Sunday 10 December, 3.00pm
Image © Kaupo Kikkas
Venue: St John’s Arts and Recreation Centre, Harlow
Remesa: Stigmata
Bortkiewicz: Preludes Op 33 No 6 and No 7
Chopin: Nocturnes Op 27
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie Op 61
INTERVAL
Schubert: Sonata in B♭, D 960
Ignas Maknickas is a 2023 Young Classical Artists Trust winner and has performed in numerous competitions. He took first prize at the XIX Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Youth in Szafarnia, First Prize at the XX Piano Competition ‘Young Virtuoso’ in Zagreb, Third Prize at the Aarhus Piano Competition and, in 2021, was the semi-finalist of the Vendome Prize. In the same year, he received ‘The Queen’s Commendation for Excellence’ as the highest-scoring graduate of London’s Royal Academy of Music. In September 2021 he commenced the Master of Arts programme at the RAM on a full scholarship, studying with Professor Joanna MacGregor CBE.
Born in California in 1998, Ignas was raised in Lithuania. He has appeared as a soloist with leading orchestras and in recitals across Europe, and 2023-24 sees him debuting in the United States. His programme for this recital presents a striking contemporary work by Lithuanian composer Alvidas Remesa (b1951), Preludes by Ukrainian composer Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1925), along with established piano repertoire works by Chopin and Schubert.
Thaxted Festival is delighted to present Ignas Maknickas in Harlow, as part of our Developing Artists Programme. The programme, supported by a dedicated fund, provides a platform for professional musicians and composers at the earlier stages of their careers. Through it, we are able to bring outstanding musicians to a wide public within our summer Festival season in Thaxted, as well as through our outreach events in other locations. Thaxted Festival is grateful for an award from Essex County Council’s Arts and Cultural Fund in support of our Developing Artists Programme.
The venue for this recital is St John’s Arts and Recreation Centre, St John’s Walk, Market Street, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 OAJ. Click here for location.
There are a number of car parks nearby which are free at weekends.
Tickets: £17 unreserved seating
£10 for those aged 30 and under
