Madeleine Mitchell, violin

Catherine Milledge, piano

Violinist Madeleine Mitchell, well known to Welsh audiences from her performances, broadcasts and acclaimed recordings of Grace Williams and winner of a Welsh Music Guild award, returns to Rhosygilwen with the excellent Welsh pianist Catherine Milledge. Their delightful programme includes one of the best loved works in the repertoire, by César Franck complimented by Debussy’s last work and colourful and exciting pieces influenced by Rumanian and Brazilian folk music.

Bartok – Rumanian Dances

Villa Lobos – Canto do Cisne Negre (Song of the Black Swan)

Debussy – Violin Sonata

Massenet – Méditation

Franck – Violin Sonata

“The magnificent Mitchell,…deep penetrating musicianship” BBC Music Magazine

Madeleine Mitchell, described by The Times, London as “one of the UK’s liveliest musical forces”, has performed as solo violinist and chamber musician in 50 countries in a wide repertoire, frequently broadcast for radio and TV, in festivals including the BBC Proms and Three Choirs. Recent tours include Japan, Brazil and the USA and releasing a quartet album with her London Chamber Ensemble. Her recent album, Violin Conversations, premiere recordings of works with living UK/US composers, several written for her, was reviewed in The Telegraph: ‘Is Madeleine Mitchell the future of classical music? An album of subtle charm’.