This was a concert eagerly awaited and Jaime did not disappoint us. Roy Sagar, who helped Jaime with the page turning commented that she has a very good technique and this, allied with great expression in her piano playing, made for a memorable concert.
The concert began with Mozart’s Sonata No 9 in D major; I particularly enjoyed the cascading notes in the Allegro and thoroughly enjoyed the final movement The Rondeau. This was followed by the pyrotechnics of Clementi’s Gradus ad Parnassum No 7 (or as Keith Osborne’s splendid Programme Notes had it – “The Art of Playing the Piano”!)
There then followed Romance by Toru Takemitzu and Etude No 28 by Czerny. After the interval Jaime played for us Debussy’s The Sunken Cathedral and this is a very atmospheric piece of music, the imagination is given full rein whilst listening to this.
Then we heard the magnificent Sonata No 11 in B flat major by Beethoven and finally Reflets dans l’eau by Debussy and Chopin’s “The Revolutionary”, short but full of fireworks and a fitting end to this concert given by a hugely talented young pianist. Jaime created a good, balanced programme of music and this was very much enjoyed by the audience.
Jaime has grown in confidence during the last year as evidenced by her professionalism at the microphone when announcing her music. There was a delightful touch at the end when she played “Happy Birthday” to our Chairman, Steve Boycott on his 73rd birthday. Jaimes’s justly proud parents and her piano teacher were at the concert giving her support. Well done, Jaime!
CM