Lunchtime Concert: Katy Smith (violin), Amy Butler (piano) & Graziana Presicce (piano)

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Elgar Society

This special concert will feature works performed with Elgar’s own violin bow

Violinist Katy Smith is a graduate of the Royal College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Music, and was a strings finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Katy has a deep passion for the development of the violin bow and its impact on her interpretation of different repertoire. In 2024, Katy gave a performance of Elgar’s Violin Concerto with the Hertfordshire Philharmonia Orchestra, using Elgar’s own bow, which she will also be using for this concert.

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Pianist Amy Butler studied with British concert pianist Martin Roscoe and gained a first class Master’s degree from the University of Oxford. A keen chamber musician, she performs across the UK and abroad with various artists, including violinist Katy Smith and pianist Graziana Presicce.

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Pianist Graziana Presicce holds a PhD in Music Performance from the University of Hull. Recent performance highlights include an appearance as soloist with the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra, and the recorded premiere of works by the Hull-born composer Ethel Leginska, alongside baritone Lee Tsang, featured on BBC Radio 3.

Elgar  Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op. 82

Elgar  Serenade for Strings, Op. 20  (arranged for piano duet by the composer)

Elgar  La capricieuse

Elgar  Salut d’amour