Cranleigh Arts Centre – May 2021 – Reopening Events

18th June 2021

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Cranleigh Arts is proud to announce it’s reopening for socially distanced audiences on 19th May 2021 (Government roadmap depending) alongside our fantastic programme of live streamed events.

Classical: Florian Mitrea – Pianist, 4th May 2021, 1pm – Donations Appreciated. Online stream Only
To kick off reopening we have a classic. Described by Martha Argerich as ‘an outstanding young pianist’, British-Romanian pianist Florian Mitrea was a double-laureate at the 2017 Scottish, 2015 Hamamatsu, and 2014 ARD Munich International Piano Competitions. He won the 2018 Royal Overseas League Piano Competition, and was a major prize winner at the 2018 Harbin – China, 2017 St Priest, and 2016 James Mottram-Manchester International Piano Competitions. He was the top prize winner at the 2018 New York International Piano Festival, and consequently gave his debut performance at Carnegie Hall. He was a Making Music 2017-19 Young Artist, a Kirckman Concert Society artist, and was selected to perform in the historic Manchester Mid-Day Concerts series.
Programme:
L. van Beethoven – Sonata op. 53 in C major ‘Waldstein’ (25’)
Fr. Liszt – Apres une lecture du Dante, Fantasia quasi Sonata (18’)
The Cranleigh Arts lunchtime concert series is kindly sponsored by Informed Choice Independent Financial Planners.

Classical: Luke Jones – Pianist 19th May 2021, 7:30pm – Tickets: £15. Online stream and socially distanced audience
Luke Jones is a Welsh pianist. Originally from Wrexham in North Wales, he started playing the piano at the age of 5 and made his debut recital at Oriel Wrecsam aged 10. Luke has won prizes in competitions around Europe notably 2nd Prize and Mompou Prize at the prestigious Maria Canals International Piano Competition, 1st Prize at the Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition, 1st Prize in “Aci Bertoncelj” International Piano Competition, Slovenia. 1st Prize in “Section A” Chopin-Roma International Piano Competition, Italy. Luke was also awarded the RNCM Gold Medal, the college’s highest award for Performance. He has performed with orchestras such as BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Manchester Camerata, Orchestra of the Swan and Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya. Luke would like to express his gratitude to the Drake Calleja Trust for their financial assistance in his studies and career development.
Programme:
Bach: Italian Concerto in F (12’)
Bach: French Suite No.5 in G (17’)
Feinberg-Tchaikovsky: Scherzo from Symphony No.6 (9’)
Interval
Myaskovsky: Sonata No.2 in f-sharp minor, Op.13 (14’)
Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S.178 (33’)

Classical: Mithras Trio – 28th May, 7:30pm – Online Stream and Socially distanced Audience. Tickets £15
Mithras Trio; winners of the 10th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, 67th Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition, Royal Philharmonic Society Henderson Award 2019, Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition 2019 and the St. James Chamber Music Competition 2018, the Mithras Trio came together in 2017 at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. They have performed at many of London’s major venues, including Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Milton Court Concert Hall. They were selected as Kirckman Concert Society Young Artists for the 2019/2020 season, and are on the Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme. They are passionate exponents of contemporary music, having worked extensively with Helen Grime and Julian Philips, and gave the world première of a new piece by Péter Tornyai at the Solti Hall in Budapest, who dedicated the work to the Mithras Trio after working with them.
Programme:
Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat Major, K. 502 (21’)
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80 (24’)
I. Sehr lebhaft
II. Mit innigem Ausdruck
III. In mässiger Bewegung
IV. Nicht zu rasch
Interval
Chausson: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 3 (45’)
I. Pas trop lent. Anime
II. Vite
III. Assez lent
IV. Anime