Performances in 2021
17-20 DEC | Wyastone Hall, near Monmouth |
Clare recorded 31 études by Hélène de Montgeroult for BIS Records. | |
3 NOV | Broadcasts, BBC Radio 3 |
Clare's recordings of Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 with the Carducci Quartet and Samy Moussa's Orpheus with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Geoffrey Paterson) were broadcast as part of 'Lunchtime Concerts' and 'Afternoon Concerts'. | |
31 OCT | Homerton College, Cambridge |
Ghosts and Whispers, developed in collaboration with composer John Woolrich and the Quay Brothers. | |
23 OCT | Solo Recital, Sidmouth Music, Devon |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Gorb - Selection from Preludes; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
19-20 OCT | Wyastone Hall, near Monmouth |
Clare recorded 24 Preludes and Velocity by Adam Gorb for Toccata Classics. | |
18 OCT | Broadcast, BBC Radio 3 |
Clare's recording of Bells by W G Still will be broadcast as part of 'Afternoon Concert'. | |
16 OCT | Solo recital, Lichfield Festival |
'Musical explorers' - children's concert. Works by Montgeroult, Mozart, Gubaidulina, W. G. Still and Szymanowski | |
15 OCT | Solo recital, Lichfield Festival |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Gorb - Selection from Preludes; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
8 OCT | Solo recital, Palazzetto Bru Zane, Venice |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes | |
28 SEP | Solo recital, Caledonian Club, London |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118, Nos. 1-3; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
23 SEP | Solo recital, Hargrave Music Festival |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Barnard - Neanderthal Ballads; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
22 SEP | Solo recital, Strathearn Music Society, Crieff |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Barnard - Neanderthal Ballads; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
5 SEP | Solo recital, Music in Peebles |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Barnard - Neanderthal Ballads; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
4 SEP | Solo recital, Oban Music Society |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Barnard - Neanderthal Ballads (world premiere); WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
4 SEP | Solo recital, Mid-Argyll Arts Association, Ardrishaig |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118, Nos. 1-3; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
2 SEP | Solo recital, Old Parish Church, Kelso |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118, Nos. 1-3; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
1 SEP | Solo recital, Alnwick Playhouse |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Casken - Six Wooded Pieces; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
20 AUG | Solo recital, Brickwall Arts and Music Society, Winchelsea |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Gorb - Selection from Preludes (World Premiere); WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
16 JUL | Solo recital, Tetbury Goods Shed |
Montgeroult - 5 Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
1 JUL | BBC Radio 3, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Geoffrey Paterson) |
Recorded Samy Moussa - Orpheus for broadcast later in the year. | |
16 JUN | Solo recital, streamed from Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham |
Montgeroult - 6 Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
15 JUN | Solo recital, Cheltenham Town Hall |
Montgeroult - 6 Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
7 JUN | Solo recital, Wesley Chapel, Harrogate |
Montgeroult - 6 Etudes; Brahms - 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; WG Still - Bells (i. Phantom Chapel, ii. Fairy Knoll); Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
25 MAY | With actor Tama Matheson, Barnes Festival, London |
His Quest for Peace - Andrzej Panufnik (a lyric drama) | |
21 MAY | Solo recital, Chiltern Arts, Princes Risborough |
Montgeroult - Selection from Etudes; Brahms - Six Piano Pieces; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Suite from a Midsummer Night's Dream; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
18 MAY | Solo recital, Wigmore Hall London |
Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10; Montgeroult - 7 Etudes (Nos. 37, 28, 55, 74, 36, 38, 111); Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
6 MAY | BBC Radio 3, with the Carducci Quartet |
Recorded Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 for broadcast later in the year. | |
25 MAR | Online Talk for Martin Randall Travel |
The Healing Power of Music: hope, inspiration and kinship, for Martin Randall Travel's 'Musings on Music' series. | |
21 FEB | RWCMD, Cardiff |
Montgeroult - 8 Etudes; Brahms - Klavierstücke, Op. 118; Casken - Six Wooded Pieces; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Incidental music from El sueño de una noche de Verano; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (revised version) | |
17 FEB | Klassikwelt, Radio Bremen 2, Germany |
Listen to Klassikwelt's feature on Clare's latest disc for BIS Records, Variations. | |
6 FEB | RTS Espace 2, Switzerland |
Listen to Clare's interview for 'L'écho des Pavanes' about Variations for BIS Records. | |
5 FEB | International CD Release 'Variations' |
Clare's disc of 20th and 21st-century variations was released internationally with BIS Records. | |
31 JAN | Solo Recital, Canterbury Music Club |
Montgeroult - 8 Etudes; Brahms - Klavierstücke, Op. 118; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Piazzolla (arr. Davies) - Incidental music from El sueño de una noche de Verano (world premiere); Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (revised version) | |
Performances in 2020
9 DEC | BBC Radio 3, live broadcast from St David's Hall Cardiff for BBC Lunchtime Concerts |
Lili Boulanger - 3 morceaux; Robert Peate - Pearl; Rachmaninov - Sonata No.2 (revised version, 1931); Edmund Finnis - Youth; Earl Wild / Gershwin - ‘I Got Rhythm’ from 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin | |
7 DEC | 22 Mansfield Street, London, solo recital |
Lili Boulanger - 3 morceaux; Robert Peate - Pearl; Rachmaninov - Sonata No.2 (revised version, 1931); Edmund Finnis - Youth; Earl Wild / Gershwin - 2 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin Nos. 4 and 6 (‘Embraceable You’ and ‘I Got Rhythm’) | |
3 DEC | 22 Mansfield Street, London with violinist Mathilde Milwidsky |
Janacek - Violin Sonata; Phibbs - Violin Sonata; Beethoven - Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 | |
13 NOV | St Paul's Girls' School, solo recital |
Lili Boulanger - 3 morceaux; Rachmaninov - Sonata No.2 (revised version); Earl Wild / Gershwin - 2 Virtuoso Etudes on Embraceable You and I Got Rhythm | |
9 NOV | BBC Radio 3 with BBC Concert Orchestra and Gavin Sutherland |
Broadcast of Carwithen - Concerto for Piano and Strings (1948) | |
19 OCT | Wimbledon International Music Festival, solo recital |
Video recording for online festival in autumn 2020: Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Montgeroult - 3 Etudes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No.2 (revised version); Lili Boulanger - 3 morceaux; Earl Wild / Gershwin - 3 Virtuoso Etudes on Embraceable You, Fascinatin' Rhythm and I Got Rhythm | |
16 OCT | BBC Concert Orchestra and Gavin Sutherland |
Studio recording of Carwithen - Concerto for Piano and Strings (1948) | |
29 SEP | Caledonian Club, London, solo recital |
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Rachmaninov - Sonata No.2 (revised version); Lili Boulanger - 3 morceaux; Earl Wild / Gershwin - 3 Virtuoso Etudes on Embraceable You, Fascinatin' Rhythm and I Got Rhythm | |
5 SEP | Snape Maltings, Suffolk |
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Rachmaninov - Sonata No.2 (revised version); Lili Boulanger - 3 morceaux; Earl Wild / Gershwin - 3 Virtuoso Etudes on Embraceable You, Fascinatin' Rhythm and I Got Rhythm | |
5 SEP | Snape Maltings, Suffolk |
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Rachmaninov - Sonata No.2 (revised version); Lili Boulanger - 3 morceaux; Earl Wild / Gershwin - 3 Virtuoso Etudes on Embraceable You, Fascinatin' Rhythm and I Got Rhythm | |
26 AUG | Presteigne Digital 2020, solo recital |
Edmund Finnis - Youth; Tarik O'Regan - Lines of Desire; Robert Peate - Pearl; Leos Janacek - In The Mists; Edmund Finnis - For Emmeline | |
25 AUG | Presteigne Digital 2020, with violinist Mathilde Milwidsky |
Joseph Phibbs - Violin Sonata (world premiere); Huw Watkins - Romance; Schubert - Sonatina in D, D. 384 | |
MAR-AUG 2020 | Clare's performances were on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
23 FEB | Solo Recital, Saffron Hall |
Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
15 FEB | BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins on BBC Radio 3 |
Broadcast of the live recording of Kenneth Hesketh's Uncoiling the River from the Hoddinott Hall. | |
14 FEB | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman at the Cadogan Hall |
Slow movements of Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 | |
30 JAN | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall |
Kenneth Hesketh - Uncoiling the River (English premiere) | |
19 JAN | Talk with Professor Stephen Walsh, Monmouth |
Clare joined Professor Stephen Walsh, author of 'Debussy, a Painter in Sound' for an illustrated talk on Debussy and his music. Debussy - Arabesque No. 2; Pagodes; Reflets dans l'eau; General Lavine; Feuilles mortes; La Cathédrale Engloutie; Ravel - Jeux d'eau | |
Performances in 2019
13 DEC | Solo Recital, Witney Music Society |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in A major; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor (revised version, 1931) | |
5-8 DEC | Recording for BIS Records (to be released in 2021) |
Gubaidulina - Chaconne; John Adams - I Still Play; Birtwistle - Variations from the Golden Mountain; Copland - Piano Variations; Hindemith - Variations; Lachenmann - 5 Variations on a Theme of Franz Schubert; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
21 NOV | Solo Recital, 22 Mansfield St, London |
Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in A major; Birtwistle - Variations from the Golden Mountain; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Myslivecek - Sonata No. 6 in D major; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 | |
16 NOV | Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, Nottingham |
Mozart - Piano Concert No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 | |
10 NOV | Solo Recital, Wimbledon International Music Festival, London |
Debussy - La Cathédrale Engloutie; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Gubaidulina - Chaconne | |
8 NOV | Solo Recital, Milngavie Music Club, Scotland |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Hywel Davies - Elternszenen; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in A major; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor (revised version, 1931) | |
7 NOV | Solo Recital, St George's, Bristol |
Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Hywel Davies - Elternszenen; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 20 | |
30 OCT | Solo Recital, Pembroke College, Oxford |
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Hywel Davies - Elternszenen; Szymanowski - Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 20 | |
20 OCT | Solo Recital, Hampstead Garden Suburbs, London |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Rhian Samuel - A Garland for Anne; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor (revised version, 1931) | |
19 OCT | Solo Recital, St John the Baptist, Cirencester |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor (revised version, 1931) | |
15 OCT | Solo Recital, Cardiff University |
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Gubaidulina - Chaconne; Rhian Samuel - A Garland for Anne; Hilary Tann - Doppelgänger; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor (revised version, 1931) | |
12 OCT | With Henning Kraggerud, Oxford Chamber Music Festival |
Kraggerud - Equinox | |
25 AUG | Carducci-Hammond Trio, Holywell Music Room, Oxford |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Piazzolla - Primavera Porteña | |
23 AUG | Carducci-Hammond Trio, Syde Manor Barn, Gloucestershire |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Piazzolla - Primavera Porteña | |
30 JUL | Sinfonia Iuventus and Łukasz Borowicz, Warsaw, Poland |
World Premiere recording of Roman Palester's Concertino for Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (PWM). | |
28 JUL | with violinist Madeleine Mitchell, Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester |
Herbert Howells - Three Pieces; Ivor Gurney - The Apple Orchard, Scherzo; Robert Saxton - Suite (2018, World Premiere); Ian Venables - 3 Pieces; James Macmillan - Kiss on Wood; Grace Williams - Sonata | |
20 JUL | Festival Mélodies sur Arzon, Auvergne, France |
Masterclasses | |
19 JUL | Festival Mélodies sur Arzon, Auvergne, France |
Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Hywel Davies - Elternszenen; Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
14 JUL | Buxton International Festival |
Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Hywel Davies - Elternszenen (World Premiere); Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
