Thursday 14 November 2.00 pm
Michael Petrov (cello)
Rosie Richardson (piano)
A Rachmaninov recital
Prelude in F Op 2 (4')
Ne poi, krasavitsa (‘Sing not to me, beautiful maiden')
from 6 Songs Op 4 no 4 (4')
Vocalise (6')
Zdes Khorosho (‘How fair is this spot')
from 12 Romances Op 21 no 7 (2')
Cello sonata in G minor Op 19 (35')
Lento-Allegro / Allegro / Andante / Allegro
Born in Bulgaria, Michael Petrov studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Louise Hopkins, winning the Gold Medal in 2014 and the Wigmore Hall Prize in 2017. He was selected by the Young Classical Artists Trust in 2013 and won 2nd Prize in the 2012 International Brahms Competition in Austria and 1st Prize in the 2011 International Suggia Competition in Porto. An ECHO Rising Star in the 2015/16 season, Michael has performed at major concert halls including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Cité de la Musique Paris, Musikverein Vienna, Budapest Palace of Arts, Kölner Philharmonie and the Laeiszhalle Hamburg. Further afield he has given recitals at Carnegie's Weill Hall and Los Angeles Cello Festival, and toured throughout China and Argentina. As a soloist Michael has appeared with the Philharmonia, Bournemouth Symphony and CBSO Youth Orchestras, as well as the Munich Chamber and English Chamber Orchestras, and has worked with conductor such as Edward Gardner and Rory MacDonald. In 2013 he performed Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante at the Barbican conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Since graduating with a Masters in Solo Performance from the class of Professor Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Rosie Richardson has become well known for her work as a collaborative pianist. In this capacity, Rosie has given recitals at Milton Court, the Wigmore Hall, the Purcell Room, Bridgewater Hall and the 1901 Arts Club in addition to music societies around the country. Overseas engagements have taken her across Europe and to the USA. Alongside this work, Rosie is ordained in the Church of England and is currently Associate Vicar at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, where she enjoys the variety of being a priest and pianist.
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