Summer 2026
Piano Series
6th June - 11th July
at Newcastle Community Centre, Mill Rd, Newcastle, Craven Arms SY7 8QN
6th June 2026 @ 7pm
Mozart - Piano Quartet in Eb Major
Schumann - Sonata for Piano and Violin in A Minor
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Brahms - Piano Quartet in C Minor
Alessandro Ruisi (violin)
Luba Tunnicliffe (viola)
Richard Tunnicliffe ('cello)
Gamal Khamis (piano)
A regular contributor to BBC Radio's 3 In Tune, Gamal has performed alongside Erwin Schrott, Vilde Frang, Maxim Rysanov, Sol Gabetta and many more. He has premiered works by many of Britain’s leading composers including Eleanor Alberga, Amy Bryce, Shiva Feshareki, Daniel Kidane and George Stevenson.
19th June 2026 @ 7pm
Works with a nature theme by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Sibelius and others alongside arrangements of traditional Chinese melodies
Di Xiao - piano
Hailed as “a pianist of awesome gifts” by critics, Di Xiao is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist, educator and cultural ambassador whose artistry blends the richness of Eastern musical heritage with the grand traditions of Western classical music.
4th July 2026 @ 7pm
Music for viola and piano inspired by nature and folklore, book-ended with works by Clara and Robert Schumann.
Luba Tunnicliffe - viola
Hannah Watson Emmrich - piano
Hannah’s performances have included solo, chamber and song recitals at the Barbican, St Martin-in-the-Fields, LSO St Luke’s, Cardiff’s St David’s Hall and the Royal Festival Hall, as well as performances on Radio 3’s In Tune and Afternoon on 3, and in the film The Lady in the Van. Her debut solo album, Notes from the Undergrowth, an ‘ecosystem of miniatures from the French baroque to the present day’, is due for release in May 2026. Hannah and Luba have performed together in major music venues in the UK and in Kenya.
11th July 2026 @ 7pm
Schumann’s Dichterliebe and works by Grieg and Sibelius
Giacomo Schmidt - baritone
JongSun Woo - piano
A welcome return by the baritone/piano duo who gave us such a captivating performance of Schubert’s Schöne Müllerin at last year’s “Rivers” festival. Giacomo Schmidt and Jong Sun Woo met in 2021 as scholars of Liedakademie Heidelberger Frühling under direction of Thomas Hampson. As a duo, they recently won 1st Prize at International Hugo Wolf Song Competition in Stuttgart and 2nd prize and Audience Prize at International Schubert Lied-Duo Competition in Dortmund.
*** ALL CONCERTS / EVENTS are wheelchair accessible ***
Sundays at 12 noon in the Methodist Church, High St, Clun, Craven Arms SY7 8JB
9th August 2026 Intesa Duo - Lucine Musaelian and Nathan Giorgetti (viols and voice)
16th August 2026 James Davison (trumpet) and Misha Mullov-Abbado (double bass)
23rd August 2026 Katherine Spencer and Sarah Thurlow (clarinets)
30th August 2026 Ruth Angell (voice, violin) and Richard Tunnicliffe ('cello, mandolin)
FREE ENTRY, Donations welcomed!
*** ALL EVENTS are wheelchair accessible ***