Prima Vista Presents An Afternoon Of French Baroque Music

Adel Sahnoun - Baroque & Modern Flute  |  Petra Hajduchová - Harpsichord   

Prima Vista is an energetic ensemble that approaches the baroque repertoire with a very original and imaginative interpretation. Their versatility has also enhanced their range of style and eras to explore more recent work written for their combination by composers such as Edmund Rubbra and Jean-Michel Damase to make them perform on both original and modern instruments.  

While studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, Adel Sahnoun and Petra Hajduchová founded Prima Vista and received coaching by Anna Noakes, James Johnstone, Stephen Preston, Pamela Thorby and Dan Laurin. 

They are now both graduated and emerging their self into the professional world.  

They have recently performed at venues such as: 

• the Chapel / Old Royal Naval College
• the Maritime Museum
• Fenton House
• Our Lady Star of the Sea Church.

Prima Vista
 Presents An Afternoon Of French Baroque Music
 

3.00pm, June 2 2013

Prima Vista approach the baroque repertoire with original and imaginative interpretation. The programme will include Sonatas by Blavet, Leclair and Boismortier. Their versatility and style enables exploration of more recent works written for their combination, by composers such as Edmund Rubbra and Jean Michael Damase. Adel and Petra met while studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire School of Music and Dance, and won the 2012 June Emerson Wind Music Launchpad prize. 

 "……the spirit of music flows from Adel Sahnoun’s body when he plays……..he lives his music….’"



Wissam Boustany, International soloist. 

 £8 (including tea following the performance): Buy tickets here.

 

Launchpad Winners News Update: Ellipsis Wind Quintet and flautist Michael Liu

 

The Ellipsis Quintet
photo credit: stmartin-in-the-fields.org

The Ellipsis Quintet were the Royal Academy of Music Launchpad winners for 2010/2011

Earlier this month, the Ellipsis Wind Quintet, featuring the pianist Chiao-Ying Chang (prize winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2003) performed:

• Danzi: Wind Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 56 No. 1
• Milhaud: La Chemineé du Roi René, Op. 205
• Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet

at the Picture Gallery, the Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square, London.

Also, earlier this year, Ellipsis Wind Quintet's flautist Michael Liu performed the Khachaturian Flute Concerto at the St John's Smith Square. It was Michael's London concerto debut, and all three movements can be seen here in full:

And here's Michael again, who managed to get himself on TV!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3flp9TySuEE

For more information, please visit: www.EllipsisQuintet.com and www.ChiaoYingChang.com and www.michaelliuflute.com