What’s on this 2024-25 season

Thursday, 17th October, 2024, 1.00 pm
Unitarian Church, Shrewsbury
Nathalie Mengual and François Ragot, seated playing their guitar and cello against a dark background
Classical music for cello and guitar from South America and Spain

Manuel de Falla – Danse espagnole No 1 La Vida Breve (Life is Short)
Enrique Granados – Andaluza Oriental, Intermezzo
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias & Cordoba
Gaspar Cassadó – Requiebros (Requirements)
Astor Piazzolla – Adios Nonino (Farewell to Grandpa)
Ernesto Nazareth – Confidências (Confidences)

Catalan cellist François Ragot returns to Shropshire with guitarist Nathalie Mengual to present a series of concerts in Shrewsbury, Whitchurch and Bridgnorth of classical music from Latin America and Spain.

The music blends the sensibility and warmth of the cello with the sharpness and energy of the guitar. Two recent recordings, ‘Arpeggiata’ and ‘Piccola Romanza’, encapsulate the unique interpretation of this partnership.

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£10 and free to children under 18

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François Ragot, cellist, is currently music director of Mare Nostrium Musicae in Catalonia, for which he has organised over 30 concerts. He also appears regularly with l’Orchestre de Montpellier and at international concerts abroad. He teaches at the music schools of St Cyprien and of Céret.

Nathalie Mengual, guitarist and arranger, currently teaches classical guitar in St Cyprien and at the music school in Albères.

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Thursday, 17th October, 2024, 7.00 pm
St Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch
Nathalie Mengual and François Ragot, seated playing their guitar and cello against a dark background
Classical music for cello and guitar from South America and Spain

Manuel de Falla – Danse espagnole No 1 La Vida Breve (Life is Short)
Enrique Granados – Andaluza Oriental, Intermezzo
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias & Cordoba
Gaspar Cassadó – Requiebros (Requirements)
Astor Piazzolla – Adios Nonino (Farewell to Grandpa)
Ernesto Nazareth – Confidências (Confidences)

Catalan cellist François Ragot returns to Shropshire with guitarist Nathalie Mengual to present a series of concerts in Shrewsbury, Whitchurch and Bridgnorth of classical music from Latin America and Spain.

The music blends the sensibility and warmth of the cello with the sharpness and energy of the guitar. Two recent recordings, ‘Arpeggiata’ and ‘Piccola Romanza’, encapsulate the unique interpretation of this partnership.

TICKETS

£12 and free to children under 18

How to buy tickets

François Ragot, cellist, is currently music director of Mare Nostrium Musicae in Catalonia, for which he has organised over 30 concerts. He also appears regularly with l’Orchestre de Montpellier and at international concerts abroad. He teaches at the music schools of St Cyprien and of Céret.

Nathalie Mengual, guitarist and arranger, currently teaches classical guitar in St Cyprien and at the music school in Albères.

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Sunday, 20th October, 2024, 3.00 pm
Maidment Auditorium, Shrewsbury School
Alim leaning on the side of the piano towards the camera but looking off to his right. Photo credit
BBC New Generation Artist 2023-25
J Haydn Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6
Beethoven Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
J Haydn Sonata No. 31 in A Flat Major, Hob. XV1:46 (programme change)
R Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15, 'Scenes from Childhood'
Brahms Paganini Variations, Op. 35, Book 1

 

On 31st July, 2024, Alim was announced as the winner of the Critics' Choice Award for Young Talent (Piano). Their annual Young Talent Awards highlight the wealth of emerging talent across the country, and celebrate artists for whom 2023 was a notable breakthrough year.

 

Read more at https://criticscircle.org.uk/critics-circle-music-awards-2023/

Come and hear the Winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2021 and now a top international pianist, Alim Beisembayev. The Guardian has praised Alim, describing him as a “real musical personality”.

TICKETS

£18
Children and full-time students £9
Please note 3.00 pm start

 

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Born in Kazakhstan in 1998, Alim’s early studies were at the Purcell School where he won several awards, including First Prize at the Junior Cliburn International Competition.

Since winning the 2021 Leeds Competition, Alim has built a highly successful career and has become a BBC New Generation Artist 2023-2025, playing regularly for BBC Radio 3 and performing at the Proms. He has performed in many international venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Chopin Institute in Warsaw.

 

“This Prom had at its heart a performance of the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2 of the kind I thought we could hear only in our dreams”
- Jessica Duchen, i News

"There’s no pianist under 30 in the world I would rather hear."
- The Telegraph

 

 

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