Beethoven | Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11

 

Glinka | Trio Pathetique

 

Ennio Morricone | Gabriel’s oboe, from The Mission

 

Richard Rodgers | Edelweiss, from Sound of Music

 

Harold Arlen | Over the rainbow, from The Wizzard of Oz

 

John Lunn | Downtown Abbey Suite

 

Leonard Bernstein | Selection from West Side Story

- Maria

- l feel pretty

 

Piazzolla | Selection of tangos

- Oblivion

- Adios Nonino

- Libertango

 

*program is subject to change

 

 

With her unique combination of a colourful Brazilian spirit and profound musicianship, the London-based pianist Clélia Iruzun has become one of the most exciting musicians to arrive on the international concert scene in recent years.

 

Clélia initially studied at the School of Music at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and later at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she won several notable prizes in international competitions before graduating with the Academy’s Recital Diploma. Clélia subsequently worked with a number of greatly-admired virtuosos, including Nelson Freire, Jacques Klein, Stephen Kovacevich and Fou Ts’Ong, and most particularly with the highly distinguished Brazilian pianist and pedagogue Mercês de Silva Telles in Paris. Notable Brazilian composers, including Francisco Mignone, Arnaldo Rebello and Marlos Nobre, have dedicated works to Clélia, including – most recently – Beethoven Cunha and Alexandre Rachid.

 

Clélia Iruzun now pursues a busy international career as soloist, having performed across Europe, the Americas and Asia, including concerts at the Grand Theatre in Shanghai (where her recital was voted ‘one of the ten best concerts of the year’), the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the Konserthuset in Gothenburg and Stockholm, the Poznan Philharmonie, and at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Wigmore Hall. Clélia also undertakes annual tours of Brazil, appearing in the major halls, festivals and series of her native country. She also appears frequently on radio and television in many countries, and often broadcasts for BBC Radio 3.

 

 

Former cellist of the world-renowned Coull Quartet, whose performances have taken them across Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, earning widespread acclaim for their consummate technique and rich musical expression. Recently, Nick Roberts has received high acclaim for two recordings featuring collaborations with pianist Clelia Iruzun and baritone Roderick Williams. He has also been invited to participate in works such as Joe Cutler's Ping!, composed for the 2012 London Olympics, which features a string quartet and four table tennis players.

Nick studied at the Royal College of Music under Joan Dickson and Amaryllis Fleming. Following graduation, he toured globally with the English Chamber Orchestra before joining the Coull Quartet in 2000. He featured as a soloist on Peter Gabriel's album New Blood and has contributed to numerous film and television soundtracks, including Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. Additionally, he serves as a trustee and honorary curator of the Museum of Music History.

 

 

She graduated from the University of Cape Town. Having received a scholarship from the Swiss government, she studied at the Geneva Conservatoire, where she was awarded the “Premiere Prix de Virtuosité” (Highest Performance Prize), before continuing her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She has been awarded first prize in the Oudemeester Competition for Wind Instruments in the Netherlands, the Natal 75th Anniversary Prize for Orchestral Instruments, and the woodwind category prize in the South African ATKV Forte Competition. She was also a finalist in the woodwind category of the Royal Overseas League Competition in London.

 

She has performed with renowned orchestras including the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, delivering numerous solo and chamber music recitals across South Africa, Europe, and Canada. Invitations have included appearances at Greece's Demetria Festival and Sani International Festival. She has performed with the Leto Ensemble in a broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Recently, she released an album featuring the complete works for clarinet and strings by Hans Gal, which received high praise in Gramophone magazine.