Monday 12 May 2025
1pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Guildhall Harpists and Friends
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Silk Street
Eating is not permitted in the auditorium. Drinks are allowed inside the auditorium in polycarbonates.
Filming or recording of the performance is not permitted.
Latecomers will be able to enter the auditorium at a suitable break in the performance.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
Principal
Professor Jonathan Vaughan
Vice-Principal & Director of Music
Armin Zanner
Programme
Ferenc Farkas Danses Hongroises du 17ème siècle
I. Danse du Prince de Transylvanie
II. Danse Hongroise
Arwen Withey-Harrison harp
Paul Hindemith Sonata for Harp
I. Mässig Schnell
II. Lebhaft
Eleanor Medcalf harp
Domenico Scarlatti Two Sonatas, K208 and K241
Emily Hopper harp
Marcel Grandjany The Colorado Trail
Bibi Afshar-Shirazi harp
Chou Wen-Chung Three Folk Songs
Kendra Barron flute
Naomi Drew harp
Germaine Tailleferre Sonata for Harp
II. Lento
III. Perpetuum mobile
Sabrina Savenkova harp
Paul Patterson ‘Tarantula’ from Spiders
Grace Ng harp
Henriette Renie Ballade Fantastique
Bethany Caswell harp
Forthcoming Events
27 May – 2 July 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall & Silk Street Music Hall
Enjoy over a month of free recitals by undergraduate and postgraduate musicians at Guildhall School.
Harp Masterclass with Gwyneth Wentink
02 June 2025
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Internationally acclaimed Dutch harpist Gwyneth Wentink works with Guildhall harp students in this free, open masterclass.
30 June 2025
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Join us to enjoy this recital by Teodora Cotuna, first prizewinner in the Young Artists category at the 2nd Ceren Necipoglu Istanbul International Harp Festival Competition 2025.
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