Christina Lawrie

#ConcertFromOurLivingRoom -
Listen again to our concert on Sunday 2nd May 2021 at 4 pm
#ConcertFromOurLivingRoom - no. 28 In our latest concert we are featuring the magnificent Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 by Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). Farrenc was a piano professor at the Paris Conservatoire, and the only woman to be appointed to the faculty in the 19th century. It took her 10 years to achieve pay parity with her male colleagues. We hope you will enjoy her sonata, which we think is a masterpiece!

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Marcus Barcham Stevens (violin)
Christina Lawrie (piano)

The next #ConcertFromOurLivingRoom will be on Sunday 23rd May at 4 pm. Please join us!
Concerts every 2 weeks thereafter
You can still view all of our previous concerts since the 22nd March 2020 on our YouTube channel

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Christina Lawrie

Christmas 2020 Concert
Christina and Marcus were thrilled to be able to share their Christmas 2020 concert from the magnificent Caird Hall Dundee. It was a privilege to be able to play the hall's world-class new Steinway piano. It's always thrilling to walk onto the Caird Hall stage, but to do so during this year of global shutdown has been a particular joy. Schott Music kindly granted permission for us to perform Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro, with continued broadcast rights.The full concert, including the Kreisler can be watched by clicking here.

The Caird Hall programme included music by Kreisler, J. S. Bach, Vivaldi's "Winter" from "The Four Seasons, Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, some Scottish tunes and a Christmas Carol medley arranged by Marcus and featuring our little girl, Mairi-Anna.


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UPDATE
Heartfelt thanks to all who have tuned in for our concerts. We are so touched by the lovely messages we have received from near and far. I will collate them soon. In the meantime, here are 2 of them.

"Your recital last Sunday was an absolute joy and such a symbol of hope in these difficult times"

"Thank you so much for treating us to this wonderful music. It is wonderful to be able to hear such a professional performance and a real tonic in a frightening time"

A lovely article in The Dundee Courier about the concert:

At this time of isolation and lockdown, we all need some comfort, and a sense of connection. Please keep sending messages, feedback and questions!

Due to Covid19, concert halls all over the world are shutting down.
Christina Lawrie and her violinist husband Marcus Barcham-Stevens (Scottish Chamber Orchestra Principal 2nd Violin, Co-leader, Britten Sinfonia) want to keep the music going and will broadcast regular concerts of violin and piano music from their living room.

Donations:
#ConcertFromOurLivingRoom is free to watch, with a voluntary suggested donation of £5. We want to share the music and bring joy, solace, and a sense of community and connectedness, so please do not feel obliged to donate!

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Marcus Barcham Stevens (violin)
Christina Lawrie (piano)
http://www.christinalawrie.com
http://www.twitter.com/piano_christina

The CD which Christina released with violinist Harriet Mackenzie has been well-received and has received excellent reviews from around Europe. Having already been broadcast by BBC Classics Unwrapped, the duo were also featured by the classical radio programme France Musique.  (28 min 55 sec into the programme until 42 min 5 sec)

 

 

Christina's CD is featured in the BBC Music Magazine November 2014. Please contact Christina to order a copy (£12 inc. p+ p) - click here

click here to view page 21 of BBC Music Magazine
or view review on articles page