RBC Piano Chamber Music Festival: Brahms, Schumann, Dohnányi

Maria Linares Molero

Brahms Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1
Lucy Nolan viola, John Thwaites piano

Schumann Andante & Variations for 2 Pianos, 2 Cellos and Horn in B flat, Op.46
Hsuan-Hsuan Lee, Maria Linares Molero pianos, Nicholas Stringfellow, Egor Semenov cellos, Alexander Hocknull horn

Dohnányi Sextet for PIano, Clarinet, Horn and Strings in C, Op.37
Rebecca Watson piano, Anna Hashimoto clarinet, William Snell horn, Alastair Legg violin, Louise Lansdown viola, Jingyi Wei cello

Romantic masterpieces form the programme for this concert, gradually increasing in size and featuring star performers from amongst RBC students, alongside members of the faculty. First, one of Brahms's intimate, late Viola Sonatas, before Schumann's exquisite variations for a wonderfully rich and unusual combination of instruments. The instrumentation for Dohnanyi's riotous Sextet is even more colourful, ending the evening in virtuosic fashion.