Brahms Clarinet Sonata by Candlelight

Enjoy this exceptional performance, part of the 2024-25 Strand Chamber Music Series in the beautiful candlelit venue of St Mary le Strand. A unique opportunity to experience some of the UK's leading chamber music artists, the series will cover a broad spectrum of repertoire from ensemble works by baroque, classical, romantic and 20th century composers. St Mary le Strand is a stunning and intimate venue, the perfect setting for this musical experience. There are also many bars and restaurants nearby to complete your evening.

Featuring
Poppy Beddoe (Clarinet)
Christina Lawrie (Piano)

Programme
Johannes Brahms -Clarinet Sonata in E Flat
Clara Schumann -6 Lieder op.13 numbers 1,3, and 6
Donato Lovreglio - La Traviata Fantasy

Poppy BeddoeIn 2021 Poppy released her debut album, Soliloquy. As a consequence, she will record a concerto written for her by Matthew Taylor with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. As a visiting artist at the University of Houston, Texas, she gives solo recitals, performs music commissioned by the university for her, and gives a lecture series on her Bach transcriptions and building a freelance career. Recently the Artist in Residence of the Clifton International Music Festival, she is looking forward to repeat concerto engagements with the festival orchestra. Upcoming projects will take her around the UK as well as to Sofia, New York and various venues around France. Poppy is the Artistic Director of the Berkshire Chamber Music Festival and an annual concert series in the South of France. Passionate about widening participation, Poppy has a full schedule of education and outreach work alongside her playing career.

Christina LawrieHailed as a rising star by the magazine International Piano, Scottish pianist Christina Lawrie has performed as soloist in live BBC Radio 3 and Radio Scotland broadcasts, in the Grieg Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and in solo recitals for Wigmore Hall, Cheltenham Music Festival, Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, St. George’s, Bristol and Perth Concert Hall. She has performed for music clubs spanning nearly all of the British Isles, from the Orkney Islands to the Channel Islands. As a member of the Sutherland Duo with violinist Harriet Mackenzie, Christina held the EMS Chamber Music Residency 2010-12. The Sutherland Duo has just recorded a debut album of music by Grieg, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, thanks to the generosity of Creative Scotland and a private donor. This recording follows on from Christina’s solo CD, which features music by Brahms, Carl Vine and Rachmaninov. The CD was produced by the wonderful John Fraser, Philip Hobbs and Julia Thomas, and funded by Creative Scotland, Keir Smart and Pollok House Arts Society.