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Wednesday 11 February 2026
12pm
Silk Street Music Hall

Jubilee Piano Accompaniment Prize

adjudicated by Annabel Thwaite

Programme

Paul St-Georges | piano


Johannes Brahms

Violin Sonata No 2 in A major, Op 100

I. Allegro amabile


Joana Vila Cha Ribeiro | violin



Lili Boulanger

Clairières dans le ciel

I. Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie

II. Elle est gravement gaie


Samuel Barber 

Hermit Songs Op 29

I. At St Patrick’s Purgatory

III. St Ita’s Vision

IV. The Heavenly Banquet


Anaïs Manz | soprano




Lucy Barratt | piano



Johannes Brahms

Violin Sonata No 1 in G major, Op 78

I. Vivace ma non troppo


Leon Human | violin



Alban Berg

Sieben frühe Lieder

II. Schilflied


Rebecca Clarke

‘The Seal Man’


Hannah Hughes | soprano




Zany Denyer | piano



Robert Schumann

Dichterliebe Op 48

II. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen

IV. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’

VIII. Und wüßten’s die Blumen, die kleinen

IX. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen


Ambrose Chiu | baritone



Hamilton Harty

Waldesstille


Francis Poulenc

Sonata for cello and piano FP 143

I. Allegro – Tempo di Marcia


Seth Collin | cello




Please stay in your seats after the final performance while the adjudicator deliberates, the prize giving will follow.

Annabel Thwaite

Recognised as one of the most versatile and charismatic pianists, Annabel Thwaite is one of the most sought after accompanists, after her critically acclaimed recitals with Sir Bryn Terfel in Carnegie Hall, New York and The Kennedy Centre, Washington DC. She has won all the major accompanying prizes, including the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier, Gold Medal and Richard Tauber piano prizes, and as a soloist and chamber musician, she has toured throughout the world in venues such as the Royal Festival and Albert Halls and recitals in numerous Opera Houses. She has collaborated with renowned artists including Sir Bryn Terfel, Roberto Alagna, Rebecca Evans and BBC singers, performed chamber music with the Danish Ensemble Midtvest and also recorded music for the Michael Clarke Dance Company at the Barbican.


Annabel’s discography includes The Scottish Tenor for Universal Records, a disc of romantic violin and piano works with Matthew Jones, and the complete Violin and Viola works of Benjamin Britten and William Walton for Naxos, named Chamber CD of the Month by BBC Music Magazine.

Forthcoming Events

Piano Masterclass with Craig Sheppard
20 February 2026
Silk Street Music Hall


We’re delighted to welcome celebrated pianist Craig Sheppard to lead this piano masterclass, free and open to all.



Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
11 March 2026
Barbican Hall


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Composition: Piano & Strings Project
18 March 2026
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Guildhall composers collaborate with students from our Keyboard and String departments to present brand-new works in an evening of fresh and original music-making.

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