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Spring - Summer 2008

13 March, 7pm - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin - with David Worswick (violin)
Featured performance at Live Music Now! 30th anniversary event for an invited audience at the mayoral City Hall.
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia
Trad: Cock Linnet
Yes, this is possibly the only event where you’ll ever catch us playing Cock Linnet to a (semi)public audience…(!)
CITY HALL, NR TOWER BRIDGE | PRIVATE EVENT

20 March, 1pm - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick
A Selection of Highlights from the Virtuoso Violin Programme
 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL LONDON | FREE FOYER CONCERT

31 March - 1 April (SW ENGLAND)
Recitals & Outreach performances for Live Music Now , with Daniel Swain (piano)
VENUES ADVERTISED LOCALLY

2 April, 2.30pm - BATH (ENGLAND)
Violin Recital , with Daniel Swain (piano)
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin & Piano in D major, Op.12 No.1
And additional concert pieces, to be introduced from the stage
RONDO THEATRE, PART OF BATH FESTIVALS | BOOKING INFORMATION (£4.50)

4 April, 6.30pm - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick
Paganini: Caprice No.24
Wieniawski: Etude-Caprice No.1
Berio: Duetti
Schnittke: A Paganini
Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice
Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia
 NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY | ADMISSION FREE

6 April, 7.30pm - HIGHGATE, LONDON (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick. Programme to include:
Paganini: Caprice No.24
Wieniawski: Etude-Caprice No.1
Berio: Duetti
Schnittke: A Paganini
Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice
Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia
 HIGHGATE SOCIETY | SOLD OUT (POSTPONED FROM DECEMBER 2007)

8 April, 8pm - BELGRADE (SERBIA)
Dance / Quartet performance , with the HENRI OGUIKE DANCE COMPANY
Shostakovich: Quartet No.9 (abridged)
BELGRADE DANCE FESTIVAL | TICKET INFORMATION

17 April, 6.30pm - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Music And The City - A Soiree for professional and amateur musicians
The Music of Mozart : Performances of String Quartets; Participatory Chamber Music and Ensemble (Mozart: Divertimento) conducted by Simon HJ
1901 Arts Club | TICKET INFORMATION

7 May, 1.05pm - BARNSTAPLE (ENGLAND)
Violin Recital , with Daniel Swain (piano)
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin & Piano in D major, Op.12 No.1
Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Piano
QUEEN’S THEATRE, BARNSTAPLE | BOOK ONLINE (£4)

12 May, 1pm - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick
A Selection of Highlights from the Virtuoso Violin Programme
 NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, LONDON | FREE FOYER CONCERT

28-30 May (WALES)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick (violin)
Mixed Programme of Recitals & Outreach performances for Live Music Now
VENUES ADVERTISED LOCALLY

29 May ST DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE (WALES)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick
Paganini: Caprice No.24
Wieniawski: Etude-Caprice No.1
Berio: Duetti
Schnittke: A Paganini
Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice
Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia
 ST DAVID’S FESTIVAL @ ST DAVID’S CATHEDRAL, PEMBROKESHIRE | BOOK TICKETS

31 May DENSTON (SUFFOLK)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick. Programme to include:
Paganini: Caprice No.24
Wieniawski: Etude-Caprice No.1
Berio: Duetti
Schnittke: A Paganini
Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice
Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia
 CONCERTS IN DENSTON

5 June LONDON (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick
Programme TBC: including a new commission in association with SPNM
VENUE TBC | CITY SHOWCASE FESTIVAL

CANCELLED — John Tavener: ‘Towards Silence’ - Premiere Tour 16-22 June
with the Medici Quartet

With great regret it has been necessary for the Medici Quartet to postpone the John Tavener ‘Towards Silence’ tour (16 - 22 June) due to Paul Robertson’s unexpected illness. We wish Paul all the best for a swift and safe recovery.

