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Upcoming Performances
Past Performances
Thursday 10th December 2020, 7pm
LIVE STREAM CONCERT on YouTube
Trio Taliesin will perform live from Markson Pianos in central London.
The concert will feature works by Haydn and Clara Schumann,
followed by four pieces from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, arranged
for piano trio. Tune in for a festive treat!
Trio Taliesin
Thursday 5th November 2020, 6pm
LIVE
STREAM CONCERT on Zoom
Trio Taliesin will join The Cobweb Orchestra for a live edition
of their bi-weekly Musical Bookclub where they will perform the
first two movements of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto via Zoom.
Trio Taliesin will be live streaming their performance
from Marksons Pianos in London, and will be joined by Irina Lyakovskaya
playing the orchestral reduction on a second piano, so audience
members have a choice of joining in with our own orchestral
parts (whilst on mute) or sitting back and enjoying the
performance.
Trio Taliesin
POSTPONED due to Covid 19
29th July 2020
Beat the rush hour and come and hear Trio Taliesin perform in
Marksons Pianos Concert Series! This one-hour concert will include
Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17.
Trio Taliesin
POSTPONED due to Covid 19
18th July 2020
Trio Taliesin are delighted to be joined by clarinetist Alex
Roberts for a concert of works exploring Clara Schumann’s career
as a pianist and composer.
Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, Op. 97 (‘Archduke’)
Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Trio Taliesin
Sunday 19th June 2019, 2.30pm
HOLYWELL
MUSIC ROOM, OXFORD
Playing in the historic setting of Oxford’s Holywell Music Room,
Europe’s oldest custom build concert hall, Trio Taliesin will give
an afternoon recital featuring:
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor
Trio Taliesin
Saturday 25th May 2019, 8.30pm
BOSSANYI
STUDIO, EASTCOTE
LONDON
Trio Taliesin
Thursday 31st January 2019, 6pm
WESTMINSTER MUSIC LIBRARY
LONDON, SW1W 9UD
Trio Taliesin
Saturday 27th May 2017, 7.30pm
A Free Evening of Music with International Performers
Newington Green Unitarian Church, London, N16 9PR
A programme of works by Verdi, Puccini, Strauss, Berlioz,
Bernstein and more!
All donations go to Cancer Research UK
Anna Greco, Marie-Claire op ten Noort, Mari Wyn Williams –
Sopranos
Carola Emrich-Fisher – Mezzo-Soprano
Ezra Williams – Tenor and Piano
Kenneth – Joynson – Tenor/Actor
Franco Kong – Baritone
Colin Fisher – Trumpet
Tara Clifford – Piano
Friday 27th September 2013, 8.30pm
Duo Recital: Tara Clifford (Piano) and Hartmut Richter
(Violin)
The Bossanyi Studio
Recital Programme
Suk Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17 (1900)
1. Quasi Ballata
2. Appasionato
3. Un poco triste
4. Burleska
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 (1878-88)
i. Allegro
ii. Adagio
iii. Un poco presto e con sentiment
iv. Presto agitato
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Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8, Op. 30 No. 3 (1801-2)
i. Allegro assai
ii. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
iii. Allegro vivace
Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor (1917)
i. Allegro vivo
ii. Intermède: Fantasque et léger
iii. Finale: Très animé
Suggested donation: £8 – £10 (students half price and children free)
Saturday 14th July 2012, 8.30pm
The Bossanyi Studio, 22 Field End Road, Pinner,
Middlesex, HA5 2QL
Brahms, 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Faure, Nocturne in E flat minor, Op. 33 No. 1
Faure, Nocturne in B major, Op. 33 No. 2
Faure, Ballade in F sharp major, Op. 19
Wednesday 30th May 2012, 7.00pm
St Mary
Magdalene Church, NW1
Markson Pianos ‘Bosendorfer Music and Wine Evening’
Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Faure, Nocturne in E flat minor, Op. 33
No. 1
Faure, Nocturne in B major, Op. 33 No. 2
Faure, Ballade in F sharp major, Op. 19
St Luke’s church, Hillmarton Road, Holloway, N7 9RD
The Big Everyman Cancer Fundraising Gala Concert
A musical extravaganza starring Laura Parfitt, Anna Louise Costello (sopranos), Alison Crookendale (mezzo), Ezra Williams & Stephen Anthony Brown (tenors), Tara Clifford (piano), Laurine Rochut (violin), Christopher Evesham (guitar), David Freedman (bass), Lily Lowe Myers (actress) and many more!