12 JUL | Tetbury Goods Shed, Gloucestershire |
Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in C major; Liz Lane - Ballad (World Premiere); Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
8 JUL | Carducci-Hammond Trio, Cheltenham Music Festival |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo' (final movement); Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (second movement); Piazzolla - Primavera Porteña | |
6 JUL | The Dance House, Crewkerne, Somerset |
Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in C major; Zev Gordon - Diary Pieces; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
5 JUL | Ilminster Arts Centre, Somerset |
Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in C major; Zev Gordon - Diary Pieces; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
5 JUL | Bridport Arts Centre, Dorset |
Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in C major; Zev Gordon - Diary Pieces; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
4 JUL | Wellhayes Vineyard, Tiverton |
Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in C major; Zev Gordon - Diary Pieces (2018, World Premiere); Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
25 JUN | Philharmonia at St David's Hall, Cardiff |
Guillaume Connesson - The Shining One | |
23 JUN | Hertfordshire Festival of Music |
Mozart - Piano Concerto in No. 24 in C minor K491 (chamber version) with the Carducci Quartet. | |
19 JUN | Cinemateca, Lisbon, Portugal |
Ghosts and Whispers, developed in collaboration with composer John Woolrich and the Quay Brothers. | |
9 JUN | National Centre for Early Music, York |
Ghosts and Whispers, developed in collaboration with composer John Woolrich and the Quay Brothers. | |
30 MAY | Kettle's Yard, Cambridge |
Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Adès - Darknesse Visible and Mazurkas, Op. 27; Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
22 MAY | Norfolk & Norwich Festival |
Ghosts and Whispers, developed in collaboration with composer John Woolrich and the Quay Brothers. | |
19 MAY | Carducci Festival, Highnam, Glos |
Mozart - Piano Concerto in No. 24 in C minor K491 (chamber version) | |
18 MAY | Wye Valley Music, St Briavels |
Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Adès - Darknesse Visible and Mazurkas, Op. 27; A Trio of Bees - Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov and Ewan Campbell; Bartók - 6 Romanian Folk Dances; Finnis - Youth; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
27 APR | Hebden Bridge International Piano Festival |
Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in C major; Knussen - Prayer Bell Sketch; Hesketh - Lullaby of the Land Beyond; Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Preludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
26 APR | Children's Concert, Hebden Bridge International Piano Festival |
31 MAR | Solo Recital, Acanthe (Village d'Artistes), La Ferté-Loupière, France |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Schumann - Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20; Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in A major; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee | |
30 MAR | Solo Recital, Atelier Stephen Paulello, Villethierry, France |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Schumann - Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20; Myslivecek - Sonata No. 3 in A major; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee; Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee; Hesketh - Chorales and Kolam (World Premiere) | |
29 MAR | International CD Release - Josef Myslivecek - Complete Music for Keyboard for BIS Records |
Josef Myslivecek - Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Six Easy Divertimenti; Six Easy Lessons for Harpsichord (with Nicholas McGegan and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra) | |
10 MAR | With the Carducci Quartet, Shropshire Music Trust |
Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 | |
27 FEB | Solo Recital, Stapleford Granary, near Cambridge |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - 'The Bee's Wedding'; Schumann - Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20; Adès - Darknesse Visible, Mazurkas Op. 27; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee | |
26 FEB | Solo Recital, Richmond Concerts, London |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - 'The Bee's Wedding'; Schumann - Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20; Adès - Darknesse Visible, Mazurkas Op. 27; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee | |
13 FEB | Solo Recital, Kendal Midday Concert Club |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - 'The Bee's Wedding'; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee | |
13 FEB | Solo Recital, St Mary's Creative Space, Chester |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - 'The Bee's Wedding'; Schumann - Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee | |
26 JAN | Solo Recital, The Castle Hotel, Taunton |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - 'The Bee's Wedding'; Schumann - Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee | |
25 JAN | BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Martyn Brabbins, Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff |
Kenneth Hesketh - Uncoiling the River (World Premiere) | |
19 JAN | Solo Recital, Music at St Peter's, Canterbury |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - 'The Bee's Wedding'; Schumann - Humoreske in B flat major, Op. 20; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931); Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee | |
Performances in 2018
13 DEC | Solo Recital, National Gallery, London |
Liszt - Au bord d'une source, Vallée d'Obermann; Kim Ashton - 'Cuckoo' and 'Windhover' from Ornithology; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25 | |
20 NOV | Solo Recital, Motif Concerts, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Attahir - Sahirat; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
10 NOV | Solo Recital, Dorking Concertgoers Society |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
8 NOV | Solo Recital, Leicester International Music Festival |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
17 OCT | Solo Recital, Saddleworth Concerts Society |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
13 OCT | Solo Recital, Sheffield University Concert Series |
World Premiere of Ghosts and Whispers, developed in collaboration with composer John Woolrich and the Quay Brothers. | |
10 OCT | Solo Recital, Rothamsted Manor, Harpenden |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
5 OCT | Solo Recital, Leeds University International Concert Series |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
28 SEP | Solo Recital, Cheltenham College |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Three Bees (pieces by Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov and Ewan Campbell); Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
7 SEP | Solo Recital, Bishop Auckland Music Society |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
5 SEP | Solo Recital, Witham Arts Centre |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee; Rachmaninov - Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931) | |
25 AUG | Solo Recital, Southwell Music Festival |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Three Bees (pieces by Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov and Ewan Campbell); Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
21 AUG | Broadcast, BBC Radio 3 'In Tune' |
Lili Boulanger - D'un vieux jardin and D'un jardin clair; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse. Listen to an excerpt here. | |
12 AUG | Solo Recital, Hay Music |
Haydn - Sonata No. 58 in C major, Hob XVI:48; Finnis - Youth; Three Bees (pieces by Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov and Ewan Campbell); Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25 | |
3 AUG | Solo Recital, Three Choirs Festival |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite in G; Mendelssohn - 'The Bee's Wedding'; Lili Boulanger - D'un vieux jardin, D'un jardin clair; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Rimsky-Korsakov - The Flight of the Bumblebee; Debussy - Selection from Préludes; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
12 JUL | With Joo Yeon Sir and Matthew Hunt, Lichfield Festival |
Gershwin / Frolov - Concert Fantasy on Themes from Porgy and Bess; Bernstein / arr. Stern - 4 Moments from Candide; Sondheim - Send in the Clowns | |
11 JUL | Solo Recital, Gower Festival |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Finnis - Youth; Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee; Debussy - Selection of Preludes; Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
10 JUL | Solo Recital, Frome Festival |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Finnis - Youth; Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee; Debussy - Selection of Preludes; Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
7 JUL | Children's Concert, Ely Festival |
6 JUL | Solo Recital, Ely Cathedral |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Finnis - Youth; Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee; Debussy - Selection of Preludes; Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
24 JUN | Solo Recital, Woolpit Festival, Suffolk |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Mendelssohn - The Bee's Wedding; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee; Debussy - Selection of Preludes; Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
9 JUN | Solo Recital, Festival International De Musique Classique d'Aigues-Mortes, France |
Haydn - Fantasia in C, Hob XVII: 4; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; A Trio of Bees (Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Campbell); Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Debussy - Selection of Preludes; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
7 JUN | Solo Recital, Bledington Festival |
Haydn - Fantasia in C, Hob XVII: 4; Attahir - Sahirat; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; A Trio of Bees (Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Campbell); Debussy - Selection of Preludes; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
5 JUN | With Henning Kraggerud, Arena, Moss, Norway |
Kraggerud - Equinox | |
24 MAY | Solo Recital, Beaumaris Festival |
Debussy - Selection of Preludes; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; A Trio of Bees (Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Campbell); Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25 | |
20 MAY | Solo Recital, Rochester |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Attahir - Sahirat; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25 | |
19 MAY | Solo Recital, All Saints Church, East Sheen |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Attahir - Sahirat; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25 | |
13 MAY | Solo Recital, Salle Des Fêtes, La Ferté-Loupière, France |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Attahir - Sahirat; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25 | |
12 MAY | Solo Recital, Stephen Paulello's Studio, Villethierry, France |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Attahir - Sahirat; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Chopin - Etudes, Op. 25 | |
1 MAY | Solo Recital, Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Malcolm Hayes - Purgatorio; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
30 APR | Solo Recital, Perth Concert Hall |
Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Malcolm Hayes - Purgatorio; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
27 APR | Solo Recital, Ardrishaig Music Society |
Haydn - Fantasia; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29 (Nos. 1 and 2); Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Malcolm Hayes - Purgatorio; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
27 APR | Solo Recital, Milngavie Music Club |
Haydn - Fantasia; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29 (Nos. 1 and 2); Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Malcolm Hayes - Purgatorio; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
25 APR | Solo Recital, Oban Music Society |
Haydn - Fantasia; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29 (Nos. 1 and 2); Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Malcolm Hayes - Purgatorio; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
24 APR | Solo Recital, Music in Peebles |
Haydn - Fantasia; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29 (Nos. 1 and 2); Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Malcolm Hayes - Purgatorio (World Premiere); Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
22 APR | With the Carducci Quartet, Music in Deddington |
Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 | |
22 APR | With the Carducci Quartet, Holywell Music Room, Oxford |
Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 | |
19 APR | Solo Recital, Riverhouse Barn, Walton-on-Thames |
Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
25 MAR | Solo Recital, Darlington Piano Society |
Haydn - Fantasia; Finnis - Youth; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
