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Nicola Heywood-Thomas presents a selection of highlights from the 2022 Cowbridge Music Festival, set in the ancient market town of Cowbridge within the Vale of Glamorgan. Performed in the 13th-century Holy Cross Parish Church, today’s selection begins with Mozart’s sparkling Sonata for violin and piano in B flat, performed by the violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster. Music by Bartók then follows, a selection of his works for solo piano presented by Llŷr Williams. The concert ends with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective performing music by Fanny Hensel, her early Piano Quartet in A flat, Op 55. Artistic Director Rosalind Ventris describes this work as virtuosic, and challenging for the pianist.

Mozart: Sonata for violin and piano in B flat, K454
Elena Urioste, violin
Tom Poster, piano

Bartók: Evening in Transylvania, SZ 39 No 5 (Ten Easy Pieces)
Bartók: Dear Dance, SZ 39 No 10 (Ten Easy Pieces)
Bartók: A Bit Drunk, SZ 45 No 2 (Four Dirges)
Bartók: Swineherd’s Dance, SZ 42 No 10 (For Children)
LlÅ·r Williams, piano

Hensel: Piano Quartet in A flat, Op 55
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Elena Urioste, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Tom Poster, piano

Produced by Luke Whitlock