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1901 Arts Club
7 Exton Street
Waterloo
London
SE1 8UE
England
Programme
Miguel Astor – Adriana Waltz
Francis Poulenc – Improvisation no.13 in A minor, FP 170 no.1
Francis Poulenc – Improvisation no.15 in C minor, FP 176
Reynaldo Hahn – Premières valses
Performers
Clara Rodriguez – Piano
Parvathi Subbiah – soprano
Susan Porrett – Reader
Programme Note
This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Reynaldo Hahn's birth. This concert is our tribute to this Parisian character, born in Caracas in 1874, a genial musician and beacon of his time. The program includes a performance of his "Premières Valses" for solo piano, featuring a selection of these imaginative, tasteful, and charming waltzes, along with some of his beautiful melodies sung by Parvathi Subbiah, a Venezuelan/Indian soprano and former student of Mirella Freni at her Centro Universale del Bel Canto Academy in Italy.
Actress Susan Porrett will read anecdotes and biographical notes about Reynaldo Hahn, including the story of how he wrote his first song at the age of fourteen—a song you will have the opportunity to hear in this concert—that propelled him to stardom in the Parisian salons.
The evening also includes colourful, poetic, and rhythmically joyful songs from Spain, Argentina, and Venezuela, promising a vibrant and varied musical experience.
