Explore what's on: 2010
The Virtuoso Violin RNCM Violin Weekend - Masterclass with Maciej Rakowski
Date & Time - Friday 12 March 2010 11.00am
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
The Virtuoso Violin RNCM Violin Weekend - Masterclass with Leland Chen
Date & Time - Friday 12 March 2010 2.00pm
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
The Virtuoso Violin RNCM Violin Weekend - Masterclass with Wen Zhou Li
Date & Time - Friday 12 March 2010 4.30pm
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
The Virtuoso Violin: RNCM Violin Weekend - Eva Thorarinsdottir
We are delighted to mark the opening of the RNCM Violin Weekend with the final recital of the RNCM International Artist Diploma series.
Date & Time - Friday 12 March 2010 7.30pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £8 Full Festival Ticket £40 Saturday Ticket £24 Sunday Ticket £12 Individual tickets as listed
Concessions - Concessions Available
The Virtuoso Violin RNCM Violin Weekend - Ysa˙e Solo Sonatas 1 > 3
RNCM students perform the fi rst three of the Six Sonatas for solo violin by the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, one of the leading virtuosi of his day.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 10.00am
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
The Virtuoso Violin: RNCM Violin Weekend - Masterclass with Yair Kless
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 11.00am
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - £4 Full Festival Ticket £40 Saturday Ticket £24 Sunday Ticket £12 Individual tickets as listed
Concessions - Concessions Available
The Virtuoso Violin: RNCM Violin Weekend - RNCM String Ensemble
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, published in 1725 when the composer was 47, immediately captured the imagination of 18th century audiences, and three centuries later little has changed.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 1.15pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £6 Full Festival Ticket £40 Saturday Ticket £24 Sunday Ticket £12 Individual tickets as listed
Concessions - Concessions Available
The Virtuoso Violin: RNCM Violin Weekend - Specialist Schools Violin Showcase
A concert featuring the best young violinists from the UK’s specialist music schools, including Chetham’s School of Music, St Mary’s Edinburgh, the Purcell School, Wells Cathedral School and the Junior RNCM.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 2.30pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £4 Full Festival Ticket £40 Saturday Ticket £24 Sunday Ticket £12 Individual tickets as listed
Concessions - Concessions Available
The Virtuoso Violin RNCM Violin Weekend - Violin and Bow Makers Demonstration
This workshop demonstrates the intricate process involved in making a violin from start to fi nish, offering a unique opportunity to learn about the complex arts of violin and bow making.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 2.30pm
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
The Virtuoso Violin: RNCM Violin Weekend - Masterclass with Levon Chilingirian
Levon Chilingirian, leader of the world famous Chilingirian Quartet and violin tutor at the RNCM, challenges the notion of the virtuoso first violin part, working with RNCM students on a variety of string quartet repertoire.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 4.30pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £4 Full Festival Ticket £40 Saturday Ticket £24 Sunday Ticket £12 Individual tickets as listed
Concessions - Concessions Available
The Virtuoso Violin: RNCM Violin Weekend - Lecture by Clive Brown
Changing styles and ideals in European violin playing.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 6.00pm
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - £4 Full Festival Ticket £40 Saturday Ticket £24 Sunday Ticket £12 Individual tickets as listed
Concessions - Concessions Available
Spotlight - Astrum Guitar Duo
Music from around the world is explored in this concert, with different pieces encapsulating what the guitar means to each culture.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 6.30pm
Venue - Studio Theatre
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None
Dhafer Youssef Quartet
Born in Teboulba, Tunisia in 1967, composer, singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef began singing when he was only five years old and as a youngster made his own oud (the traditional middle-Eastern lute) using whatever materials he could find.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 7.30pm
Venue - RNCM Theatre
Ticket Price - £16 £14 £12
Concessions - Concessions Available
The Virtuoso Violin: RNCM Violin Weekend - Lorenzo Gatto Violin Recital
We are delighted to welcome back the winner of the fi rst RNCM International Violin Competition, Lorenzo Gatto.
Date & Time - Saturday 13 March 2010 7.30pm
Venue - RNCM Concert Hall
Ticket Price - £10 Full Festival Ticket £40 Saturday Ticket £24 Sunday Ticket £12 Individual tickets as listed
Concessions - Concessions Available
The Virtuoso Violin RNCM Violin Weekend - Ysa˙e Solo Sonatas 4 > 6
RNCM students perform the fi nal three of the Eugène Ysaÿe’s Six Sonatas for solo violin.
Date & Time - Sunday 14 March 2010 10.00am
Venue - Lord Rhodes Room
Ticket Price - Free admission, no ticket required
Concessions - None




