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Welcome to Malvern Concert Club

Ever since its first concert on 31 October 1903, Malvern Concert Club, founded by Sir Edward Elgar, has been a cornerstone of musical life in Worcestershire. Over one hundred years later, today’s Concert Club is proud to continue that tradition of bringing the best chamber music to this part of the country. Whilst grounded in the tradition of the string quartet, each season brings a varied selection of music for small ensemble, with and without keyboard, and voice. Our performers are British and overseas musicians of international standing, with a balance of established artists and promising newcomers.

116th Season 2018-19

Malvern Concert Club's 116th season brings another regular series of six Thursday evening concerts in The Forum, Malvern Theatres. We also present the third, and last, of our President's Sunday afternoon recitals devoted to the three major song cycles of Schubert.

The Club's 116th season is a special one, as it celebrates the centenary of our founder's three major chamber works. Elgar's String Quartet, Piano Quintet and Violin Sonata were all composed in 1918 and received their premieres in 1919. All three are being performed at our final concert of this season on 2 May 2019.

We also continue our regular coach trips from Malvern to afternoon concerts in Symphony Hall, Birmingham

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3 months ago

For the second week running, we are delighted to learn that an artist who will be performing for Malvern Concert Club next season appears in a recording chosen for BBC Radio 3's Building a Library. James Gilchrist, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Hill, was selected by Elin Manahan Thomas for their recording of Dies Natalis by Gerald Finzi (Naxos 8.570417 2007). Our congratulations to all concerned.

Dies Natalis was first performed at the Hereford Three Choirs Festival in 1946, where it was conducted by its composer. This was the first gathering of the Three Choirs since 1938 due to the Second World War.

James Gilcrhist appears in our Armistice Centenary Concert 'Faith, Fate and the Futility of War', with Philip Dukes and Anna Tilbrook on 22nd November. JH

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Finzi: Dies Natalis, Record Review Podcast - BBC Radio 3

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Elin Manahan Thomas recommends recordings of Finzi's Dies Natalis

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Malvern Concert Club 116th Season 2018-19

Thursday 27 September 2018 7.30pm

The Heath Quartet
Oliver Heath, violin, Sara Wolstenholme, violin
Gary Pomeroy, viola, Chris Murray, cello

• Haydn Quartet in D, Op.71, No.2
• Britten Quartet No.2 in C, Op.36
• Tchaikovsky Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11

Thursday 25 October 2018 7.30pm

Danny Driver, piano

• J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in F sharp minor, BWV 883 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2)
• J S Bach Partita No.1 in B flat major, BWV 825
• J S Bach French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 816
• Rachmaninov Étude Tableau Op.39, No.2 in A minor
• Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
• Medtner Sonata No.9 in A minor, Op.30

Thursday 22 November 2018 7.30pm

ARMISTICE CENTENARY CONCERT

James Gilchrist, tenor
Philip Dukes, viola
Anna Tilbrook, piano

• Purcell arr. Britten Evening Hymn (1947)
• Purcell arr. Britten Lord, What is Man? (1947)
• Rebecca Clarke Come, Oh Come, my life’s delight (1912)
• Rebecca Clarke Passacaglia for Viola and Piano (1941)
• Rebecca Clarke Weep no more sad fountains (1912)
• Britten Lachrymae (1950)
• David Bednall The Mower (2017)
• Elgar arr. Tertis for viola and piano Cello Concerto, Slow movement (1920)
• Gurney Severn Meadows (1917)
• Gurney In Flanders (1917)
• Gurney An Epitaph (1920)
• Gurney Down by the Salley Gardens (1920)
• Ireland The Soldier (1917)
• Ireland Blow out, you Bugles (1918)
• Ireland Spring Sorrow (1918)
• Vaughan Williams Romance for viola and piano (1914)
• Vaughan Williams Four Hymns (1914) – Lord! Come Away!; Who is the fair one?; Come Love Come Lord; Evening Hymn

Thursday 24 January 2019 7.30pm

Tasmin Little violin
Martin Roscoe piano

Beethoven Violin Sonata Series 2018-2020
• Beethoven Sonata for piano and violin No.2 in A, Op.12 No.2
• Beethoven Sonata for piano and violin No.4 in A minor, Op.23
• Beethoven Sonata for piano and violin No.5 in F, Op.24, ‘Spring’
• Beethoven Sonata for piano and violin No.8 in G, Op.30 No.3

Sunday 17 February 2019 3.00pm Malvern Theatres

Roderick Williams baritone
Iain Burnside piano

• Schubert Schwanengesang, D.957
• Im Frühling, D.882; Herbst, D.945; Im Haine, D.738;
• Der Einsame, D.800; Liebhaber in allen Gestalten, D.558;
• An Rosa, D.316; Die Liebe hat gelogen, D.751; Rückweg, D.476;
• Totengräbers Heimweh, D.842; Auf den Tod einer Nachtigall, D.399

This is a full-length recital with interval. It is excluded from the six-concert subscription, but concessionary tickets are available to each 116th Season Club Member.

Thursday 7 March 2019 7.30pm Malvern Theatres

Wihan Quartet

Leoš Čepický, violin, Jan Schulmeister, violin
Jakub Čepický, viola, Michal Kaňka, cello
• Haydn Quartet in G, Op.54, No.1
• Beethoven Quartet No. 16 in F, Op.135
• Tchaikovsky Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op.30

This concert has been generously sponsored by Joseph Brand, Vice President, Malvern Concert Club

Thursday 2 May 2019 7.30pm

Brodsky Quartet
Daniel Rowland, violin leader and soloist
Ian Belton, violin, Paul Cassidy, viola
Jacqueline Thomas, cello
Martin Roscoe, piano

• Elgar String Quartet in E minor, Op.83
• Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82
• Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84

This concert has been generously sponsored by the Elgar Family Charitable Trust

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3 months ago

Congratulations to Malvern Concert Club artist Martin Roscoe, whose excellent recording of the Debussy Violin Sonata with Jennifer Pike was chosen for Building a Library on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday morning. This programme offers a very good way to learn about a variety of musical works and compare performances. A podcast of Saturday's episode can be downloaded from www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06bv59f. The CD is available on Chandos, reference 10667 (CD).

Martin can be heard at Malvern Concert Club with Tasmin Little on Thursday 24 January 2019 in their second Beethoven Violin Sonata recital, and with the Brodsky Quartet in the Elgar Chamber Music Centenary Concert on Thursday 2 May 2019. JH ... See MoreSee Less

Debussy: Violin Sonata, Record Review Podcast - BBC Radio 3

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Caroline Rae recommends recordings of Debussy's Violin Sonata

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