International Musicians Platform: Bartosz Woroch,Violin & Mei Yi Foo, Piano at Cally Palace, Gatehouse of Fleet on Wednesday 5th August 2015

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International Musicians Platform

Bartosz Woroch,Violin & Mei Yi Foo, Piano

Part of the International Musicians Platform Festival

Add to my Calendar 05-08-2015 19:30 05-08-2015 21:30 36 International Musicians Platform Born in Poznan, Poland, Bartosz Woroch studied with Marcin Baranowski at the Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan, Monika Urbaniak-Lisik at the Hochschule der Kunste Berne and with Louise Hopkins at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he is now a Professor.  He was selected for representation by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2011.   At the opening of the 2012/13 season Bartosz performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Bristol Ensemble, Wieniawski 2nd Concerto with Sinfonia Juventus and the Elgar Concerto in the Donatella Flick conducting competition. He undertook collaborative projects as soloist, leader and director with Sinfonia Cymru, performed Beethoven’s Concerto at Cadogan Hall, and gave recitals at Wigmore Hall, Poland’s Lublin Philharmonie, the Brighton, Lichfield and Gower Festivals.   Engagements this season include performances of the Mendelssohn Concerto with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev’s Concerto No.2 with Sinfonia Cymru and at St John’s Smith Square in London, and Berg’s Chamber Concerto at the Poznan Spring Festival with Mei Yi Foo and the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra.    He gives recitals at Wigmore Hall, The Sage Gateshead, Colston Hall Bristol, Kettles Yard Cambridge and the Royal Northern College of Music, and on 27 April 2014 makes his USA debut at The Phillips Collection in Washington.      As a concerto soloist Bartosz has appeared with the Czestochowa, Poznan, Silesian and Auckland Philharmonic Orchestras, the Bern Symphony and Polish Radio Orchestras.  He has recorded for BBC Radio 3, Radio France and Polish Radio, collaborated with Pekka Kuusisto, Alasdair Beatson, Nicholas Daniel and the award-winning Cappa Ensemble, performed Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale with Martyn Brabbins and the Berg Chamber Concerto with Michael Tilson Thomas.   During 2011/12 he undertook a residency in Banff working with Henk Guittart and in took part in masterclasses with Menahem Pressler and Mitsuko Uchida at the Britten–Pears School in Aldeburgh. Cally Palace, Gatehouse of Fleet DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cally Palace
Cally Palace
Gatehouse of Fleet
Kirkcudbrightshire
DG7 2DL
Scotland

Wednesday 5th August 2015
7:30 PM

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Sonata in E-flat major, K.380/374f
Ludwig van Beethoven – Romance in G major, Op.40
Lili Boulanger – Nocturne
Cage John – Six melodies for violin and keyboard

Performers

Bartosz Woroch – violin
Mei Yi Foo – piano

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Programme Note

Born in Poznan, Poland, Bartosz Woroch studied with Marcin Baranowski at the Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan, Monika Urbaniak-Lisik at the Hochschule der Kunste Berne and with Louise Hopkins at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he is now a Professor. He was selected for representation by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2011.

At the opening of the 2012/13 season Bartosz performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Bristol Ensemble, Wieniawski 2nd Concerto with Sinfonia Juventus and the Elgar Concerto in the Donatella Flick conducting competition. He undertook collaborative projects as soloist, leader and director with Sinfonia Cymru, performed Beethoven’s Concerto at Cadogan Hall, and gave recitals at Wigmore Hall, Poland’s Lublin Philharmonie, the Brighton, Lichfield and Gower Festivals.

Engagements this season include performances of the Mendelssohn Concerto with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev’s Concerto No.2 with Sinfonia Cymru and at St John’s Smith Square in London, and Berg’s Chamber Concerto at the Poznan Spring Festival with Mei Yi Foo and the Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra.

He gives recitals at Wigmore Hall, The Sage Gateshead, Colston Hall Bristol, Kettles Yard Cambridge and the Royal Northern College of Music, and on 27 April 2014 makes his USA debut at The Phillips Collection in Washington.

As a concerto soloist Bartosz has appeared with the Czestochowa, Poznan, Silesian and Auckland Philharmonic Orchestras, the Bern Symphony and Polish Radio Orchestras. He has recorded for BBC Radio 3, Radio France and Polish Radio, collaborated with Pekka Kuusisto, Alasdair Beatson, Nicholas Daniel and the award-winning Cappa Ensemble, performed Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale with Martyn Brabbins and the Berg Chamber Concerto with Michael Tilson Thomas. During 2011/12 he undertook a residency in Banff working with Henk Guittart and in took part in masterclasses with Menahem Pressler and Mitsuko Uchida at the Britten–Pears School in Aldeburgh.

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