Borletti-Buitoni Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 17-19 May 2013
Mitsuko Uchida piano*
Elias String Quartet
Veronika Eberle violin
Martin Fröst clarinet
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
Alexei Ogrintchouk oboe
Llyr Williams piano
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581
Britten Temporal Variations for oboe and piano
Schubert Piano Trio in B flat, D.898*
Pre-concert talk: All about the Trust. Ilaria Borletti Buitoni, Mitsuko Uchida and Susan Rivers talked to Tom Service.
Post-concert in the Front Room: Llyr Williams performed Ives’ Concord Sonata (2ndmovement Hawthorne) followed by a jazz set with Quatuor Ebène with special guests Stacey Kent and Jim Tomlinson.
BBT UNWRAPPED opened with a provocative debate Is Talent Enough? with panelists percussionist Colin Currie, writer and broadcaster Tom Service, Wigmore Hall’s John Gilhooly, Decca’s Paul Moseley, artist manager Sonia Simmenauer and international arts consultant Martijn Sanders, plus an opening filmed statement from Mitsuko Uchida.
Masterclasses for students from the London Conservatoires were given by Colin Currie percussion and Jörgen van Rijen trombone.
Mitsuko Uchida piano*
Alina Ibragimova violin
Hélène Clément viola
Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Jonathan Biss piano
Matthew McDonald double bass
Bach Partita No.3 in E major (BWV1006)
Schumann Waldszenen Op.82*
Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D.667 (Trout)
(This was a change to the published programme due to the unavailability of Christianne Stotijn and Antoine Tamestit, through illness).
Pre-concert talk: Elias String Quartet talked to Tom Service
Post-concert in the Front Room: Martin Fröst and BBT friends performed
Brahms arr. Göran Fröst Hungarian Dances, for clarinet and string orchestra
Trad arr. Göran Fröst Klezmer Dances, for clarinet and string orchestra
Anders Hillborg Peacock Tales (solo version)
Florian Magnus Maier Slipstream for trombone and loop station performed by Jörgen van Rijen
Martin Fröst’s once-only BBT all-stars string orchestra was Quatuor Ebène, Alina Ibragimova, Veronika Eberle, Hélène Clément, Nicolas Altstaedt and Matthew McDonald
BBT UNWRAPPED masterclasses were given by Alexei Ogrintchouk oboe andMartin Fröst clarinet
Mitsuko Uchida piano*
Henk Neven baritone
Llyr Williams piano
Jörgen van Rijen trombone
Quatuor Ebène
Mahler Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Jacob Ter Veldhuis I was like, WOW!
Franck Piano Quintet in F minor*
Pre-concert talk: Jonathan Biss talked to Tom Service