PIANO and INSTRUMENTAL MASTER CLASS with PATRICK HEMMERLÉ
FELLOWSHIP HOUSE 10 June 2025
PROGRAMME
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Gavin Littaur
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Some Miniatures |
Gavin Littaur |
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Patricia Wheeler |
Mazurka opus 41 no 2 |
Chopin |
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Beverley Preece |
Prelude and Fugue in D major (Book1) |
Bach |
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SHORT INTERVAL |
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Geoffrey Whitworth( piano) |
Lilli Boulanger |
2 pieces |
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Geoffrey Whitworth (piano) |
TBA |
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Geoffrey Whitworth (piano) Norman Mintz (clarinet)
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“Kegelstadt Trio” K498 |
Mozart |
PATRICK HEMMERLÉ
Patrick is one of Europe’s most enigmatic pianists. Refusing to follow musical traditional
conventions, he has forged a unique path in the musical world which leaves him free to immerse
himself with singular dedication into the repertoire and musical expression resonating with his
most profound convictions. The results are interpretations of startling insight and originality. By
performing all 24 Chopin Studies or 48 Bach’s Preludes and Fugues in a single concert, as well as
championing lesser-known composers he feels a deep affinity for, he has developed a reputation
as an original with something out of the ordinary to say.
A charismatic speaker, he is able to elucidate the musical concepts close to his heart in a
manner that both mirrors and complements his piano playing. Not comfortable with compromise,
he engages with his audience from the keyboard with an energy and integrity that leaves no-one
in doubt as to his musical intentions
French-born, trained at the Conservatoire de Paris under Billy Eidi and laureate of many
international piano competitions he now lives in Cambridge, England. He performs all over the
world and recent engagements have taken him to New York, Berlin, Paris, Vienna and Prague and
China. He has published 5 CDs. Patrick is a member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, where
he is in charge of the concert programme.