Developing new and shared musical languages for the violin
Start 7:45pm (doors 7:30pm)
Auditorium, St John’s College
£10
About the programme
Mayah Kadish will play a set of recently composed pieces in a programme which celebrates artistic exchange, friendship, and the development of new and shared musical languages. The programme is anchored around four pieces written for Mayah Kadish over the past while, by Sarah Nemtsov, Sara Cubarsi, Timothy Cape and Elischa Kaminer. These pieces have been developed in collaboration with Mayah, drawing on her sound world and style of playing. As a result, much of her artistic personality is stitched into the fabric of these pieces, leading to a sense of freedom in performance.
Sara Cubarsi – The Blind Cow
Timothy Cape – Edika Liiko
Elischa Kaminer – new work (UK premiere)
Mayah Kadish – Opal Ictus
Monteverdi (diminutions by Mayah Kadish) – Cor mio non mori? E mori
Sarah Nemtsov – Kadosh
About Mayah Kadish
Violinist Mayah Kadish performs early music, new music, and many musics in between. She has played as soloist in halls such as London’s Barbican Centre (UK), Lisbon’s Centro Culturel de Belem (PT), Cologne Philharmonie (DE), Lucerne Opera (CH), HKW Berlin (DE), Amsterdam Muziekgebouw (NL), Volksbuehne Berlin (DE), Sadler’s Wells (UK), TSB arena Wellington (NZ), Haarlem Philharmonie (NL) Wiesbaden State Theatre (DE).
Mayah is principle violinist of Berlin-based contemporary ensemble s t a r g a z e directed by André de Ridder and London-based contemporary group Ensemble x.y, and founding member of the baroque trio sonata group La Vaghezza. As concertmaster and sometimes soloist she has worked with the European Union Baroque Orchestra, La Tempête, Orchestra Controcorrente, Oxford Baroque, among others.
Mayah was born in Rome and grew up in London. At university she studied philosophy at King’s College London and worked as a translator from French and Italian to English. She obtained her Master’s degree as a violinist from the Royal Academy of Music London, and studied the baroque violin with Enrico Onofri in Sicily. She plays on baroque and modern violins made by Philip Ihle in 2019 and 2016 respectively.
This performance is a fundraiser for Oxford Health Charity
The Oxford Health Charity (OHC) (charity number 1057285) sits alongside Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and aims to provide funds which enhance the experience of patients, carers, families and staff receiving support or working for the Trust.
The charity funds activities, equipment, projects and patient-focussed support that is above and beyond the usual expenditure of the NHS budget. This could range from the provision of simple items to increase patient wellbeing; funding arts and creative sessions that improve the mental health of our patients and staff; the development of our green spaces and activities that improve the welfare and wellbeing of our staff. The Charity also contributes towards largescale projects to develop and enhance the environment around the Trust sites.