After Thursday's fabulous music and with a head still full of Basia, on Saturday we went for a day trip to York to see acclaimed British pianist Martin Roscoe . Martin was performing as part of the inaugural York Chamber Music Festival , held in Bootham School over the weekend 13th-16th February. After a stroll around the centre and a bite at the lovely Licc (excellent apple pie and ice cream) we headed to Bootham. I had been keen to see Martin for a while and particularly after a review from a friend who saw him at Ottawa Chamberfest 2013. Perhaps unusual for a pianist in solo recital, Martin performed with the music (no page turner to help, but very quick and efficient page turns). His York concert was themed around fantasy: Mozart Fantasy in D minor K.397 ; Beethoven Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight ; Brahms, 3 Fantasies Op. 116 Nos. 1, 4 and 7 ; and Chopin Fantasy in F minor Op. 49 . The hall in Bootham School was set up with a Grotrian-Steinweg gra...
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