Brilliant International Musicians Series : Harry Fox (piano) & Alisa Liubarskaya (cello)

Alisa Liubarskaya

2nd principal Cello at the Royal Ballet Sinfonia as of January 2023. She regularly appears as a guest cellist at venues including the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Orchestra of the Scottish Opera, the Southbank Sinfonia, and the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera.

Alisa started playing the cello at the age of seven and began giving public performances soon after. During 2012 Alisa became a member of the Southbank Sinfonia and most recently has been invited as a Guest Section Principal with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera. Alisa has received first prizes at the Vivian Joseph Concerto Competition, and the Barbirolli Memorial Prize for Cellists. Her most recent performances, including solo concerto performances, have been with the Southbank Sinfonia, Trinity Laban Sinfonia, Canterbury Symphony Orchestra as well as chamber music recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St. John’s Smith Square and St. Martin’s in the Fields.

Harry Fox

A Steinway Artist and one of the most notable British Pianists of his generation. He has established an exciting career as a soloist, chamber musician and recording artist, having performed internationally at concerts, competitions and chamber music festivals in Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the United States. Performances at prestigious London venues include St Martin’s in the Fields, St John Smiths Square, Victoria and Albert Museum, Fairfield Halls, and Wigmore Hall.

Harry was accepted to attend Chetham’s school of Music in Manchester at the age of 8. When he was 13, he gave his concerto debut performing Grieg’s Piano concerto in A minor. Whilst at Trinity College of Music Harry won the opportunity to perform Chopin ́s 1st piano concerto in the United States

In 2017 he founded the Harry & Alisa Recital duo with his wife, the Cellist Alisa Liubarskaya. They have since performed a series of concerts in the UK, Greece, Valetta, Paris & Rome.

Programme for the evening

1st half

Brahms  – Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118

1. Intermezzo in A minor. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato
2. Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente
3. Ballade in G minor. Allegro energico
4. Intermezzo in F minor. Allegretto un poco agitato
5. Romanze in F major. Andante
6. Intermezzo in E♭ Andante, largo e mesto

Bach-Bussoni

Chaconne in D minor aus der Partita II für Violine BWV 1004

Interval

2nd half

Bach –

Sonata in G major for Viola da Gamba, BWV 1027

Adagio

Allegro ma non tanto

Andante

Allegro moderato

Mendelssohn –

Cello Sonata No. 1 in Bb Major Opus. 45

Allegro Vivace

Andante

Allegro assai

Kapustin –

Elegy for Cello and Piano Op.96

This series is very generously supported by Elisabeth Clemency Cross