Kiss on Wood - Madeleine Mitchell Violin Recital at St John's Smith Square, London on Sunday 2nd April 2023

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Kiss on Wood - Madeleine Mitchell Violin Recital

Add to my Calendar 02-04-2023 12:00 02-04-2023 14:00 36 Kiss on Wood - Madeleine Mitchell Violin Recital Violinist Madeleine Mitchell, described by The Times as ‘one of the UK’s liveliest musical forces’ is a favourite at SJSS, from her widely celebrated ‘Century of Music by British Women’ concert on International Womens’ Day and televised appearances in the Americana Festival. She returns with a special Easter programme including the sublime Kiss on Wood Sir James MacMillan wrote her (based on the Easter plainchant and recorded by Mitchell on her In Sunlight album), Vaughan Williams’ evergreen The Lark Ascending in its original version for violin and piano, with Schubert’s prayer Ave Maria (the song arranged by Palaschko, from Madeleine’s popular album Violin Songs), Rachmaninoff Vocalise celebrating his 150th anniversary and Brahms’ lyrical Violin Sonata No. 2, all connecting with the Come and Sing at 2.30pm at St John’s. Ivan Hewett describes Kiss on Wood as ‘having a rapt inward lyricism, a quality inherent in Mitchell’s playing… beginning with giant resonances on the piano redolent of large sacred spaces’. Joining Madeleine is the excellent pianist Nigel Clayton with whom she has performed for many years, including Wigmore Hall, BBC Radio 3, Singapore Victoria Hall and on her acclaimed album Violin Muse. The programme lasts an hour. Enjoy lunch afterwards in the Crypt. St John's Smith Square, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England

Sunday 2nd April 2023
12:00 PM

Programme

Franz Schubert – Ave Maria 'Ellens Gesang III', D.839 (arr. for violin and piano)
James MacMillan – Kiss on Wood
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Johannes Brahms – Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, Op.100
Sergei Rachmaninov – Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

Performers

Madeleine Mitchell – violin
Nigel Clayton – piano

Programme Note

Violinist Madeleine Mitchell, described by The Times as ‘one of the UK’s liveliest musical forces’ is a favourite at SJSS, from her widely celebrated ‘Century of Music by British Women’ concert on International Womens’ Day and televised appearances in the Americana Festival. She returns with a special Easter programme including the sublime Kiss on Wood Sir James MacMillan wrote her (based on the Easter plainchant and recorded by Mitchell on her In Sunlight album), Vaughan Williams’ evergreen The Lark Ascending in its original version for violin and piano, with Schubert’s prayer Ave Maria (the song arranged by Palaschko, from Madeleine’s popular album Violin Songs), Rachmaninoff Vocalise celebrating his 150th anniversary and Brahms’ lyrical Violin Sonata No. 2, all connecting with the Come and Sing at 2.30pm at St John’s. Ivan Hewett describes Kiss on Wood as ‘having a rapt inward lyricism, a quality inherent in Mitchell’s playing… beginning with giant resonances on the piano redolent of large sacred spaces’. Joining Madeleine is the excellent pianist Nigel Clayton with whom she has performed for many years, including Wigmore Hall, BBC Radio 3, Singapore Victoria Hall and on her acclaimed album Violin Muse. The programme lasts an hour. Enjoy lunch afterwards in the Crypt.

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