Monday 9 February 2026
3.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Postgraduate Strings Concert
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Sonata No 3 in C Major, BWV1005
I. Adagio
II. Fuga
III. Largo
IV. Allegro assai
Clara Lacout | violin
Robert Schumann
Adagio and Allegro
Isobel Neary-Adams | viola
Stephen Gutman | piano
Paul Hindemith
Sonata for viola and piano, Op 11 No 4
I. Fantasie
II. Thema mit Variationen
III. Finale (mit Variationen)
Ernest Chausson
Pièce Op 39
Declan Wicks | viola
Grace Ahn | piano
Louis Spohr
Fantasia for harp, Op 35
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in F minor, K466
Marcel Grandjany
Rhapsodie pour la harpe
Bibi Afshar-Shirazi | harp
Forthcoming Events
Undergraduate Strings Concert
17 February 2026
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Students from the String department share a varied selection of repertoire in this relaxed and engaging concert.
Postgraduate Strings Concert
23 February 2026
Silk Street Music Hall
An evening of chamber and solo repertoire performed by Guildhall postgraduate string students in an informal and intimate setting.
Strings at Six
6 March 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Guildhall string students perform a varied and vibrant programme of repertoire as part of our popular ‘at six’ concert series.
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