Engagements - 2023

All performances and accompaniment will be subject to Covid-19 restrictions current at time of event.

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Watch this space for new announcements

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7:30pm - Monday 3rd July - Christ Church, Old Market Ave, Chichester, PO19 1SW

Appearance at Festival of Chichester 2023

with

Bogdan Vacarescu (Violin)

Amici Concerts

International virtuosos Bogdan Vacarescu and Valentina Seferinova present a stunning programme for violin and piano featuring treasures by Vivaldi, Tartini, Vitali, Beethoven, Chopin and Sarasate. “A performance of virtuosity, energy, spontaneity and poetry in equal measure.” (The Classical Reviewer).

Bogdan Vacarescu is a Romanian virtuoso violinist living in the UK since 2000. He has toured internationally as soloist, chamber musician and in world music groups since his teens, including Sydney Opera House, the Athenaeum in Bucharest, Romanian National Radio Hall, The United Nations Concert Hall in New York, New Morning in Paris, Kings Place and the Purcell Room in London. He is currently also an associate lecturer at the University of Chichester where he teaches violin.

 

Tickets : Adult £17 ; Concession £15 ; Under 25s £5 ; Children Free

Tickets from Chichester Box Office - click.

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Thursday 6th July- 1-10pm - St. Thomas' Anglican Cathedral (Portsmouth Cathedral), Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2HA

LUNCH TIME CONCERT

FREE ENTRY - RETIRING COLLECTION

Valentina Seferinova (Piano)

Catherine Lawlor (Violin)

 

Programme:

3rd in series of concerts "Myths and Legends"

Includes a premier performance of "Anemoi" by Ian Schofield

Especially written for the forthcoming CD

 

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12:30 pm, Saturday 9th. September - Menuhin Room, 3rd Floor, Portsmouth Central Library, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DX

Lunchtime Concert

Watch this space for more details

as they become available

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2:30pm - Saturday 9th. December, Oaklands Catholic School Hall, Stakes Hill Rd, Waterlooville, PO7 7BW

Note - Afternoon Performance !

Guest Soloist with Havant Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18.

More Details to Follow.

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Completed Engagements - 2023

Thursday 2nd February - 1-10pm - St. Thomas' Anglican Cathedral (Portsmouth Cathedral), Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2HA

LUNCH TIME CONCERT

FREE ENTRY - RETIRING COLLECTION

Valentina Seferinova (Piano)

Catherine Lawlor (Violin)

Piers Burton-Page (Reader)

Programme:

La cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral) (1910) - Debussy (1862-1918) - Piano

The Myths (1915) - Karol Syzmanowski (1882-1937) - Violin & Piano

1. La fountaine d'Aruthuse

2. Narcisse

3. Dryades et Pan

 

Readings and Introductions by Piers Burton-Page (formerly the Voice of BBC Radio 3)

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Thursday, 20th. April - Vidin, NW Bulgaria

Guest Soloist with Vidin Sinfonietta

A return to where it all began !

With the 1st orchestra I ever played with as a 13 and 14 year old !

Which has developed into an Orchestra with an International Reputation

Details to follow - but includes :-

Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 22

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Friday, 21st. April - Sofia, Bulgaria

Guest Soloist with Vidin Sinfonietta

A repeat of the previous night - but in the capital Sofia

With the 1st orchestra I ever played with as a 13 and 14 year old !

Which has developed into an Orchestra with an International Reputation

Details to follow - but includes :-

Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 22

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Engagements - 2024