Tom Poster and Elena Urioste
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PROGRAMME
WOLFGANG AMADEUS M0ZART (1756 – 1791)
Sonata in E flat major for piano and violin, K.302
Allegro
Rondeau
CESAR FRANCK (1822 – 1890)
Sonata in A major for violin and piano
Allegretto ben moderato
Allegro
Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia
Allegretto poco mosso
Selections from #UriPosteJukeBox
Elena Urioste and Tom Poster’s #UriPosteJukeBox lifted spirits during the 2020 lockdown, as the duo shared 88 daily videos of listeners' requests, earning them the Royal Philharmonic’s Inspiration Award, as well as a BBC Music Magazine Award for their subsequent Jukebox Album. For the live Jukebox experience, the duo presents their trademark eclectic selection of music, ranging from classical gems to Tom’s Great American Songbook arrangements, from brand new works to 60s hits and more! During the concert, audience members will also have a chance to vote on what music they would most like to hear. Come and join us for a one-of-a-kind interactive Jukebox concert experience!
Elena Urioste is a musician, yogi, writer, and entrepreneur. As a violinist, Elena has given acclaimed solo performances with major orchestras throughout the world, including the Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Minnesota Orchestras; the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics; the Chicago, Boston, Dallas, San Francisco, San Diego, National, Atlanta, Baltimore, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, among many others in the United States; the London Philharmonic, Hallé, Philharmonia, CBSO, Orchestra of Opera North, and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras; the BBC Symphony, Philharmonic, Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and National Orchestra of Wales; as well as the Chineke! Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lille, and Hungary’s Orchestra Dohnányi Budafok and MAV Orchestras. She has performed as a featured soloist in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, the Concertgebouw, and the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall; and has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Kennedy Center, Konzerthaus Berlin, Sage Gateshead, Bayerischer Rudfunk Munich, and Mondavi Center. Elena is a former BBC New Generation Artist (2012-14) and has been featured on the covers of Strings, Symphony, and BBC Music magazines. Tom Poster is a musician whose skills and passions extend well beyond the conventional role of the concert pianist. He has been described as “a marvel, [who] can play anything in any style” (The Herald), “mercurially brilliant” (The Strad), and as having “a beautiful tone that you can sink into like a pile of cushions” (BBC Music). During the 2020 lockdown, his #UriPosteJukebox series with Elena Urioste - featuring Tom as pianist, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, writer, curator, backing dancer and snowman - brought a staggeringly diverse selection of music to audiences across the world through 88 daily online performances, for which the duo won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Inspiration Award. Tom is co-founder and artistic director of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Associate Ensemble at Wigmore Hall in 2020 with a flexible line-up featuring many of today’s most inspirational musicians, and an ardent commitment to diversity through its creative programming. Tom has performed over forty concertos from Mozart to Ligeti. He has premiered solo, chamber, and concertante works by many leading composers, made multiple appearances at the BBC Proms, and his exceptional versatility has put him in great demand at festivals internationally.
Tom Poster is a musician whose skills and passions extend well beyond the conventional role of the concert pianist. He has been described as “a marvel, [who] can play anything in any style” (The Herald), “mercurially brilliant” (The Strad), and as having “a beautiful tone that you can sink into like a pile of cushions” (BBC Music). During the 2020 lockdown, his #UriPosteJukebox series with Elena Urioste - featuring Tom as pianist, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, writer, curator, backing dancer and snowman - brought a staggeringly diverse selection of music to audiences across the world through 88 daily online performances, for which the duo won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Inspiration Award. Tom is co-founder and artistic director of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Associate Ensemble at Wigmore Hall in 2020 with a flexible line-up featuring many of today’s most inspirational musicians, and an ardent commitment to diversity through its creative programming. Tom has performed over forty concertos from Mozart to Ligeti. He has premiered solo, chamber, and concertante works by many leading composers, made multiple appearances at the BBC Proms, and his exceptional versatility has put him in great demand at festivals internationally.