Thursday 2 January 2.00 pm
Finn Mannion (cello)
Ke Ma (piano)
Beethoven: 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern
welche Liebe fühlen' (10')
Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op 73 (10')
(3 pieces)
Franck: Cello sonata in A (28')
Allegretto / Allegro / Moderato / Allegretto
Ke Ma studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Christopher Elton, Michael Dussek and Andrew West, graduating with a Masters with distinction (DipRAM) in 2017. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral study at Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Professor Joan Havill, Dr Alexander Soares and Rolf Hind. Ke has won top prizes at international competitions including 1st Prize at the 2016 Concours International de la vie de Maisons-Laffitte and Karoly Mocsari Special Prize (France), 1st Prize at the 2014 Shenzhen Competition (China) and 3rd Prize at the 2012 Ettlingen Competition (Germany). As a soloist, Ke made her debut at Wigmore Hall under the auspices of the Kirckman Concert Society, she has given concerts across the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary and the US. Highlights have included appearances with the Tapiola Sinfonietta, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Musicians Symphony, Suffolk Symphony Orchestra, Royal T unbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra, the Miskolc Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tamás Gál at the Palace of the Arts in Budapest. A committed chamber musician Ke has undertaken a Tunnell Trust Award tour of Scotland, given a recital at Wigmore Hall and recorded music by Vieuxtemps for Champs Hill Records with violist in Timothy Ridout. She has collaborated with cellist Margarita Balanas for The Royal Academy of Music 's Bicentenary Series recording. Since 2022, Ke and Finn have collaborated regularly.
Born into an Irish family, cellist Finn Mannion grew up in the Scottish Highlands. He enjoys a richly varied musical life; a passionate chamber musician who is equally comfortable in concerto, duo and unaccompanied repertoire. A laureate of the Pablo Casals, Beatrice Huntington and Royal Philharmonic Society Isserlis Awards, Finn recently won First Prize at the 72nd Royal Over-Seas League Competition in London with his Trio Archai . He gave his Wigmore Hall debut in June 2024. Collaborating regularly with pianist Ke Ma, Finn is a Tunnell Trust award-winner and is on MakingMusic's PDG-YoungArtist Scheme. He has been Associate Artist of the Aboyne Cello Festival since 2023. Performing extensively across the UK and Switzerland, Finn's upcoming season will include recitals at St George's Bristol, Hoylake Concert Society, Swiss Chamber Music Festival and Kelso Music Society to name a few. Born in 2002, Finn learnt with Ruth Beauchamp at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh before moving to Switzerland to study with German/Japanese cellist Danjulo Ishizaka at the Musik-Akademie Basel. He also studies Early Music with Petr Skalka at the Schola Cantorum Basilienis after formative lessons with David Watkin at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Finn is grateful for the continued mentorship of Celine Flamen and Gordan Nikolic, and for further cellist encounters with Steven Isserlis, Nicolas Altstaedt, Philip Higham, Bruno Delepelaire and John Myerscough. Finn plays a fine Italian cello by Giulio Cesare Gigli c. 1788, generously on loan from a private individual. Aside from music, Finn is an avid hillwalker, lover of dogs, and passionate street/portrait photographer.
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