Wednesday 19 February 2025
7pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Undergraduate Strings
Digital Programmes
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Silk Street
Eating is not permitted in the auditorium. Drinks are allowed inside the auditorium in polycarbonates.
Filming or recording of the performance is not permitted.
Latecomers will be able to enter the auditorium at a suitable break in the performance.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
Principal
Professor Jonathan Vaughan
Vice-Principal & Director of Music
Armin Zanner
Programme
Sally Beamish Awuya
Posse Etude for Harp, No 4
Grace Ng harp
Brahms Violin Sonata No 3, Op 108
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
Pavla Bedřichová violin
Craig White piano
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 77
I. Nocturne: Moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro
Francisca Davies-Attwood violin
Craig White piano
Bach Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV 1007
I. Prelude
Paganini Caprice in B-flat major, Op 1 No 14 (transposed to E-flat major)
Connor Quigley viola
Ravel Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera, M 51
Karl Davidoff ‘At the Fountain’ from 4 Pieces, Op 20 No 2
Alice Abram cello
Craig White piano
Ysaÿe Poeme Elégiaque in D minor, Op 12
Cyrus Yuen violin
Craig White piano
Nadia Boulanger Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
I. Moderato
II. Sans vitesse et à l’aise
III. Vite et nerveusement rythmé
Gabriel Webb cello
Craig White piano
Forthcoming Events
21 February 2025
Silk Street Music Hall
Our boundary-pushing Ubu Ensemble presents Birtwistle’s mesmerising Silbury Air alongside brand-new short chamber works inspired by the piece by two Guildhall postgrad composers.
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: An Alpine Symphony
6 March 2025
Barbican Hall
Join Guildhall Symphony Orchestra for an awe-inspiring evening of music in Barbican Hall, conducted by alumnus Roberto González-Monjas.
14 – 16 March 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall and Silk Street Music Hall
Join us for a weekend of inspiring performances showcasing some of the School’s most accomplished chamber groups and unique student-professor collaborations.
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