Event information
Programme
JS Bach, Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C BWV 846
Lili Boulanger, Thème et Variations
Gabriel Fauré, Barcarolle No.4 in A Flat Op.44
Maurice Ravel, Jeux d’eau
Edvard Grieg, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen No.65 Op.6
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Kyoko Yamamoto), Milonga
Dmitri Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue 24 in D minor Op.87
Graham Fitkin, Scent
Rodgers and Hammerstein/Hough, My Favourite Things
Caroline Shaw, Gustave Le Gray
Frédéric Chopin, Mazurkas Op.17 No.4 in A minor
Percy Grainger, Molly on the Shore
Carl Vine, Shore Story
Graham Fitkin, Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
About Kathryn Stott
“At the age of five, I made friends with the upright piano in our living room. That was the beginning of my musical journey, one which continues as you read this. It would appear that my initial progress was rapid and by the age of eight, I found myself at a boarding school for young musicians, the Yehudi Menuhin School. During my studies there, it is now clear to me that I was heavily influenced by two occasional visitors to the school; Nadia Boulanger and Vlado Perlmuter. From them, my great passion for French music was ignited and Fauré in particular has remained the musical love of my life.
Further studies at the Royal College of Music in London then led me very abruptly into the life of a professional musician via the Leeds International Piano Competition. It remains the steepest learning curve I have ever experienced. After a rollercoaster three years, I realised that I needed to re-connect with chamber music in a bid to feel more connected to other musicians and after all, this had played an important part of my musical existence since being a child.”
