Patrick Hemmerlé to Perform in Iris Axon Concert Series
Providing a musical tour of Europe from Scarlatti to Granados
Patrick Hemmerlé
November 19, 2024
The French-born pianist Patrick Hemmerlé will be the artist for the next concert in the Iris Axon series.
He trained at the Conservatoire de Paris under Billy Eidi, and is laureate of many international piano competitions. He now lives in Cambridge and performs all over the world with recent engagements taking him to New York, Berlin, Paris, Vienna and Prague and China. He has published 5 CDs and is a member of Clare Hall, where he is in charge of the concert programme
He will be performing on Sunday 1 December at 4pm at Acton Hill Church. His very varied programme will take the audience on a musical tour of Europe from Scarlatti to Granados. The organisers say that the event should providee something for everyone and a real chance to show the myriad tonal colours of its piano.
Programme
Scarlatti - Sonata in D, K491
Couperin - Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Bach/Hemmerlé - "Ich habe genug" from BWV82
Chopin - Nocturne Opus 15, no. 1
Liszt - Au Bord d’une Source
Godowsky - The Gardens of Buitenzorg
Chabrier - Idylle
Mahler/Hemmerlé - Menuetto from 3rd Symphony
Granados - Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor
Scriabin - Prelude Opus 11 no. 8
Grieg - To the Spring
Grainger - In Dahomey
The Iris Axon Concert Series is an annual season of short (60-70 minute) monthly recitals on Sunday afternoons at the Acton Hill Church. The series was started by Music Director Jane Schopf in 2004 to provide a venue for young musicians starting on their professional careers, many of whom have subsequently enjoyed international success in competitions and on the concert platform. The series has continued to grow and now attracts established international artists as well.
Originally called the Acton Classical Music Concert Series, it was re-named in 2009 in memory of one of its most loyal supporters, Iris Axon, who made possible the purchase of a concert grand, handmade by Clive Pinkham.
The church is deemed ideal for concerts as it has the largest unsupported wooden barrel-vault ceiling in London which brings out the middle harmonics, creating a luxuriously warm sound.
Concerts are held on the first Sunday of the month at 4pm. Programmes at the door. There are crèche facilities available.
More information is available at classicalconcerts-acton.com.
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