21 MAR | With the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Nicholas McGegan, Örebro, Sweden |
Myslivecek - Keyboard Concertos, Nos. 1 and 2 | |
19-23 MAR | Örebro, Sweden |
Recording a disc of works by Josef Myslivecek for BIS Records. To include: Keyboard Concertos, Nos. 1 and 2, Six Easy Divertimenti, 6 Easy Lessons for the Harpsichord. More information here. | |
16 MAR | Solo Recital, Newton Abbot |
Haydn - Fantasia; Finnis - Youth; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
12 MAR | Solo Recital, Milton Court, London |
Haydn - Fantasia; Unsuk Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Julian Anderson - Etudes No. 1-3; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Beethoven - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; Edmund Finnis - Youth (2017, World Premiere); Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
2 MAR | CD Release - Robert Saxton - Piano Music with Toccata Classics |
Robert Saxton - Hortus Musicae, Books 1 and 2; Chacony; Sonata; Lullaby for Rosa | |
1 MAR | With the Warsaw Philharmonic and Jacek Kaspszyk, Warsaw, Poland |
Panufnik - Piano Concerto | |
21 FEB | With Huw Watkins, Cross Currents Festival, Barber Institute, Birmingham |
Robin Holloway - Sarabande, Scherzo and Song;Michael Berkeley - Haiku; Alexander Goehr - 7 Impromptus (two piano); Robin Holloway - Silvered Schubert (two piano) | |
20 FEB | Solo Recital, Caledonian Club |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19 | |
18 FEB | Solo Recital, Canterbury Music Club |
Haydn - Fantasia; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Beethoven - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
JAN | Clare was on maternity leave. |
Performances in 2017
DEC | Clare was on maternity leave. |
29 NOV | Sinfonia Viva with Duncan Ward, Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham |
Hummel - Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 85 | |
27 NOV | with oboist James Turnbull, Luton Music |
Kalliwoda - Morceau de Salon, Op. 228; Poulenc - Sonata, FP 185; Bartok - 6 Romanian Folk Dances (piano solo); Dorati - Duo Concertante; Lutoslawski - Epitaph; Annabel Davis - Lullaby (World Premiere); Cruttwell-Reade - Ravens' Cage; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19 (piano solo); Dutilleux - Sonata | |
16 NOV | Solo Recital, Sherborne School, Dorset |
Haydn - Fantasia; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
11 NOV | Solo Recital, Penn House, Buckinghamshire |
Haydn - Fantasia; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Bartok - 6 Romanian Dances; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
28 OCT | with violinist Henning Kraggerud, St Michaelis Church, Hamburg, Germany |
Kraggerud - Victimae Paschali (World Premiere); Kraggerud - movements 17, 18 and 10 from Equinox | |
27 OCT | Filharmonia Kaliska with Natalia Ponomarchuk, Kalisz, Poland |
Palester - Concertino (1942); Ptaszynska - Piano Concerto (2017, World Premiere) | |
27 OCT | BBC Radio 3, Afternoon Concert |
The BBC broadcast Clare's performance of Edwin Roxburgh's Concerto for Piano and Winds with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Michael Seal. | |
12 OCT | Solo Recital, Pontio, Bangor |
Haydn - Fantasia; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
11 OCT | Solo Recital, Clitheroe Concerts Society |
Haydn - Fantasia; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
6 OCT | BBC Symphony Orchestra with Michael Seal |
Edwin Roxburgh - Concerto for Piano and Winds | |
4 OCT | Solo Recital, Barnes Music Society |
Haydn - Fantasia; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
2 OCT | Solo Recital, Wesley Chapel, Harrogate |
Haydn - Fantasia; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Bartok - 6 Romanian Folk Dances; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19 | |
15 SEP | Solo Recital, Hargrave Music Festival, Buckinghamshire |
Haydn - Fantasia in C major; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19 | |
9 SEP | Solo Recital, Music in Lyddington, Rutland |
Haydn - Fantasia in C major; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
8 SEP | Solo Recital, Nottingham Girls' High School |
Haydn - Fantasia in C major; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Beethoven - Sonata in E major, Op. 109; Scriabin - Sonate-Fantasie, Op. 19; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
25 AUG | Released disc of trumpet and piano concertos with Signum Records |
Nimrod Borenstein - Concerto for piano, trumpet and string orchestra, Op. 74; Geoffrey Gordon - Saint Blue; Toby Young - The Art of Dancing (recorded with trumpeter Simon Desbruslais, conductor Kenneth Woods and the English String Orchestra | |
21-23 AUG | Recorded disc of music by Robert Saxton for Toccata Classics |
Sonata (1981); Chacony (1988); Hortus Musicae - Books 1 and 2 (2013-16); Lullaby (2016) | |
29 JUL | RTÉ Concert Orchestra, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue; Montero - Concierto en Blanco y negro | |
27 JUL | RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Galway International Arts Festival, Republic of Ireland |
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue; Montero - Concierto en Blanco y negro [World Premiere] | |
22 JUL | Solo Recital, Festival Mélodies sur Arzon, France |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite in G; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Attahir - Sahirat (World Premiere); Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 | |
30 JUN | with violinist Sara Trickey, Gregynog Festival, Harlech |
Beethoven - Violin Sonata in F, Op. 24 'Spring'; Cyril Scott - All Through The Night; Scott (trans. Fritz Kreisler) - Lotus-land, Op. 47 No. 1; Margaret More - Harlequin and Columbine; David Vaughan Thomas - Allegro vivace in D minor; John Rippiner Heath - In the heart of the country; Brahms - Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 108 | |
24 JUN | Kew Sinfonia, London |
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor (K. 491) | |
9 JUN | Hertfordshire Festival of Music |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Schubert - Impromptus, D. 899; Haydn - Fantasia in C, Hob XVII:6; James Francis Brown, Peter Fribbins, John Hawkins, David Matthews, Alan Mills, Matthew Taylor and Hugh Wood - Haydn Fantasies for John McCabe; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
29 MAY | Beaumaris Music Festival, Anglesey |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; James Francis Brown - The Silent Hour; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
23 MAY | Bury Festival, Suffolk |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
20 MAY | BBC Radio 3, 'Recital' |
Hesketh - Horae (pro clara); Hesketh - Three Japanese Miniatures | |
17 MAY | with violinist Sara Trickey, Presteigne Festival fundraiser at 22 Mansfield St, London |
Beethoven - Violin Sonata in F, Op. 24 'Spring'; Stravinsky - Suite Italienne; David Matthews - Adonis, Op. 105; Brahms - Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 108 | |
13 MAY | Rochdale Music Society |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; James Francis Brown - The Silent Hour; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
6 MAY | Odysseus Piano Trio, Steyning Music Society, Kent |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV: 25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Beethoven - Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Brahms - Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8 (revised version) | |
5 MAY | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
James Francis Brown - The Silent Hour; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
29 APR | Theatrau Sir Gâr, Llanelli, Wales |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Ashton - 'Goldfinch, 'O'ahu 'ō 'ō' and 'Windhover' from Ornithology; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
28 APR | Matlock Music Society, Derbyshire |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Ashton - 'Goldfinch, 'O'ahu 'ō 'ō' and 'Windhover' from Ornithology; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
27 APR | St Nicholas Chiswick, London |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Ashton - 'Goldfinch, 'O'ahu 'ō 'ō' and 'Windhover' from Ornithology; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
21 APR | Bridgewater Hall, Manchester |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; James Francis Brown, David Matthews, Alan Mills, Peter Fribbins and Robin Walker - Aquarelles; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse | |
7 APR | Malvern Concert Club |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
4 APR | Leighton House, Kensington |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
29 MAR | Anglican Church of St Thomas Becket, Hamburg, Germany |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Adès - Mazurkas, Op. 27; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
28 MAR | Anglican Church of St Thomas Becket, Hamburg, Germany |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Harty - Portrait and Spring Fantasy; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Adès - Mazurkas, Op. 27; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
24 MAR | Hertfordshire Festival of Music |
Haydn - Fantasia in G Hob XVII:4; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 | |
17 MAR | Festival Piano en Saintonge, France |
Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
4 MAR | Loughborough University Concert Series |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
2 MAR | Woodend Barn, Banchory near Aberdeen |
Ken Hesketh - Hände (piano and film);Kim Ashton - Ornithology; Ed Hughes - The Nose (piano and film) | |
28 FEB | St John's Smith Square, with the English Symphony Orchestra |
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K. 466 | |
19 FEB | Wye Valley Music |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Debussy - L'Isle Joyeuse; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Whalley - 5 Preludes; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 | |
17 FEB | Barber Institute, Birmingham, with the Odysseus Piano Trio |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV: 25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Beethoven - Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost' | |
10 FEB | Witney Music Society, with the Odysseus Piano Trio |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Beethoven - Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves; Brahms - Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8 (revised version) | |
8 FEB | Rothamsted Manor, with the Odysseus Piano Trio |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Beethoven - Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Brahms - Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8 (revised version) | |
7 FEB | France Musique |
Clare's disc, Horae (pro clara) was featured on France Musique Radio. | |
3 FEB | University of York |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Ed Hughes - The Nose (piano and film); Ken Hesketh - Hände (piano and film); Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes | |
22 JAN | Stour Valley Arts & Music |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Ashton - 'Goldfinch, 'O'ahu 'ō 'ō' and 'Windhover' from Ornithology; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
11 JAN | Letchworth Music Club |
Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite No. 6 in G; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Fauré - Nocturnes Nos. 8 and 12; Pointon - Chant; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
Performances in 2016
14 DEC | Solo Recital, Pharos Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
8 DEC | With the Philharmonia and George Fenton, Royal Festival Hall, London |
Suite from The Lady in the Van, including Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 'Romanze - Larghetto' | |
7 DEC | Solo Recital, Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Boulanger - D’un Vieux Jardin and D’un Jardin clair; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
27 NOV | Solo Recital, Blackheath Halls, London |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Robert Saxton - 3 movements from Hortus Musicae, Book 2; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
26 NOV | Odysseus Piano Trio, Whitstable Music Society |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV: 25 'Gypsy Rondo’; Beethoven - Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost’; Mozart - Trio No. 6 in G major, K. 564; Dvorak - Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
25 NOV | With oboist James Turnbull, Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford |
Saint-Saëns - Oboe Sonata, Op. 166; Thomas Hyde - Winter Music; Robert Saxton - Chacony (piano solo); Poulenc - Oboe Sonata; Robert Saxton - Arias; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes (piano solo); Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade - Ravens’ Cage; Dutilleux - Oboe Sonata | |
24 NOV | Solo Recital, Stapleford Granary |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Kim Ashton - Ornithology [World Premiere]; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
22 NOV | Solo Recital, Wimbledon International Music Festival |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Op. 27; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
18 NOV | Solo Recital, St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Saxton - Selection from Hortus Musicae, Book 2; Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
