The pianist on Saturday 24th March, 2012 will be

Maria Nemtsova

Maria Nemtsova was born in Moscow, Russia in 1984 and began playing the piano at the age of five. In 1998 she was accepted into the competitive Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory Academic College. Whilst at the College, Maria participated in many festivals and gave concerts in Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and USA. She was a regular prize-winner in international competitions before graduating from the College with distinction in 2002 after which she was accepted into the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. It was at the Moscow Conservatory that Maria studied with the renowned pianist and teacher Prof. Yuri Slessarev from where she graduated in 2007 with honors.

Maria successfully completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Music Performance (graduating with Distinction) at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London where she studied with Professor Dmitry Alexeev. Maria was the William Smith International Performance Scholar between 2007- 09. During her studies at the RCM Maria gave a number of solo and chamber recitals throughout the UK, Germany, Italy and USA.

In 2008 Maria was accepted at the prestigious Accademia Pianistica (Imola, Italy) where she studied with Maestro L.N.Margarius. Maria performed a series of concerts as a William Smith Young Ambassador and has given several master-classes and recitals in Israel, Tunisia and Mongolia. In March 2010, Maria gave her solo debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York.

Maria is currently studying on the MMUs programme at Trinity College of Music in London, under the supervision of Deniz Gelenbe.  She was awarded a scholarship and the Derek Butler Award, resulting in a performance at Wigmore Hall in May 2011.  In January 2011 she performed at the Liszt Bicentenary Festival at The King’s Place in London.

Programme

Schumann : Symphonic Etudes op.13/posthumous

Schubert-Liszt songs: Standchen, Grethem am Sprinnrade
Auf dem Wasser zu singen

Scriabin : Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand op.9

Ligeti : L`Escalier du Diable

Moussorgsky : “Pictures at an Exhibition”

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The pianist on Saturday 14th January, 2011 was

Kausikan Rajeshkumar

Programme

Scarlatti : Sonatas in E major, K380 & K135

Beethoven : Sonata in F minor, op. 57 ‘Appassionata’

Chopin : Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23

Ballade no. 3 in A flat major, op. 47

Ravel : Le Tombeau de Couperin

Liszt : from Années de Pèlerinage – Italie
Sposalizio
Il Penseroso

Liszt : from Années de Pèlerinage – Venezia e Napoli
Tarantella

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