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St Mary Le Strand Church
Strand
The Strand
London
WC2R 1ES
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – French Suite no.5 in G major, BWV 816
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita in C minor, BWV 826
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
Performers
Ashley Fripp – piano
Programme Note
Enjoy a spectacular recital by renowned concert pianist Ashley Fripp, as he performs an outstanding selection of Bach's finest keyboard works. Set in the beautiful candlelit venue of St Mary Le Strand, this will be a musical experience to remember. There are also many bars and restaurants nearby to complete your night.
British pianist Ashley Fripp has performed extensively as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Australia in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Highlights include the Carnegie Hall (New York), Musikverein (Vienna), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), the Philharmonie halls of Cologne, Paris, Luxembourg and Warsaw, the Bozar (Brussels), the Royal Festival, Barbican and Wigmore Halls (London), the Laeiszhalle (Hamburg), Palace of Arts (Budapest), the Megaron (Athens), Konzerthaus Dortmund, the Gulbenkian Auditorium (Lisbon) and the Konserthus (Stockholm).
He has won prizes at more than a dozen national and international competitions, including at the Hamamatsu (Japan), Birmingham and Leeds International Piano Competitions, the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, the Concours Européen de Piano (France) and the coveted Gold Medal from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Ashley was awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ highest award, The Prince’s Prize, and was chosen as a ‘Rising Star’ by the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO). He has also performed in the Chipping Campden, Edinburgh, Brighton, Bath, Buxton, City of London, and St. Magnus International Festivals as well as the Oxford International Piano Festival, the Festival Pontino di Musica (Italy) and the Powsin International Piano Festival (Poland). Ashley also gave an open-air Chopin recital beside the world-famous Chopin monument in Warsaw’s Royal Łazienki Park to an audience of 2,500 people.