9 NOV | Solo Recital, Riverhouse Barn, Walton-on-Thames |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Arlene Sierra - Black and White Warbler (World Premiere); Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Op. 27, Nos. 1 and 3; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
6 NOV | Odysseus Piano Trio, Worcester Concert Club |
Mozart - Trio No. 6 in G major, K. 564; Fauré - Trio in D minor, Op. 120; Dvorak - Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
29 OCT | Recording with Simon Debruslais and English String Orchestra |
Nimrod Borenstein - Double Concerto for Trumpet and Piano for Signum Records. | |
28 OCT | Simon Debruslais and English String Orchestra, Middleton Hall, Hull |
Nimrod Borenstein - Double Concerto for Trumpet and Piano [World Premiere] | |
22 OCT | Solo Recital, Yatton Music Society |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Saxton - Selection from Hortus Musicae, Book 2; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Stravinsky - 3 movements from Petroushka | |
16 OCT | With the Piatti Quartet at Belfast International Arts Festival for Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts |
Dvorak - Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 | |
15 OCT | With Cellist Gemma Rosefield at Belfast International Arts Festival for Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts |
Beethoven - Variations in G on a theme by Handel, WoO45; Strauss - Sonata Op. 6; Martinu - Variations on a Slovak Theme, H. 378; Brahms - Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 | |
14 OCT | Belfast International Arts Festival for Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Op. 27; Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
12 OCT | Odysseus Piano Trio, Chester Music Society |
Mozart - Trio No. 6 in G major, K. 564; Fauré - Trio in D minor, Op. 120; Dvorak - Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
12 OCT | Odysseus Piano Trio, Harris Music Club, Preston |
Mozart - Trio No. 6 in G major, K. 564; Dvorak - Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
9 OCT | With oboist James Turnbull, Swansea International Festival |
Poulenc - Oboe Sonata; Thomas Hyde - Winter Music; Robert Saxton - Chacony (piano solo); Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade - Ravens’ Cage; Dutilleux - Oboe Sonata | |
7 OCT | With oboist James Turnbull, Barber Institute, Birmingham |
Poulenc - Oboe Sonata; Thomas Hyde - Winter Music; Robert Saxton - Chacony (piano solo); Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade - Ravens’ Cage; Dutilleux - Oboe Sonata | |
6 OCT | Odysseus Piano Trio, Alwyn Festival |
Alwyn - Rhapsody for piano quartet (with violist Sarah-Jane Bradley); David Matthews - Piano Trio No. 2; Mozart - Trio No. 6 in G major, K. 564; Fauré - Trio in D minor, Op. 120; Dvorak - Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
28 SEP | Odysseus Piano Trio, 22 Mansfield Street London |
Mozart - Trio No. 6 in G major, K. 564; Fauré - Trio in D minor, Op. 120; Dvorak - Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
25 SEP | With the English String Orchestra, The Shirehall, Hereford |
Mozart - Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466 | |
11 SEP | Solo Recital at Festiwal Chopiniana, Płock, Poland |
Chopin - Études Op. 25 Nos. 1, 2, 6, 9, and 11; Szymanowski - Études Op. 33, Nos. 1-7; Panufnik, A. - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12; Lyapunov - ‘Nuit d’été’ from 12 Études d’Exécution Transcendante; Chin - Études, Nos. 4, 6 and 5 ('Scalen', 'Grains', 'Toccata’); Kapustin - Nos. 3, 4 and 1 from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
30 AUG | With the Presteigne Festival Orchestra |
David Matthews - Piano Concerto, Op. 111 | |
29 AUG | With oboist Emily Pailthorpe, Presteigne Festival |
Poulenc - Oboe Sonata; Robert Saxton - Arias; Thomas Hyde - Winter Music; Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade - Ravens’ Cage [World Premiere]; Robert Saxton - Chacony (piano solo); Dutilleux - Oboe Sonata | |
26 AUG | Solo Recital, Presteigne Festival |
Dutilleux - Au gré des ondes; Robert Saxton - Hortus Musicae, Book 2 [World Premiere]; Michael Berkeley - Haiku [World Premiere]; Stravinsky - Petroushka Suite | |
22 AUG | North York Moors Festival with Jamie Walton and Hugo Ticciati |
Schumann - Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 80 | |
22 AUG | North York Moors Festival with Katya Apekisheva |
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23 (piano four hands) | |
24 JUL | Solo Recital, Dorstone House, Hay-on-Wye |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Adès - Mazurkas, Op. 27; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique; Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Whalley - Three Preludes; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 | |
10 JUL | Solo Recital, Cheltenham Music Festival |
Hesketh - Hände (for piano and film); Hesketh - Notte Oscura; Adès - Mazurkas, Op. 27; Hellawell - Piani Latebre; Ed Hughes - The Nose (for piano and film) | |
6 JUL | Appearance on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' |
Ken Hesketh - Mvt. 10 from Horae (pro clara); Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique' mvt. 3 'Rondo'; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 m. 2 'Scherzo' | |
MAY-JUN | Clare was on maternity leave. |
27 MAY | UK release of Horae (pro clara) |
Clare's CD of works by British composer Kenneth Hesketh was released with BIS Records. | |
23 APR | With the Two Rivers Festival Ensemble, Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Robin Walker - Four Songs of Emily Brontë; Beethoven - Cantata: Adelaide; Mendelssohn - 'Adagio' from the Cello Sonata; Andrew Keeling - Piano Trio 'Unquiet Earth' | |
22 APR | Solo Recital, Derby Chamber Music Society |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Robert Saxton - movements from Hortus Musicae, Book 2; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 | |
16 APR | Solo Recital, Welwyn Garden Concert Club |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Cecilia McDowall - Colour is the Keyboard; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Robert Saxton - movements from Hortus Musicae, Book 2; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 | |
14 APR | Solo Recital, St George's Hall, Bristol |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 | |
12 APR | Solo Recital, Cardiff University Concerts Series |
Hesketh - Hände (for piano and film); Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Hughes - The Nose (for piano and film); Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 | |
9 APR | Solo Recital, Kings Place, London |
Hesketh - Hände (for piano and film); Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Hughes - The Nose (for piano and film); Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 | |
19 MAR | Solo Recital, Rhymney Valley Music Club |
Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Rachmaninov - Corelli Variations, Op. 42; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25 | |
17 MAR | Solo Recital, Sussex University |
Robert Saxton - movements from Hortus Musicae Book 2 (World Premiere); Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53 | |
11 MAR | With the Lublin Philharmonia and Jerzy Salwarowski, Poland |
Myslivecek - Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B flat major; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 | |
6 MAR | With the Jelenia Gora Philharmonia and Wojciech Rodek, Poland |
Myslivecek - Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B flat major; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 | |
4 MAR | With the Jelenia Gora Philharmonia and Wojciech Rodek, Poland |
Myslivecek - Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B flat major; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 | |
26 FEB | With the Kalisz Philharmonic and Paweł Przytocki, Poland |
Myslivecek - Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B flat major (Modern Day World Premiere); Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 | |
19 FEB | Solo Recital, Music at Oxford |
Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Rachmaninov - Corelli Variations, Op. 42; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25 | |
17 FEB | Solo Recital, Keele University Music Society |
Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Rachmaninov - Corelli Variations, Op. 42; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25 | |
15 FEB | With the Symphonia Academica, Luton Music Club |
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (second movement); Alex Woolf - New piece for piano quintet (World Premiere); Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (arr Lachner) | |
12 FEB | Solo Recital, Hartlepool Music Society |
Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Rachmaninov - Corelli Variations, Op. 42; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
4 FEB | Solo Recital, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham |
Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3; Medtner - Sonata Romantica, Op. 53; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
31 JAN | Odysseus Piano Trio, Cliveden House near Taplow |
Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Brahms - Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 (revised version) | |
23 JAN | Odysseus Piano Trio, Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves; Brahms - Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 (revised version) | |
22 JAN | With trumpeter Simon Desbruslais, St Anne's College, Oxford |
Elgar - Salut d'amour; Bruch - Kol Nidrei; Luke Bedford - Three Caves [World Premiere]; Adès - Mazurkas Nos. 1 and 3 (solo piano); Edwin Roxburgh - Pro Patria Mori | |
17 JAN | Odysseus Piano Trio, Canterbury Music Club |
Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Brahms - Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 (revised version) | |
16 JAN | With violinist Sara Trickey, Music at St Peter's, Canterbury |
Schubert - Sonatina in D major, D. 384; David Matthews - Aria; Ravel - Tziganes; Joe Duddell - All Stars Aligned; Szymanowski - Mazurkas Op. 50, Nos. 2, 9 and 6 (solo piano); Brahms - Sonata in G major, Op. 78 | |
15 JAN | Odysseus Piano Trio, City Music Society |
Haydn - Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob XV:25 'Gypsy Rondo'; Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost' | |
Performances in 2015
18 DEC | Appearance on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune', Christmas special |
Mendelssohn - Andante and Rondo Capriccioso; Chopin - Études Op. 25 Nos. 2, 6 and 9 | |
23 NOV | Solo Recital, Cornerstone Music Festival, Liverpool |
Hughes - The Nose, for piano and film [World Premiere]; Hesketh - Hände, for piano and film [World Premiere]; Hesketh - Through Magic Casements; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
19 NOV | Radio broadcast on France Musique |
France Musique broadcast Clare's recording of Chin's 'Scalen', from her Etude disc. | |
17 NOV | Odysseus Piano Trio, Kensington and Chelsea Music Society |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves; Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
15 NOV | Solo Recital, Guildford URC Music Society |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913;Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Mendelssohn - Andante and Rondo Capriccioso; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
14 NOV | Odysseus Piano Trio, Sidmouth Concert Society |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves; Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
11 NOV | Solo Performance 49 Queen's Gate Terrace, London |
Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Kapustin - Nos. 3 and 1 from Five Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
4 NOV | Appearance on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' |
Clare was interviewed alongside composer George Fenton about the soundtrack to The Lady in the Van, available on Sony Records. She also performed Schubert's Impromptu in G flat major, D. 899 No. 3. Listen to her performance here. | |
24 OCT | Solo Recital, The Old Granary Studio, Beccles, Suffolk |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Mendelssohn - Andante and Rondo Capriccioso; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Ravel - Sonatine; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 | |
13 OCT | BFI International Film Festival, London |
European premiere of The Lady in the Van at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square. The film is based on the play of the same name by Alan Bennett and directed by Nick Hytner. Clare plays the younger version of Dame Maggie Smith's character, Miss Shepherd. More information online. | |
12 OCT | Solo Recital, QEGS Wakefield |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Mendelssohn - Andante and Rondo Capriccioso; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 | |
11 OCT | Solo Recital, Swansea International Festival |
Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Mendelssohn - Andante and Rondo Capriccioso; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 | |
9 OCT | Chamber Music, Elgar Festival, Bramall Music Building, Birmingham |
Elgar - Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 81; Brahms - Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25. With Alexander Sitkovetsky, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Louise Lansdown and Matthew Sharp. | |
