Tuesday, November 6th & Thursday, November 8th, 2018

Charles Owen, ‘one of the finest British pianists of his generation’, will be giving two concerts for the Amigos de Música at Os Agostos.  On Tuesday November 6th and  Thursday, November 8th.www.charlesowen.net

Here are the programme details:

Tuesday 6th at 7.00pm

Bach – Italian Concerto In F major,

Brahms – 2 Rhapsodies, Op 79

Debussy – Estampes

Interval

Schubert – Sonata in C minor, D 958

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Thursday 8th at 7.00 pm

Bach – Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother

Brahms  – 3 Intermezzi Op 117

Brahms – 6 Klavierstücke, Op 118

Interval

Ravel – Gaspard de la Nuit

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Charles Owen studied in London at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal Academy of Music. He has won numerous awards including the Silver Medal at the 1995 Scottish International Piano Competition and the 1997 Parkhouse Award with violinist Katherine Gowers. He has appeared at London’s Barbican and Queen Elizabeth Hall and regularly gives concerts at Wigmore Hall. Internationally, he has performed at the Lincoln Center, Weill/Carnegie Hall, the Paris Musée d’Orsay and the Moscow Conservatoire.

 

Charles has been a regular guest at many leading festivals including Aldeburgh, Bath, Cheltenham and Charles has performed concertos with the Philharmonia, Royal Scottish National, London Philharmonic and the Moscow State Symphony orchestras. Charles has established a piano duo partnership with Katya Apekisheva, who is well known to the Amigos. Charles and Katya have recorded the duo version of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Petrushka. He has recorded music by Janácek, Poulenc and the complete Nocturnes and Barcarolles by Fauré.

Charles is a professor of piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Amigos de Música concerts at Os Agostos begin at 7.00pm sharp. Doors open at 6.00pm and wine, fruit juices and canapés will be served. There will also be a short interval with refreshments served. Entry donation is €25 per person for guests and non-members.

For more information about the AMIGOS DE MÚSICA and concert programs please see: www.amigos-de-musica.org For Membership enquires please contact helga.hampton@btinternet.com For concert bookings please send an e-mail to reservasconcertos@gmail.com

 

Os Agostos is an impressive XVlll century country estate located above Santa Bárbara de Nexe and near Bordeira. For navigation instructions go to: http://www.osagostos.com and then to “HOW TO GET THERE”.