Keyboard Music
We welcome some of the keyboard’s greatest exponents to our halls
Organ, harpsichord, fortepiano or grand: whatever form the keyboard takes, it holds a special place at the heart of classical music thanks to its versatility.
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Iveta Apkalna & State Choir LATVIJA
Performers
State Choir LATVIJA
Iveta Apkalna organ
Repertoire
Arvo Pärt: Pari intervallo for organ; Nunc dimittis for chorus
Rihards Dubra: Herr, bleib bei uns! for chorus
Pēteris Vasks: Zīles ziņa (The tomtit's message) for chorus; Dona nobis pacem for chorus & organ
Interval
Bach: Fantasia in G (Pièce d'orgue), BWV.572
Elgar: Lux aeterna (Nimrod) from Enigma Variations arr. John Cameron for chorus
Purcell: Hear my prayer, O Lord for chorus arr. Sven-David Sandström
Thierry Escaich: Evocation No.2 for organ; 3 Motets for chorus & organ
Gardiner: Evening hymn for chorus & organ
Playing with Fire: Yuja Wang
Mariam Batsashvili: Bach & Liszt
Performers
Mariam Batsashvili piano
Repertoire
Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV.974 (transc. from A. Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor)
Liszt: Sarabande and Chaconne from Handel's Almira arr. for piano, S.181
Thalberg: Grand caprice on motifs from Bellini's La Sonnambula, Op.46
Liszt: Valse from Gounod's Faust transc. for piano, S.407
Interval
Bach: Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV.1004 arr. Busoni for piano
Liszt: Après une lecture de Dante - Fantasia quasi sonata from Années de pèlerinage
Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations
Performers
Jean Rondeau organ
Repertoire
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV.998
Vadym Kholodenko: Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique
Performers
Vadym Kholodenko piano
Repertoire
Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op.17
Interval
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique arr. Liszt (S.470) for piano
Hayato Sumino Presents Chopin Orbit
Performers
Hayato Sumino piano
Repertoire
Chopin: Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20; Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1
Hayato Sumino: Lydian harp; Post rain (Improvisation on Chopin's Prelude in D flat, Op.28 No.15 (Raindrop))
Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35 (Marche funèbre)
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre
Interval
Chopin: 3 Mazurkas, Op.59
Thomas Adès: Mazurka, Op.27 No.2
Chopin: Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5 (Black keys)
Hayato Sumino: White keys; Polonaise; Improvisation on the ostinato from Chopin's Berceuse in D flat, Op.57
Chopin: Etude in A minor, Op.25 No.11 (Winter wind)
Stravinsky: 3 Movements from The Firebird Suite arr. Guido Agosti for piano
Nobuyuki Tsujii: Beethoven, Grieg & Tchaikovsky
Performers
Nobuyuki Tsujii piano
Repertoire
Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98 arr. Liszt for piano (S.469); Piano Sonata in F minor, Op.57 (Appassionata)
Interval
Grieg: Arietta; Waltz from Lyric Pieces, Bk.1, Op.12; Erotic from Lyric Pieces, Bk.3, Op.43; March of the trolls; Nocturne from Lyric Pieces, Bk.5, Op.54; Wedding day at Troldhaugen from Lyric Pieces, Bk.8, Op.65
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a arr. Pletnev for piano
Isabelle Demers: Bach, Stravinsky & Brahms
Performers
Isabelle Demers organ
Repertoire
Bach: Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV.769
Stravinsky: Gavotte with 2 variations from Pulcinella Suite arr. Demers for organ
Alkan: Grand prélude in G minor, Op.66 No.4
Rachel Laurin: Sweelinck Variations, Op.96
Interval
Flor Peeters: Toccata, fugue et hymne sur Ave maris stella, Op.28
Brahms: 25 Variations and fugue on a theme by Handel, Op.24 arr. Laurin for organ
While you're with us
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in
Thinking
Fountains
Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.
Modified Social Benches
Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.
William Pye's Zemran
Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.