An evening of CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC with JAN RAUTIO - Friday 20th May 2005

Back by popular demand, 'Jan Rautio' the talented young Russian pianist will be playing a selection of pieces on the Broadwood grand piano in the Great Hall of the Castle. The programme will include works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Chopin, Janacek and Liszt.

Jan Rautio was born in Russia in 1980, and began his musical education at the Gnesin Special Music School in Moscow. He started playing the piano at the age of four and gave his first solo recital just three years later. Jan came to Britain in 1993 and was educated at Dulwich College. He made his London concerto debut in 1996 performing Shostakovich’s 2nd Piano Concerto in Fairfield Halls and a year later made his conducting debut there with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture.
In 1998 Jan won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he won various prizes both for outstanding performances and his academic studies, and upon graduation in 2002, he received the highest mark awarded to a pianist in his year.

Jan founded the Rautio Piano Trio, which has performed in many major London venues, and recently won the Tillett Trust award, which will result in a Wigmore Hall debut for the group later in 2005.

Tickets are £27.50 which includes an aperitif on arrival and substantial hot and cold canapés and a glass of wine during the interval. A proportion of the proceeds of the Concert will be donated to local charities.

Number of tickets is strictly limited and seat allocation will be on a first-come first-served basis.
If you need any further information please contact the Portcullis Office on 01531 633160 

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