Concert I
Czech Nonet with Richard Ormrod, piano

Friday, October 2, 2009 - 8 pm

Saturday, October 3, 2009 · 3 pm

Evening Series

Friday, October 2, 2009 · 8 pm

Mozart
Quintet for Piano & Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452
Prokofiev
Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39
Rubinstein
Octet in D Major, Op. 9

Matinee Series

Saturday, October 3, 2009 · 3 pm

Lutoslawski
Dance Preludes
Roussel
Divertissement, Op. 6
Martinu
Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Cello & Piano (1947)
Muchová
Variations for Nonet
Janáçek
Concertino

The Czech Nonet is one of the oldest and most original chamber ensembles in the world. It was founded in 1924 by a group of students at the Prague Conservatory according to instrumental require ments of Louis Spohr’s Nonet (violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass and wind quintet). “The Czech Nonet played superlatively, with great brilliance and freshness, truly in virtuoso form.” Lidova Demokracie

Czech Nonet web site

“What stunning playing by Richard Ormrod. It displayed a remarkable unity between that unmistakable Russian technical discipline and an equally recognisable individual touch of sheer brilliance . . .”

Western Mail, UK

Richard Ormrod web page