2012 Season Overview
TOUR 1 - A Ghost at the Cafe
Guest Artists
- Sophie Rowell− Viola
- Clancy Newman − Cello
- Kathryn Selby – Piano
To open the season, we focus on two giants in Beethoven's 'Ghost' and Shostakovich's epic second trio, plus the charming and good humoured Miniatures by the English master Frank Bridge and the explosively entertaining world of American folk music, ragtime, jazz with Cafe Music by Schoenfield
Program
- Frank Bridge Miniatures for Piano Trio (1908) Set 2 Nos. 4-6 9 (Romance, Intermezzo, Saltarello)
- Ludwig v. Beethoven Piano Trio No. 5 in D major 30 Op. 70 No.1 'Ghost'
- Paul Schoenfield Cafe Music (1987)
- Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 67
Performance Dates
- Adelaide: Sunday March 18th @ 2:30pm - Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, North Terrace
- Canberra: Monday March 19th @ 7:30pm - James O. Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia
- Melbourne: Wednesday 21st March @ 7:30pm- BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square
- Sydney: Thursday March 22nd @ 7pm- City Recital Hall, Angel Place
- Bowral: Saturday March 24th @ 5pm - Performing Arts Centre, Chevalier College, Charlotte St, Burradoo
- Turramurra: Sunday March 25th @ 2pm- Uniting Church, Turramurra Road
TOUR 2 - Friends & Admirers
Guest Artists
- Sophie Rowell – Violin
- Julian Smiles − Cello
- Kathryn Selby – Piano
A striking collection of melodious masterworks centered around the friendship andadmiration of colleagues Gade, Chopin and Mendelssohn. We then add a touch ofthe Baroque with a Russian twist! Joining Kathryn Selby for this concert is superbAustralian violinist Sophie Rowell, former leader of both the Australian String Quartetand the Tank Stream Quartet and cellist Julian Smiles, renowned for his chambermusic prowess and membership in both the Australia Ensemble and Goldner StringQuartet.
Program
- Niels Gade Piano Trio Movement in B flat major (1839)
- Igor Stravinsky Suite italienne (arr. S. Dushkin)
- Fryderyk Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
- Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
Performance Dates
- Bowral: Saturday 5th May @ 5pm - Performing Arts Centre, Chevalier College, Charlotte St, Burradoo
- Turramurra: Sunday 6th May @ 2pm- Uniting Church, Turramurra Road
- Canberra: Monday 7th May @ 7:30pm- James O. Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia
- Sydney: Tuesday 8th May @ 7pm - City Recital Hall, Angel Place
- Melbourne: Wednesday 9th May @ 7:30 pm- BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square
- Adelaide: Sunday 13th May @ 2:30 pm- Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, North Terrace
TOUR 3 - Magical Miniatures
Guest Artists
- Cathy McCorkill – Clarinet
- Julian Smiles− Cello
- Kathryn Selby – Piano
Celebrating the company of these three much-loved instruments, the programfeatures the soulful sounds of Faure and Australian composer Andrew Schultz, thetechnical mastery and tone colour of Debussy and the inspired originality of American composer John Cage and the poetic story-telling of three great Romanticmasters - Bruch, Brahms and Schumann. The charismatic clarinetist, Cathy McCorkill,returns to S&F for this concert, joined by cellist Julian Smiles.
Program
- Claude Debussy Premiere Rapsodie for clarinet and piano
- Andrew Schultz After Nina - Trio for clarinet, cello, piano (2007)
- Robert Schumann Marchenerzahlungen 15 (Fairy Tale Narrations), Op. 132 for clarinet, cello, piano
- Max Bruch 8 pieces for clarinet, cello, piano 19 (1910) (excerpts)
- John Cage Sonata for solo clarinet
- Gabriel Faure Elegie for cello and piano, Op. 24
- Johannes Brahms Trio for clarinet, cello, piano in A minor, Op. 114
Performance Dates
- Adelaide: Sunday July 1st @ 2:30pm - Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, North Terrace
- Canberra: Monday July 2nd @ 7:30pm - James O. Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia
- Sydney: Tuesday July 3rd @ 7pm- City Recital Hall, Angel Place
- Melbourne: Wednesday July 4th @ 7:30pm- BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square
- Bowral: Saturday July 7th @ 5pm- Performing Arts Centre, Chevalier College, Charlotte St, Burradoo
- Turramurra: Sunday July 8th - Uniting Church, Turramurra Road
TOUR 4 - My Song is Love Unknown
Guest Artists
- Elizabeth Layton – Violin
- Glen Donnelly – Viola
- Julian Smiles – Cello
- Kathryn Selby – Piano
Join us for a joyous program of piano quartet masterpieces, including a tribute to English icon John Ireland's original creation by Australian Paul Stanhope. Guest artists joining Kathryn Selby for this marvelous evening of melody and charm are violinist Elizabeth Layton, former member of the famed Nash Ensemble and leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra recently moved to Adelaide, Australian violist Glen Donnelly and virtuoso cellist Julian Smiles, member of the Goldner String Quartet.
Program
- Gustav Mahler Piano Quartet Movement
- Paul Stanhope My Song is Love Unknown (2000)
- WA Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, K. 493
- Antonin Dvorak Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 87
Performance Dates
- Bowral: Saturday September 1st @ 5pm- Performing Arts Centre, Chevalier College, Charlotte St, Burradoo
- Turramurra: Sunday September 2nd @ 2:00pm - Uniting Church, Turramurra Road
- Canberra: Monday September 3rd @ 7:30 pm - James O. Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia
- Melbourne: Wednesday September 4th @7:30 pm - BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square
- Sydney: Tuesday September 4th @7pm - City Recital Hall, Angel Place
- Adelaide: Sunday September 9th @ 2:30pm - Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, North Terrace
TOUR 5 - From Prodigy to Prodigious
Guest Artists
- Natsuko Yoshimoto – Violin
- Emma-Jane Murphy – Cello
- Kathryn Selby – Piano
A season finale to showcase the gifts of prodigies who truly fulfilled their promise - duo sonatas of sublime melody and technical prowess with one of the most beloved of all piano trios to bring all three soloists together. And our soloists for this program are sublime indeed - virtuosos violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto returns to S&F. Currently she is concertmaster of the ASO and former leader of both the Australian and Grainger String Quartets. Join us for a brilliant finale to the 2012 season!
Program
- WA Mozart Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K. 378
- Ludwig v. Beethoven Piano Trio in G Major, op.1 no. 2
- Johan Halvorsen Passacaglia in G minor (after G.F. Handel’s Keyboard Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: VI. Passacaille)
- Bedřich Smetana Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15
Performance Dates
- Bowral: Saturday October 13th @ 5pm - Performing Arts Centre, Chevalier College, Charlotte St, Burradoo
- Turramurra: Sunday October 14th @ 2pm - Uniting Church, Turramurra Road
- Sydney: Monday October 15th @ 7pm - City Recital Hall, Angel Place
- Canberra: Monday October 16th @ 7:30pm - James O. Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia
- Melbourne: Wednesday October 17th @ 7:30 pm- BMW Edge Theatre, Federation Square
- Adelaide: Sunday October 21st @ 2:30 pm- Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, North Terrace