Wednesday 9th December
David Owen Norris (piano)
Presents ‘A path of his own discovery’: Beethoven at the piano
David Owen Norris (piano)
Presents ‘A path of his own discovery’: Beethoven at the piano
Chichester Music Society are delighted to welcome David Owen Norris for their Christmas Special on 9th December. This lecture/recital is a highly appropriate end to the Society’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven.
David is a renowned pianist, composer and broadcaster. He won the Prize of the City of Geneva in the Geneva Competition, and the Accompanist’s Prize at Leeds; and since his appointment to the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, has performed all across the world, with four appearances in the BBC Proms, concert tours of Europe, Australia and North America, including performances at Sydney Opera House, the Kennedy Centre, Lincoln Centre, Ravinia Festival Chicago, the South Bank Centre etc. and a discography of 60 commercial CDs including his own Piano Concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and his oratorio Prayerbook. His other compositions include a Symphony, a Piano Sonata, the oratorio Turning Points, and the multi-media tribute to the passing seasons, HengeMusic.
His Chord of the Week programmes on BBC2 television were a popular feature of the Proms for six years. His Perfect Pianists is often shown on BBC4. He has contributed to programmes on Parry, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn & Elgar, including ninety minutes on BBC2 dedicated to Elgar’s Piano Concerto, with a full, filmed performance with the BBCSO. His first TV presentation, The Real Thing? from 1990, was hailed by the Daily Telegraph as ‘the most literate and probing programme on music for many years’, and his most recent Chord of the Week was reviewed by the Observer as ‘the most consistently intelligent three minutes you’ll watch on this or any other television this year’. The Beethoven 9 app for which he wrote the book and the analyses won the Best Music App Award.
In this evening's lecture/recital David begins by tracing the development of Beethoven's stylistic traits from the variations: triple-time Adagios, such a metrical minefield for performers throughout his work; the ridiculous jokes, the baffling dynamic shifts, the exploitation of each end of the keyboard, even the boldness of tonality – all is here in embryo.
He then turns his attention to Beethoven’s two most remarkable sonatas composed before deafness put an end to his performing career: the Sonate Pathétique, Op. 13 (1799) and the Fantasy-Sonata Op.27 No.2 (1802 – the Moonlight Sonata), ending with a complete performance of The Moonlight.
Please note that due to current Covid restrictions and University of Chichester Health & Safety guidelines, this concert may be live streamed only.
University of Chichester Chapel, 7.30pm on Wednesday 9th December
Live Streaming
All events in our Autumn programme are being live streamed by the University of Chichester and are available free of charge. Access to the event may be gained by clicking on the link shown below. Past events will retained for a period of at least 4 weeks following the date of performance.
9th December - David Owen Norris - Beethoven 'A Path of His Own Discovery'
https://chiplayer.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=56e1f0f4-7ff7-4c06-9527-ac5d00987fb2
11th November - Martino Tirimo Piano Duo - 'The Dance in Music'
https://chiplayer.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=dc1f6210-784a-41d6-ac85-ac5d00e6d0ee
14th October - Angela Zanders, "Beethoven the Revolutionary"
https://chiplayer.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=60c64221-4f30-4b96-9829-ac33008b3577
Tickets & Booking
Audience attendance at CMS events are subject to current HM Government and University Health & Safety guidelines. Specific arrangements will be announced within one week of each event.
All those intending to come to the lecture/recital will need to book in advance. Members will be given priority and should email Elizabeth Brooks (or phone her using the mobile number below) as soon as possible. Friends and visitors may book seats at £15 and payment in advance will be required using direct bank transfer wherever possible (details below). It will not be possible to purchase tickets at the door. Seats may be limited and will be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis. To reserve seats/purchase tickets please contact:
Elizabeth Brooks (Membership Secretary)
email: elizabeth.stanley617@btinternet.com
Phone: 07973 410407
CMS Bank details:
Account name: FMG
Sort Code: 60-05-24
Account Number: 20505345
Please use your surname as identifier on the payment.
David is a renowned pianist, composer and broadcaster. He won the Prize of the City of Geneva in the Geneva Competition, and the Accompanist’s Prize at Leeds; and since his appointment to the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, has performed all across the world, with four appearances in the BBC Proms, concert tours of Europe, Australia and North America, including performances at Sydney Opera House, the Kennedy Centre, Lincoln Centre, Ravinia Festival Chicago, the South Bank Centre etc. and a discography of 60 commercial CDs including his own Piano Concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and his oratorio Prayerbook. His other compositions include a Symphony, a Piano Sonata, the oratorio Turning Points, and the multi-media tribute to the passing seasons, HengeMusic.
His Chord of the Week programmes on BBC2 television were a popular feature of the Proms for six years. His Perfect Pianists is often shown on BBC4. He has contributed to programmes on Parry, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn & Elgar, including ninety minutes on BBC2 dedicated to Elgar’s Piano Concerto, with a full, filmed performance with the BBCSO. His first TV presentation, The Real Thing? from 1990, was hailed by the Daily Telegraph as ‘the most literate and probing programme on music for many years’, and his most recent Chord of the Week was reviewed by the Observer as ‘the most consistently intelligent three minutes you’ll watch on this or any other television this year’. The Beethoven 9 app for which he wrote the book and the analyses won the Best Music App Award.
In this evening's lecture/recital David begins by tracing the development of Beethoven's stylistic traits from the variations: triple-time Adagios, such a metrical minefield for performers throughout his work; the ridiculous jokes, the baffling dynamic shifts, the exploitation of each end of the keyboard, even the boldness of tonality – all is here in embryo.
He then turns his attention to Beethoven’s two most remarkable sonatas composed before deafness put an end to his performing career: the Sonate Pathétique, Op. 13 (1799) and the Fantasy-Sonata Op.27 No.2 (1802 – the Moonlight Sonata), ending with a complete performance of The Moonlight.
Please note that due to current Covid restrictions and University of Chichester Health & Safety guidelines, this concert may be live streamed only.
University of Chichester Chapel, 7.30pm on Wednesday 9th December
Live Streaming
All events in our Autumn programme are being live streamed by the University of Chichester and are available free of charge. Access to the event may be gained by clicking on the link shown below. Past events will retained for a period of at least 4 weeks following the date of performance.
9th December - David Owen Norris - Beethoven 'A Path of His Own Discovery'
https://chiplayer.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=56e1f0f4-7ff7-4c06-9527-ac5d00987fb2
11th November - Martino Tirimo Piano Duo - 'The Dance in Music'
https://chiplayer.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=dc1f6210-784a-41d6-ac85-ac5d00e6d0ee
14th October - Angela Zanders, "Beethoven the Revolutionary"
https://chiplayer.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=60c64221-4f30-4b96-9829-ac33008b3577
Tickets & Booking
Audience attendance at CMS events are subject to current HM Government and University Health & Safety guidelines. Specific arrangements will be announced within one week of each event.
All those intending to come to the lecture/recital will need to book in advance. Members will be given priority and should email Elizabeth Brooks (or phone her using the mobile number below) as soon as possible. Friends and visitors may book seats at £15 and payment in advance will be required using direct bank transfer wherever possible (details below). It will not be possible to purchase tickets at the door. Seats may be limited and will be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis. To reserve seats/purchase tickets please contact:
Elizabeth Brooks (Membership Secretary)
email: elizabeth.stanley617@btinternet.com
Phone: 07973 410407
CMS Bank details:
Account name: FMG
Sort Code: 60-05-24
Account Number: 20505345
Please use your surname as identifier on the payment.
