- “one of the most brilliant pianists of the contemporary repertoire” The Sunday Times
Recording of new music for accordion by Michael Finnissy (external link), Neil Luck (external link), Claudia Molitor (external link), Laurence Crane, Adam de la Cour (external link), and Chris Newman, released on squib-box (external link).
Two solo concerts at Huddersfield (external link) Festival: new works by Trond Reinholdtsen (external link) and Stefan Prins (external link), as well as Iannis Xenakis, Peter Ablinger (external link) and Johannes Kreidler (external link).
Performances between 2004 and 2005
The Blessed Sacrement
All Saints' Church
13:15, Monday 26 January 2004
All Saints Church (external link)
Market Place
KT1 1JP Kingston-Upon-Thames
United Kingdom
| Olivier Messiaen | Livre du Saint Sacrement (excerpts) | 1984 |
Coloratura
Libra Duo
King's College London
19:30, Monday 8 March 2004
Great Hall, King’s College London
Strand
WC2R 2LS London
United Kingdom
| Gerald Barry | Low | 19916 |
| Andrew Digby | evaporation | 2002¶6 |
| Brendan Colbert | Scorn | 2002*8 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Opus Contra Naturam - A Shadow Play for Speaking Pianist | 200013 |
| Enno Poppe | 60 x F.G. | 2001¶1 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Coloratura | 1966‡8 |
| Alban Berg | Vier Stücke für Klarinette und Klavier opus 5 | 19138 |
| Mauricio Kagel | Unguis incarnatus est | 19726 |
| Peter Maxwell Davies | Hymnos | 196712 |
Schumann-Fantasien
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
20:00, Saturday 27 March 2004
Prinzregententheater (external link)
Prinzregentenplatz 12
81675 München
Germany
A concert with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Rupert Huber. Angela Maria Blasi, soprano; Rainer Trost, tenor; Ian Pace, Mark Knoop, piano.
| Rupert Huber | Der Kranke Mann, Variationen und Phantasie über ein Thema von Robert Schumann | |
| Robert Schumann | Geistervariationen für Klavier Es-Dur ohne opus | |
| Johannes Brahms | Variationen über ein Thema von Robert Schumann für Klavier zu vier Händen Es-Dur opus 23 | |
| Robert Schumann | Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Oratorium für Soli, Chor und Klavier, opus 112 |
Beethoven and Strauss
Knoop-Waldock Duo
St Anne & St Agnes Lunchtime Concerts
13:10, Monday 29 March 2004
St Anne & St Agnes
Gresham Street
EC2 7BX London
United Kingdom
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for Piano and Cello No 4 C major opus 102/1 | 1815 |
| Richard Strauss | Sonata for Cello and Piano F major opus 6 | 1880-8326 |
Coloratura
Libra Duo
Akademie Schloss Solitude
19:00, Tuesday 6 April 2004
Akademie Schloss Solitude (external link)
Solitude 3
70197 Stuttgart
Germany
| Gerald Barry | Low | 19916 |
| Andrew Digby | evaporation | 20026 |
| Brendan Colbert | Scorn | 2002§8 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Opus Contra Naturam - A Shadow Play for Speaking Pianist | 200013 |
| Enno Poppe | 60 x F.G. | 20011 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Coloratura | 19668 |
| Richard Emsley | Still/s 22 | 2002§5 |
| Alban Berg | Vier Stücke für Klarinette und Klavier opus 5 | 19138 |
| Mauricio Kagel | Unguis incarnatus est | 19726 |
Plus-Minus
COMA Summer Course
20:15, Monday 26 July 2004
Breton Hall
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
| Bryn Harrison | Rise | 200311 |
| Erik Ulman | Thoughts on the Esterhazy Court Uniform | 2004* |
| Robert Ashley | In Memoriam Esteban Gomez (realised by Alex Waterman) | 1963‡ |
| Howard Jones | Eden Falls Still | 2003* |
| Richard Ayres | No. 19 | |
| Laurence Crane | Bobby J | 2002 |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Plus Minus Nr 14 (realized by Erik Ulman) | 1963/2003 |
CBSO Centre Stage
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
13:10, Wednesday 6 October 2004
CBSO Centre (external link)
Berkley Street
B1 2LF Birmingham
United Kingdom
A lunchtime concert of Schumann chamber music with Truls Mørk and the CBSO Players. More information on the CBSO website.
| Robert Schumann | Andante and Variations opus 46 | 184317 |
| Robert Schumann | Piano Quintet E flat major opus 44 | 184229 |
Brahms und canto jondo
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
20:00, Friday 26 November 2004
Immanuelskirche
Sternstraße / von Eynernstraße
42275 Wuppertal-Barmen
Germany
A concert with the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln conducted by Rupert Huber. The concert also includes a performance of Gypsy love songs from southern Spain.
Antonio de la Malena de Jerez, voice
Andrés Hernández Alba, guitar
Ian Pace, Mark Knoop, piano
Further details on the WDR website.
| Johannes Brahms | Liebeslieder opus 52 | 1868-69 |
| Johannes Brahms | Neue Liebeslieder opus 65 | 1874 |
Brahms und canto jondo
WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
20:00, Saturday 27 November 2004
Zeche Zollverein, Salzlager (external link)
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen
Germany
A concert with the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln conducted by Rupert Huber. The concert also includes a performance of Gypsy love songs from southern Spain.
Antonio de la Malena de Jerez, voice
Andrés Hernández Alba, guitar
Ian Pace, Mark Knoop, piano
Further details on the WDR website.
| Johannes Brahms | Liebeslieder opus 52 | 1868-69 |
| Johannes Brahms | Neue Liebeslieder opus 65 | 1874 |
Johannes Staud reception
Universal Edition / Austrian Cultural Forum
18:30, Monday 29 November 2004
Austrian Cultural Forum
28 Rutland Gate
SW7 1PQ London
United Kingdom
An evening reception to celebrate the arrival of Johannes Maria Staud to the UK for the coming academic year.
| Johannes Maria Staud | Bewegungen | 19968 |
Ensemble Exposé
BMIC Cutting Edge 2004
19:30, Thursday 9 December 2004
The Warehouse
13 Theed St
SE1 8ST London
United Kingdom
| James Dillon | Vernal Showers | 199215 |
| Heinz Holliger | Schwarzgewobene trauer | 1961-1962, rev 1966¶6 |
| Michael Finnissy | Greatest Hits of All Time | 2003 |
| Ross Lorraine | within what changelessness | 2004* |
| Joanna Bailie | Waning | 1998¶ |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Time and Motion Study I | 1971-779 |
- *
- first performance
- §
- first performance in Germany
- ¶
- first performance in The United Kingdom
- ‡
- first performance of this version
