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SUMMARY:Daniel Rowland\, violin and Alissa Firsova\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Maharookh and Darius Forbes Memorial concert\n\nIn a programme 
 of Mozart: Sonata in E minor K 304\, Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op
 . 80\, A. Firsova: Algarvia Op. 42\, Tchaikovsky: Meditation Op. 42 No. 1 
 and Brahms: Sonata No. 3 Op. 108\n\nSupported by Forbes Marshall\n\nDutch/
 English violinist Daniel Rowland is a musician of great intensity and imag
 ination\, whose work moves seamlessly between soloist\, director and chamb
 er musician. Known for performances of striking emotional directness and c
 ommunicative power\, his playing has been described as “ravishing in its
  finesse” (The Guardian)\, while Gramophone observed that he “truly so
 unds like nobody else”\, and The Herald praised his “astonishing sound
  and uniquely single-minded intensity”.\n\nRowland appears international
 ly as soloist and director with orchestras across Europe and beyond\, coll
 aborating with conductors such as Heinz Holliger\, Jaap van Zweden\, Fran
 çois-Xavier Roth\, Lawrence Foster and Andrey Boreyko. His repertoire ran
 ges from Vivaldi\, Beethoven\, Brahms and Elgar through Berg and Korngold 
 to Schnittke\, Glass\, Kancheli and Ferneyhough. A defining aspect of his 
 artistry is his ability to shape performances from within — directing fr
 om the violin and curating programmes that bring together tradition and in
 novation.\n\nA passionate advocate of music of our time\, he has premiered
  numerous works by composers including Pēteris Vasks\, Olli Mustonen\, Os
 valdo Golijov\, Roxanna Panufnik\, Isidora Žebeljan\, Aftab Darvishi and 
 Rembrandt Frerichs. His discography comprises more than 35 highly acclaime
 d recordings\, including Distant Light (Vasks Concertos) and Max Richter
 ’s Seasons Recomposed.\n\nAlissa Firsova\, together with her composer 
 parents\, fled Moscow to London in 1991\, where she enjoyed her musical st
 udies at the Purcell School and Royal Academy of Music. As a solo pianist 
 she made her Wigmore Hall and Proms debuts in 2009 and as a chamber musici
 an works regularly with David Cohen\, Daniel Rowland\, Camerata RCO\, Tim 
 Hugh\, Andrew Marriner\, Mark Padmore and many others.\n\nSince winning th
 e BBC Proms Young Composer Competition in 2001\, she received three commis
 sions for the Proms\, writing for the Royal Philharmonic\, Bergen Philharm
 onic and Southbank Sinfonia together with the National Youth Choir of Grea
 t Britain. Her music was also performed by the NTO Mannheim\, BBC Philharm
 onic\, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra\, Barcelona\, Houston and Vancouver
  Symphony Orchestras\, Britten Sinfonia\, Netherlands Blazer Ensemble\, Da
 nte\, Tippett and Navarra quartets\, Henning Kraggerud\, Imogen Cooper and
  conductors\, Andrew Litton\, Mark Wigglesworth\, Alexander Soddy\, Leo Mc
 Fall\, Jessica Cottis and Gemma New\, to name a few.\n\nAlissa recorded h
 er debut solo piano (Russian Émigrés) and composer portrait (Fantasy) CD
 ’s on Vivat and her Stabat Mater\, recorded by The Sixteen\, was feature
 d in Gramophone’s Top 10 Compositions by Women. Her recital for the Amst
 erdam Piano Series\, including her transcription of Mahler’s Adagietto\,
  was released on Vinyl by Gutman Records in 2020. She enjoyed her triple d
 ebut with the English Chamber Orchestra as conductor\, composer and pianis
 t in 2013 in the Cadogan Hall and became Artistic Director of the Lincolns
 hire International Chamber Music Festival in 2019. In July 2023\, Alissa
 's symphony\, Spell of Creation\, was commissioned and premiered at Manche
 ster Festival by BBC Phil with contralto\, Jess Dandy.\n\nIn Oct 2025 Alis
 sa returned to the Amsterdam Piano Series at the Concertgebouw with a Rach
 maninoff Feast\, including the Op. 23 Preludes and the Rachmaninoff Cello 
 Sonata with David Cohen\, which will be released live for Gutman Records.
  In April 2026\, her Stages for trumpet and strings had its Paris premiere
  in Salle Cortot by Ilyich Rivas and his Ensemble Atmosphères. In May 202
 6\, her album release with violinist\, Ludmila Pavlová\, encompassing the
  complete violin and piano works by romantic composer\, Joseph Haas on ARS
 \, received rave reviews.  In June 2026\, her Bergen's Bonfire had its Ge
 rman premiere in Brandenburg\, conducted by Wagnerian conductor\, Sebastia
 n Weigle.
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CATEGORIES:Violin and piano recitals
LOCATION:Mazda Hall\, Dastur Primary School\, 2 Lt. Col. Tarapore Road\, Op
 p. Ladies Club\, Pune Camp\, \, Pune\, Maharashtra\, 411001\, India
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