Tuesday 12 May 2026
6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Instrumental Recital with Gordon Back
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Variations for cello & piano on Handel’s See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes
Thema and Variations I, II, III, IV, VI, VIII, X, XII
Zijie Han | cello
Qianqi Chen | piano
Franz Schubert
Violin Sonata No 4 in A major ‘Grand Duo’ D574
III. Andantino
IV. Allegro vivace
Yuno Akiyama | violin
Enxi Lai | piano
Edward Elgar
Violin Sonata in E minor, Op 82
I. Allegro
Niko Peake | violin
Edison Zhou | piano
Camille Saint-Saëns
Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op 167
III. Lento
IV. Molto allegro
Birce Kayhan | clarinet
Valerie Chan | piano
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No 2
II. Blues. Moderato
III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro
Yeva Volkava | violin
Lucy Barratt | piano
Pierre Sancan
Sonatine for flute and piano
I. Moderato
II. Andante espressivo
III. Animé
Rachel Howie | flute
Paul St-Georges | piano
Richard Strauss
Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op 18
I. Allegro, ma non troppo
Yuno Akiyama | violin
Mark Ziying Zang | piano
Forthcoming Events
Final Recitals 2026
18 May – 23 May 2026
Silk Street & Milton Court
It’s Final Recital season at Guildhall School, with over a month of recitals by undergraduate and postgraduate musicians taking place across our concert venues.
Guitar Concert
21 May 2026
Silk Street Lecture Recital Room
Guildhall guitar students perform solo and chamber repertoire in a programme that showcases emerging artistry and a wide range of musical styles.
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble
4 July 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Junior Guildhall’s Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble present a vibrant programme spanning the 20th-century orchestral repertoire, from the intensity of Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony for String Orchestra to the luminous colour of Respighi’s Pines of Rome.
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