Keele Concerts: Tasmin Little

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of today's leading international violinists. She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world, including Carnegie Hall, Musikverein, Concertgebouw, Philharmonie Berlin, Vienna Konzerthaus, South Bank Centre, Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall.

Tasmin’s concerto appearances include those with Adelaide Symphony, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bournemouth Symphony, Berliner Symphoniker, City of Birmingham Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig, Leopoldinum Chamber Orchestra, Poland, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony, New York Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto - Casa da Musica, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Singapore Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Ulster Orchestra, West Australian Symphony and all the BBC Orchestras.

Her multi-award winning and varied career encompasses international concerto and recital performances, master classes, workshops and community outreach work. Tasmin's discography and performance schedule reflect her wide-ranging repertoire and she has given numerous World Premiere performances including concerti by Willem Jeths, Robin de Raaf, Stuart MacRae, Robert Saxton and Dominic Muldowney. Her newly commissioned work, Four World Seasons by Roxanna Panufnik, was premiered as a live broadcast on the BBC at the start of Music Nation weekend, leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. She remains one of the few violinists to perform Ligeti's challenging Violin Concerto and has performed this work at the Berlin Philharmonie, New York Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival, BBC Proms, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Philadelphia Kimmel Center.

Tasmin enjoys a very active recital life that sees her performing at all the major festivals and venues throughout the United Kingdom including BBC broadcast recitals from The Wigmore Hall and Cheltenham Festival. She is a returning recital and chamber music artist at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville, has performed recital tours for Chamber Music New Zealand, and recent international recitals include those at Hong Kong City Hall, as part of the inaugural season of “Music in the Studio” Dubai, at the Presidential Palace, Malta, for the Newport, Eastern Music and Chauttauqua International Music Festivals, USA, for the Delius Society, Philadelphia, and for the International Festival, Godella, Spain.

Programme:
Telemann Allegro
Albeniz Leyenda (arr. Jennings/Little)
Bach Chaconne from D minor Partita
Bach Loure, Gavotte and Gigue from E major Partita
Ysaÿe Ballade
Roxanna Panufnik Hora Bessarabia


Event date
Event Time
7:30PM
Location
New Vic Theatre, Etruria Rd, Newcastle under Lyme ST5 0JG
Organiser
ArtsKeele
Contact email
boxoffice@keele.ac.uk
Contact telephone
01782 7134340

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