For 1 day from 7th August 2013| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 01:00pm |
 Regent Hall, LondonLunchtime Piano Recital Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Regent Hall Summer Festival |
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| Regent Hall, London, 275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ, United Kingdom Wednesday 7-Aug-13 01:00pm Lunchtime Piano Recital An Australian debut in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503 marks the start of pianist James Brawn's solo career at the age of twelve. Brawn credits all subsequent achievements to the great pianists with whom he was privileged to study. He takes justifiable pride in the fact that his teachers trace their pedagogical lineage back to Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Clara Schumann.
Yet Brawn has also forged his own musical path as a solo performer, chamber musician, and pedagogue. Born in England in 1971, he has lived in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the United States.
Brawn's musical journey began in New Zealand, where he started piano lessons at age seven. He played Bartok on New Zealand television and, in 1979, won his first awards in Auckland. The family moved to Melbourne, Australia the following year. There, he studied with Margaret Schofield, Ronald Farren-Price, and Rita Reichman throughout the 80s. The talented young pianist won major prizes at the Melbourne Eisteddfods competitions. Yehudi Menuhin also awarded him the Hephzibah Menuhin Memorial Scholarship. In 1987, Brawn reached the concerto final of the ABC Young Performers Awards, which led to concerts with the Adelaide and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.
A major overseas study grant from the Australia Arts Council enabled him to continue work with Rita Reichman in Philadelphia. In 1988, he received a full scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he studied with Frank Wibaut and Christopher Elton. As a student at the Royal Academy, Brawn won many recital awards, including the Beethoven and 20th century prizes. He also performed in master classes with András Schiff, Tamás Vásáry, Stephen Kovacevich, Fou Ts’ong, and Menahem Pressler. In addition, Brawn studied with members of the Amadeus and Chilingirian Quartets. He attended the Britten-Pears and Lake District summer schools.
At the age of nineteen, Brawn won the Keyboard Final of the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition. This resulted in solo recitals at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and chamber music partnerships at UK music societies and festivals. He then continued studies with the Armenian pianist Nelly Akopian and the Slovenian pianist Marina Horak.
From 1993-2001, James Brawn taught piano and chamber music at the Kings College and St. Johns College choir schools in Cambridge, England. During this same period, he gave recitals with his wife, soprano Susan Brawn, and sister, oboist Victoria Brawn. These collaborations led to performances at the Cambridge Elgar Festival and the Purcell Room in London. From 1996-98, James and Victoria Brawn also received sponsorship from the Countess of Munster Recital Scheme. The mission of the Recital Scheme is to provide outstanding young artists with greater visibility as they transition from study to professional careers in music.
In 2001, he moved to Melbourne, Australia to take up a piano teaching position at Scotch College, one of the finest music departments in the country. Whilst teaching at Scotch College, he appeared in recital at the Melba Festival, Melba Conservatorium, Monash University, and music societies throughout Victoria. Brawn recorded for RTHK Radio 4 in Hong Kong, ABC Classic FM, and 3MBS radio in Melbourne. He also co-founded the biennial Scotch College Piano Festival during that period.
Brawn returned to England in 2010 and is currently based in the Cotswolds. He performs regular solo recitals in Birmingham, Cheltenham, Chichester, and London: St. James's Piccadilly, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Blackheath Halls, Foundling Museum, The Forge, Royal Over-Seas League, and St. Olave Church are just a few of the venues at which he has appeared. Significant engagements in the UK include the Bösendorfer concert series at St. Mary Magdalene and the 'Pianists of the World' series at St.Martin-in-the-Fields.
In 2011-12 Brawn not only toured much of the UK, but also performed recitals in Hong Kong, Brunei, Paris, Sicily, and New Orleans. He began to record the complete Beethoven piano sonatas at Potton Hall in East Anglia, UK with the eminent producer Jeremy Hayes in April 2012. He signed with the American record label, MSR Classics, in September 2012. 'A Beethoven Odyssey' volume 1 is now available. | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 04:00pm |
Bayreuther Festspielhaus Tannhäuser Bayreuth |
Axel Kober, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Joep van Lieshout, Set Designer Günther Groissböck, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Torsten Kerl, Tenor: Tannhäuser Michael Nagy, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Lothar Odinius, Tenor: Walther von der Vogelweide Thomas Jesatko, Bass: Biterolf Martin Snell, Bass: Reinmar von Zweter Camilla Nylund, Soprano: Elisabeth Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Venus |
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| Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Festspielhügel 2, 95445 Bayreuth, Germany Wednesday 7-Aug-13 04:00pm Axel Kober, Conductor Sebastian Baumgarten, Director Joep van Lieshout, Set Designer Günther Groissböck, Bass: Landgraf Hermann Torsten Kerl, Tenor: Tannhäuser Michael Nagy, Baritone: Wolfram von Eschenbach Lothar Odinius, Tenor: Walther von der Vogelweide Thomas Jesatko, Bass: Biterolf Martin Snell, Bass: Reinmar von Zweter Camilla Nylund, Soprano: Elisabeth Michelle Breedt, Mezzo-soprano: Venus | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 05:00pm |
Église de Corneilla de Conflent Concert Générations Spedidam Festival Pablo Casals de Prades |
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| Église de Corneilla de Conflent, Corneilla de Conflent, France Wednesday 7-Aug-13 05:00pm Concert Générations Spedidam | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 06:00pm |
Château de Florans: Parc, La Roque d'Anthéron Family concert Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron |
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| Château de Florans: Parc, La Roque d'Anthéron, Avenue du Parc, 13640 La Roque d'Anthéron, France Wednesday 7-Aug-13 06:00pm Family concert | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm |
Allhelgonakyrkan, Stockholm Chamber music Festival Allhelgonakyrkan Kammarmusikfestival |
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| Allhelgonakyrkan, Stockholm, Helgalunden, Stockholm SE 118 58, Sweden Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm Chamber music Festival Cecilia Zilliacus, Violin Johanna Persson, Viola Kati Raitinen, Cello Simon Crawford-Phillips, Piano Bengt Forsberg, Piano Jannica Gustafsson, Violin Emilie Hörnlund, Viola Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm |
Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique |
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| Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset): Stora Salen, Hötorget 8, Stockholm 10387, Sweden Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Image credit: Jan-Olav Wedin | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm |
St Lawrence Church, Vantaa Ambrosian delights BRQ Vantaa Festival |
Works by Virtaperko (World Premier) Works by Handel Works by Richter Works by Purcell |
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| St Lawrence Church, Vantaa, Kirkkotie 45, Vantaa, Finland Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm Ambrosian delights Works by Virtaperko, Olli (b. 1973) (World Premier) Works by Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) Works by Richter, Franz Xaver (1709-1789) Works by Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm |
Vaasa City Hall Closing Concert Korsholm Music Festival |
Pulkkis, Vernal Bloom (arr. for Vaasa City Orchestra) |
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| Vaasa City Hall, Senaatinkatu 1, Vaasa 65100, Finland Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:00pm Closing Concert Tickets 25 € / 22 € Pulkkis, Uljas (b. 1975), Vernal Bloom (arr. for Vaasa City Orchestra) | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:30pm |
Royal Albert Hall, London Prom 32 BBC Proms |
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| Royal Albert Hall, London, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP, United Kingdom Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:30pm Prom 32 Leading champion of Lutosławski’s music and Music Director of English National Opera, Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme contrasting one each of the Polish composer’s earliest and latest works with music by the British composer Gustav Holst. Completed shortly before the occupation of Poland, Lutosławski’s Symphonic Variations is juxtaposed with Holst’s rarely heard tribute to Thomas Hardy, Egdon Heath. Louis Lortie is the soloist in Lutosławski’s monumental 1988 Piano Concerto in a concert that closes with Holst’s extraordinarily visionary The Planets.Tickets £7.50 - £36. | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:30pm |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London The Sleeping Beauty |
Bolshoi Ballet |
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| Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Bow Street,, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:30pm The Sleeping Beauty | ||
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Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford An Evening With Michael Collins Oxford Proms |
Gershwin, Preludes for Clarinet |
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| Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, Oxford OX1 3AZ, United Kingdom Wednesday 7-Aug-13 07:30pm An Evening With Michael Collins Gershwin, George (1898-1937), Preludes for Clarinet | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 08:00pm |
Ravinia Festival Pavilion, Highland Park, IL RSMI 25th Anniversary Ravinia Festival |
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| Ravinia Festival Pavilion, Highland Park, IL, Highland Park, IL, United States Wednesday 7-Aug-13 08:00pm RSMI 25th Anniversary Season Sponsor: Robert Pinkert Tickets: $100-$25/Lawn $10/Park opens at 5 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor Itzhak Perlman, Violin Artists from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Vocals Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 08:00pm |
Schloss Johannisberg: Fürst-von-Metternich-Saal, Geisenheim-Johannisberg Il Giardino Armonico Rheingau Music Festival |
Programme to include: Works by Merula Works by Telemann Works by Vivaldi |
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| Schloss Johannisberg: Fürst-von-Metternich-Saal, Geisenheim-Johannisberg, 65366 Geisenheim-Johannisberg, Germany Wednesday 7-Aug-13 08:00pm Il Giardino Armonico Tickets available from 15-40€Programme to include: Works by Merula, Tarquinio (1595-1665) Works by Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) Works by Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741) | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 08:00pm |
Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sydney, NSW Wagner & Bruckner |
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| Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sydney, NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia Wednesday 7-Aug-13 08:00pm Wagner & Bruckner | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:00pm |
Eglise Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, Lambesc Claire-Marie Le Guay with Vox Clamantis Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron |
Gregorian, Venite, exsultemus Domino; Primo dierum Omnium; Domine, in virtute tua latabitur rex; Ne discedas a me, Domine; Dominus regit me |
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| Eglise Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, Lambesc, Lambesc, France Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:00pm Claire-Marie Le Guay with Vox Clamantis Gregorian chant, Venite, exsultemus Domino; Primo dierum Omnium; Domine, in virtute tua latabitur rex; Ne discedas a me, Domine; Dominus regit me | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:00pm |
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence Piano recital Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron |
Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: extracts (Mélodie) |
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| Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:00pm Piano recital | ||
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Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Prades The Theatre Champs-Elysées in Prades Festival Pablo Casals de Prades |
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| Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuxa, Codalet, Prades, 66500 Prades, France Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:00pm The Theatre Champs-Elysées in Prades | ||
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Château de Florans: Parc, La Roque d'Anthéron Daniil Trifonov with Sinfonia Varsovia Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron |
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| Château de Florans: Parc, La Roque d'Anthéron, Avenue du Parc, 13640 La Roque d'Anthéron, France Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:00pm Daniil Trifonov with Sinfonia Varsovia | ||
| Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:30pm |
In front of the Cathedral,, Dubrovnik Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Dubrovnik Summer Festival |
Works by Stravinsky Works by Ravel |
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| In front of the Cathedral,, Dubrovnik, Od Sigurate 1, Dubrovnik 20 000 Dubrovnik, Croatia Wednesday 7-Aug-13 09:30pm Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Works by Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Works by Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) | ||
