Upcoming Events at The Schott Music Shop

For more about any of these events or for information about how to book the Schott Recital Room please contact us at 020 7534 0710 or londonshop@schott-music.com

Saturday June 1st 2013, 2.00pm-6.00pm

Jazz Vocal Workshop

Amateur and semi-pro vocalists sing selected numbers with a small professional combo, under the auspices of Michael Klein and Chris Legee who host the popular Singers' Night at The Nelson in Stanmore Street (second Tuesday of every month). In the quieter environment of the performance space here it is possible for singers to be recorded, which is one of the aims of these workshops. Informal audience welcome to drop in, or there is a ticket (£10) for the full session if you ask Chris Legee. There has been an impressively high standard at these workshops - ask Chris if you would like to be a performing participant at a future event.
Admission: No charge to drop in, £10 full session.
Reservations (observer): 020 7534 0710
More information: www.singersnight.co.uk

Saturday June 1st 2013, 7.00pm

Spring Piano Series - Jonathan Powell

In the finale to our Spring Piano Series 2013, series organiser Jonathan Powell plays music by Aperghis, Messiaen, Busoni, Barrett, Radulescu and Sorabji. We are indebted to Jonathan for curating the series, now in its fourth year, which has been a showcase for many startling and intriguing works we would not otherwise have heard.
Tickets: £10 (concessions £7) on the door or in advance from 0207 534 0710
More information: jonathanpowell.wordpress.com and www.facebook.com/schottspringpianoseries

Friday June 7th 2013, 6.30pm

Return of the Three Musketeers

In his 19th "Soirée de Violon", Susumu Okajima brings once again his 'Three Musketeers' piano trio, consisting of himself (violin), Dominic John (piano) and Tony Woollard (cello) to play Villa-Lobos' first Sonata-Fantasie - Désesperance and Brahms splendid Piano Trio Op 101 in C-minor. Between these two Susumu will play Strauss' early Violin Sonata Op.18.
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions) on the dooor or in advance from 07799 124302

Friday June 14th 2013, 7.00pm

Life is a Song - Susannah Gilardoni

The irrepressible Susannah Gilardano (soprano) accompanied by Clive Pollard (piano) offers a wide-ranging programme of songs, not all from the South-American continent, admission free. Composers include Bellini, Tchaikowsky, Gretchaninov, Stravinsky, Granados, de Falla, Nin, Guastavino, Ginastera, Braga and Villa Lobos. those who have attended earlier recitals by Susana will know she is a performer of great style, wit and vocal resource.
Admission: Free

Saturday June 15th 2013, 7.00pm

Violin Recital - Aisha Orazbayeva

Violinist Aisha Orazbayeva and pianist Matthew Schellhorn present a programme from their forthcoming live broadcast on France Musique (13th July) and a series of concerts for the Radio France Montpellier Fetstival 2013. Works include Beethoven’s Sonata for piano and violin no. 10 op. 96 , Fantasias by Telemann and Schoenberg, Towards a Brighter Hue by Johannes Maria Staud, and Claude Debussy’s final work Sonata for violin and piano. Aisha Orazbayeva has been described as a “profoundly radical and inventive” violinist (Sound Projector), with “a great talent for playing emotionally and technically demanding music” (Daily Telegraph). Her current projects include OUR2 with Peter Zinovieff, collaboration with singer Lore Lixenberg and the release of her second solo album. Aisha has performed live on BBC Radio 3 and 4, Resonance FM and Kazakh National TV. Pianist Matthew Schellhorn has been s elected as a 'Talent to Watch' by BBC Music Magazine, and his growing international has included recent recitals in Europe, Ireland and North America.
Tickets: £9 on the door or in advance from 020 7534 0710
More information: aishaorazbayeva.wordpress.com and www.festivalradiofrancemontpellier.com

Friday June 21st 2013, 7.30pm

Piano Recital - Ronan Magill

Ravel's Jeux d'Eaux and Medtner's single-movement Sonata in G minor Op.22 feature in Ronan's first recital since his return from recent engagements in the Far East. He will also present three sets of variations - the Abegg and Clara Wieck variations by Schumann and Mozart's Duport Variations K.573 - and Liszt's Four Consolations.
Tickets: £20 on the door from 7.00pm

Saturday June 22nd 2013, 7.00pm

Piano Recital - Anthony Green

Veteran concert pianist and contemporary specialist Anthony Green presents a concert celebrating some composer birthdays - Derek Foster at 70 (his Prelude, Elaboration and Précis, 2 Inventions, Variations on a Swedish Nursery Rhyme and 70 Years - Janet Graham at 65 (her 80 Notes for James, Piano Piece, and Iris) and Nick Ray at 40 (his Sonatina and Reflections 1-6). There are other pieces by Elliott Carter, Busoni, Liszt and Beethoven, and not forgetting Green himself as composer with three pieces dedicated to the birthday composers and one (World Premiere) in homage to Elliott Carter who died last year.
Tickets: £10 (£7 concessions) on the dooor or in advance from 020 7534 0710

Friday June 28th 2013, 6.30pm

Songwriter Showcase – Tom The Lion

House of Opportunity present another performance by Tom the Lion, the distinctive new songwriter and performer who fuses folk and contemporary acoustic styles.
Tickets: £
More information: www.tomthelion.com

Saturday June 29th 2013, from 2.00pm

Piano Yoga School - Free Workshop Day and Concert

A day of free Piano-Yoga® workshops and presentations, and one-to one consultaions for pianists, from 2:00pm onwards, with the annual Piano-Yoga® School Concert at 7:30pm. The Piano-Yoga system has received a lot of attention, interest and commendations in the last year from the teaching profession and from piano learners - this is a chance to find out more if you're wondering what it's all about!
Full brochure available in the shop.
Tickets: £5 for concert, all other workshop sessions, talks and activities Free.