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1 Saturday 22 Sunday 23 June LUDWIG VAN RNCM Keyboard Weekend /rncmvoice /rncmlive Box Office

2 Welcome Beethoven s sonatas have a crucial story to tell in the history of music for the piano. More than any other composer, Beethoven plays a key role in developing the concept of the piano sonata, adopting the characteristics of the genre as laid out by Mozart and Haydn, yet pushing their boundaries with the imposition of his visionary ideas around thematic and harmonic development. Such transformations will be laid bare for all to hear in an intensive weekend of talks and performances built around a cycle of the 35 piano sonatas, featuring RNCM students and alumni from the full 40 years of the College s history, students from Chetham s School of Music, as well as a headline recital from the acclaimed pianist François-Frédéric Guy. I hope you will be able to join us for this unique opportunity to hear the entirety of Beethoven s works for solo piano over just two days. Graham Scott artistic director

3 Saturday 22 June 10.30am RNCM Concert Hall The Complete Sonatas 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in F minor Op 2 No 1 Op 14 No 2 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in A flat major Op 26 12pm RNCM Concert Hall The Complete Sonatas 2 WoO 47 No 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in F major Op 10 No 2 Op 49 No 2 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in A major Op 101 2pm RNCM Concert Hall The Complete Sonatas 3 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in F sharp major Op 78 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in F major Op 54 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in E major Op 14 No 1 Op 81a Les Adieux 3.30pm Carole Nash Recital Room Lecture with Barry Cooper Inspiration and Invention in Beethoven s 35 iano Sonatas Manchester University rofessor Barry Cooper, a noted authority of Beethoven s work and the editor of a recent scholarly edition of Beethoven s complete piano sonatas, gives an introduction to these important works, pointing to some of their most remarkable features. Free admission, no ticket required 5.30pm RNCM Concert Hall Frank Wibaut and Stephen Savage The Complete Sonatas 4 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C major Op 2 No 3 Op 31 No 3

4 Sunday 23 June 7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall François-Frédéric Guy The Complete Sonatas 5 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in D major Op 28 astorale Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C sharp minor Op 27 No 2 Moonlight Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in B flat major Op 106 Hammerklavier As our headline artist this weekend, we welcome French pianist François-Frédéric Guy, a musician of immense interpretative authority and superlative technique. He has spent much of his career performing the works of Beethoven, recently completing recordings of the five concertos with hilippe Jordan, and has performed worldwide with orchestras such as the Berlin Symphony, Hallé and London hilharmonic. Tickets am RNCM Concert Hall The Complete Sonatas 6 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in F minor WoO 47 No 2 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in D major Op 10 No 3 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in E minor Op 90 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in E flat major Op 27 No 1 12pm RNCM Concert Hall The Complete Sonatas 7 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in D major WoO 47 No 3 Op 31 No 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in G minor Op 49 No 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in A flat major Op 110

5 2pm RNCM Concert Hall The Complete Sonatas 8 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op 10 No 1 Op 79 Op pm Carole Nash Recital Room Lecture with Barry Cooper The Creation of Beethoven s iano Sonatas This talk looks at why Beethoven wrote his piano sonatas, why they were written at particular times, and how he set about composing them. Free admission, no ticket required 5.30pm RNCM Concert Hall Benjamin Frith, Murray McLachlan and Colin Stone The Complete Sonatas 9 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in A major Op 2 No 2 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in B flat major Op 22 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in D minor Op 31 No 2 Tempest 7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall eter Donohoe, Jin Ju, Ronan O Hora, Martin Roscoe, Graham Scott The Complete Sonatas 10 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op 13 athetique Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C major Op 53 Waldstein Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in F minor Op 57 Appassionata Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in E major Op 109 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in C major Op 111 As a fitting finale to our exploration of Beethoven s keyboard music, we welcome a wealth of talent to present a selection of the composer s piano sonatas. Within tonight s programme, Ronan O Hora performs the athétique, the most important of Beethoven s early sonatas; Martin Roscoe performs the Waldstein, a landmark in the evolution of the genre; and eter O Donohoe performs the last of Beethoven s piano sonatas, definitely the most mysterious of the sonatas which has prompted much speculation over the years. Tickets 17 14

6 BOOKING Weekend Ticket 60 Saturday/Sunday Tickets 35 Concessions available on individual tickets. Tickets for individual events as listed in this leaflet. For group discounts please contact the Box Office. HOW TO BOOK In erson Box Office, 124 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9RD By hone Online (individual events only) FOOD AND DRINK There are refreshment facilities available at the RNCM with the Café, Brodsky Restaurant and Bar and the Concert Bar offering a range of fresh, home-cooked and locally-sourced food from just a coffee and a pastry to a threecourse meal. During term time Monday to Friday, the Café is open from 8am until the interval on performance nights; Brodsky is open from 11am until 8pm and the Concert Bar is open from 5pm until 11pm. Outside term time and at weekends opening hours are dependent upon the performance programme. lease call or 5252 for full details of menus and opening hours. HOW TO FIND US The RNCM is situated 1 mile south of Manchester city centre, in the heart of the Education Quarter, on the corner of Oxford Road and Booth Street West. Oxford Road connects the RNCM by bus to the city centre, and all of Oxford Road, iccadilly and Victoria train stations. Oxford Road Station is an easy 8 minute walk away. Why not take advantage of the RNCM s secure underground car park for just 3? It s located next to the College in the basement of Sir Charles Groves Hall off Rosamund Street (open from 5pm on Friday and 8am on Saturday/Sunday) or one of the other car parks and on the map below. WHITWORTH ST WEST MEDLOCK ST LOWER MOSLEY ST A5103 OXFORD RD RINCESS ST WHITWORTH ST OXFORD ST OXFORD RD CHARLES ST MANCUNIAN WAY A57M CAMBRIDGE ST LLOYD ST NORTH 1 ROSAMOND ST GROSVENOR ST BOOTH ST WEST BOOTH ST 2 SACKVILLE ST UER BROOK ST A34 3 LONDON RD KINCARDINE RD MANCHESTER ICCADILLY FAIRFIELD ST ARDWICK GREE BRUNSWICK ST Wherever possible the RNCM uses Fairtrade products.