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Thursday 6th February, 2.00pm

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Dobromir Tsenov - piano

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Dobromir Tsenov, a prizewinner at many national and international competitions, completed his Master’s Degree and Post-Graduate Diploma with distinction. For his PhD he is researching and recording the complete piano music by the neglected 20th century Bulgarian composer Lubomir Pipkov (1904 – 1974), a project that is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the composer’s death in 2024. Dobromir’s latest album, which was released in September 2022 by Toccata Classics, comprises piano works from Pipkov’s latest period and has received excellent reviews by the Gramophone magazine, the Music Web International and Classics Today.

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Programme - tba:

  • Pancho Vladigerov - Ariosa, op.57 no.1​

  • L'Ubomir Pipkov - Bulgarian Suite op.2

  • Pancho Vladigerov - Autum Elegy, op.15 no.2

  • L'Ubomir Pipkov - Youth Collection Pastorale, op.24

  • Pancho Vladigerov - Toccata

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Tickets £10.00 available online now at TicketSource or pay at the door​

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The musician appears by kind permission of the RNCM

Thursday 6th March, 2.00pm

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Dominic Downs - piano

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Dominic Downs is a pianist, composer and conductor, currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music under Dr Murray McLachlan. Dominic is a prize-winning and highly experienced live performer who has been described on BBC1 as, ‘an extraordinary talent with a bright future ahead of him’. His compositions have included commissions for the Royal Family (2022) and several of his works have been awarded first prize in competitions.

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Programme:  includes music by Chopin, Chaminade, Beethoven and Kabalevsky.

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Tickets £10.00 available online now at TicketSource or pay at the door​

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The musician appears by kind permission of the RNCM

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Thursday 1st May, 2.00pm

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Tom Chapman - guitar​

Born into a musical family in West Yorkshire, Tom was inspired by his parents, who both regularly played in a swing band, he began playing the classical guitar at the age of seven. Tom’s love of the classical guitar was a constant throughout his childhood and during his last years at school he targeted and subsequently won a coveted place at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, studying under Craig Ogden. During his time at college Tom has flourished as a soloist and chamber musician, taking every opportunity to perform in both contexts. ​

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Programme - tba:

  • Bach - Prelude - BWV 1001

  • Mario Castel-Nuovo Tedesco - Variations Through the Centuries

  • Joaquin Rodrigo - Invocation Y Danza

  • Julio César Oliva - Montebello Suite

  • Antonio Joze - Sonata for Guitar

 

Tickets £10.00 available online now at TicketSource or pay at the door​

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The musician appears by kind permission of the RNCM

Thursday 5th June, 2.00pm

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Matthew Lau - piano​

Matthew Lau won 1st place at the Beethoven Junior Intercollegiate Piano competition to become the first winner of the competition from the Junior Royal Northern College of Music and went on to reach the final of the prestigious RNCM Gold Medal Competition. He is already well established in various concerts series and recitals across the UK

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Programme:

  • ​Brahms - Three Intermezzi, Op.117

  • Liszt - Liebesträume, No.3

  • Rachmaninoff (arr. VolodosHow) - Fair is This Spot

  • Griffes - The White Peacock from Roman Sketches, Op.7

  • Griffes - Scherzo from Fantasy Pieces Op.6

 

Tickets £10.00 available online now at TicketSource or pay at the door​

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The musician appears by kind permission of the RNCM

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