ECHO Rising Stars 2024
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Who’s on Stage
Three of the best young classical artists around, chosen by the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) as their Rising Stars of 2024, Julia Pusker (violin), Sean Shibe (guitar), Mathis Stier (bassoon), and our very own Rising Star, Artist in Residence Faye MacCalman (saxophone, clarinet, composer).
What they’re playing
Our four Rising Stars are all performing a mix of traditional and contemporary classical music, chosen to showcase their incredible talents. As well as the main recitals, there’ll be mini-concerts on the Concourse throughout the day and a panel discussion with former Rising Star Jess Gillam.
Need to know
Price: £16 (day ticket), £21 (day ticket with hot drink & cake).
Age: Children under 14 need to be accompanied by an adult.
Recitals
Julia Pusker
12 – 1pm | Northern Rock Foundation Hall
Lili Boulanger 2 Morceaux pour violon et piano
Claude Debussy Violin Sonata
Eric Tanguy Trois Pièces
Johannes Brahms (arr. Joachim) Hungarian Dance No. 11
Johannes Brahms (arr. Kreisler) Hungarian Dance No. 17
Jeno Hubay Carmen, Fantasie Brillante
Sean Shibe
2 – 3pm | Sage Two
Heitor Villa-Lobos Prelude No.3
Heitor Villa-Lobos 12 Guitar Etudes Nos. 1, 5, 10
Agustín Barrios Mangoré La Catedral
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude, Fuga and Allegro
Thomas Ades Forgotten Dances
Mathis Stier
4 – 5pm | Northern Rock Foundation Hall
Philipp Friedrich Böddecker Sonata Sopra ‘La Monica’
Maria Sigfúsdóttir Remembering (commissioned by ECHO)
Camille Saint-Saens Sonate fur Fagott und Klavier
Heinz Holliger Klaus-Ur
Frank Auerbach I Walk Unseen
Roger Boutry Interférences I
Faye MacCalman
6.30 – 7.30pm | Sage Two
Glasshouse Artist in Residence Faye fuses experimental songwriting with free-weaving melodies and enveloping rhythms drawing on jazz, folk, and rock music inspired by under-the-surface emotional worlds. Expect amazing original compositions and improvisations.
Concourse performances
1.20 – 1.40pm
Mathis Stier bassoon
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No.3
3.20 – 3.40pm
Julia Pusker violin
Béla Bartók 1st Rhapsody
Franz Vecsey Valse Triste
Béla Bartók Romanian Dances
5.20 – 5.40pm
Sean Shibe guitar
Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint
Panel discussion
5.45 – 6.15pm
One of last year’s ECHO Rising Stars, saxophonist Jess Gillam, joins Julia, Sean, Mathis, and Faye on the Concourse for a chat about their musical experiences and for this year’s Rising Stars highlights of the ECHO tour so far.
