Events

Gerard Flotats - cello, Ellis Thomas - piano Ellis met Gerard at a music course in Spain and they formed a duo being like-minded musically. I invited Ellis to learn all 5 Beethoven cello sonatas and these will come to us over two concerts this season. Gerard is from Catalonia but presently studies at the […]

Trish Clowes - saxophone, Ross stanley - piano Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley have been carefully crafting their unique sound over a number of years, which includes their own material, arrangements of music from jazz, folk and free improvisations. Their jazz performances have seen them travelling extensively as a duo and also as members of […]

Anthony Hose - conductor, Jeremy Huw Williams - baritone The WCO arranges sponsorship for which we offer our many thanks. Mendelssohn - Sinfonia No. 10 in B Minor Gareth Olubunmi Hughes -  'Tonnau' (waves) - 4 songs in Welsh. The poet is Llyr Gwyn Lewis who won the Chair at Eisteddfod yr Urdd (2010, 2022). […]

Annemarie Federle - french horn, Ezo Sarici - violin, Harry Rylance - piano Another success story from BBC Young Musicians where Annemarie was one of the 3 concerto finalists 2 years ago. She then visited us as a duo and that concert showcased an immense talent so I asked her to return but this time […]

Esther Abrami - violin, Rose McLachlan - piano This is the concert postponed from last December. Esther was chosen as a rising star by Julian Lloyd Webber and made a recording for his Sky programme with Rose so their collaboration bore fruit despite the Rhyl disappointment. Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 1 Clara Schumann - […]

Matthew McLachlan - piano, Alix Vaillot-Szwarc - violin, Ozgur Kaya - cello This trio met at the Royal College of Music but they all have active music careers as individuals and have performed internationally. If this concert lives up to Mathew's solo recital for us last season we will have something memorable. Shostakovich - Piano […]

Alex Karpeyev - piano A delight to invite Alex back to Rhyl. In the meantime he has been working for his PhD, developing his live and recorded career and I am pleased to report on his latest CD. It featured songs by Medtner in which he accompanied Sofia Fomina, an opera singer who frequents major […]

We hope to have a session for pianophiles in the morning. Alex will talk, Alicja will illustrate with a selection from the chosen composer. Alicja was one of our Young Musicians last season and we wish to support her music studies.   http://www.akarpeyev.com

Alicja studies at Chethams and goes to RCM in the autumn She has performed as a Young Musician at our Club She is working towards a music career and our Club is delighted to invite her to assist Alex Karpeyev in this illustrated talk She will perform Prokofiev 2nd Sonata, Deshevov's "Rails" and Liadov's Musical […]

Oliver Pearce - cello and fellow young musicians We have some interesting musicians lined up and please expect a variety of music genres. The purpose of the evening is to give a supportive opportunity to any young person who has reached the equivalent of grade 8. We have a fund which can supply the Club's […]

Gerard Flotats - cello, Ellis Thomas - piano This completes the series of the 5 Beethoven cello sonatas.

Peter Cigleris - clarinet, Dina Duisen - piano Peter attended the Birmingham Conservatoire, from there he went on to the Royal College of Music and has since played all over the world as principal clarinetist in orchestras, as a chamber player and as a soloist. His recordings of British Clarinet works (Rediscovered) and other (Dedication) […]