St Mary-At-Hill Church, EC3R 8EE
Lunchtime Recital
Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Faure, Nocturne in E flat minor, Op. 33 No. 1
Faure, Nocturne in B major, Op. 33 No. 2
Faure, Ballade in F sharp major, Op. 19
Thursday 15th September 2011, 7.30pm
St Marylebone Parish Church, NW1 5LT
Fundraising Concert for Carla Rees
… A grand concert of classical and contemporary music,
organised by friends of the much-loved and internationally
renowned flautist Carla Rees, who suffered greatly during the
August riots in London.
A concert featuring many talented musicians, performing works
by Knussen, Telemann, Donizetti, Puccini and many
more! Tara will be performing “Concealing Isis” for solo
piano by Ruaidhri Mannion.
Tickets: £10 on the door
Sunday 19th June 2011, 4pm
St George’s Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2HR
‘Sunday Recital Series’
Programme to include works by Haydn, Brahms and Prokofiev.
Free admission, suggested donation £3
Friday 20th May 2011, 8:30pm
thestudio, 22 Field End Road, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2QL
Haydn: Sonata No. 38 in F major, Hob. XVI:23
Brahms: Selection from Op. 117-119
Prokofiev: Selection from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
Tickets £8.
To book your seat, call
020 8866 2880 or e-mailann&oliver@mannion22.freeserve.co.uk
Friday 26th November 2010, 8:30pm
thestudio, 22 Field End Road, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2QL
Ravel, ‘Une barque sur l’Ocean’ and ‘La vallee des cloches’
from Miroirs
Messiaen, 3 Preludes: ‘La colombe’, ‘Le nombre leger’ and
‘Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu’
Takemitsu, Litany
Debussy, Images Book II
Tickets £7.
To book your seat, call
020 8866 2880 or e-mailann&oliver@mannion22.freeserve.co.uk
Friday 21st May 2010, 1.05pm
St Mary Abbot’s Church, Kigh Street Kensington
London
Lunchtime concert featuring RCM students.
Tara will perform 3 preludes by Messiean: ‘La colombe’, ‘Le
nombre leger’ and ‘Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu’
(Free concert, no tickets required)
Friday 4th June, 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill,
London, N6 5HG
Ravel, ‘Une barque sur l’Ocean’ and ‘La vallee des cloches’ from
Miroirs
Messiaen, 3 Preludes: ‘La colombe’, ‘Le nombre leger’ and
‘Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu’
Takemitsu, Litany
Debussy, Images Book II
Tickets: £10, £5 (conc., inc. under-28s)
Tuesday 15th June, 11.20am
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, RCM, London
Ravel, ‘Une barque sur l’Ocean’ and ‘La vallee des cloches’ from
Miroirs
Messiaen, 3 Preludes: ‘La colombe’, ‘Le nombre leger’ and
‘Cloches d’angoisse et larmes d’adieu’
Takemitsu, Litany
Debussy, Images Book II
(Free concert, no tickets required)
Saturday 27th March 2010, 8pm
thestudio, 22 Field End Road, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2QL
The Talea Trio
Alex Roberts (Clarinet) Florence Bishop (Viola)
Tara Clifford (Piano)
Schumann Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) Op. 132
Kurtag “Hommage a Schumann”
Bruch Eight Pieces, Op. 83, Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8
Mozart “Kegelstatt” Trio in E flat, KV 498
Saturday 20th March, 8pm
St John’s Theatre,
Listowel, Ireland, (Charity Concert)
Ravel ‘Une barque sur l’Ocean’ and ‘La vallee des cloches’ from
Miroirs
Debussy, Images Book 2
Szymanowski, Fantasy in C major, op. 14
Friday 19th March, 6.30pm
The National
Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Poems and Piano
Ravel ‘Une barque sur l’Ocean’ and ‘La vallee des cloches” from
Miroirs
Debussy, Images Book 2
Takemitsu, Litany
Szymanowski, Fantasy in C major, op. 14
Sunday 7th March 2010, 11am
Amaryllis
Fleming Concert Hall, RCM, London
“Poles Apart” Concert (RCM “Piano Fever” Festival)
Tara will perform Szymanowski’s Fantasia in C major, Op. 14, in
this concert which features RCM pianists performing works by
Chopin, Moskowski and Szymanowski.
