Last September the Ragged School Museum presented our very first musical festival.

In our thirtieth year we branch out in a new direction, we are delighted that world class pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy devised three recitals which brought together some of the finest young musicians in Europe. Sponsored by Yamaha who provided a concert grand piano, the light-filled, unrenovated rooms at the top of the building offered an informal, intimate, atmospheric space to experience three sparkling recitals.

Friday 13^th September 2019

Trio Aventure – London Debut

Elina Buksha- Violin, Pavel Kolesnikov- Piano, Aurelien Pascal-  Cello

Ludwig van Beethoven:

Piano trio in B flat Major, Op.11

1. Allegrocon brio
2. Adagio
3. Tema con variazioni

Johannes Brahms:

Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major, Op.78

1. Vivace ma non troppo
2. Adagio
3. Allegro molto moderato

Ludwig van Beethoven:

Cello Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69

1. Allegroma non tanto
2. Scherzo. Allegro molto
3. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace

Johannes Brahms:

Piano Trio No.1 in B major, Op.8 (revised version)

1. Allegro con brio
2. Scherzo
3. Adagio
4. Finale: Allegro

Saturday 14^th September 2019

Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy – piano

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 “Moonlight”

1. Adagio sostenuto
2. Allegretto
3. Presto agitato

Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111

1. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
2. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Frédéric Chopin

Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op.26/1

Valse in C sharp minor, Op.64/2

Valse in A flat Major, Op.69/1

Fantasie Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.posth

Prelude in D flat Major, Op.28/15

Claude Debussy

La Neige Dance, from Children’s Corner

Feux d’Artifice, from Preludes II

Alexander Scriabin

Piano Sonata in F-sharp Major No. 4, Op. 30

1. Andante
2. Prestissimo volando

Sunday 15^th September 2019

Samson Tsoy & Albion Quartet; Ann Beilby, Nathaniel Boyd, Emma Parker, Tamsin Waley-Cohen

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No.21 in D Major “Prussian”, K575

Maurice Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano No.2 in G Major

Dimitri Shostakovitch: Piano Quintet on G minor, Op. 57

“…this new festival surely has a bright future…”- Michael Church for the Independent