IMS Prussia Cove at St Michael’s Mount
IMS Prussia Cove
Every September during the IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music seminars, we perform concerts in local churches and venues around West Cornwall. The concerts mark the end of each week of the Seminar, and they are also an important way for us to take our music out to the Cornish community and beyond. One of the most stunning venues we perform in, is the chapel on St Michael’s Mount, the tidal island which sits majestically off the coast of Marazion, Cornwall. In today’s episode we are delighted to bring you a ‘day in the life’ of IMS as we perform one of our concerts on the Mount....
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IMS Prussia Cove - TRAILER
IMS Prussia Cove
Beloved by professional classical musicians for over 50 years, IMS Prussia Cove brings musicians from around the world to live and play together on a remote part of the Cornish coast. Narrated by actor Samuel West, this series gets inside the artistic and creative process of IMS Prussia Cove’s biannual seminars, as well as tracing it’s rich history and exploring what it has meant to generations of musicians. Made over four years, the podcast opens the door to the workings of this extraordinary organisation. Introduced by Artistic Director Steven Isserlis, the...
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IMS Prussia Cove – Open Chamber Music
IMS Prussia Cove
Artistic Director Steven Isserlis introduces Open Chamber Music, one of IMS Prussia Cove’s biannual seminars. Open Chamber Music began in 1976, four years after the Masterclasses, when founder Sándor Végh invited some of the students to stay on and play chamber music with him. It has since grown into a three-week seminar taking place every September, with more than 120 musicians rehearsing and performing over 60 works of chamber music together, in ensembles that combine younger musicians with more experienced performers. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis Contributors in...
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IMS Prussia Cove - Masterclasses
IMS Prussia Cove
The IMS Masterclasses, which take place every Spring in Cornwall, are the beating heart of the IMS. They were originally conceived by our two founders Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, over fifty years ago in 1972. Since then, every year, we bring over 100 young musicians to Cornwall for two, 10-day courses which run over 3 weeks. The interviews and lessons in this episode were recorded on location in Spring 2022 and we hear from just a few of the many students, professors, and class pianists we’ve hosted over the course of our rich 50-year history. Artistic...
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IMS Prussia Cove - Community
IMS Prussia Cove
Steven Isserlis explores the rich and varied community at IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the people who are associated with the many aspects of the music seminars, including Jonathan Gaisman, Peter Greiner, Bridget Hugh-Jones, Mark Jennings, Alexander Maund, Petroc Trelawney, Samuel West and Rosie Yeatman. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis Contributors in order of appearance: John Antonaki Petroc Trelawney Viv Shield Rosie Yeatman Nik Anikitou David Sommer Sam Hewson Arlex Martinez Eleanor Mumford Tim Bickersteth Bridget Hugh-Jones Alexander Maund Hannah...
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IMS Prussia Cove – Creative Vision
IMS Prussia Cove
Cellist and IMS Artistic Director Steven Isserlis explores the creative vision behind IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the many musicians who are associated with the creative spirit of the music seminars: Thomas Adès, Adrian Brendel, Dame Imogen Cooper, Robin Ireland, András Keller, Ulrika-Anima Mathé, Krysia Osostowicz, Charles Owen, and András Schiff and Yuuko Shiokawa. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis Contributors in order of appearance: Charles Owen Ulrika-Anima Mathé Imogen Cooper Robin Ireland Krysia Osostowicz Adrian Brendel András Schiff Thomas...
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IMS Prussia Cove - Early Days
IMS Prussia Cove
Founded in 1972 by Hungarian violinist Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, the International Musicians Seminar held at Prussia Cove in Cornwall has become one of the world’s most respected classical music institutions. In this episode, cellist and IMS Artistic Director Steven Isserlis looks back at the beginnings of IMS. We hear from the founder Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, his nephew Peter, and some of the musicians who came to Cornwall in the early days to immerse themselves in music and the landscape: Lesley Hatfield, Krysia Osostowicz, Daniel Philips, Christoph Richter, Susan...
info_outlineCellist and IMS Artistic Director Steven Isserlis explores the creative vision behind IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the many musicians who are associated with the creative spirit of the music seminars: Thomas Adès, Adrian Brendel, Dame Imogen Cooper, Robin Ireland, András Keller, Ulrika-Anima Mathé, Krysia Osostowicz, Charles Owen, and András Schiff and Yuuko Shiokawa.
Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis @StevenIsserlis
Contributors in order of appearance:
Charles Owen
Ulrika-Anima Mathé
Imogen Cooper
Robin Ireland
Krysia Osostowicz
Adrian Brendel
András Schiff
Thomas Adès
András Keller
Yuuko Shiokawa
Music in order of appearance:
Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
Schubert Piano Sonata in A, played by Charles Owen, 2013/4 at the Wigmore Hall.
Rachmaninov's second Trio Élégiaque in D minor, Op. 9, played by Steven Isserlis, with Sini Simonen and Charles Owen, IMS Prussia Cove, St Hilary Church, 12th September 2020.
György and Marta Kurtág playing ‘Dirge’ from 'Games', by Kurtág, IMS, April 2004.
Bach-Kurtág transcriptions played by György and Marta Kurtág, IMS, April 2004.
Brahms Quintet Op. 34 Sandor Végh; Keiko Wataya; Garfield Jackson; Marcy Rosen; and András Schiff, recorded at an Open Chamber Music concert in St Ives, Cornwall, 22 September 1979.
György and Marta Kurtág playing ‘Bells. Hommage a Stravinsky’ from ‘Games’ by Kurtág, IMS, April 2004.
Bach Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, Gigue played by Sándor Végh.
Haydn String Quartet No. 26 in G Minor, Op. 20 No. 3, Minuet: Allegretto played by the Végh Quartet.
Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming
Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg
With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation.
Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
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