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Three April piano recitals at Late Music York

3 April 2025

Three distinguished pianists are playing at Late Music York this weekend, at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate: David Hammond, Jakob Fichert and Ian Pace.  Firstly, David Hammond (Friday 5th April, 1pm) continues his exploration of composers with a Yorkshire connection.  Late Music York write: ‘The programme includes music by the remarkably talented Richard Stoker, William Baines’ Goodnight to Flamboro’, Sadie Harrison’s tribute to Baines, 3 Portraits of William Baines from Shadows: Six Portraits of William Baines plus Frederick Delius’ On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring’.  On Saturday 6th April at 1pm Jakob Fichert will present a programme curated by Tom Armstrong (composer and alumnus of the University of York) which will comprise a tapestry of variations from Schumann to Beehoven to Liszt and Leighton – four discreet panels threading together works from the 19th to the 21st centuries.   

Finally, Ian Pace will continue his Beethoven Project, at the 7.30pm Saturday 6th April concert.   Late Music write: ‘Ian Pace continues his exploration of Beethoven’s nine symphonies (transcribed by Franz Liszt) with his iconic Pastoral Symphony No.6. The concert will include Michael Finnissy’s English Country Tunes (1-3), Beethoven: Six Goethe-Lieder (transcribed by Franz Liszt) and a new work by Steve Crowther’.  There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Jakob Fichert (with a complimentary glass of wine or juice).  Full details and tickets may be found at Late Music York.

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