Thursday 27 November 2025
6pm
Silk Street Music Hall
Postgraduate Strings
Programme
Gabriel Pierné
Impromptu-Caprice Op 9
Eleanor Medcalf | harp
Dmitri Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 77
I. Nocturne: Moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro
III. Passacaglia: Andante – Cadenza
IV. Burlesque: Allegro con brio – Presto
Cyrus Yuen | violin
Stephen Gutman | piano
Paul Hindemith
Violin Sonata, Op 31 No 2
I. Leicht bewegte Viertel
II. Ruhig bewegte Achtel
III. Gemächliche Viertel
IV. Fünf Variationen über das Lied „Komm, lieber Mai“ v. Mozart
Grace Powell | violin
Amy Beach
Romance for violin and piano, Op 23
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for violin and piano, Op 22
I. Andante molto
II. Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage
III. Leidenschaftlich schnell
Daisy Elliott | violin
Stephen Gutman | piano
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No 2 in D Minor, BWV1004
I. Allemande
II. Courante
III. Sarabande
IV. Gigue
V. Chaconne
Elise Wiesinger | violin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cello Sonata No 5, Op 102 No 2
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
III. Allegro - Allegro fugato
Matthew Roberts | cello
Stephen Gutman | piano
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Historical Performance Lunchtime Concert
3 December 2025
St. Giles’ Cripplegate, London EC2Y 8DA
Students and staff from Guildhall School’s Historical Performance department perform trio sonatas by Handel and C.P.E. Bach, culminating in Telemann’s final Paris Quartet with its extraordinary concluding chaconne.
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.
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
6 December 2025
Milton Court Concert Hall
Experience the next generation of orchestral talent in a dynamic programme spanning impressionistic colour, virtuosity and symphonic power – featuring Griffes, Ibert’s Flute Concerto with Lutine Prize winner Kendra Barron, and Shostakovich’s dramatic Symphony No 11.
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