8 OCT | Solo Recital, Alwyn Festival, Suffolk |
Mendelssohn - Andante and Rondo Capriccioso; Alwyn - Sonata alla Toccata; James Francis Brown, David Matthews and Robin Walker - 3 Aquarelles; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Searle - Vigil; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 | |
4 OCT | Solo Recital, Miners Theatre, Ammanford |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Mendelssohn - Andante and Rondo Capriccioso; Alwyn - Sonata alla Toccata; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 | |
25 SEP | Solo Recital, Brunel University, London |
Bach - Toccata in D minor, BWV 913; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 | |
23 SEP | Odysseus Piano Trio, Rye Festival, Sussex |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves; Schubert - Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D.898; Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
18 SEP | Concerto recording, with trumpeter Simon Desbruslais and the English String Orchestra |
Clare recorded double concertos for trumpet and piano by composers Geoffrey Gordon and Toby Young for Signum Records. | |
7 SEP | Appearance on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' |
Clare performed four movements from Equinox with violinist Henning Kraggerud in an arrangement for violin and piano. Listen to an excerpt online. | |
2 SEP | Radio broadcast on RTS Espace-2, Switzerland |
RTS Espace-2 broadcast a feature on Clare's Etude disc. | |
27-29 AUG | Recording a disc for BIS Records |
Ken Hesketh - Horae (pro clara); Through Magic Casements; Notte Oscura; Three Japanese Miniatures. Due for release in June 2016. More information online. | |
4 AUG | Solo Recital, CoMA, near Doncaster |
Ken Hesketh - Horae (pro clara) | |
3 AUG | Solo Recital, CoMA, near Doncaster |
Ken Hesketh - Through Magic Casements, Notte Oscura and Three Japanese Miniatures; Stephen Gardner Play [World Premiere] | |
12 JUL | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, Llandeilo Festival, South Wales |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Schubert - Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D. 898; Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
8 JUL | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, Frome Festival, Somerset |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Schubert - Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D. 898; Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
7 JUL | Solo Recital, 22 Mansfield St, London |
Couperin: Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Ravel - Sonatine; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
12 JUN | With trumpeter Simon Desbruslais at the Purcell Room, London |
John McCabe - Sonata 'Haec Dies' for trumpet and piano, Jigaudon and Lamentation Rag (piano solo) | |
10 JUN | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, Rothamsted Manor, Harpenden |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Schubert - Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D. 898; Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
5 JUN | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, The Barn, Carlton |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Schubert - Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D. 898; Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 'Dumky' | |
3 JUN | Solo Recital, Bledington Festival, Gloucestershire |
Ravel - Sonatine; Lyapunov - 2 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
2 JUN | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, St David's Hall, Cardiff |
Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Schubert - Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D. 898 | |
22 MAY | Solo Recital, Beaumaris Festival, North Wales |
Ravel - Sonatine; John Hywel - Scenes from Anglesey [World Premiere]; Lyapunov - 2 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
13 MAY | With trumpeter Simon Desbruslais and the English String Orchestra, Elgar Concert Hall, Birmingham |
Geoffrey Gordon - Saint Blue [World Premiere]; Shostakovich - Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings | |
9 MAY | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, Deal Festival, Kent |
Ireland - Piano Trio No. 2; Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Ireland - Decorations [piano solo]; David Matthews - Cap Gris-Nez [piano solo]; Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 | |
6 MAY | Composers' workshop, RNCM, Manchester |
Clare gave a workshop on contemporary piano music for postgraduate composition students at the RNCM. | |
3 MAY | Solo Recital, Rhosygilwen, Pembrokeshire |
Couperin: Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Lyapunov - 2 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Ravel - Sonatine; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
29 APR | Solo Performance, Barbican Hall, London |
Clare performed 4 etudes by Philip Glass alongside the composer himself and pianists Vikingur Olafsson, Maki Namekawa and Timo Andres. | |
28 APR | Solo Recital, Caledonian Club, London |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Lyapunov - 2 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 | |
26 APR | Masterclass, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University |
Clare gave a masterclass for seven pianists at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University. | |
19 APR | Solo Recital, Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall |
Clare gave a lecture recital on neoclassicism in music and performed the following works - Couperin: Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Ravel - Sonatine | |
18 APR | Solo Recital, Hebden Bridge Piano Festival |
Couperin: Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Chin; Études Nos. 4-6; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Ravel - Sonatine; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
17 APR | Children's Concert, Hebden Bridge Piano Festival |
Clare performed works by Couperin, Chin, Beethoven, Lyapunov, Ravel, Ginastera, Rachmaninov and Kapustin for an audience of children and their carers at the Hebden Bridge Piano Festival. | |
1 APR | Solo Recital, Saddleworth Concerts Society |
Lyapunov - 2 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Simaku - Hommage à Kurtag; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Ravel - Sonatine; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
28 MAR | Solo Recital, Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, Connecticut, USA |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Wiancko - Our Rusty Planet [World Premiere]; Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Kapustin - Selection from 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
21 MAR | Duo Recital with clarinettist Kate Romano for Wye Valley Music |
Finzi - Five Bagatelles; Debussy - Première Rhapsodie; Horovitz - Sonatina; Ravel - 3 movements from Le Tombeau de Couperin (piano solo); Poulenc - Clarinet Sonata; Weber - Grand Duo Concertant Op. 48 | |
5 MAR | Solo Recital, St John's Smith Square, London |
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin; Chopin - Selection from Études Op. 25; Lyapunov - 2 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Kapustin - 2 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
4 MAR | Solo Recital, Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon |
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin; Chopin - Selection from Études Op. 25; Lyapunov - 2 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Kapustin - 2 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
1 MAR | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, Conway Hall, London |
Beethoven - Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3; Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 | |
24 FEB | With the Odysseus Piano Trio, 22 Mansfield Street, London |
Beethoven - Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3; Martinu - Cinq pièces brèves, H. 193; Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 | |
19 FEB | Solo Recital, Barnes Music Society, London |
Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 2-3; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Lyapunov - 3 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Chopin - Selection from Études Op. 25; Kapustin - 3 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
16 FEB | Solo Recital, Luton Music Club |
Couperin - Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Gorb - Velocity; Ashton - Cuckoo [World Premiere]; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin; Lyapunov - 3 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Chopin - Selection from Études Op. 25; Kapustin - 3 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
15 FEB | Solo Recital, Canterbury Music Club |
Couperin - Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Gorb - Velocity; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin; Lyapunov - 3 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Chopin - Selection from Études Op. 25; Kapustin - 3 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
13 FEB | Solo Recital, University of York |
Woolrich - Pianobook XI; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Reeves - Notturno; Lyapunov - 3 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Gorb - Velocity; Kapustin - 3 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
11 FEB | Solo Recital, Rhyl Music Club, North Wales |
Lyapunov - 3 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 664; Kapustin - 3 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68; Couperin - Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Chin - Etudes Nos. 4-6; Chopin - Selection from Études Op. 25 | |
7 FEB | Solo Recital, Elmbridge Music Club, Walton-on-Thames |
Lyapunov - 3 Études d'Exécution Transcendante; Chopin - Selection from Études Op. 25; Kapustin - 3 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68; Couperin - Selection from Pièces de Clavecin, 6e ordre; Woolrich - Pianobook XI; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
7 FEB | CD Review, BBC Radio 3 |
Clare's new disc, Etude, was described as 'exhilarating' and a 'tremendously satisfying experience for the listener' on Andrew McGregor's'CD Review'. | |
4 FEB | UK launch of Etude CD, Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
Clare gave a short concert to launch her disc, Etude, with BIS Records. | |
2 FEB | UK release of Etude CD |
Clare's new CD, Etude, was released with BIS Records, featuring etudes by Unsuk Chin, Nikolai Kapustin, Sergei Lyapunov and Nikolai Kapustin. | |
28 JAN | Recital and seminar, Royal North College of Music, Manchester |
Woolrich - Pianobook XI; Chin - Études Nos. 4-6; Reeves - Notturno; Gorb - Velocity; Kapustin - 3 of Five Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
20 JAN | In Tune BBC Radio 3 |
Clare was interviewed and performed pieces by Sergei Lyapunov, Frédéric Chopin and Nikolai Kapustin for Sean Rafferty on 'In Tune' to publicise her new disc, Etude. | |
17 JAN | With cellist Jamie Walton at Kings Place, London |
Beethoven - Sonata for cello and piano in D, Op. 102 No. 2; Britten - Sonata for cello and piano in C, Op. 65; Alan Mills and Peter Fribbins - Aquarelles (piano solo); Debussy - Sonata for cello and piano; Fauré - Sonata for cello and piano No. 1 in D, Op. 109 | |
15 JAN | Solo Recital at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough |
Couperin - Selection from Pièces de Clavein, 6e ordre; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin; Woolrich - Pianobook XI; Kapustin - 3 of 5 Studies in Different Intervals, Op. 68 | |
Performances in 2014
18 DEC | With cellist Eliana Razzino Yang at 22 Mansfield Street, London |
Brahms - Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Beethoven - Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 | |
16 DEC | With cellist Gemma Rosefield for the Richmond Concert Society |
Beethoven - Variations in G on a theme by Handel, WoO45; Andrzej Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12; Barber - Sonata; Dvorak - Silent Woods; Strauss - Sonata Op. 6 | |
13 DEC | Solo Recital for the Sidmouth Concert Society |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
9 DEC | Solo Recital for the Lampeter Music Club |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
30 NOV | Panufnik 100: a family celebration at Kings Place, London |
Clare co-curated this chamber festival with the Brodsky Quartet to celebrate the centenary of Anglo-Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik's birth. She performed the following works in an afternoon concert and evening cabaret, with mezzo soprano Heather Shipp and the Brodsky Quartet: Roxanna Panufnik - Mine Eye and Virtue; Purcell - Sweeter than Roses; Andrzej Panufnik - Love Song; Andrzej Panufnik (arr. Roxanna) - Hommage à Chopin, ms. 1 and 4; Andrzej Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12 and his Piano Trio | |
27 NOV | Solo Recital at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (selection) | |
22 NOV | Panufnik Centenary Concert with mezzo soprano Mae Heydorn |
Andrzej Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Roxanna Panufnik - This Mighty Heart; Andrzej Panufnik - Dreamscape and Love Song; Szymanowski - Bunte Lieder, Op. 22, Nos. 4 and 5; Chopin - Songs, Op. 74 Nos. 1 and 11; Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik - Modlitwa; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (selection) | |
