Formed of some of London’s finest musicians, the Elena Toponogova Ensemble makes their Conway Hall début in a programme showcasing the finest in Russian and Ukrainian chamber works. Nikolai Medtner, a Russian composer and friend of Sergei Rachmaninoff, has become increasingly recognised as one of the most important Russian composers for the piano. His last work, the Piano Quintet, which he worked on for over 40 years, completes this fascinating programme.

Peter Cigleris (clarinet)
Eleanor Corr (violin)
Thomas Aldren (violin)
George White (viola)
Julia Morneweg (cello)
Elena Toponogova (piano)

Programme:

Glazunov | Oriental Reverie for clarinet & string quartet
Rachmaninoff | Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor for violin, cello & piano
Stravinsky | Three Pieces for string quartet
Prokofiev | Overture on Hebrew themes for clarinet, piano & string quartet Op.34
Silvestrov | Three Pieces for violin and piano: Lullaby, Barcarole, Lullaby
Medtner | Quintet for piano & string quartet Op.posth

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About Conway Hall Sunday Concerts

Founded in the 1880s, our chamber music concert series is the longest-running of its kind in Europe. Conway Hall was purpose-built in 1929 to host concerts and lectures, and they have continued here until the present day. The ethos of “affordable classical music for all” still remains.