Winner of several international prizes including the distinguished Pierre Fournier Award in 1998, Alice Neary enjoys a varied performing career as a chamber musician and principal cellist of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and tutor at the Royal Northern School of Music.
Alice's discography of some 25 CDs includes the Mendelssohn cello sonatas and concertos by Howells, Patterson and Tovey. Several works have been composed for her. Familiar to listeners of BBC Radio 3, her festival performances include BBC Proms chamber series, Malboro (USA), Bath International, Santa Fe (USA) and Lofoten. She frequently gives concerto performances with leading orchestras.
Viv McLean won First Prize at the Maria Canals Piano Competition in Barcelona, and has performed in all the major venues and with the major orchestras in the UK as well as throughout Europe, Japan, Australia and the USA. Viv plays regularly with leading soloists and in chamber music players.
Programme includes:
Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
Britten Sonata for cello and piano in C, Op. 65
The next lunchtime concert is on Thursday 27 March and will be performed by Nijoma Chinyere Grevious (violin) and Jo Havlat (piano).
Join the LSE Choir and Orchestra on Tuesday 1 April for the LSE Spring Concert in the beautiful surroundings of St Clement Danes Church.
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Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies and regular public exhibitions. For more information please visit LSE Arts and Music.
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