César Franck: Pastorale in E, Op.19
Efram Podgaits: Sonata No.1 for accordion
JS Bach: (attrib.) Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV.561
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5 arr. Levickis & McWilliams
Traditional: Jewish folk tunes arr. M. Levickis & A. McWilliams

Martynas Levickis accordion
Abraham McWilliams violin

RFH London 24 February 2013, 6:00pm

Britten: 4 Chansons francaises for soprano & orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467
Mahler: Symphony No.4

Philharmonia Orchestra/Ashkenazy
Tamara Stefanovich piano Elizabeth Watts soprano

A well supported pre-concert by a remarkable accordionist who has helped to popularise his instrument, which is steadily increading concert presence and has inspired some fine compositions, including Podgaits' sonata today.

The main concert had a sensitive account of Mahler 4 under Askenazy. A good evening and it is encouraging to see increaing audiences for the early concerts.

Peter Grahame Woolf