The Malmö Project
Following on from the highly successful Kreutzer Quartet visit to Malmö last year, a new project has started. Over the next year PSS will be…
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Films: Bartok-Sonata No 2
Bartok’s 2nd Sonata-dedicated to Jelly D’Aranyi. (Ist Movt) PSS, with Aaron Shorr-Piano (Festival Re-Musica Pristina 2006)
Journal Autumn 2010
After John White Abbott (Ballpoint) Concert in the olive grove 4-9-10 Palms, from the Shoe Factory, 2nd September 2010 Last morning on the…
Recording Matthews 15 Fugues
On the 17th and 18th August, I recorded the extraordinary cycle of 15 Fugues written for me by David Matthews. This is a logical addition…
Dartington notebook
Stephen Gutman plays Tchaikovsky 4 8 10 Crow feather. 4 8 10
‘Shibboleth’ at Dartington 2010
On 2nd August, I played Jim Aitchison’s ‘Shibboleth’ at Dartington. Here are some pictures of preparation and rehearsal in the Great Hall, taken by Alice…
Brahms and Dvorák at Wiltons
Dvorák and Brahms at Wilton’s Music Hall Friday 31st July 730 pm Pre-concert Talk-7 pm Johannes Brahms-B Flat Major Quartet Op 67 (1875) Antonin Dvorák-G…
Faure and the violin….
Rough notes on Fauré and the violin. Pre concert talk given 27th June 2010 Gabriel Fauré’s piano writing might be said to begin with Chopin’s…
Joachim July
…the passage of time leaves no trace on all the essential things in Dr. Joachim’s playing, nor is there any change in the extraordinary…
Suite for Joanna Jones
George Rochberg-Pachelbel Variations (Orchestral Version)
In 2002 – I was preparing to direct a concert with the wonderful Zagreb Soloists in the Lisinki Concert Hall, Zagreb. I had been discussing…
Faure returns!
Roy Howat rehearsing with Neil Heyde at Wiltons. May 2009 On 27th June, Roy Howat returned to Wiltons to play Faure with me. Here…
Marius’s Bartok
Visiting Bartok’s last home on 57th Street, New York City. July 20th 2010 Austro-Hungary at the time that Bartok was collecting material, a few…
Kreutzers Wiltons Summer Series
Viotti walks out
Giovanni Battista Viotti walks out Viotti disdained to teach adults and was irked at being obliged to tutor those of bon ton. This print was…
Viotti and Tartini. St Bartholomews 3!
TO HEAR OUTTAKES FROM THE COMPLETE CYCLE-studio sessions 2011. Go to: 30 DAYS OF TARTINI The Well Spring. Per ben suonare, bisogna ben cantare! Concert…
Tartini Concert 2!
TO HEAR OUTTAKES FROM THE COMPLETE CYCLE-studio sessions 2011. Go to: 30 DAYS OF TARTINI St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield Concert 2 (Wednesday 2nd June) 730pm…
Taksim
I met Yigit Kolat in Anka in 2003. Here is is Taksim. More no this fascinating young Turkish composer to follow. Listen: Yigit Kolat-Taksim
Joyous Haydn!
May 24th. After the excitement of Brahms Op 51 at Wilton’s last night, the Kreutzers spent the day recording Boulez and Haydn in Tring Parish…
Somerset House and coffee
Trandafilovski Premiere at Wiltons!
On Sunday 23rd May, the Kreutzer Concert at Wilton’s Music Hall will include the world premiere of new works by Mihailo Trandafilovski. The new works…
Poul Ruders extends the violin!
Poul Ruders Summers Prelude and Winters Fugue (British Premiere) (plus works by Tartini and Judith Bingham) St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield 27th October 730pm…
TARTINI-Concert 1!
Tartini at St Bartholomew – the – Great, Smithfield. Concert 1. Wednesday May 19th at 730 pm The Cloister Café will be open for drinks…
Maslaha
For the past couple of months I have been collaborating with Raheel Mohammed on the music for an exhibition, with virtual and actual manifestations, based around…
Biber
Heinrich Ignaz Biber Der Schutzengel als Begleiter der Menschen PSS-Violin Engineer /Jonathan Haskell (Astounding Sounds) He, like the world, his ready visit pays…