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Rhinegold LIVE is a concert series which aims to offer a unique and informal take on the classical recital experience. AKG and UK distributor Sound Technology Ltd are pleased to sponsor the events, with all concerts recorded using the AKG C414.
Concerts are free to attend and include a free glass of wine beforehand. Artists perform in-the-round, offering an extraordinarily up-close and personal experience for both artists and audience members.
Each 50-minute recital is followed by an informal Q&A with the artist(s) and a Rhinegold editor, and artists are encouraged to select programmes that mean something to them.
Artists are hand-selected by the editors of Classical Music,International Piano and Opera Now magazines.
All photos credit: Ceri Wood Photography
Julian & Jiaxin Lloyd Webber
3 April 2014
On 3 April 2014, Julian Lloyd Webber, along with wife Jiaxin and accompanist Pam Chowhan, launched Rhinegold LIVE with music from their recent Tale of Two Cellos tour. Just a few weeks later Julian announced his retirement from performance due to a herniated disc in his neck.
The videos of the concert represent Julian’s last ever filmed performance as a cellist.
The Allegri Quartet
24 March 2015
The Allegri Quartet is Britain's oldest chamber music group, having celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2014. The quartet is renowned for its key role on the British musical scene, working with composers such as Benjamin Britten, Michael Tippett, Elizabeth Maconchy, John Woolrich, Anthony Payne, Matthew Taylor and Alec Roth, collaborating with new commissions and recordings.
Nicholas McCarthy
28 January 2015
One-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy opened the 2015 Rhinegold LIVE season with a foray into piano music for the left hand. Born without his right hand, Nicholas made press headlines around the world in 2012 when he became the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the Royal College of Music in its 130 year history.
Andrew Litton plays Oscar Peterson
2 June 2014
World-renowned conductor Andrew Litton swapped his baton for a grand piano on 2 June 2014 in a special tribute concert to the legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. Performing transcriptions of Peterson’s own arrangements of jazz greats for piano, Andrew showcased ten dazzlingly virtuosic favourites including ‘A Child is Born’, ‘Round Midnight’ and ‘Lulu’s Back in Town’ which are available to hear below. The concert marked the launch of Andrew’s latest CD release, A Tribute to Oscar Peterson.
Mary Bevan & Richard Peirson
10 November 2014
Soprano Mary Bevan and ENO repetiteur Richard Peirson presented a musical voyage through the various stages of love at their recital on 10 November 2014, with a programme of songs and arias tracing the themes of infatuation and flirtation through to parting and death. The duo performed German Lieder by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wolf, Strauss and Schönberg; French mélodie by Fauré, Debussy and Charpentier; and English songs by Britten, Quilter and the world premiere of Richard Peirson’s ‘Echo’, completed especially for this recital.
Carolyn Sampson
29 April 2015
With a voice that 'combines pinpoint purity with an engaging warmth and beauty' (Opera Now, April 2015), British soprano Carolyn Sampson officially launched her debut solo recital disc ‘Fleurs’ at April’s Rhinegold LIVE!
The soprano, best known for her interpretations of early music, was joined by pianist Joseph Middleton to perform a selection of romantic songs inspired by flowers.
Jennifer Pike
10 June 2015
Violinist Jennifer Pike was the youngest ever winner of BBC Young Musician, aged just 12 when she was awarded the title in 2002. Her appearance at Rhinegold LIVE marked the culmination of a tour exploring music written around the time of the First World War, alongside music with an Austro-Hungarian theme. Accompanied by pianist Peter Limonov, Jennifer performed some of her favourite music for violin and piano including Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending, Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro and Rózsa’s Variations on a Hungarian peasant song.
Arthur Pizarro
29 September 2015
In a programme entitled ‘Songs My Grandmother Taught Me’, renowned Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro took to the Rhinegold LIVE stage for a journey of best-loved piano works documenting the story of his grandmother and first musical mentor Berta da Nóbrega.
Introducing the concert, Artur said "this programme is as much an homage to my grandmother and her songbook as it is a journey back to my childhood, remembering all those wonderful times!"
Upcoming
Trio Elegiaco
Monday 7th December 2015
6.15pm drinks reception | 7.00pm recital
If Rhinegold LIVE had an official ‘one to watch’ series, then Trio Elgiaco would certainly fit the bill! Fresh from their trio debut at the Sacconi Festival - where they received a standing ovation - John Paul Ekins (piano), Hannah Dawson (violin), and Pierre Doumenge (cello), will take to the Rhinegold LIVE stage to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor.
Though relatively new as an ensemble, Trio Eligiaco have each carved out successful careers individually, performing at such premier international venues as the Royal Albert Hall; Queen Elizabeth Hall; Wigmore Hall; Birmingham Symphony Hall; and as members of leading ensembles, including the Sacconi Quartet; Dante Quartet; Allegri Quartet; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; John Wilson Orchestra; Aurora Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; and the London Chamber Orchestra.
A Rhinegold LIVE first, the trio will perform only one work, but we promise that we are bending the rules for very good reason!
Programme
Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 by Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
This concert is followed by an informal Q&A which will be conducted by Kimon Daltas, editor of Classical Musicmagazine.
