Artistic Director Steven Isserlis introduces Open Chamber Music, one of IMS Prussia Cove’s biannual seminars. Open Chamber Music began in 1976, four years after the Masterclasses, when founder Sándor Végh invited some of the students to stay on and play chamber music with him. It has since grown into a three-week seminar taking place every September, with more than 120 musicians rehearsing and performing over 60 works of chamber music together, in ensembles that combine younger musicians with more experienced performers.

Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis

Contributors in order of appearance:

Stuart Arrandale

Tim Crawford

Jenna Sherry

Tim Boulton

Patrick Bailey

Millie Ashton

Laura MacDonald

Susanna Patterson

Helena Winkelman

Amy Harman

Alice Neary

Erich Höbarth

Melissa Phelps

Tom Poster

Alec Frank-Gemmell

Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming

Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg

Music in order of appearance:

Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

Beethoven String Quartet in F major Op.135
Musicians: Daniel Phillips, David Adams, violin; Thomas Riebl, viola;
Jeong Hyoun Christine Lee, cello
Recorded OCM 2016, Friday 23 September, Richard Lander School in Truro

Leoš Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Musicians: Maria Włoszczowska violin; Tim Crawford violin; Clare Finnimore viola;
Tim Posner cello.
Recorded OCM 2021, Saturday 25 September, St Michael’s Mount,

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento for String Trio in E Flat, K.563
Musicians: Maria Wloszczowska violin; Blythe Teh-Engstroem viola; Steven Isserlis cello
Recorded OCM 2021, Saturday 25 September, St Michael’s Mount

‘Chicken on a Fence Post’ played by school children participating in the outreach workshops, alongside IMS musicians Lesley Hatfield, Millie Ashton, violins; Tim Boulton, violin; Laura MacDonald, cello

Shostakovich String Quartet No.8
Musicians: Lesley Hatfield, Millie Ashton, violins; Tim Boulton, violin;
Laura MacDonald, cello

Helena Winkelman, Gott-Fa for Bassoon and String Quartet
Musicians: Helena Winkelman, Tim Crawford, violin; Georgia Russell, viola;
Tim Posner, cello;  Amy Harman, bassoon
Recorded OCM 2021, during rehearsal

Schumann Piano Trio in D minor
Musicians: Barbara Doll, violin; Alice Neary, cello; Anton Kernjak, piano
Recorded OCM 2022 Sunday 25th September, Princess Pavilion Falmouth,

Reger String Sextet
Musicians: Erich Höbarth, Corey Cerovsek, violin; Thomas Riebl, Celia Libertad Elíaz, viola; Christoph Richter, Natania Hoffman, cello

Recorded OCM 2022, Sunday 25th September, Princess Pavillion Falmouth,

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Musicians: Alessandro Ruisi, Larissa Cidlinsky, violin, Garfield Jackson, Anna Puig Torne, viola, Laura MacDonald, Bas Jongen, cello
Recorded OCM 2023, Saturday 30th September – Trelowarren Chapel

Bacewicz, Piano Quintet
Musicians: Jackie Shave, Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin; Celia Libertad Eliaz, viola;
Sam de Caprio, cello; Tom Poster, piano
Recorded OCM 2022, Friday 23 September, St John’s Hall Penzance.

Johannes Brahms, Horn Trio in E Flat Op 40
Musicians: Arisa Fujita, violin; Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn; Alasdair Beatson, piano
Recorded OCM Tour 2021, Thursday 1 October, Wigmore Hall, London

Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

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The IMS Masterclasses, which take place every Spring in Cornwall, are the beating heart of the IMS. They were originally conceived by our two founders Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, over fifty years ago in 1972.  Since then, every year, we bring over 100 young musicians to Cornwall for two, 10-day courses which run over 3 weeks.

The interviews and lessons in this episode were recorded on location in Spring 2022 and we hear from just a few of the many students, professors, and class pianists we’ve hosted over the course of our rich 50-year history.

Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis

Contributors in order of appearance:

Vashti Hunter

Jonian Ilias Kadesha

Pablo Hernán Benedí

Rita Wagner (Recorded in 2012 with Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, piano, performing Schubert, Sonata in B flat.)

Steven Isserlis

Sophia Rahman

Catherina Lee

Thomas Riebl

Edgar Francis

Guilherme Marques Caldas

Claus Christian Schuster

Stephanie Tang

Clarissa Bevilacqua

David Welton

Music in order of appearance:

Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

Henry Purcell, Three Fantasias in Three Parts. Performed by the Caerus Ensemble: Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin; Pablo Hernán Benedí, viola and Vashti Mimosa Hunter, cello.

Ernest Chausson, Poème. Performed by Catherina Lee, violin and Sophia Rahman, piano.

Benjamin Britten, Lachrymae. Performed by Edgar Francis, viola and Eglė Staškutė, piano.

Rebecca Clarke, Sonata for Viola and Piano. Performed by Guilherme Marques Caldas, viola and Eglė Staškutė, piano.

Fritz Kreisler, Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice.  Performed by Clarissa Bevilacqua, violin.

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor.  Performed by Tim Posner, cello and Sophia Rahman, piano.

Narrator: Samuel West. @exitthelemming 

Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald  @Melissafitzg

Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

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Steven Isserlis explores the rich and varied community at IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the people who are associated with the many aspects of the music seminars, including Jonathan Gaisman, Peter Greiner, Bridget Hugh-Jones, Mark Jennings, Alexander Maund, Petroc Trelawney, Samuel West and Rosie Yeatman.

Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis

Contributors in order of appearance:

John Antonaki

Petroc Trelawney

Viv Shield

Rosie Yeatman

Nik Anikitou

David Sommer

Sam Hewson

Arlex Martinez

Eleanor Mumford

Tim Bickersteth

Bridget Hugh-Jones

Alexander Maund

Hannah Morrow

Peter Greiner  

Mark Jennings

Amy Norrington

Samuel West

Jonathan Gaisman

Music in order of appearance:

Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

Webern, Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, IMS Concert St Bunyan Church, 24.9.05 - Ida Levin & Susie Park violins, Lila Brown viola, Kari Ravnan, Cello.

Mendelssohn Octet, Open Chamber Music 1978, St Michael's Mount - Sándor Végh, Sachiko Nakajima, Ola Rudner, Erich Höbarth, violin, Kim Kashkashian, Michel Rouilly, viola, Marcy Rosen, Steven Isserlis, cello.

Schubert String Quartet in D minor, IMS Concert St Martin & St Meriadoc Church, Camborne, 2006 – Pekka Kuusisto, Fenella Humphries, violin, James Boyd, viola, Richard Harwood, cello.

Schubert B-Flat Piano Trio, IMS Concert, 1978 - Sándor Végh, violin; Johannes Goritzki, cello; Peter Pettinger, piano.

Brahms String Sextet in G Major Op.26.

Kurtág, Carenza Jig, performed by Scott Dickinson.

Haydn Sting Quartet Op.50 No.1 in B Flat, IMS Concert Wigmore Hall, 26.11.22 – Krysia Osostowicz, violin, Lesley Hatfield, violin, Tim Boulton, viola, Amy Norrington, cello.

Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming

Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg

With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation.

Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

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This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Tessa Gaisman, IMS Prussia Cove's Chairman from 1996 - 2022.