Prize winner set to play in concert at Warwickshire church

The event takes place at the church of St Mary the virgin in Ullenhall on Saturday from 7.30pm.

Consisting of two young Swedish musicians, the violinist Maria Wernberg and pianist Sara Willander, and Leamington Music Prize joint winner Jack McNeill, the trio will play music by Mozart, Milhaud, Kreisler, Brahms and Bartok.

Covering over 220 years of composition and styles, the concert will also include Leamington-based composer Howard Kempton’s piece Skipper - written specially for McNeill.

Richard Phillips, festival director for Leamington Music, said: “I have actually been promoting concerts in this delightful church with its excellent acoustic for over twenty years now and it is one of the highlights of each summer for me.

“We have had a terrific range of artists over this time, but the emphasis has always been on young artists at the start of their careers.

“We hope a big audience will flock to hear this talented trio and they should be excited by the variety in the programme.”

The final concert in the 2011 Leamington Music Summer Concerts series will take place at King’s High School Warwick on Friday July 1.

A Midsummer Night with Bott and Bowman will feature two singers who have enjoyed major international careers.

Soprano Catherine Bott and counter tenor James Bowman will be accompanied on the piano by Jonathan Cohen.

A first half of Shakespeare settings will be followed by a lighter second half which will contain various surprises, but probably include music by Gershwin, Coward and Flanders and Swann.

Tickets and more details for the Leamington Music concerts are available by calling 776438 or visiting www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

n Polish virtuoso pianist Jozef Kapustka will perform with Leamington Sinfonia at Kingsley School in Beauchamp Avenue on Sunday from 7pm.

The programme will include pieces by Liszt and Shostakovich.

Tickets, which are available on the door, cost £7.50 or £5.50 for concessions.