The Music Room at Eelswamp, Contact Details and Map

Directions at the bottom of this page.

Friday June 2nd and Sunday June 4th

Alexandre Vay, cello and Dimitri Papadopoulos, piano

Sixth visit to Eelswamp

Friday, June 2nd, 6pm

All Beethoven

The two late period cello sonatas op.102: Cello Sonatas no. 4 in C major and 5 in D major  

and the three sets of variations for cello and piano:

1. Variations in E flat major on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen' by Mozart

2.  Variations in G major on a Theme from 'Judas Maccabaeus' by Handel 

and

3. Variations in F major on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' by Mozart 

Sunday, June 4th, 6pm

Schumann, Mendelssohn and Dvorak

Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Style (5 Stücke im Volkston), Op.102 

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major op.58

Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104,, transcribed for piano and cello by Dvorak himself

 

Alexandre Vay and Dimitri Papadopoulos were regular visitors to Eelswamp before covid. They are returning after a four year absence. This will be their sixth visit. The two French musicians have been playing together since Conservatory days in Lyon. Alexandre is co-soloist in the Munich Radio Orchestra. Dimitri is 'Professeur' at Geneva Conservatory. Alexandre and Dimitri performed the complete Beethoven Cello Sonata and Variation cycle in 2014 at Eelswamp and joined Tasana on many occasions to play piano trios.

Reservations: 1,200 baht for one concert. 2,000 baht for two in the same series. 

Email asiachart@hotmail.com or call 038 069681 office hours. Due to limited number of places payment must be received before the day.

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and may select their desired seat).

Etiquette: No photos allowed during the main performance. But photos may be taken during encore. Please do not upload videos to Youtube.

Pro Musica April 2023 Dvorak and Shostakovich

Friday, April 28th, 6pm

Pro Musica Quartet plays Dvorak and Shostakovich

Leo Phillips, first violin

 

Anna Takeda, violin

Hut, cello and Tasana, viola

Dvorak and Shostakovitch

Dvorak: String Quartet No.9, Op.34

Written in 1877 and dedicated to Brahms, this work is a joy to listen to. It begins with a sweeping waltz-like theme. The second movement is a jolly polka. The adagio is a sweet, syrupy, sentimental tune, and the finale is a Schubertesque romp. Easy to listen to at first hearing.

Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 2 in A major op. 68

This is the second of Shostakovich's fifteen quartets and in my humble opinion, one of the greatest. It was written in 1944, when Russia was on the upswing in WW2. The quartet begins with a robust, confident, rustic romp. The second movement is a gem, with an extensive solo violin recitative. A short waltz leads into the finale, a substantial theme and variations ending with a soaring climax.

Reservations: 1,000 baht by email to asiachart(at)hotmail.com

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and can select their desired seat).

Etiquette: No photos allowed during the main performance. But photos may be taken during encore. 

Please do not fish for things in handbags during the performance. Muffle coughs as best you can but please don't unwrap sweets.

Children: Children aged eight years and older may attend the concert depending on the suitability of the program. Smaller children may be left with the nanny on the premises. 

Cancellations and credits: Credit for future concerts will be allowed in the event of illness.

Directions to Eelswamp: search for 'Eelswamp' on google maps. Directions can be found at the bottom of this page: http://eelswamp.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-music-room-at-eelswamp.html

Sunday, March 19th, 6pm

Andrei Korobeinikov

Only one concert

More than 20 prizes in international competitions

1^st prize Tchaikovsky Piano Competition for Young Musicians

1^st Prize International Scriabin Competition, Moscow

Awarded the Queen Elizabeth Rosebowl

Sunday March 19th, 6pm

Beethoven Sonata no.31 op.110

Schumann from Fantasiestücke op.12 nos. 1, 2, 3, 5

Scriabin Sonata no.4

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

Andrei Korobeinikov is one of the most famous young pianists in Russia. "His tickets sell out within two hours of being announced," said a lady sitting behind me at the Tchaikovsky Competition.

He is only the second person after Rachmaninov to have graduated from Moscow Conservatory with honours at the age of 19. He holds a law degree. He has won many prizes and has played in more than forty countries with top orchestras. He is much in demand and it is a great privilege for us to have him perform at Eelswamp. His full biography is well worth reading. 

Reservations: 1,200 baht per person

Email asiachart@hotmail.com or call 038 069681 office hours. Due to limited number of places payment must be received before the day.

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and may select their desired seat).

Etiquette: The music room is only 72 square meters. Audience sounds and flashing phone screens are distracting. You must sit still, put your phone away and stifle coughing as much as possible. Fishing for sweets or other objects in your handbag is strictly prohibited.

No photos allowed during the main performance. But photos may be taken during encore. Please do not upload videos to Youtube.

Ekaterina Derzhavina February 2023

February 24th and 26th, 2023

Ekaterina Derzhavina

Second visit to Eelswamp

First Prize, International Piano Competition “JS Bach” Würzburg

Recorded all of Haydn solo piano music

Diapason d'or award for her Medtner recordings

" ... a complete revelation, beautifully performed."

"The pure musicality which Derzhavina displays in these recordings is enough to transport one almost magically to a transcendental state."

"... her touch, musicality, and flawless technique impress mightily."

"Prepare to have your life enhanced. You could strain the vocabulary of delight simply trying to describe Haydn's piano sonatas being played by anyone, anywhere."

