ICR Romanian Cultural Institute London

Violin and piano recital

First Prize winner of the International Competition held at the Niccolo Paganini Academy of Music in Genoa, Italy, the Romanian violinist Tudor Andrei is rapidly gaining a reputation as yet another bright talent emerging from Romania. After graduating from the George Enescu High School in Bucharest, he was awarded a place to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, under the guidance of Professor Remus Azoitei.

Tudor has already performed a large number of concerts in important halls in Romania. In 1999 he toured Switzerland and Italy, and in 2005 Germany. He was invited to appear on various TV and Radio shows in Romania, including TVR1, the Romanian equivalent of BBC1, as well as an in depth interview on "Musicians of today, musicians of tomorrow", on Romanian Radio Cultural Channel.

Since arriving in Britain in 2005, Tudor has performed in venues such as Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Romanian Cultural Institute, and William Goodenough Trust. In December he had his debut at St. Martin in the Fields, followed by invitations to play at the White Hall and Foreign Press Club. He has also performed at events organized by the European Commission & the European Parliament, for World Poetry Day, the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, and most recently (and excitingly) a recital in a capsule of the British Airways London Eye to celebrate Europe Day. Tudor is very generously supported by both the Ratiu Foundation UK, and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London where he is currently artist-in-residence.

Lynn Carter read music at Selwyn College, Cambridge University, where she held an Instrumental Award that enabled her to explore the chamber music repertoire and receive coaching from distinguished quartets and pianists. Currently a postgraduate at the Academy on the piano accompaniment course, Lynn has been granted the Mary Graham Scholarship, and in 2005 the Musicians Benevolent Fund granted Lynn another substantial scholarship.

Lynn has appeared at numerous festivals including those in Stratford-upon-Avon, Cambridge, Hastings, Wooburn and the Three Choirs Festival. She returns regularly to recital series in Hertford, Cambridge, London and Hereford. Over the last year, Lynn has performed concertos by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich with various orchestras, and she looks forward to performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor this Autumn. She toured Finland in April, and other upcoming engagements include recitals in Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire and Hertfordshire over the next few months.

Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata Op. 12 No.1 in D Major
Ernest Chausson - Poem
- - - interval - - -
George Enescu - Impromptu Concertant
Edward Elgar - Chanson de Matin
Edward Elgar - Salut d'Amour
Maurice Ravel - Sonate Posthume
Saint-Saens tr. Ysaye - Study in a form of a Waltz

Music at St John's was founded by Matthew O'Sullivan in March 2002 with the aim of bringing professional-standard classical concerts to Richmond to raise money for the musical resource of St John's. Since then, Music at St John's has hosted seventeen concerts and is developing a loyal audience. If you are interested in hearing more about our future plans please send an email to: musicatstjohns@hotmail.com.

When: 23 June, 7.30 pm
Where: Church of St John the Divine, Richmond
The church of St John the Divine is located very close to Richmond Station: on exiting the station turn right, and the church is located two minutes' walk on your right, just before the roundabout (Richmond Circus).
Tickets: £5 (available at the door). For more information email musicatstjohns@hotmail.com or phone 07812 019776