Heralded by The Times as “just the sort of champion the newest of new music needs”, while being praised as “impeccable in his pianism and unfailing in his idiomatic grasp” by Gramophone, Takenouchi’s curiosity and a natural penchant for integrity makes his playing and vast repertoire unique amongst his generation of pianists. His love for the music of classical masters – particularly Haydn, Beethoven and Chopin – sits side by side with his passion for the music of Medtner, lesser-known British composers such as Sterndale Bennett and Parry, and the contemporary repertoire. To celebrate Women's Week 2024, Takenouchi presents a specially curated programme of music by four British female compoers.

Guest speaker Dr Leah Broad is a music historian working on music in the twentieth century. Currently, her research is focused on women composers in twentieth century Britain, particularly on four composers including Dorothy Howell and Doreen Carwithen. They are the focus of her first book, Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World.

Doreen Carwithen (1922-2003)

Four Preludes (1950)

Madeleine Dring (1923-1977)

Fantasy Sonata (1938)

Dorothy Howell (1898-1982)

Boat-song (1920)

Toccata (1922)

Three Preludes (1927)

Interval

Talk by guest speaker Dr Leah Broad

Caroline Reinagle (1817-1892)

Tarantella in E minor (1846)

Volunteer Rifle March (1860)

Sonata in A, Op.6 (1853)