Rachel Podger violin with Brecon Baroque
Programme:
Biber 1681 Sonatas
Biber Sonata No.1 in A
JJ Froberger Suite in A
Biber Sonata No.2 in D minor
Biber Sonata Representativa
Biber Sonata No.6 in C minor Scordatura
JH Kapsberger Toccata in D minor
Biber Sonata No.3 in F
“Rachel Podger, the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin,” (The Times) has established herself as a leading interpreter of Baroque and Classical music. She was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Royal Academy of Music/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize in October 2015, Gramophone Artist of the Year 2018, and was Ambassador for REMA’s Early Music Day 2020.
A creative programmer, Rachel is the founder and Artistic Director of Brecon Baroque Festival and her ensemble Brecon Baroque consisting of an international line-up of world-class virtuosi in the period-instrument world. Together they specialise in one-to-a-part repertoire including Vivaldi, Biber, and Bach. Rachel is Principal Guest Director for Tafelmusik, Patron for The Continuo Foundation and an Ambassador for the Learned Society of Wales. She was awarded BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Year and Instrumental Award 2023 for her solo album Tutta Sola.
Recent album releases on Channel Classics with Brecon Baroque are The Muses Restor’d and the world premiere recording of Bach Goldberg Variations Reimagined in a new chamber arrangement by Chad Kelly. Rachel’s next disc Just Biber with Brecon Baroque is due for release in 2025.
A dedicated educator and inspirational coach, Rachel has begun her own training programme BOGA (Bow Yoga), she holds the Micaela Comberti Chair for Baroque Violin at the Royal Academy of Music, and the Jane Hodge Foundation International Chair in Baroque Violin at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She also has a regular relationship with The Juilliard School in New York. Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque are managed worldwide by Percius.
This concert is additional to the main six concert series.
Location
Festival Theatre, Malvern Theatres, Grange Rd, Malvern, WR14 3HB UK
Buying tickets as membership
Tickets for the evening and Sunday afternoon concerts cost £17 each as part of the six-concert full season membership subscription, or £7 for full-time students including the additional January concert. Part season offers are available for new members, and we would be delighted if you would consider joining the Club. Further details can be found here.
https://malvern-concert-club.co.uk/join-malvern-concert-club/
Buying tickets for individual concerts
Concerts at Malvern Theatres
Full price tickets are available from the Malvern Theatres website at £26 plus their levies as applicable for the 2025-26 season. They can be booked in advance either online or from the Box Office by telephone or in person. Wheelchair spaces are available, so please mention this when booking.
Photograph (c) Theresa-Pewal
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