Tuesday 17 June:
Thomas Arne - Sonata no3 in G major
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata Op.2 no 1
Johann Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz
Charles Kinkel - Une Meditation
Gustavo Lange - Sehnsucht
H. M. Russell - The Witches Flight
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About Stephen Hose
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Take a break on a Tuesday lunchtime and enjoy 45 minutes of gorgeous classical music performed live by our resident pianist Stephen Hose upstairs in the beautiful Long Gallery overlooking Waterlow Park.
Many thanks to Markson Pianos who loan their Erard piano to Lauderdale House, for use in our lunchtime concerts and to Riverstone for sponsoring the season.
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About Stephen Hose
Stephen Hose trained at the Royal Academy of Music where he held a Vaughan Williams scholarship. He has had a varied career which has included performing chamber music and solo recitals as well as being Musical Director and pianist for a range of opera, musicals, plays and TV. He is currently pianist in residence at Lauderdale House, Highgate.
Projects abroad have ranged from the English Theater of Frankfurt to The Lost Colony at the 2,000 seat outdoor theatre on Roanoke Island, USA. TV work has included being the pianist on Channel 4 ‘s Titanic, The Mission, accompanist for The Choir, and 5 years as Musical Associate/Director for TV productions of Christmas Glory. He was Chorus Master for Jessye Norman’s Ellington’s Sacred Songs at the Barbican Theatre and Epidavros, Greece.
His work as Music Director for OperaUK has included Barber of Seville, Cosi fan Tutte, La Traviata, the Merry Widow, Olé and El Amore Brujo. For Merry Opera work includes La Traviata, The Magic Flute, Kiss Me, Figaro!, The Barber of Seville and La Belle Hélène (aka Troy Boy). He has also conducted over 50 performances of their unique staged Messiah.
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