Wednesday 12 November 2025
6pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Postgraduate Strings
Programme
Erwin Schulhoff
Sonata for Solo Violin, WV 83
I. Allegro con Fuoco
II. Andante Cantabile
III. Scherzo
IV. Allegro risoluto
Helena Thomas | violin
César Franck
Sonata in A major for violin and piano
I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. Allegro
III. Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Sophia Kannathasan | violin
Stephen Gutman | piano
Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Henri Wieniawski
Légende Op 17
Julieanne Forrest | violin
Stephen Gutman | piano
Pierre Boulez
Anthèmes 1
Clara Lacout | violin
Edvard Grieg
Cello Sonata in A minor, Op 36
I. Allegro Agitato
II. Andante molto tranquillo
III. Allegro molto e marcato
Ji Hong Kim | cello
Ryan Sheng | piano
Sergei Prokofiev
Cello Sonata in C major, Op 119
I.Andante Grave
II. Moderato
III. Allegro, ma non troppo.
Doireann Ní Aodáin | cello
Jennifer Carter | piano
Samuel Barber
Cello Sonata, Op 6
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Adagio
III. Allegro appassionato
William Lui | cello
Kwanyee Chan | piano
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Undergraduate Strings Concert
25 November 2025
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Students from the String department present a selection of repertoire in these informal concerts.
Postgraduate Strings Concert
27 November 2025
Silk Street Music Hall
Students from the String department present a selection of repertoire in these informal concerts.
Ubu Ensemble & Guildhall Percussion Ensemble
4 December 2025
Silk Street Music Hall
Guildhall's boundary-pushing Ubu Ensemble, directed by Simon Wills, joins forces with the Guildhall Percussion Ensemble for a powerful evening of rhythm and resonance.
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Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
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Professor Jonathan Vaughan
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Armin Zanner
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