Friday 5th March 2010, 6pm
Amaryllis
Fleming Concert Hall, RCM, London
“Pianos and Plugs” Concert (RCM “Piano Fever” Festival)
Tara will perform alongside fellow RCM pianists in the “Piano and
Plugs” concert: she will give the world premiere of “Concealing
Isis” for solo piano and electronics by Ruaidhri Mannion, as well
as playing in works for multiple pianos!
– A unique chance to hear an extraordinary soundworld, this
exhilarating concert of contemporary music features multiple
pianos, strange tunings and electronics. RCM composers will be
creating brand new works to be performed alongside 20th century
classics.
Monday 22nd – Friday 26th February, 8.30am
St. George’s Church, Hannover Square, London
Each morning Tara will perform a short piece for the Morning
Calm.
Monday: Ravel, “La vallee des cloches” from Miroirs
Tuesday: Ravel, “Une barque sur l’Ocean” from Miroirs
Wednesday: Szymanowski, Fantasia in C major Op. 14, ii. Non troppo
allegro
Thursday: Debussy, “Cloches a travers les feuilles” from Images
book II
Friday: Debussy, “Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut”
from Images book II
Friday 5th February 2010, 6.30pm
National
Portrait Gallery, London
The Talea Trio
Alex Roberts (Clarinet) Florence Bishop (Viola)
Tara Clifford (Piano)
Mozart, Schumann and Kurtag
Monday 18th January 2010, 1.05pm
Inner Parry Room, Royal College of Music
London
Ravel, ‘Une barque sur l’Ocean’ and ‘La vallee des cloches’ from
Miroirs
Wednesday 21st October 2009
Private
Performance, Dublin
Works by Debussy and Prokofiev
Tuesday 16th June 2009, 10am
Recital Hall, RCM
London
Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor; Debussy Images Book 1; Prokofiev
Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 28
Friday 12th June 2009, 8.10pm
Concert Hall,
RCM
London
Viola Recital
Florence Bishop (Viola), Tara Clifford (Piano)
Programme of Hummel, Britten and Bruch.
Friday 22nd May 2009, 1.05pm
St Mary Abbots Church
London
Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV 826
Friday 15th May 2009, 1.05pm
St Mary Abbots Church
London
Bruch Kol Nidrei Op. 47 for Viola and Piano (Flo Bishop, Viola)
Friday 1st May 2009, 4.15pm
Bromsgrove Festival Young Musicians Platform
New Guesten Hall, Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove
Bach ‘Sinfonia’ from Partita No. 2 in C minor; Prokofiev Sonata
No. 3 in A minor
March 2009
Inner Parry Room, RCM (Lunchtime Concert)
February 2009
Lauderdale House, Highgate (Recital)
February 2009
St Stephen’s Church, Gloucester Road, (Recital)
January 2009
Recital Hall, RCM, (Lunchtime Concert)
December 2008
St John’s Theatre, Listowel, Ireland, (Charity Concert)
November 2008
Inner Parry Room, RCM (Performance/Composition Workshop –
Premiere)
July 2008
Burgh House, Hampstead, (Recital)
June 2008
Lartigue Building, Listowel, Ireland, (Charity Event)