ECHO Rising Stars
Each year, the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) selects a group of exceptional young artists to become its Rising Stars. These outstanding performers are supported to develop their careers in a whole range of ways, including the fantastic opportunity to tour the major concert halls of Europe.
The ECHO Rising Stars programme has shaped the musical careers of many of today’s world-class artists, and for audiences it is an unrivalled opportunity to hear the classical stars of the future. This year, we are looking forward to welcoming five of these incredible musicians to Sage Gateshead for a day of mini concerts. Each concert includes pieces selected by each Rising Star, as well as a new commission composed especially for them.
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Vanessa Porter
10 - 11am | Northern Rock Foundation Hall
Vanessa Porter percussion
Folie A Deux
Vanessa Porter Folie
Vinko Globokar ?Corporel
Michio Kitazume Side by Side
Georges Aperghis The Messenger (Commissioned by Kölner Philharmonie (KölnMusik), Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and the European Concert Hall Organisation)
Emil Kuyumcuyan Shapes
Georges Aperghis Le corps a corps
Alexander Sandi Kuhn À Deux
11.15 - 11.30am | Concourse
Cristina Gómez Godoy oboe
Mario Häring piano
Enrique Granados Spanish dance No.5 arr. for oboe and piano
Nikolai Kapustin Etude Op.40, No.7 “Intermezzo” for piano solo
George Gershwin 3 Preludes arr. for oboe and piano
James Newby
12 - 1pm | Sage Two
James Newby baritone
Joseph Middleton piano
Love’s Poetry
Judith Bingham Casanova in Lockdown (Commissioned by Barbican and the European Concert Hall Organisation)
Robert Schumann Kerner Lieder Op.35
1.15 - 1.30pm | Concourse
Diana Tishchenko violin
Kirill Kozlovski piano
Edward Elgar Salut d‘amour
Claude Debussy Claire de lune
Astor Piazzolla Histoire Du Tango: Cafe 1930 and Nightclub
1.40 - 1.55pm | Concourse
Jess Gillam saxophone
Zeynep Özsuca piano
Pedro Itturalde Pequena Czarda
Rudy Wiedoeft Valse Vanite
Kurt Weill Je ne t’aime pas (arranged by Paul Campbell)
Darius Milhaud Brazileira from Scaramouche
Cristina Gomez Godoy
2.15 - 3.15pm | Northern Rock Foundation Hall
Cristina Gomez Godoy oboe
Mario Häring piano
Adolphe Deslandres Introduction et Polonaise for oboe and piano
Paul Hindemith Sonate for oboe and piano
Claude Debussy L’isle joyeuse
Charlotte Bray This other Eden (Commissioned by L’Auditori Barcelona, Palau de la Música Catalana and the European Concert Hall Organisation)
Antal Doráti Duo concertante for oboe and piano
3.30 - 3.45pm | Concourse
Vanessa Porter percussion
Michio Kitazume Side by Side
Diana Tishchenko
4 - 5pm | Sage Two
Diana Tishchenko violin
Kirill Kozlovski piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No.9 for violin and piano in A major, “Kreutzer”
Maurice Ravel Tzigane
5.10 - 5.25pm | Concourse
James Newby baritone
Joseph Middleton piano
Cole Porter The Tale of the Oyster
Wolseley Charles The Green Eyed Dragon
Liza Lehmann Henry King
Errollyn Wallen About Here
Claude-Michel Schönberg / Herbert Kretzmer Stars from Les Miserables
Jeff Buckley Hallelujah
5.30 - 6pm | Concourse
Q&A Session with Jess Gillam and James Newby
6.15 - 7.15pm | Sage Two
Jess Gillam saxophone
Zeynep Özsuca piano
Astor Piazzolla Nightclub from Histoire du Tango
Edmund Finnis A Spiral Ascending (Commissioned by Sage Gateshead and the European Concert Hall Organisation)
Barbara Thompson The Unseen Way
Georg Philip Telemann Sonata in F Minor: TWV 41f1 (arranged by Simon Parkin)
Kurt Weill Je ne t’aime pas
Rudy Wiedoeft Valse Vanité
Ayanna Witter-Johnson Lumina
John Harle RANT!