Programme
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Deux Mélodies Hébraïques
- Kaddish
- L'énigme éternelle
Mel Bonis (1858–1937)
Violin Sonata
- Moderato
- Lento
- Presto
- Final. Con moto
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No. 1 "Posthume"
Maurice Ravel was born on 7 March 1875
Musician Biographies
Jean-Samuel Bez
Mainly devoting himself to chamber music, Jean-Samuel Bez gives more than 100 concerts a year throughout the world.
Jean-Samuel is a member of the Trio Spilliaert, whose artistic calling is to make the Belgian musical heritage known. He also carries on a project in a French-Canadian duet with the pianist Jean-Luc Therrien, with a first CD Fantasies (2022, Klarthe) and has formed besides in Vienna, Austria, a duet with the guitarist Raphaël Béreau. In a very different field, he works with the Icelandic group Arstidir. Their album Nivalis (2018) has been awarded as best Indie/ Alt Rock at the Independant Music Awards. He gets intensely involved in the field of the contemporary creation. Lots of composers dedicate their works to him. Jean-Samuel is also the laureate of numerous prizes, scholarships and competitions throughout the world.
Gina Kruger
Gina Kruger holds degrees in piano and a post-graduate diploma from the Royal College of Music, London. During her studies, she won the Fossat Award for Chamber Music, resulting in performances for Danish royalty and a residency in France with clarinettist Peter Cigleris. . She has performed regularly in Croatia as a soloist and with Guitarist Igor Paro, and as an accompanist/coach for the Jeunesses Musicales Festival. Recent work has included a tour of Winterreise with baritone Robert Edwards, recitals with members of London Philharmonic Orchestra, and solo concerts in Guildford Cathedral. Gina’s expertise in church music resulted in a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant under the auspices of Columbia University, NY. Having held numerous conducting and organist's posts, she currently is music director and organist at St Mary’s, Kilburn and is one of the organists on rota at Notre-Dame de France, Leicester.
Donations
Chichester Cathedral's Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £3 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible. Donations can be made in the retiring collection, in the Cathedral, at our Visitor’s Desk or at various donation points, using cash, card and contactless or using the button below.
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Lunchtime Concerts take place every Tuesday at 1.10pm during term-time, our talented performers come from across the UK and occasionally overseas, to delight our audiences with music from Beethoven to Chopin, Elgar to Mozart and more.