{"id":8901,"date":"2018-06-28T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T09:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=8901"},"modified":"2018-06-28T13:48:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T12:48:15","slug":"fiercely-committed-playing-tasmin-little-opens-stedsfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2018\/06\/28\/fiercely-committed-playing-tasmin-little-opens-stedsfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiercely committed playing: Tasmin Little opens StEdsFest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The newly-refurbished hall at St Edmund’s School bore witness last night to a bravura<\/em> concert from violinist Tasmin Little<\/strong> and pianist Martin Roscoe<\/strong>, on the opening night of the school’s second summer festival.<\/p>\n

\"\"The programme opened with a fiercely committed reading of Brahms’ Sonatensatz<\/em>, alive to the drama of the turbulent opening, followed by a finely-crafted performance of Beethoven’s Sonata no.10 Op 96, in which both violinist and pianist were alert to every nuance. An exquisite rendition of Ravel’s Pi\u00e8ce en forme de Habanera<\/em> opened the second half, which concluded with Franck’s epic Violin Sonata, an impassioned delivery, emotionally generous and brilliantly executed.<\/p>\n

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A riotous ovation from a packed, enthusiastic audience drew the performers back for two encores; a crafty Brahms Hungarian Dance<\/em> full of wit and gypsy sass, and\u00a0Salut d’amour<\/em> by Elgar that brought a towering recital to a beautifully lyrical close. A terrific way to open this year’s St Edmund’s festival<\/a><\/strong>, which continues until 3 July.<\/p>\n

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Concert photos © Peter Cook \/ St Edmund’s School<\/strong><\/p>\n