Monday 29 Sep 2008

19.45, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX; Box Office: 0871 663 2500
Tickets: £10

Since 1984, the Young Concert Artists Trust (YCAT) has been nurturing and promoting outstanding young classical musicians and chamber ensembles trained in the UK. This recital is given by this year’s newly selected YCAT musicians.

Programme:

Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No.2 in F, Op.99
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations in D on a Minuet by Duport, K.573
Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132

Also performing: Pei-Jee Ng (cello), Benjamin Frith (piano), Heath String Quartet

Alexandra Dariescu is a popular young pianist born in Romania. She completed her schooling in the UK and is currently a student at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. She has already performed widely internationally, has broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 and has won over twenty seven major competitions. Alexandra is particularly acclaimed for her playing of Chopin.

While studying in London, Alexandra Dariescu is supported by the Ratiu Foundation

Details on www.southbankcentre.co.uk