21 NOV | Broadcast on BR Klassik, Bavaria, Germany |
Clare was interviewed for a documentary on Andrzej Panufnik, broadcast as part of 'Das Musik-Feature' for BR Klassik Radio. | |
18 NOV | Solo Recital for the Vale of Glamorgan Festival at St David's Hall, Cardiff |
Pärt - Für Alina; Metcalf - Endless Song; Woolrich - Pianobook XI [World Premiere]; Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik - Modlitwa [UK Premiere]; Tabakova - Halo; James Francis Brown, David Matthews and Robin Walker - 3 Aquarelles | |
17 NOV | 'Afternoon on 3', BBC Radio 3 |
Clare's recordings of The Trees, Op. 75 by Sibelius and Mälarlegender by Ture Rangström were broadcast as part of 'Afternoon on 3' with Penny Gore for BBC Radio 3. | |
15 NOV | Concerto with the Nottingham Symphony Orchestra |
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor | |
13 NOV | With cellist Jessie Ann Richardson for the Cheltenham Music Society |
Schubert - 'Arpeggione' Sonata in A minor, D. 821; Bruch - Kol Nidrei; Rachmaninov - Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 | |
12 NOV | Solo Recital for the Letchworth Music Club |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Pointon - 5 Epigrams and an Epiphonema; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
9 NOV | Solo Recital for the Darlington Piano Society |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Mendelssohn - 3 Songs Without Words; Pointon - 5 Epigrams and an Epiphonema [World Premiere]; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
2 NOV | Solo Recital for Music in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
28 OCT | Swedish Radio |
Clare's recording of Roxanna Panufnik's Second Home, from her disc Reflections, was broadcast on 'Classic Morning' with Erika Libeck. | |
17 OCT | Concerto with the Lublin Philharmonic and conductor Sławek Wróblewski, Lublin, Poland |
Panufnik - Piano Concerto | |
14 OCT | Solo Recital at Sala Koncertowa Filharmonii Kaliskiej, Kalisz, Poland |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Mendelssohn - Three Songs Without Words; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete); Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12 | |
10 OCT | Concerto with the Kalisz Philharmonic and conductor Adam Klocek, Poland |
Panufnik - Piano Concerto | |
9 OCT | KUSC Radio, FM 91.5, Los Angeles, USA |
Clare's recording of Andrzej Panufnik's Twelve Miniature Studies and of Modlitwa, by Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik, from her disc Reflections, was broadcast on 'The Evening Program' with Jim Svejda. | |
4 OCT | Concerto with the Bedford Sinfonia |
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 | |
3 OCT | Solo Recital for Carmarthen Arts |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Sibelius The Trees, Op. 75; Mendelssohn - Three Songs Without Words; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete) | |
24-26 SEP | Lecture and recital at the International Conference - Andrzej Panufnik and his Vision of Music, Warsaw, Poland |
Clare gave a lecture on Andrzej Panufnik's piano music followed by a recital of his complete piano works comprising Pentasonata, Reflections and Twelve Miniature Studies | |
22 SEP | With the Piatti Quartet for the Rye Arts Festival |
Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Mendelssohn - Three Songs Without Words; Dvorak - Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 | |
25 AUG | Solo Recital for the Chopin and his Europe Festival, Warsaw, Poland |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Sibelius The Trees, Op. 75; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Chopin - Études, Op. 25 (complete); Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12 | |
6 AUG | Chamber concert at Wells Cathedral School |
Debussy - Petite Suite for piano duet | |
4 AUG | Solo recital at Wells Cathedral School |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Andrzej Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Andrzej Panufnik - Hommage à Chopin ms. 1 and 4; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25; Andrzej Panufnik - Piano Trio (with Karin Leishman and Richard May) | |
28 JUL-8 AUG | Encore Music Projects, Wells Cathedral School |
Clare was a member of the keyboard faculty for Encore Music Projects. | |
17 JUL | With cellist Jessie Ann Richardson for the Buxton Festival |
Schubert - 'Arpeggione' Sonata in A minor, D. 821; Rachmaninov - Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 | |
16 JUL | With trumpeter Simon Desbruslais for the Ryedale Festival |
Handel - Suite from The Water Music; Roxburgh - Pro Patria Mori [World Premiere]; Elgar - Salut d'amour; McCabe - Sonata after William Byrd's 'Haec Dies'; Gurney - Nocturne in B major (piano solo); Pritchard - Seven Pieces After the Somme [World Premiere] | |
15 JUL | Solo Recital for the Ryedale Festival |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Joseph Howard - Rupture [World Premiere]; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
11 JUL | Orski Gallery, Summer Festival of Zakopane, Poland |
Andrzej Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies; Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik - Modlitwa; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Andrzej Panufnik - Hommage à Chopin, ms. 1 and 4; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
30 JUN | In Tune BBC Radio 3 |
Clare was interviewed and performed pieces by Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik, and Frédéric Chopin, for Suzy Klein on 'In Tune'. This coincided with the release of her new disc, Reflections. | |
28 JUN | CD Review on BBC Radio 3 |
Clare's disc Reflections was featured on Andrew McGregor's CD Review. | |
18-24 JUN | Masterclasses with Pierre-Laurent Aimard on the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme |
Clare studied études by Ligeti with Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich on the Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme at Aldeburgh Music. | |
13 JUN | Performance and recording at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 3 |
Clare performed Mälarlegender by Ture Rangström as part of a BBC Symphony Orchestra studio concert and recorded The Trees by Sibelius, Op. 75 for broadcast on 'Afternoon on 3' later in the year. | |
4 JUN | CD Launch at Polish Embassy, London with mezzo soprano Clare McCaldin |
Roxanna Panufnik - Glo; Andrzej Panufnik arr. Roxanna Panufnik - Hommage à Chopin, ms. 1 and 4; Mahler - Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder and Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft; Andrzej Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 1-5. | |
2 JUN | CD Release - Reflections with BIS Records |
Andrzej Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Reflections, Pentasonata; Roxanna Panufnik - Second Home, Glo; Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik - Modlitwa; Andrzej Panufnik, arr. Roxanna Panufnik - Hommmage à Chopin, ms. 1, 4 and 5. Available on eClassical. | |
31 MAY | Recital for Alwinton Summer Concerts with Psappha |
Stravinsky - The Soldier's Tale Suite (arr. Stravinsky for cl, vn, pf, 1918); Casken - Winter Reels; Maxwell Davies - Eight Songs for a Mad King. | |
27 MAY | Radio Broadcast, Ontario, Canada |
Clare's recording of Roxanna Panufnik's Second Home was broadcast on FM98.5 - CKWR. | |
23 MAY | Recital for the Beaumaris Festival, Anglesey |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Keeling - Coniunctio; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'. | |
17 MAY | Recital for the Vale of Glamorgan Festival |
Tavener - Zodiacs; Keeling - Coniunctio [World Premiere]; Metcalf - Endless Song; Gorb - Velocity; O'Regan - Lines of Desire and Three Piano Miniatures; Fribbins, Mills and Walker - 3 movements from Aquarelles. | |
11 MAY | Two Rivers Festival with soprano Jane Wilkinson, violinist Suzanne Casey and cellist Kenneth Woods |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Walker - Five Songs of Emily Brontë [World Premiere]; Beethoven - Cantata 'Adelaïde'; Mendelssohn - 'Adagio' from Cello Sonata No. 2; Keeling - Piano Trio Unquiet Earth. | |
10 MAY | Recital for All Saints Concert, East Sheen |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Gorb - Velocity [World Premiere]; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 4-6; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas. | |
8 MAY | Gala Launch, Vale of Glamorgan Festival with soprano, Sarah Dacey |
Tarik O'Regan, Three Piano Miniatures; Robin Walker, Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, Tarik O'Regan, My House, I Say; Robert Fokkens, Worry, Don't Worry. | |
1 MAY | With cellist Matthew Sharp at Kings Place, London |
James Francis Brown - Prospero's Isle for cello, piano and narrator. | |
26 APR | With the Goldfield Ensemble at Stapleford Granary, Cambridgeshire |
Mozart - Piano Quartet in E flat major; Bridge - Piano Quintet in D minor | |
25 APR | With violinist Emily Dellit for the Brickwall Music and Arts Society |
Lutoslawski - Subito; Beethoven - Sonata Op. 47 'Kreutzer'; Stanhope - Agnus Dei; Brahms - Sonata No. 3, Op. 108 | |
23 APR | Recital at the Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
8 APR | With cellist Richard Birchall for the Kensington and Chelsea Music Society |
Barber - Sonata for cello and piano; Beethoven - Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1; Brahms - Sonata No. 2 in F major, op. 69 | |
3 APR | Recording with trumpeter Simon Desbruslais |
Simon and Clare recorded repertoire by Goedicke, Hindemith and Arban on historical instruments for the Bate Collection at Oxford University. | |
29 MAR | Recital for the Yatton Music Society |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
27 MAR | Lecture at the University of Sussex |
The Performer’s Prerogative: Paul Wittgenstein and Benjamin Britten’s Diversions, op. 21 | |
27 MAR | Recital at the University of Sussex |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
22 MAR | Recital for the Rhymney Valley Music Club |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
19 MAR | Cardiff University |
Clare led a composition workshop for third-year undergraduate students at Cardiff University. | |
18 MAR | Cardiff University |
Clare performed Grégoire Lorieux's Portrait prémonitoire d'Olivier Messiaen and Arlene Sierra's Urban Birds, for 3 pianos, electronics and sampled birdsong with pianists Kathy Supove and Xenia Pestova. | |
18 MAR | Cardiff University |
Clare spoke at a workshop for postgraduate composition students at Cardiff University. | |
16 MAR | Bangor University, North Wales |
Clare performed Grégoire Lorieux's Portrait prémonitoire d'Olivier Messiaen and gave the world premiere of Arlene Sierra's Urban Birds, for 3 pianos, electronics and sampled birdsong with pianists Kathy Supove and Xenia Pestova. | |
14 MAR | Recital for the North Fylde Music Circle |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
11 MAR | Bangor University, North Wales |
Clare gave a performance masterclass for undergraduate students at Bangor University. | |
8 MAR | Recital for Soirées at Breinton, near Woking |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
7 MAR | With trumpeter Simon Desbruslais at the Mary Ogilvie Theatre, St Anne's Oxford |
Maxwell-Davies - Sonata Op. 1; Yardley - Anaphora; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; McCabe - Sonata after William Byrd's 'Haec Dies'; Bruch - Kol Nidrei | |
7 MAR | Masterclass at Jesus College, Oxford |
Clare led a chamber music masterclass for undergraduate students at Oxford University. | |
28 FEB | With trumpeter Simon Desbruslais for the Deal Festival, Kent |
Maxwell-Davies - Sonata Op. 1; Nyman - Flugelhorn and Piano; Britten - Holiday Diary; McCabe - Sonata after William Byrd's 'Haec Dies' [world premiere]; Medtner - Three Vocalises, Elgar - Salut d'Amour, Bruch - Kol Nidrei | |
27 FEB | With the Odysseus Trio for Pop Up Circus, London |
Martinu - Piano Trio No. 1, H. 193 'Cinq Pièces Brèves'; Ravel - Piano Trio in A | |
26 FEB | With the Goldfield Ensemble for the York University Concert Series |
Ireland - Piano Trio No. 2; Bridge - Piano Quintet in D minor; Elgar - Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 81 | |
26 FEB | Lecture for the York University Research Seminar Series |
The Performer’s Prerogative: Paul Wittgenstein and Benjamin Britten’s Diversions, op. 21 | |
23 FEB | Recital for the Worcester Concert Club |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
22 FEB | Recital for the Rochdale Music Society |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
15 FEB | Recital for the Saffron Walden & District Music Club |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Satie - Gnossiennes Nos. 1-6, Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
31 JAN | Recital for Matlock Music |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
Performances in 2013
7 DEC | Masterclass at the Colchester Institute, Essex |
6 DEC | Recital for Stour Valley Arts and Music, East Bergholt, Suffolk |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Chopin - Selection from Études, Op. 25; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
2 DEC | Radio broadcast in Ontario, Canada |
Clare's recording of Julian Anderson's Études, Nos. 1-3 from her debut CD, Piano Polyptych was broadcast on FM98.5 CKWR in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. | |