16 June WINCHESTER (ENGLAND)
Court Lane Ensemble appearing with the Medici , Finzi and Harpham Quartets
John Tavener: ‘Towards Silence’
 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL

18 June PETWORTH FESTIVAL (ENGLAND)
Court Lane Ensemble appearing with the Medici , Finzi and Harpham Quartets
John Tavener: ‘Towards Silence’
 PETWORTH FESTIVAL

19 June LONDON (ENGLAND)
Court Lane Ensemble appearing with the Medici , Finzi and Harpham Quartets
John Tavener: ‘Towards Silence’
 WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE

20 June BRAMSTRUP (DENMARK)
Court Lane Ensemble appearing with the Medici , Finzi and Harpham Quartets
John Tavener: ‘Towards Silence’
 BRAMSTRUP PERFORMING ARTS

22 June LONDON (ENGLAND)
Court Lane Ensemble appearing with the Medici , Finzi and Harpham Quartets
John Tavener: ‘Towards Silence’
 COLET HOUSE | PRIVATE EVENT

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Al Kamandjati Camerata - Concert Tour & Summer Academy
 Israel & Palestine, June & July 2008

June - July - ISRAEL & PALESTINE
Summer Academy & Concerts: Al Kamandjati Summer Academy - to be confirmed
DATES VENUES AND CITIES TO BE CONFIRMED

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16 July RIPON (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick
Paganini: Caprice No.24
Wieniawski: Etude-Caprice No.1
Berio: Duetti
Schnittke: A Paganini
Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice
Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia
 VENUE TBC | RIPON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

17-18 July (ENGLAND)
Virtuoso Violin , with David Worswick (violin)
Mixed Programme of Recitals & Outreach performances for Live Music Now
VENUES ADVERTISED LOCALLY - YORKSHIRE

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Kenneth Leighton Anniversary Concerts 27 & 28 August
Celebrating Kenneth Leighton, 1929 - 1988 (d. Edinburgh, August 24th)

27 August, 1.10pm - EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND)
Kenneth Leighton Anniversary Concert , with Daniel Swain.
To include works by Alan Rawsthorne and Kenneth Leighton
 ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL | ADMISSION FREE

28 August, 7.30pm - EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND)
Kenneth Leighton Anniversary Concert , with Daniel Swain.
To include works by Frank Bridge and Kenneth Leighton
 ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL | TICKETS VIA EDFRINGE BOX OFFICE

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Al Kamandjati Camerata - Southeast UK Tour
 September 2008

2 September, 1pm - BRIGHTON (ENGLAND)
Chamber Music Recital : Al Kamandjati Camerata. Programme to include:
Mozart: Quintet K516
Brahms: Quintet
Music by Telemann
And a set of new Arabic music
CHAPEL ROYAL

2 September, 7.30pm - LEWES (ENGLAND)
Chamber Music Recital : Al Kamandjati Camerata. Programme to include:
Mozart: Quintet K516
Brahms: Quintet
Music by Telemann
And a set of new Arabic music
WESTGATE CHAPEL

3 September, 7.30pm - EAST GRINSTEAD (ENGLAND)
Chamber Music Recital : Al Kamandjati Camerata. Programme to include:
Mozart: Quintet K516
Brahms: Quintet
Music by Telemann
And a set of new Arabic music
ST SWITHUN’S CHURCH

4 September, 7.30pm - LIMPSFIELD (ENGLAND)
Chamber Music Recital : Al Kamandjati Camerata. Programme to include:
Mozart: Quintet K516
Brahms: Quintet
Music by Telemann
And a set of new Arabic music
VENUE TBC

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2007 Summer-Winter

27 August, 1.10pm - EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND)
Recital with David Worswick (violin) - The Virtuoso Violin. Virtuosic music including Paganini, Wieniawski, and Kreisler
 ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL, ADMISSION FREE

29 August, 2pm - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Live Music Now Recital with David Worswick (violin) and Kodo Osada (piano) - The Virtuoso Violin. Virtuosic music including Paganini, Wieniawski, and Kreisler

4 September, 1pm - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Recital with David Worswick (violin) - The Virtuoso Violin. Virtuosic music including Paganini, Wieniawski, and Kreisler
 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, ADMISSION FREE

25 September, 1pm - ST ASAPH (WALES)
Recital with David Worswick (violin) - The Virtuoso Violin. Virtuosic music including Paganini, Wieniawski, and Kreisler
 NORTH WALES FESTIVAL, ST ASAPH CATHEDRAL, CLICK FOR TICKET INFO

