Highlights January to June 2020 include…
Saturday 18 January, 8.00pm
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
With City of Oxford Orchestra, Stephen Bell (conductor)
Grieg Piano Concerto
Friday 24 January, 7.30pm
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon (part of a Tom Poster/Kaleidoscope residency 2020)
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Katharine Dain (soprano), Savitri Grier (violin), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Tom Poster (piano)
Beethoven Folksong Arrangements, Clara Schumann Songs, Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2, Britten Folksong Arrangements, Vaughan Williams How Cold the Wind Doth Blow, Amy Beach Two Songs, Cole Porter (arr. Tom Poster) Songs
Sunday 2 February, 5.00pm
Shaftesbury Chamber Music Series - Port Regis School, Dorset
With Elena Urioste (violin)
Paul Schoenfeld Four Souvenirs, Elgar Violin Sonata, Amy Beach Three Pieces, Britten Suite, Gershwin (arr. Heifetz) Porgy and Bess (selections)
Friday 7 to Sunday 9 February
Finchcocks, Kent
Music and Yoga with Tom Poster and Elena Urioste
Tom and Elena run a long weekend course for amateur pianists in this beautiful venue with its collection of historic pianos
KALEIDOSCOPE’S WIGMORE HALL DEBUT
Two evening concerts at Wigmore Hall, London
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Mark Simpson (clarinet), Amy Harman (bassoon), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Elena Urioste (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Joseph Conyers (bass), Tom Poster (piano, artistic director)
Friday 14 February, 7.30pm
Strauss/Hasenöhrl Till Eulenspiegel, Fanny Mendelssohn Fantasia, Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Glinka Trio Pathétique, Schubert 'Trout' Quintet
Saturday 15 February, 7.30pm
Mozart Bassoon Quartet, Dohnanyi Sextet, Beethoven Septet
Thursday 20 February, 1.00pm
The Assembly House, Norwich
Solo recital
Schumann Kinderszenen, Clara Schumann Nocturne, Cheryl Frances-Hoad Contemplation (Homage to Grieg), Grieg Nocturne, Grieg Study (Homage to Chopin), Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 'Funeral March'
Friday 21 February, 1.00pm
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham
Solo recital
Schumann Kinderszenen, Clara Schumann Nocturne, Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 'Funeral March'
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TOUR
Thursday 27 February, 7.30pm - Portsmouth Guildhall
Friday 28 February, 7.30pm - Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Sunday 1 March, 3.00pm - Bournemouth Pavilion
With Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Bell (conductor)
Grieg Piano Concerto
MORE - Portsmouth, Bristol and Bournemouth
Friday 6 March
Album release: The Grieg Violin Sonatas with Elena Urioste (Orchid Classics)
Watch this space for details of a special album launch event!
Sunday 8 March, 11.00am
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Solo recital
Schumann Kinderszenen, Clara Schumann Nocturne, Cheryl Frances-Hoad Contemplation (Homage to Grieg), Grieg Nocturne, Grieg Study (Homage to Chopin), Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 'Funeral March'
INDIA MINI-TOUR
Wednesday 11 March - National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai
Thursday 12 March - Poona Chamber Music Society
With Savitri Grier (violin)
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 3, Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1, Messiaen Theme and Variations, Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1
Sunday 22 March, 11.00am
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton
Aronowitz Ensemble
Beethoven Piano Trio Op. 1/3, Elgar Piano Quintet
Thursday 26 March, 8.30pm
Grand Théâtre de la Coursive, La Rochelle, France
With Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor)
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23
CALIFORNIA TOUR WITH CAMERATA PACIFICA
Thursday 16 April, 8.00pm - Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles
Friday 17 April, 7:30pm - Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara
Sunday 19 April, 3.00pm - Museum of Ventura County, Ventura
Tuesday 21 April, 7.30pm - Rothenberg Hall, San Marino
With Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Sarah Nelson Craft (mezzo)
Rubbra Oboe Sonata, Harty Three Miniatures, Harbison Mirabai Songs
Thursday 30 April
Djanogly Recital Hall, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham
Aronowitz Piano Trio
Haydn Piano Trio in E major, Beethoven Piano Trio Op. 1/3, Schubert Piano Trio No. 1
Friday 1 May, 7.30pm
Leamington Music Festival - Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington
With Sacconi Quartet, Andrew Marshall (double bass)
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op. 90, Beethoven ‘Emperor' Concerto (arr. Lachner for piano and string quintet)
Wednesday 6 May, 7.30pm
York Concerts: Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Aronowitz Ensemble
Schubert Adagio and Rondo Concertante, Beethoven Piano Trio Op. 1/2, Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1
Monday 11 May, 6.00pm
Glasgow City Halls (recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3)
With SCO Winds
Beethoven Quintet for piano and winds
Wednesday 13 May, 7.30pm
Old College, Aberystwyth
Solo recital
‘Of Night and Dreams’ - Nocturnes by Maria Szymanowska, Grieg, Fanny Mendelssohn, Debussy, Poulenc, Clara Schumann, Tom Poster and Chopin; interspersed with Tom Poster’s arrangements of Gershwin, Kern, Porter and other gems from the Great American Songbook
Friday 5 June, 10.00pm
Wigmore Hall, London
With Guy Johnston (cello)
Beethoven Variations on ‘Bei Männern’ from The Magic Flute, Schumann Adagio and Allegro, Fauré Romance, Mendelssohn Variations Concertantes, MacMillan Kiss on Wood, Rachmaninov Vocalise, Martinů Rossini Variations
Tuesday 9 to Tuesday 16 June
Music in a French Village - Cucugnan, France
With Elena Urioste (violin), Elias String Quartet
Six concerts to include a solo piano recital, violin and piano recital, Schumann Piano Quintet and Chausson Concert for violin, piano and string quartet
Sunday 21 June
Buscot Park Theatre, Oxfordshire
With Elena Urioste (violin)
Programme tbc
Highlights later in 2020 include Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective’s autumn tour, a Beethoven trio cycle with the Aronowitz Piano Trio, and Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto at the Royal Albert Hall with the RPO. Tom will also be teaching and performing at Dartington International Summer School from 8th to 15th August - course details HERE