Friday 29 July, 2011 1.00pm

Pianists of the World Series

In association with the

Romanian Cultural Institute of London

Suggested donation £3.50

St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ Tel: 020 7766 1100 www.smitf.org

Lunchtime Concert Series

Andrei Licaret Romania

If you are unable to stay for the whole of the concert please leave during the applause. Smoking and the consumption of food and drink are not allowed in this church. Members of the audience are kindly requested to switch off mobile phones and alarms on digital watches. Photography, audio or video recording are not permitted.

Programme

Sonata in D minor K9 D. Scarlatti

(1685-1757)

Sonata in F K107 D. Scarlatti (1685-1757)

Sonata Op 26 L. van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Toccata and Paavana from Suite Op 10 in D G. Enescu (1881-1955)

Polonaise-Fantaisie Op 61 F. Chopin (1810-1849)

The Performers Born on 11 September 1983 in Bucharest, Andrei Licaret made his orchestral debut at age eleven and since then he has given concerts throughout Europe and the United States. He has won prizes in several competitions, among them Jeuness Musicales (1st Prize), Bucharest Yamaha (1st Prize), The Lory Wallfish Prize, 2nd Prize in Tel-Hai Competition and 2nd Prize in Shreveport Concerto Competition. His teachers have included Gabriela Enasescu, Viniciu Moroianu, Dana Borsan, Dan Dediu (with whom he studied composition) and Jacques Rouvier. He has been a regular student of Dmitri Baskirov?s Mozarteum master-classes in Salzburg and also participated in the Steans Institute Program for Young Musicians at Ravinia Festival. He is currently studying in the Peabody Conservatory as a student of Leon Fleisher.

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London, or ICR/RCI London, is part of a global network of cultural institutes and together we make up Romania’s main arm of cultural diplomacy. We act on several levels: as a diplomatic mission, cultural management unit, artistic and PR agency and as a centre for research and documentation.

These four principal functions are executed in a whole series of activities. As a diplomatic mission, we are in charge of cultural and public diplomacy projects, managed by a dedicated team of professionals. We are also responsible for creating long-term partnerships between Romanian and British individuals and institutions. We devote equal energy to initiatives about Britain for Romanians and we collaborate with Romanians in the UK on community projects.

St Martin-in-the-Fields has welcomed talented musicians to this central London platform for over 60 years - from highly acclaimed young soloists, to choirs from all over the world; from promising new ensembles, to established professionals. This tradition is supported by the generosity of our performers as well as our audiences. Whilst these concerts are free to all, for those able to give, a suggested donation of £3.50 would be greatly appreciated to help fund all aspects of the work at St Martin’s.

Friday 29 July 7.30pm Summer Songs and Dances Purcell – ‘Dances’ from the Fairy Queen Boccherini - Minuet Warlock - Capriol Suite J Strauss II - Blue Danube Waltzes Bizet - Carmen Suite Brahms - Hungarian Dance No 5 Monti - Czardas Gershwin - Greatest Hits Medley London Musical Arts Orchestra John Landor Conductor Tickets: £25 £22 £18 £12 £8 Saturday 30 July 7.30pm Handel by Candlelight Handel - Zadok the Priest Handel - Extracts from Dixit Dominus Handel - Extracts from Water Music Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Handel – ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ from Messiah Handel - Concerto Grosso op 6 No 9 Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks Handel – ‘Worthy is the Lamb’ and ‘Amen’ from Messiah New London Singers Trafalgar Sinfonia Ivor Setterfield Conductor Tickets: £28 £24 £20 £14 £8

Hire the Neville Marriner Room for your rehearsal or workshop. Purpose built rehearsal space in central London with break-out areas, changing rooms and kitchen facilities Discounts available for block bookings and community groups. For more information call 020 7766 1130 or e-mail music@smitf.org