3 October, 1pm - NEWPORT (WALES)
Recital with David Worswick (violin) and Kodo Osada (piano) - The Virtuoso Violin. Virtuosic music including Kreisler, Schnittke, Liszt, Albeniz, Sarasate
RIVERFRONT ARTS CENTRE, CLICK FOR TICKET INFO

4 October, 1pm - CARDIFF (WALES)
Recital with David Worswick (violin) - The Virtuoso Violin. Virtuosic music including Paganini, Wieniawski, and Kreisler
 RED VIOLIN FESTIVAL @ WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, Tickets: ADMISSION FREE | Festival: www.redviolin.co.uk

IMOGEN HOLST MINITOUR 2-7 NOVEMBER 2007
 Book Online at www.imogenholst.com or call 020 7060 0607

2 November, 7.30pm - CHELTENHAM (ENGLAND)
 Chamber music recital featuring music by Imogen Holst (String Duo, String Trio), Benjamin Britten (Cello Sonata & Suite for Violin and Piano), and Frank Bridge (Piano Quartet). With Oliver Coates (cello), Tom Hankey (viola) and Daniel Swain (piano).
 St Andrew’s Church, GL50 1SP | Hosted by the Holst Birthplace Museum | Tickets & Information: www.ImogenHolst.com

3 November, 7.30pm - SWANSEA (WALES)
Chamber music recital featuring music by Imogen Holst (String Duo, String Trio), Benjamin Britten (Cello Sonata & Suite for Violin and Piano), and Frank Bridge (Piano Quartet). With Oliver Coates (cello), Tom Hankey (viola) and Daniel Swain (piano).
 ST MARY’S CHURCH SA1 3LP | Tickets & Information: www.ImogenHolst.com

4 November - ALDEBURGH (ENGLAND)
Chamber music recital featuring music by Imogen Holst (String Duo, String Trio), Benjamin Britten (Cello Sonata & Suite for Violin and Piano), and Frank Bridge (Piano Quartet). With Oliver Coates (cello), Tom Hankey (viola) and Daniel Swain (piano).
 BRITTEN-PEARS LIBRARY, IP15 5PY | BY INVITATION ONLY - PHONE FOR INVITATION Information: www.ImogenHolst.com

7 November, 7.30pm - HAMPSTEAD, LONDON (ENGLAND)
Chamber music recital featuring music by Imogen Holst (String Duo, String Trio), Benjamin Britten (Cello Sonata & Suite for Violin and Piano), and Frank Bridge (Piano Quartet). With Oliver Coates (cello), Tom Hankey (viola) and Daniel Swain (piano).
 BURGH HOUSE, NW3 | Tickets & Information: www.ImogenHolst.com

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16 November - 8 January 2008 - HUDDERSFIELD (ENGLAND)
 Recorded performances by Simon Hewitt Jones (violin) and Thomas Hewitt Jones (cello) of music by Mike Jennings are fragmented into an extraordinary piece of sound design by sound artist Janek Schaefer . Read all about the project at Janek’s website , then find event information on the HCM festival website .
HUDDERSFIELD ART GALLERY / HUDDERSFIELD CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL | Information: HCMF website

25 November, 7.30pm - HIGHGATE, LONDON (ENGLAND)
Recital with David Worswick (violin) - The Virtuoso Violin. Virtuosic music including Paganini, Wieniawski, and Kreisler
 THE HIGHGATE SOCIETY | SOLD OUT

26-30 November - SOUTHWEST ENGLAND
 Outreach and rural recital tour (advertised locally) with pianist Daniel Swain

9 December, 4.30pm - BELSIZE PARK, LONDON (ENGLAND)
Studio Recital & Reception - with Daniel Swain (piano) and London Violin Students
BELSIZE MUSIC ROOMS | ENTRY £20 BY INVITATION

12-23 December - ISRAEL & PALESTINE
National tour of Palestine & Nazareth/Jerusalem - concerts in Ramallah, Gaza City, Jericho, Nablus, Taybeh, Bethlehem -  with Al Kamandjati
AL KAMANDJATI BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL

2006

20-24 November
Live Music Now - Recitals; Outreach performances
Harrogate, Ripon, York (England)

26 November, 8pm Recital with Daniel Swain - Cambridge University (Gonville & Caius Recitals)
Beethoven Spring Sonata; Ravel Sonata Cambridge (England)

27 November, 1.10pm
Recital with Daniel Swain - St Martins In The Fields Church, Trafalgar Square
Beethoven Spring Sonata; Ravel Sonata
London (England)

5 December - 22 December, 7pm The Virtuoso Violin UK Tour with David Worswick (violin) and Koda Osada (piano)
Virtuoso music by Paganini, Wieniawski, Sarasate et al. 14 concerts throughout England, Wales & Scotland.

5 December - Cheltenham

6 December - Cardiff

7 December - Coventry

9 December - Birmingham

10 December - Bristol (4.30pm)

11 December - Harrogate

12 December - Glasgow

13 December - Edinburgh

14 December - Newcastle

16 December - Manchester

17 December - Ipswich

18 December - Norwich

20 December - Swansea

21 December - Liverpool

See all concert details / book online at: http://www.violinmp3.com/boxoffice

2007

4 January, 6.30pm The Virtuoso Violin
The Virtuoso Violin @ The Gardening Club, London Covent Garden
London (England)

Late January
Research Trip - ViolinMP3.com
America/France

7 February, 1pm The Virtuoso Violin
Violin Duo Recital with David Worswick - Newport Riverfront Centre
Newport (Wales)

8 February, 1pm The Virtuoso Violin
Violin Duo Recital with David Worswick - Wales Millennium Centre (Glanfa Foyer)
Cardiff (Wales)

7 March, 1pm The Virtuoso Violin
Violin Duo Recital with David Worswick
London (UK)

12 - 16 March The Virtuoso Violin Wales Recital Tour & Education/Outreach programme (advertised locally) Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen and Aberystwyth (Wales)

19 - 23 March Simon & Daniel Swain Yorkshire Recital Tour & Live Music Now Education/Outreach performances (advertised locally). Yorkshire (UK)

25 March, 4pm London Violin & Piano Studios Recital - Belsize Music Rooms
Informal recital by Simon’s and Daniel Swain’s London students, followed by preview mini-recital of forthcoming MP3s - full programme tbc including Bazzini: Round of the Goblins (entry by invitation - email to request invitation )
London (UK)

26 March The Virtuoso Violin Recital & Live Music Now Outreach performance (advertised locally) Harrow (UK)

27 March The Virtuoso Violin Recital & Live Music Now Outreach performance (advertised locally) Cambridge (UK)

29 March - 7 April
Chamber Music recitals, workshops and masterclasses (Choir of London)
programme tbc - inc. Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Mozart Oboe Quartet
Jerusalem, Nablus, Ramallah
http://www.palestinemusicfestivals.org/

7 - 15 April
Orchestral performances with Choir of London
Mozart Requiem / Magic Flute
Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah
http://www.palestinemusicfestivals.org/

17 April Simon & Daniel Swain Recital & Live Music Now Outreach performance (advertised locally) Birmingham (UK)

27 April CANCELLED Due to a promoter error, this recital has been cancelled. We hope to announce a rescheduled date soon.
Recital with Daniel Swain - Kettle’s Yard Recital Series
Programme to include –
Cambridge (UK)

2 May Recital with Daniel Swain - St James Piccadilly
Programme to include Bach: Sonata No.1 BWV1014, Bartok: Romanian Dances & Arvo Part: Spiegel im Spiegel
London (UK)

14-18 May The Virtuoso Violin
North East England minitour - with David Worswick
Durham/Darlington/Sedgefield/Chester-le-Street, (UK)

5 June, 4.45pm The Virtuoso Violin The Virtuoso Violin @ Virgin Megastore, London Piccadilly (Regent Street, Classical section)
Set from Simon & David Worswick including Paganini, Wieniawski, Kreisler, & the Handel/Halvorsen Passcaglia London, (UK)

16-19 June The Virtuoso Violin
West Wales Festival minitour - with David Worswick
Programme to be confirmed
(Wales) Summer 2007 to include return to Edinburgh
Full schedule to follow.