Free Lunchtime Concert: Katy Smith

A special concert to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Elgar Society, featuring works performed with Elgar's own violin bow!Join us to celebrate the great British composer Sir Edward Elgar, with works including his passionate Violin Sonata and a piano duet arrangement of Elgar's much-loved Cockaigne Overture a vivid musical portrait of Edwardian London.Programme
Elgar Cockaigne Overture "In London Town" (arranged for piano four hands)
Elgar La capricieuse
Elgar Chanson de matin
Elgar Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op. 82ViolinistKaty Smith is a graduate of the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, and was a strings finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Katy has a deep passion for the development of the violin bow and its impact on her interpretation of different repertoire. In 2024, Katy gave a performance of Elgars Violin Concerto with the Hertfordshire Philharmonia Orchestra, using Elgars own bow, which she will also be using for this concert.PianistAmy Butler studied with British concert pianist Martin Roscoe and gained a first class degree from the University of Oxford. A keen chamber musician, she performs across the UK and abroad with various artists, including violinist Katy Smith and pianist Graziana Presicce.PianistGraziana Presicce holds a PhD in Music Performance from the University of Hull. Recent performance highlights include an appearance as soloist with the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra, and the recorded premiere of works by the Hull-born composer Ethel Leginska, alongside baritone Lee Tsang, featured on BBC Radio 3.+++PLEASE NOTE+++
Advance booking for this concert is optional but recommended.For concert and general enquiries, please email concerts@howdenshiremusic.co.uk or telephone Steven Goulden on 07743 448123.