Described as a “musician of real energy, aptly impassioned and sensuous”(Musical Opinion) Jacqueline Roche has enjoyed a varied and successful solo career which has taken her to all corners of the globe. She has performed for audiences that include the Israeli Prime Minister, the Swedish Royal family, the British Prime Minister, the Queen of England and the King of Jordan. The same year that she gave her Wigmore Hall debut she also released a collection of twentieth century sonatas on Dutton Vocalion “displaying mastery and insight: opulent performances,” (5 stars in BBC Music magazine) and “a lavish tone colour and sprightly brilliance” The Strad. She was Editor’s Choice in The Independent, Time Out and Gramophone. Jacqueline studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then won places at Juilliard School and Indiana University to continue post-graduate studies. During this time she also took lessons from Pinchas Zukerman in Israel, UK and America. Jacqueline has been successful in competitions and award schemes, such as the Claudio Abbado European Young Musician Trust, the Jerwood Foundation, the English Speaking Union and the European Music for Youth Soloist Competition. Jacqueline has also performed for more commercial artists such as Eric Clapton and Andrea Boccelli and often records orchestral soundtracks in Abbey Road Studios for Hollywood movies and TV work.
Ukrainian-born pianist Dinara Klinton is an active concert performer and prize-winner of over 15 international competitions. She has performed at many major concert venues including the Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall, and worked with such orchestras as the Philharmonia and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. She has also appeared on BBC2 and on Radio 3. As a recording artist, Dinara has received widespread critical acclaim for her interpretations. Among many dazzling reviews, her album Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139, released by the German label GENUIN classics, was selected by BBC Music Magazine as Recording of the Month. Her latest release featured Prokofiev’s Complete Piano Sonatas with the label PianoClassics. Dinara graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory, where she worked with Eliso Virsaladze. She earned a Master’s Degree and Artist’s Diploma from the Royal College of Music, where she studied under Dina Parakhina. Dinara is Assistant Professor of Piano in Royal College of Music.
PROGRAMME
Manuel de Falla arr Fritz Kreisler
Danza Espagñola from ‘La Vida Breve’
Maurice Ravel
Kaddish from ‘Deux melodies hébraïques’
Jules Massenet
Meditation from ‘Thaïs’
César Franck
Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. Allegro
III. Ben moderato: Recitativo – Fantasia
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Live Notes is presented by Professor Christina Bashford (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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