Menuhin Competition Highlights

Each Menuhin Competition comes with an exciting and entertaining programme of events, from violin concertos with star violinists and orchestra to chamber music in exquisite locations as well as outreach and schools activities, masterclasses and exhibitions.

For full daily programme, pick a date in the calendar on the right.

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Friday 11 April - Opening Concert
Joshua Bell, Maxim Vengerov & Catrin Finch @ St David’s Hall
7.30pm

Maxim Vengerov will take to the podium to conduct for Joshua Bell in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, along with dazzling performances by Akiko Ono and Hrachya Avanesyan, winners of the Menuhin Competition 2000 and 2006. The evening also sees the world premiere of "Elegy for Arthur" composed by Mervyn Burtch with libretto by Mark Morris. Commissioned for the Competition - performed by "Queen of Harps" Catrin Finch and one of Wales' most innovative choirs Serendipity.

J.S. Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Burtch World premiere of work for choir, harp and violin
Ravel Tzigane
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35    

Joshua Bell(violin)
Catrin Finch (harp)
Akiko Ono (violin)
Hrachya Avanesyan (violin)
Maxim Vengerov (conductor)
Paul Watkins (conductor)
Serendipity
Menuhin Competition Orchestra
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Orchestra

Tickets: £13.50 - £36 (concessions available)
Box Office: St David’s Hall, 029 20 87 8444
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Tuesday 15 April 2008 - Chamber Music Evening 
Paul Watkins, Edith Peinemann & Friends
National Museum Cardiff - Reardon Smith Theatre
7.30pm

Michael Ma (violin)
Edith Peinemann (violin)
Joji Hattori (viola)
Paul Watkins (cello)
Gordon Back (piano)     

Experience a close encounter with jury members of the Menuhin Competition in an evening of outstanding chamber music.  The programme includes Brahms’ dramatic Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Minor and one of the world’s most popular piano quintets by Dvorak in A Major, Op.81

Tickets: £15 (concessions available)
Box Office: St David’s Hall 029 2087 8444
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Chamber Music at the Castle - Thursday 17 April 2008
Fonmon Castle, Vale of Glamorgan
6.30pm reception/7.30pm concert

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Debussy Estampes
Debussy L'Isle joyeuse
Beethoven Archduke Trio, Op. 97

Jeremy Menuhin (piano)
Erich Gruenberg (violin)
Paul Watkins (cello)

Book early for this extraordinary Chamber Music Evening with canapé and champagne reception held in the intimate Fonmon Castle, Vale of Glamorgan.  Guests  will savour the wonderful atmosphere of the mediaeval castle, with a personal introduction to the historical building by Sir Brooke Boothby. 
 
Tickets: £40 including tour of the castle and canapé & champagne reception.
Box Office: St. David’s Hall 029 2087 8444
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Menuhin Competition Cardiff 2008 – The Violin Competition
Various venues – Saturday 12 to Saturday 19 April 2008

Join the all star jury in their search for the very best violin virtuosos. Be live in the concert hall and witness some stunning performances. Enjoy the incredibly varied and exciting repertoire designed to test the skills of each player and be the first to know the winners.
 

First Rounds Junior and Senior at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (12-15 April) - free admission

Senior Semi-Finals, Junior and Senior Finals - tickets available at
Box Office: St David’s Hall, 029 20 87 8444
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Junior-Finals Part 1 - BOOK NOW - click here
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Sunday 20 April – Closing Gala Concert @ Wales Millennium Centre
6.45pm – Prize Giving Ceremony/7.30pm – Concert

A unique concert for violin and voice featuring some stunning Mozart arias with violin obligato and Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26. Dong-Suk Kang, Jennifer Pike and Rebecca Evans present a truly unforgettable Gala and Prize Giving concert together with the winners of the Menuhin Competition 2008 and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera under the baton of Joji Hattori. 

   

Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Dong-Suk Kang (violin)
Jennifer Pike (violin)
Junior and Senior 1st Prize Winners (violin)
Joji Hattori (conductor)
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera

Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
MozartL'amero,saro costante from  Il Re Pastore 
Mozart Non temer, amato bene   from Idomeneo
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Plus pieces chosen from the Menuhin Competition repertoire

Tickets: £10 - £35 (concessions 10%)
Box Office: 08700 40 2000
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Pick your preferred dates in the calendar and see our programme in April 2008