"... a rare example of pianistic excellence." -- Music Web International

Friday, February 24th, 6pm Russian program

Rachmaninov 3 etudes-tableaux from op.33 (G minor, C major, E flat major),

Scriabin 2 etudes from op.42 no. 4 & no. 5) and

Medtner Canzona Matinata & Sonata Tragica.

Tchaikovsky The Seasons

Sunday, February 26th, 6pm, Bach Haydn Schumann

Bach French Suite no. 4 in E flat major

Haydn Sonata XVI:30 A major and Variations in D major XVII:7

Schumann Kreisleriana

Ekaterina Derzhavina is a Russian pianist and formerly a professor at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1992 she won First Prize in the JS Bach Competition, Würzburg. She has recorded numerous CDs, including an award-winning complete piano sonatas of Haydn and the Goldberg variations. 

Reservations: 1,200 baht for one concert. 2,000 baht for two in the same series. 

Email asiachart@hotmail.com or call 038 069681 office hours. Due to limited number of places payment must be received before the day.

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and may select their desired seat).

Etiquette: No photos allowed during the main performance. But photos may be taken during encore. Please do not upload videos to Youtube.

Gugnin January 2023

Friday, January 20th and Sunday, January 22nd, 6pm

Andrey Gugnin

Winner of 2014 Gina Bachauer Competition

Winner of 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition

Nominated BBC Classical Music CD of the Year

plays 

Rachmaninov and Grieg

Friday, January 20th

Rachmaninov 

10 Preludes op. 23 and

13 Preludes op. 32

Andrey played op. 32 on his first visit, in 2014. It was one of our most memorable concerts and I have asked him to do op. 32 again, this time with op.23. These sets are Rachmaninov at his best. 

Sunday January 22nd, 6pm

Grieg

Holberg Suite
Ballade op. 24
Lyric Pieces op. 43
Lyric Pieces op. 62

The piano music of Edvard Grieg is extensive, with nine books of short pieces, called Lyric Pieces. We will hear two books. 

The Holberg Suite is a homage to Bach, written like a Bach suite, and shows Grieg at his most proficient. 

After this visit to Eelswamp, Andrey will fly to London where he will record a CD of Grieg's music for Hyperion. This is your chance for a preview. 

Book now by emailing asiachart@hotmail.com

Andrey Gugnin has a special relationship with Eelswamp. He was the first musician whom I invited from overseas and he has visited us almost annually since then. This will be his eighth visit to Eelswamp. During those years, we have seen Andrey's career skyrocket, winning two prestigious international competitions, releasing numerous CDs on Hyperion and Steinway and Sons labels.

Reservations:  One concert for 1,200 baht or 2,000 baht for both. Email asiachart@hotmail.com or call 038 069681 office hours. Due to limited number of places payment must be received before the day.

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and can select their desired seat).

Etiquette: No photos allowed during the main performance. But photos may be taken during encore. 

Directions to Eelswamp: search for 'Eelswamp' on google maps.

December 

14th, 16th and 18th

Complete Violin Sonatas of

Beethoven

A rare chance to hear the complete cycle

Erzhan Kulibaev

playing the Rode Stradivarius*

and

Ilya Kondratiev

Piano Professor at the Royal College of Music, London

The complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas in three recitals

Wednesday 14th at 6pm:

No.1 op.12 no. 1

No.2 op. 12 no. 2

No.3 op 12 no. 3

No.4 op. 23

Friday 16th December at 6pm

No. 5 op. 25 The Spring Sonata

No. 6 op. 30 no. 1

No. 7 op 30 no. 2

Sunday 18th December at 6pm

No. 8 op. 30 no.3

No. 9. op 47 The Kreutzer Sonata

No. 10 op 96 

It is a rare treat to hear the Beethoven ten. They are only occasionally performed over a short period. In 2012 I travelled to Manchester to hear them played by ten different musicians at the Royal Northern College of Music. 

It is also rare to hear them played in order of publication. They are usually mixed for the Procrustean reason of making each program similar in length. I have avoided that temptation in order to get a sense of Beethoven's flow of creation. 

The first nine sonatas were written between 1797 and 1803 and so fall into the early-mid period. No 10 was written in 1812 for the French violinist Pierre Rode, whose Stradivarius violin of 1722, according to Wikipedia, is now played by Erzhan. Could it be that we will hear the performance of no. 10 on the violin for which the sonata was written? That's a stretch. 

Erzhan Kulibaev is a Kazakh born violinist living in Madrid and now a national of Spain. He has visited Eelswamp several times, to much acclaim. He has performed the 24 Paganini Caprices as well as sonatas of Mozart, Prokofiev, Schubert and Respighi. 

Ilya Kondratiev is a Professor of Piano at The Royal College of Music, in London, one of the most prestigious music conservatories in the world. I met Ilya at the 2014 Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv. He was a standout talent. This will be his fifth visit to Eelswamp. 

Reservations: 1,200 baht for one concert. 2,000 baht for two. 3,000 baht for three.

Email asiachart@hotmail.com or call 038 069681 office hours. Due to limited number of places payment must be received before the day.

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and can select their desired seat).

Cancellations and credits: Credit will be allowed for future concerts in the event of cancellation for reasons of sickness.

Directions to Eelswamp: search for 'Eelswamp' on google maps. 

Taxi service to Eelswamp: Bolt should get you here.