26 NOV | Recital at the Caledonian Club, London |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas; Campbell - Flight of the Killer Bee [World Premiere] | |
20 NOV | Recital at Bath Spa University, Bath |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Saxton - Hortus Musicae; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
20 NOV | Lecture at Bath Spa University, Bath |
Clare gave a lecture on Paul Wittgenstein and Britten's Diversions, Op. 21 for left hand. | |
17 NOV | Recital at the Royal Centre, Nottingham |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
15 NOV | Recital for Wye Valley Music, St Briavels, Gloucestershire |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue in F minor and D flat major; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
12 NOV | Recital for the Campden and District Music Society |
Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67, Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue in F minor and D flat major; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
12 NOV | 60th Birthday Concert for Robert Saxton at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford |
Saxton - Hortus Musicae; Britten - Holiday Diary; Saxton - Chacony, Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone. Read a review in the Oxford Magazine here. | |
8 NOV | With the London International Players at Cadogan Hall, London |
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Vaughan Williams - Piano Quintet in C minor; Pärt - Fratres; Gluck - Dance of the Blessed Spirits. View excerpts from the concert on YouTube. | |
7 NOV | With violist Stephen Upshaw at 22 Mansfield Street, London |
Vaughan Williams - Romance; Clarke - Sonata for viola and piano | |
27 OCT | Trio recital with violinist Sara Trickey and cellist Gemma Rosefield at Conway Hall, London |
Beethoven - Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 'Ghost'; Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 | |
23 OCT | Recital at the Bridgewater Hall |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Britten - Holiday Diary; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664 | |
22 OCT | Recital for the Presteigne Festival City Tour at Cheltenham Town Hall |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Aquarelles by James Francis Brown, David Matthews and Robin Walker; Peate - Pearl; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664 | |
20 OCT | Recital for the Presteigne Festival City Tour at Pound Arts, Corsham |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Aquarelles by James Francis Brown, David Matthews and Robin Walker; Peate - Pearl; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664 | |
18 OCT | Recital for the Presteigne Festival City Tour at the Barber Institute, Birmingham |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Aquarelles by James Francis Brown, David Matthews and Robin Walker; Peate - Pearl; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664 | |
17 OCT | Recital for the Presteigne Festival City Tour at St George's, Bristol |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Aquarelles by James Francis Brown, David Matthews and Robin Walker; Peate - Pearl; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664 | |
5 OCT | Recital at the Miners' Theatre, Ammanford |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas; Lyapunov - 'Nuit d'été' and 'Tempête'; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67 Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Kapustin - Five Studies in Different Intervals | |
2 OCT | Lecture recital with composer Robert Saxton at City University London |
Clare and Robert Saxton discussed Saxton's new work, Hortus Musicae, which Clare then performed. | |
27 SEP | Recital for the Royston Arts Festival |
Mozart - Variations on a Theme by C. Fischer, K. 179; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas; Lyapunov - 'Tempête', 'Nuit d'été' and 'Terek'; Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words, Op. 67 Nos. 2, 5 and 4; Kapustin - Five Studies in Different Intervals | |
4-9 SEP | Clare recorded two discs for BIS Records at Potton Hall. |
DISC 1: Études by Unsuk Chin, Nikolai Kapustin, Sergei Lyapunov and Karol Szymanowski. DISC 2: the complete piano works of Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik | |
27 AUG | With the Presteigne Festival Orchestra |
Gabriel Jackson - Piano Concerto | |
24 AUG | With the Badke Quartet for the Presteigne Festival |
Shostakovich - Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 | |
23 AUG | Recital at the Presteigne Festival |
Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue in F minor, Prelude and Fugue in D flat major; Aquarelles by James Francis Brown, David Matthews, Peter Fribbins, Alan Mills and Robin Walker; Peate - Pearl (World Premiere, commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society); Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664. Read a review here. | |
22 AUG | Duo recital with violinist Sara Trickey at the Presteigne Festival |
Schubert - Violin Sonatina in D, D. 384; Matthews - Aria Op. 41; Duddell - All Stars Aligned; Brahms - Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 | |
20 JUL | with the Goldfield Ensemble at Walsworth Road Baptist Church, Hitchin |
Mozart - Piano Quartet in E flat major, K. 493; Brahms - Clarinet Trio Op. 114; Mozart - Trio K. 498 'Kegelstatt'; Brahms - Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87 | |
6 JUL | Recital at the Cheltenham Music Festival |
Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 1-3; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara) (World Premiere). Read a review in the Guardian here. | |
24 JUN | Recital for the City of London Festival at St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside |
Saxton - Chacony; Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for left hand alone; Harty - Portrait and Spring Fantasy; Sibelius - The Trees, Op. 75; Saxton - Hortus Musicae, Book 1 (World Premiere) | |
16 JUN | Recital at the Wigmore Hall, London |
Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas. View Clare's performance here. Read a review in BachTrack here. | |
22 MAY | Recital at the Brighton Festival |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Hughes - Orchids, No. 5 (World Premiere); Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 10-12; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin. Read a review here. | |
16 MAY | Recital at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand alone; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas | |
12 MAY | Recital for the Octagon Music Club, Watford |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand alone; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 10-12; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
4 MAY | with cellist Richard Birchall at Ravenscourt Primary School, London |
Barber - Sonata for cello and piano; Beethoven - Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1; Brahms - Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 | |
3 MAY | Recital at Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham |
Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33; Chin - Études, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5; Lyapunov - 'Nuit d'été' and 'Terek'; Kapustin - Five Studies in Different Intervals, Nos. 1-3 | |
23-27 APR | Artist-in-Residence at Queen's University, Belfast |
Clare gave performance seminars for instrumentalists and singers, individual piano tuition, composition workshops and guidance to a dissertation student as part of her residency at Queen's University Belfast. She gave a solo recital on the 25 April with the following repertoire: Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for left hand alone; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 5-7; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand alone; Molloy - Sætre Brygge; Dutilleux - Sonata Op. 1 | |
22 APR | Radio broadcast for BBC Radio Ulster |
Liszt - 'Au bord d'une source'. Listen here. | |
17 APR | Fundraising concert for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, London |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Lyapunov - 'Nuit d'été' and 'Tempête'; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Dutilleux - Sonata Op. 1, m. 3; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9 | |
28 MAR | with the Goldfield Ensemble at King's College, Cambridge |
Brahms - Clarinet Trio, Op. 114; Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps | |
28 MAR | Pre-concert talk with Donald Macleod at King's College, Cambridge |
21 MAR | Recital for the Leftitude Festival at The Forge, Camden |
Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; Saxton - Chacony; Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for left hand alone; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Lipatti - Sonatine for left hand | |
18 MAR | Broadcast for In Tune on BBC Radio 3 |
Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche. Listen here. | |
16 MAR | with George Vass and the Bushey Symphony Orchestra, near Watford |
Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 | |
12 MAR | Recital at Cardiff University |
Bach - Italian Concerto BWV 971; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 5-8; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664; Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Dutilleux - Sonata Op. 1 | |
12 MAR | Composition workshop with undergraduates at Cardiff University |
Clare workshopped compositions for solo piano by undergraduate students. | |
9 MAR | Recital at Clare Hall, Cambridge University |
Lecture recital on piano music for left hand followed by Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 5-8; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 664 | |
2 MAR | Concert with the Goldfield Ensemble at St Augustine's Church, Cambridge |
Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps | |
23 FEB | Workshops for the Junior Academy of Music, Belfast |
Clare held workshops for children aged 4-13 and a masterclass for Grade 1 piano students at Queen's University, Belfast. | |
20-23 FEB | Artist-in-Residence at Queen's University, Belfast |
Clare gave performance seminars for instrumentalists and singers, individual piano tuition, composition workshops and guidance to a dissertation student as part of her residency at Queen's University Belfast. She gave a solo recital on the 21 February with the following repertoire: Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Liszt - Vallée d'Obermann; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand, Op. 9; Mawhinney - Ravara, Nos. 1-4; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 | |
15 FEB | Recording with trumpeter Simon Desbruslais at Surrey University, Guildford |
Simon and Clare recorded repertoire by Goedicke, Hindemith and Arban on historical instruments for the Bate Collection at Oxford University. | |
12 FEB | Recital at 22 Mansfield St, London |
Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33; Chin - Études, Nos. 4-6; Lyapunov - 'Nuit d'été' and 'Terek'; Kapustin - Five Studies in Different Intervals, Nos. 1-3 | |
10 FEB | Recital at Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33; Chin - Études, Nos. 4-6; Lyapunov - 'Nuit d'été' and 'Terek'; Kapustin - Five Studies in Different Intervals, Nos. 1-3 | |
8 FEB | Concert with the Ensemble Epomeo at the Two Rivers Festival, the Wirral |
Mahler - Piano Quartet; Keeling - Reclaiming Eros | |
2 FEB | Recital for the Elmbridge Music Club, Walton-on-Thames |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Liszt - Vallée d'Obermann; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2; Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand alone; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
31 JAN | Lecture recital at Manchester University |
Clare gave a lecture recital on left-hand piano music with live demonstrations at the piano. | |
31 JAN | Recital at Manchester University |
Saxton - Chacony; Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand; Dutilleux - Sonata Op. 1 | |
22 JAN | Lecture at Oxford University |
Clare gave a lecture recital on her doctoral research on left-hand piano music for the Research Colloquia at Oxford University. | |
11 JAN | Recital for the Dolgellau Music Club |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Liszt - Vallée d'Obermann; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2; Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Dutilleux - Sonata Op. 1 | |
9 JAN | Recital for the Rhyl Music Club |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Liszt - Vallée d'Obermann; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Ginastera - Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2; Bach-Brahms - Chaconne in D minor for the left hand; Saint-Saëns - selection from Études pour la main gauche; Dutilleux - Sonata Op. 1 | |
5 JAN | Broadcast for Hear and Now on BBC Radio 3 |
Chin - Études, Nos. 1-6. Listen here. | |
Performances in 2012
1 DEC | Recital for the Orpheus Club, Ealing |
Handel - Suite in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Messiaen - Three Préludes; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata" | |
30 NOV | Workshop in the Performance Space, City University London |
Clare gave a performance workshop for undergraduate instrumentalists and vocalists. | |
24 NOV | Recital for the Whitstable Music Society with violinist Ruth Palmer |
