St Mary's Perivale Events details

Sunday 19 January 3.00 pm

Joanna Kacperek (piano)*
Andrew Yiangou (piano)**

with
Patrizia Lichtscheidl (violin)
Sueln Agnes Kang (violin)
Gabor Somfai (viola)
Idlir Shyti (cello)
Manuel dell'Oglio (double bass)

Beethoven arr. Lachner: Piano concerto no 3 in C minor Op 37 (37')*
Allegro / Largo / Rondo

Beethoven arr. Lachner: Piano concerto no 5 in E flat Op 73 'Emperor' (40')**
Allegro / Adagio / Rondo

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Joanna Kacperek is highly celebrated for being a multi-faceted pianist with a wide ranging repertoire, both as a soloist and a collaborative pianist. She has performed in major concert halls in her native Poland as well as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Norway, the Ukraine, Canada and Japan. Concerto appearances include performances with such orchestras as the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw and the Lviv Virtuosos Chamber Orchestra. Joanna's debut solo album was released in September 2024 with Rubicon Classics label. The CD received enthusiastic reviews ( ‘ The Pianist ' , ArtMuse London) and has been featured on the Polish National Radio (Program Drugi Polskiego Radia). In September 2024 Joanna debuted at Wigmore Hall, where she won the ‘Jean Meikle Prize ‘ for best duo with Clara Barbier Serrano at the Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition. Their Liedduo (former ‘ Oxford Song Young Artists ' (2022-2024) has also been awarded the second prize at the International Hugo Wolf Competition in Stuttgart and the Lied Innovation prize of the Rhonefestival fur Liedkunst in Switzerland. Their recent performances include recitals in Oxford and Barcelona (LIFE Victoria Festival) as well as in France and United Kingdom.Joanna was a finalist at the Royal Over-Seas League Competition in London (2022). Other awards and scholarships include the Titanic Memoriam Pianist Prize at the Lies Askonas Vocal Competition (2021), a special prize at the International Grieg Piano Competition in Bergen (2016), the first prize at the Second International Beethoven Chamber Music Competition, Poland (2017), The Zetland Foundation scholarship in London (2021), the C.Bechstein Foundation Scholarship (Royal College of Music – 2021) the Erasmus scholarship (Berlin University of Arts ' with Prof. Markus Groh) the ‘ F.Chopin ' Szafarnia, the ‘ B.Smetana ' in Pilsen and the ‘ M.Magin ' Paris. In 2021, Joanna graduated from the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied with Prof. Norma Fisher. She also graduated from the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw in 2017, where she studied with Prof. Ewa Pob locka. Upcoming performances in 2025 include recitals in England, Ireland, France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.

Pianist Andrew Yiangou, alongside his love for mainstream classical music has always been fascinated by the music of lesser known composers such as Nikolai Kapustin, Leopold Godowsky, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Nikolai Medtner, Georgy Catorie and Sergei Lyapunov. He is looking forward to releasing his debut album featuring works by the composer Charles-Valentin Alkan with Rubicon Classics in 2025.Appearances at various venues in the UK include Royal Festival Hall, Cadogan Hall, St. James ' s Piccadilly, Steinway Hall, St. Lawrence Jewry, St. Barnabas Ealing and St. Mary's Perivale. He has travelled all over the world to perform in countries including USA, Serbia, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France and Poland.Whilst studying at the Royal College of Music he was a recipient of the prestigious Mills Williams Junior Fellowship. He studied with Professors Norma Fisher, Vanessa Latarche and Gordon Fergus-Thompson and was awarded multiple scholarships including support for his studies from the Tillet Trust and Eileen Rowe Musical Award Trust.Success at international competitions include winning prizes at the ‘ 3rd Gershwin International Piano Competition ' in New York, ' Bromsgrove International Competition ' and the ‘ Norah Sande Award ' in the UK, the ‘ WPTA International Piano Competition ' in Novi Sad, Serbia, the ‘ 19th International Petar Konjovic Piano Competition ' in Belgrade, Serbia, and the ‘ International Piano Festival Poros ' in Greece. He was also selected twice to perform at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht both in 2020 and 2022. Andrew is proud to have worked with artists such as Robert Levin, Ya-Fei Chuang, Stephen Hough, Lang Lang, Charles Owen, Kathryn Stott, Peter Jablonski and Boaz Sharon and artists from various chamber ensembles including the Bardolino Trio, Elias Quartet, Callino Quartet, Cherubini Quartet and the Heine Quartet. He has performed with various orchestras including the Ealing Youth Orchestra, Ealing Symphony Orchestra, City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Bedford County Youth Orchestra and Dorking Philharmonia.

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Music at ST MARY'S Perivale

Sunday 19 January 3.00 pm

Joanna Kacperek (piano)* Andrew Yiangou (piano)**

with Patrizia Lichtscheidl (violin) Sueln Agnes Kang (violin) Gabor Somfai (viola) Idlir Shyti (cello) Manuel dell'Oglio (double bass)

Beethoven arr. Lachner: Piano concerto no 3 in C minor Op 37 (37')* Allegro / Largo / Rondo

Beethoven arr. Lachner: Piano concerto no 5 in E flat Op 73 'Emperor' (40')** Allegro / Adagio / Rondo

PLEASE DONATE to support our musicians and maintain our beautiful church We receive no external funding and all our team are unpaid volunteers. Thank you for your support.