Nicholas McCarthy (piano) and Oliver Wass (harp) at St Mary the Virgin Church, Petworth on Tuesday 30th July 2019

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Nicholas McCarthy (piano) and Oliver Wass (harp)

Part of the Petworth Festival 2019

Add to my Calendar 30-07-2019 19:30 30-07-2019 21:30 36 Nicholas McCarthy (piano) and Oliver Wass (harp) Nicholas McCarthy was born in 1989 without his right hand and only began to play the piano at the age of 14 after being inspired by hearing a friend play Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata. Nicholas’ graduation from the Royal College of Music in 2012 drew press headlines around the world being the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the RCM in its 130-year history. In March 2018 he was awarded honorary membership by its President, HRH the Prince of Wales. Nicholas is a champion of the ‘left hand alone’ repertoire, a repertoire that first came to prominence in the early 19th century and developed rapidly following the First World War as a result of the many injuries suffered by musicians on the battlefield. The first half of the concert will be performed by harpist Oliver Wass, the first harpist to win the Guildhall Gold Medal, the Guildhall’s most prestigious prize. Previous winners of the competition include Jacqueline du Pré, Bryn Terfel and Tasmin Little. He is supported by the Musicians’ Company. St Mary the Virgin Church, Petworth DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary the Virgin Church
Church Street
Petworth
West Sussex
GU28 0AE
England

Tuesday 30th July 2019
7:30 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Suite in E minor, BWV 996
Manuel de Falla – La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance no.1
Maurice Ravel – Prelude (tr. Wass)
Maurice Ravel – À la manière de Chabrier
Maurice Ravel – Jeux d'eau
Sergey Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (ballet), Op.64
Wilhelm Posse – Variations on Carnival of Venice
~ Interval ~
Aleksandr Scriabin – Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9 no.1
Felix Blumenfeld – Etude for the Left-Hand, Op.36
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Brahms)
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op.27 no.4
Vincenzo Bellini – Norma: 'Casta Diva'
Béla Bartók – Etude for the Left Hand

Performers

Oliver Wass – Harp
Nicholas McCarthy – piano

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Programme Note

Nicholas McCarthy was born in 1989 without his right hand and only began to play the piano at the age of 14 after being inspired by hearing a friend play Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata. Nicholas’ graduation from the Royal College of Music in 2012 drew press headlines around the world being the only one-handed pianist to graduate from the RCM in its 130-year history. In March 2018 he was awarded honorary membership by its President, HRH the Prince of Wales. Nicholas is a champion of the ‘left hand alone’ repertoire, a repertoire that first came to prominence in the early 19th century and developed rapidly following the First World War as a result of the many injuries suffered by musicians on the battlefield.

The first half of the concert will be performed by harpist Oliver Wass, the first harpist to win the Guildhall Gold Medal, the Guildhall’s most prestigious prize. Previous winners of the competition include Jacqueline du Pré, Bryn Terfel and Tasmin Little. He is supported by the Musicians’ Company.

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