Handel - Suite in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Messiaen - Three Préludes; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata"; Debussy - Sonata for violin and piano; Franck - Sonata in A major for violin and piano | |
21 NOV | Recital at The Treasury, London |
Handel - Suite in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Messiaen - Three Préludes | |
20 NOV | Lecture at Surrey University |
Clare gave a lecture recital on her doctoral research on left-hand piano music for postgraduate students at Surrey University. | |
17 NOV | Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff |
Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 2-3, Scriabin - Étude in C sharp minor, Op. 42 No. 5. Read a review here. | |
9 NOV | Workshop in the Performance Space, City University London |
Clare gave a performance workshop for undergraduate instrumentalists and vocalists. | |
2 NOV | Recital at Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Handel - Suite in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Messiaen - Three Préludes; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata" | |
2 NOV | With the Okeanos Ensemble at St Giles Church, Cripplegate |
Knussen - On One Note, Rosary Songs and Prayer Bell Sketch | |
25 OCT | Workshop in the Performance Space, City University London |
Clare gave a performance workshop for undergraduate instrumentalists and vocalists. | |
23 OCT | Recital with flautist Ana de la Vega at 49 Queen's Gate Terrace, London |
Poulenc - Sonata; Saint-Saëns - Romance; Debussy - Syrinx; Dutilleux - Sonatine; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Myslivecek - Adagio; Fauré - Fantaisie, Op .79; Widor - Suite, Op. 14 | |
9-12 OCT | Artist-in-Residence at Queen's University, Belfast |
Clare gave performance seminars for instrumentalists and singers, individual piano tuition, composition workshops and guidance to a dissertation student as part of her residency at Queen's University Belfast. She gave a solo recital on the 11 October with the following repertoire: Handel - Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Hellawell - Piani, Latebre; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata"; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Harty - Portrait and Spring Fantasy [World Premiere]; Messiaen - Three Préludes; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5, Op. 53. Read a review in Culture Northern Ireland here. | |
9 NOV | Interview with Marie-Louise Muir for BBC Radio Ulster |
Professor Jan Smaczny and Clare discuss the recent discovery of two piano pieces by Hamilton Harty. Listen here. | |
6 OCT | Recital for the Redditch Music Society |
Handel - Suite in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Messiaen - Three Préludes; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata"; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5 Op. 53 | |
5 OCT | Taster event for the Petworth Festival with violinist Ruth Palmer |
Debussy - Sonata for violin and piano | |
1 OCT | Recital with violinist Thomas Gould at Alleyn's School, Dulwich |
Brahms - Sonata in G major, Op. 78; Chopin - Nocturnes, arr. for violin and piano; Franck - Sonata in A major | |
22 SEP | Recital for the Macclesfield Music Society |
Handel - Suite in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Messiaen - Three Préludes; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata"; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Scriabin - Sonata No. 5 Op. 53 | |
20 SEP | Recital for the Brentwood Musical Society |
Handel - Suite in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Szymanowski - Métopes, Op. 29; Messiaen - Three Préludes; Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata" | |
15 SEP | With the Goldfield Ensemble at St Augustine's Church, Cambridge |
Mozart - 'Kegelstatt' trio; Françaix - Trio for viola, clarinet and piano | |
15 JUL | With the London International Players at St George's Bloomsbury, London |
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 | |
11 JUL | Recital for the Ribble Valley International Piano Week |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana' | |
15 JUL | With the London International Players at St Stephen's Walbrook, London |
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 | |
2 JUL | Recital at St James's Piccadilly, London |
Beethoven - Variations on 'God Save the King', WoO 78; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 1-3; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata". Read a review here. | |
1 JUL | Recital for the Dysart Arms concert series, Richmond, London |
Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata"; Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 1-3; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana' | |
16 JUN | Recital with violinist Ruth Palmer for Wye Valley Music |
Bach - Partita in E minor for solo violin; Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'; Bartók - Romanian Dances; Franck - Sonata in A major for violin and piano | |
13 JUN | Recital with flautist Ana de la Vega at 22 Mansfield Street, London |
Poulenc - Sonata; Saint-Saëns - Romance; Bach - Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020; Debussy - Syrinx; Myslivecek - Adagio; Fauré - Morceau de Concours; Widor - Suite, Op. 14 | |
12 JUN | Recital with flautist Ana de la Vega at St Stephen's Walbrook, London |
Poulenc - Sonata; Prokofiev - Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 94; Widor - Suite, Op. 14 | |
11 JUN | Recital with cellist Richard Birchall at St James's Piccadilly, London |
Poulenc - Sonata for cello and piano; Britten - Sonata for cello and piano | |
1 JUN | Recital for the Royston Arts Festival |
Debussy - Images, Book 1; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin; Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Knussen - Prayer Bell Sketch; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana' | |
19 MAY | Recital for the Brighton Festival Fringe |
Swayne - Bagatelle No. 4 'Wasserklang'; Two Aquarelles by James Francis Brown and David Matthews; Grange - Piano Polyptych | |
12 MAY | Beethoven Concerto No. 5, 'Emperor' at the West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge |
With the City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Hodge | |
3 MAY | Recital at Winchester College |
Ravel - Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
24 APR | Recital at the Caledonian Club, London |
Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata"; Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Martin - Preludes Nos. 3-5 | |
21 APR | Recital in the Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester |
Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Ravel - Jeux d'eau; Aquarelles - by James Francis Brown, David Matthews, Peter Fribbins, Alan Mills and Robin Walker; Debussy - Images, Book 1 | |
20 APR | Recital for the Two Rivers Festival, Birkenhead |
Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Ravel - Jeux d'eau; Aquarelles - by James Francis Brown, David Matthews, Peter Fribbins, Alan Mills and Robin Walker [World Premiere]; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Knussen - Prayer Bell Sketch; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
16 APR | Recital at the Wigmore Hall, London |
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin and Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'. This concert was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 as part of their Live in Concert series. Listen to an excerpt here. | |
14 APR | Recital for the Saffron Walden & District Music Club |
Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971; Martin - Preludes Nos. 3-5; Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata"; Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue in F minor, Prelude and Fugue in D flat major; Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33 Nos. 1-8; Prokofiev - Sonata No 6 in A major, Op. 82 | |
2 APR | Recital at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
Shostakovich - Prelude and Fugue in F minor; Knussen - Prayer Bell Sketch; Liszt - 'Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este'; Barber - Sonata Op. 26. Watch Clare's performance here. | |
17 MAR | Recital at St Thomas Becket Church, Hamburg, Germany |
Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Ravel - Jeux d'eau; Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II; Debussy - Images, Book 1; Liszt - Funerailles; Knussen - Prayer Bell Sketch; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
9 MAR | Recital for 'Music at the Gallery', Kidderminster |
Debussy - Images, Book 1; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin; Liszt - Selection from Les Années de Pèlerinage; Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II; Liszt - Funerailles; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana' | |
7 MAR | Recital at St George's, Bristol |
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin and Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana' | |
1 MAR | Recital at Manchester University |
Grange - Piano Polyptych; Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin | |
27 FEB | Recital at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh |
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin and Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'. Listen to excerpts from Clare's CD, recorded for Future Classics, here and read a review of this recital here. | |
24 FEB | Recital with flautist Ana de la Vega at St Stephen's Walbrook, London |
Gade / Christiansen - Tango; Poulenc - Sonata; Saint-Saëns - Romance; Chopin - Variations in E major; Piazzolla - Tango No. 1; Gaubert - Nocturne and Allegro Fantasia; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'; Bach - Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020; Fauré - Morceau de Concours; Borne - Carmen Fantaisie | |
21 FEB | Recital at Harrogate Theatre |
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin and Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Satie - Gnossiennes, Nos. 2-3; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'. This was the first concert of a series for Future Classics. Watch an interview with Clare here. | |
31 JAN | Recital with flautist Ana de la Vega at the Château Flawinne, Belgium |
Gade / Christiansen - Tango; Poulenc - Sonata; Saint-Saëns - Romance; Chopin - Variations in E major; Piazzolla - Tango No. 1; Gaubert - Nocturne and Allegro Fantasia; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'; Bach - Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020; Fauré - Morceau de Concours; Borne - Carmen Fantaisie | |
22 JAN | Adjudicator for the Shrewsbury School Annual Piano Prize |
Clare adjudicated the intermediate and senior classes at Shrewsbury School's annual piano competition. | |
16 JAN | Recital at 49 Queen's Gate Terrace |
Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies; Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33; Albéniz - 'Evocación' and 'Triana'; Panufnik - Pentasonata | |
Highlights in 2010-11
27 OCT 2011 | Broadcast for In Tune on BBC Radio 3 |
Hesketh - Horae (pro clara), Nos. 1-2; Liszt - 'Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este; Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33 Nos. 1, 2 and 7. Listen to excerpts here. | |
13 OCT 2011 | Recording at BBC Maida Vale Studios, London |
Clare recorded six études by Unsuk Chin for the BBC, which were later broadcast on Hear and Now. Listen to excerpts from the broadcast here. | |
9 MAY 2011 | Recital at the Wigmore Hall, London |
Prokofiev - Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82; Szymanowski - Études, Op. 33 Nos. 1-8; Panufnik - Twelve Miniature Studies, Nos. 7-12. Watch Clare's performance of the Szymanowski and Panufnik here. | |
4-5 JAN 2011 | Recording for Prima Facie Records at the Cosmo Rodewald Hall, Manchester |
Clare recorded her debut CD, of British contemporary music, including Anderson - Études Nos. 1-3; Grange - Piano Polyptych; Hesketh - Three Japanese Miniatures; Hellawell - Das Leonora Notenbuch and Basho; Swayne - Bagatelles Nos. 1-4. Listen to excerpts here and read an article on the disc in the Classical Music Magazine here. | |
10 AUG 2011 | Recital with violinist Ruth Palmer for the Zumaia Music Festival, Northern Spain |
Beethoven - Sonata in G major, Op. 96; Janacek - Sonata; Brahms - Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Ravel - Tziganes | |
7 MAY 2011 | Recital with baritone Clément Dionet at the Musée Carnavalet, Paris |
Leguerney - La Nuit; Debussy - Fêtes galantes I and II; Wolf - Selection of songs; Fauré - Mirages, Op. 113; Sacre - Three Songs; Leguerney - Carnaval; Caplet - Adieu en Barque | |
15 MAR 2011 | Recital at the Wigmore Hall, London |
Barber - Sonata, Op. 26. Read a review in the Classical Source here. | |
20 OCT 2010 | Recital at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester |
Handel - Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor, HWV 431; Knussen - Prayer Bell Sketch; Mendelssohn - Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1; Liszt - 'Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este'; Barber - Sonata Op. 26 | |
15 JAN 2010 | Recital with cellist Richard Birchall at the Purcell Room, London |
Harper - In Memoriam; Beamish - Bridging the Day | |
12 JAN 2010 | Recital at the Purcell Room, London |
Swayne - Bagatelles Nos. 1-3; Oliver - Study for piano; Anderson - Études Nos. 1-3; Barber - Sonata Op. 26. Read reviews in the Guardian and the Telegraph here. | |