Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Impromptu in B-flat D935 no. 3
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Arabesque op.18
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Gaspard de la nuit
I. Ondine
II. Le gibet
III. Scarbo
Please note this concert takes place during the exhibition of Mars – we expect it to be very busy so please arrive in plenty of time to secure your seats.
Musician Biographies
Joseph Tong has established a reputation as one of the most versatile and imaginative pianists of his generation. Much in demand as a soloist, duo pianist and chamber musician, Joseph made his London Wigmore Hall debut in 1997 as winner of the Maisie Lewis Young Artists Award and now gives regular recitals throughout the UK and abroad.
His CD of works by Robert Schumann for the Quartz label, recorded at the Sendesaal in Bremen, was awarded Instrumental Choice of the month by BBC Music Magazine as well as drawing critical praise in the Sunday Times. In November 2022 he returned to Wigmore Hall to give a solo recital marking 200 years since Schubert’s ‘Wanderer Fantasy’ was composed.
Other recent projects include a new commission from the British composer David Matthews, a set of ‘Five Trees’ which Joseph premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford and at the Sibelius Museum in Turku, Finland.
Joseph’s ongoing Sibelius recording project has seen two CDs released on the Quartz label to critical acclaim. He has made several concert visits to Finland, including recitals at Ainola on the composer’s original Steinway, the Korpo Sibelius Festival, Camerata Hall, Helsinki and Hämeenlinna City Hall.
Other recent highlights have included recitals in Germany and Spain, at St John’s Smith Square in London, the Presteigne Festival and St George’s Bristol.
He is also a busy chamber musician, giving recitals with the violinist Fenella Humphreys with whom he recorded a disc of Sibelius for the Resonus Classics Label in 2022, and teaming up with his brother Daniel in a piano duo.
Joseph was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2008 and is a visiting teacher at Wells Cathedral School in Somerset.
Donations
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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.