RVIPW 2024 - Lauren Zhang
Contact Information
The Croston TheatreWestholme School
Meins Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 6QU
Tel: 07810 504701
Lauren Zhang made her first appearance at RVIPW in a lunchtime recital in 2019 and we are delighted that, whilst currently a senior concentrating on Chemistry at Harvard College, she will return to Lancashire to perform in this final festival year. At the age of 16, Lauren won the BBC Young Musician Competition performing with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to widespread critical acclaim and since then has performed at the BBC proms and with orchestras across the globe.
Lauren’s programme intersperses gems from Chopin’s output of playful nocturnes and scherzos with two mammoth contributions from Schumann’s catalogue. Sonata No. 1 bears the dedication “To Clara, from Florestan and Eusebius”, a witty reference to the twin aspects of Schumann’s personality. Kreisleriana, subtitled Fantasies for Piano, was composed during a more fraught period of Schumann’ life, portraying the unpredictable Kreisler (a fictional musician who appears in the writings of E T A Hoffmann) as his alter ego.
Pre-Concert talk at 6.30pm / FREE
PROGRAMME
Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op.48/1
Schumann Kreisleriana, Op.16
Chopin Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54
Schumann Sonata No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.11
Available online: www.rvipw.org.uk
Tickets: £20.50
Post: Please make cheques payable to ‘RVIPW’ and send them to RVIPW, Hillside House, Bluestone Lane, Mawdesley, L40 2RJ.
Enquiries: 07810 504701
July 2024
Road Directions
By car – From M6 Junction 31 take the A59 exit on to Preston New Road, signposted to Blackburn. At the roundabout continue towards Blackburn on the A677, passing Samlesbury Hall on your left. 6 miles from the M6, turn right on to Meins Road After 1 mile along this country road, Westholme School entrance is clearly signposted on your right. Follow the main drive to the large free parking area.
Public Transport Directions
By rail – Blackburn railway station is accessible by taxi 2.7 miles away
Parking: Free parking Some disabled spaces are available adjacent to the Croston Theatre
Approximate journey times by car: Blackburn town centre – 7 mins, 2.7 miles Preston – 20 mins, 10 miles Burnley – 22 mins, 15 miles Leyland – 23 mins, 13 miles Bolton – 30 mins, 15 miles Lytham-St-Annes – 40 mins, 28 miles Lancaster – 40 mins, 33 miles Manchester – 50 mins, 27 miles Liverpool – 57 mins, 43 miles
For details of local public transport contact Blackburn Visitor Centre 01254 688040 For information out of normal office hours call Travelines 0871 200 2233 or National Rail 03457 484950.
