd Arcomis Ensemble yn perfformio cerddoriaeth gan Steve Reich, Stravinsky ac Arvo Pärt ynghyd â dau ddarn newydd sbon wedi u cyfansoddi n arbennig ar gyfer yr achlysur hwn. Ensemble recordio yw r Arcomis Ensemble yn bennaf, yn recordio comisiynau newydd, ond maent hefyd wedi meithrin enw da am eu perfformiadau hudolus o gerddoriaeth newydd gan gyfansoddwyr traddodiadol, electro-acwstig a chyfoes. Y Gyfres Cyngherddau Cyfoes Canol Dydd, a gefnogir gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, lle gallwch Dalu Faint a Fynnwch i fynychu. Mae r syniad yn un syml: dewch i r Neuadd mewn pryd ar gyfer perfformiadau 1.00pm, a thalwch swm sy n briodol yn eich barn chi yn y man casglu (ar gael ar y diwrnod). twitter.com/stdavidshall Lowri Porter a Lada Valešová
Dydd Mawrth 3 Mai 1.00pm The Erato Piano Trio Haydn Triawd Piano mewn C fwyaf Hob XV 27 Suk Marwnad Op 23 Ravel Triawd Piano Mae r Erato Piano Trio, sydd wedi u disgrifio fel cerddorion campus sydd bob amser yn arbennig, yn arwain y blaen o ran ensembles siambr y DU. Maent wedi u canmol am eu meistrolaeth a u hamrywiaeth arddulliol fel ei gilydd. Fel enillwyr cyntaf Cystadleuaeth yr Ymddiriedolaeth Eingl-Tsiecaidd, maent wedi perfformio mewn lleoliadau dros y byd, yn cynnwys Ystafell Purcell, Zürich Tonhalle, Neuadd Martinü ym Mhrâg a Theatr Daning yn Shanghai. Dydd Mawrth 10 Mai 1.00pm Artesian Quartet Haydn Pedwarawd Op 76.1 Beethoven Pedwarawd Op 74 Ffurfiwyd yr Artesian Quartet yn 2009 yn yr Academi Gerddoriaeth Frenhinol lle r oeddent yn Gymrodorion Cerddoriaeth Siambr CAVATINA rhwng 2014 a 2015. Enillasant Wobr Pedwarawd Sant Pedr yn 2013/14 ac roeddent ymysg artistiaid y Park Lane Group ac yn un o dri grw^ p mentora ar gyfer Chamber Studio yn Kings Place yn 2014/15. Dydd Mawrth 31 Mai 1.00pm Lowri Porter, Feiolin Lada Valešová, Piano Beethoven Sonata Rhif 2 ar gyfer y Feiolin a r Piano Messiaen Thema ac Amrywiadau v Janácek Sonata i r Feiolin a r Piano Prisiau Tocynnau 5.75 ( 4.75 â chonsesiwn) os archebir ymlaen llaw. 6.75 ( 5.75 â chonsesiwn) ar ddiwrnod y cyngerdd. Mae consesiynau ar gael i Gyfeillion Neuadd Dewi Sant, pobl dan 16 oed, myfyrwyr, pobl dros 60 oed a phobl ag anableddau (ynghyd ag un cydymaith). Dim ffi archebu na thâl gwasanaeth tocynnau. Gwybodaeth Archebu Gellir archebu tocynnau ar gyfer y Cyngherddau Amser Cinio dros y ffôn 029 2087 8444, drwy ein gwefan www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk neu drwy alw heibio yn y Swyddfa Docynnau. Neuadd Dewi Sant, Yr Aes, Caerdydd CF10 1AH. Hynt Mae Hynt yn gynllun cenedlaethol sy n cydweithio â theatrau a chanolfannau celfyddydol ledled Cymru i sicrhau eglurder a chysondeb o ran polisïau tocynnau teg a hygyrchedd. Mae gan ddeiliaid tocyn Hynt yr hawl i gael tocyn am ddim ar gyfer cynorthwy-ydd personol neu ofalwr yn Neuadd Dewi Sant a r holl theatrau a chanolfannau celf sy n cymryd rhan yn y cynllun. Ewch i www.hynt.co.uk i weld gwybodaeth am y cynllun ac i ymuno. Art Café Celf Beth am ymlacio a dadflino cyn y cyngerdd yn yr Art Café Celf ar lefel 4, a mwynhau brechdan a cappuccino neu gacen gartref flasus gyda dewis o de arbenigol neu ddiodydd ysgafn? Pan fydd y tywydd yn gwella beth am fwyta yn yr awyr agored ar ein balconi? Gallwch brynu Platiad o Gaws Arbennig o Gymru a Phlatiad Antipasti 24 awr ymlaen llaw drwy r Swyddfa Docynnau am 5.95 yr un. Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at eich croesawu! Lowri Porter, a aned yng Nghaerdydd ym 1977, yw Arweinydd Cynorthwyol Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru. Mae n addysgu yng Ngholeg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru. Mae Lowri n ddiolchgar iawn o gael benthyg feiolin ysgol Stainer o r 18fed ganrif gan deulu Cymreig. Mae recordiad diweddaraf Lada Valešová o gerddoriaeth piano Slavic, Dumka, wedi i ddewis ar gyfer Rhestr Chwarae Glasurol y NY Times. Cafodd ei halbwm Intimate Studies ganmoliaeth ryngwladol. Mae Lada n athro yn Ysgol Cerdd a Drama r Guildhall.