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International Anthony Burgess Foundation
3 Cambridge Street
Manchester
M1 5BY
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonata no.2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
Richard Whalley – Butterflies
Alex Apostolopoulos – Must it Be?
Jules Massenet – Thais: Meditation
~ Interval ~
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata no.9 in A major 'Kreutzer', Op.47
Performers
Dimitra Ananiadou – violin
Richard Whalley – Piano
Programme Note
This is a benefit concert for the Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA)
Their performance of the dramatic Beethoven Violin Sonata Op. 30 No. 2 was compelling and stunning as it moved through changing moods from serenity to storms in the skilful and energetic hands of these fine interpreters’ Rochdale Online News
Dimitra Ananiadou is an award-winning violinist, who won, amongst others, the ‘Silver Award’ in the Virtuoso International Music Awards, the ‘Platinum Prize’ and the ‘Best Beethoven Performance Special Award’ in the Beethoven International Music Competition. She has a Violin Diploma, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Musicology, Master’s in Historical Performance and is a doctoral researcher on Beethoven under the guidance of Barry Cooper. The audience praised her for her emotional expression and technical ease. Dimitra played at some of the most acclaimed venues in the UK, such as the British Parliament, Welsh Parliament, National Centre for Early Music, Harrogate Theatre, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, etc. https://ananiadoudimitra.com
Richard Whalley is a composer and pianist living in Manchester, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Composition at the University of Manchester. As a pianist, he performs classical and contemporary music, and has given numerous premieres of new works. As a composer, he is particularly fascinated by the evocation of time and memory and finding musical analogies for shapes, processes and textures found in nature. His music has been performed by numerous outstanding soloists and ensembles, including Psappha, Trio Atem, Ensemble 10/10, the Quatuor Danel, and the Ebonit Saxophone Quartet, and in Gaudeamus 2001, ISCM World Music Days (Flanders) in 2012 and Milan Expo in 2015. His scores are published by Composers Edition and many of his works have been commercially recorded – more information can be found at http://www.richardwhalley.com/
