The challenge of the Piano Quintets by Coleridge Taylor Op 1 and Saint Saëns No 1, Op 14 is immense but equally rewarding, says violinist Inna Erskine. You can catch them at the Regis School of Music on Sunday, November 17 at 3pm. The works are also being performed in Haslemere on November 16. Tickets are available via EventBrite on https://tinyurl.com/484n3f5v
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00:00Good afternoon, my name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers. Lovely this
00:06afternoon to speak to Ina Erskine. They're exciting times because Piagere has become
00:11a quintet, it's a new line-up as of this spring, and you are playing Bognor Regis in November,
00:19with a really exciting coupling of two pieces which are challenging but beautiful. What's
00:26on the programme? On the programme we have got Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Piano Quintet No. 1,
00:35and in the second half we're playing Saint-Saëns Piano Quintet, also No. 1.
00:40And why do these two pieces work well together?
00:44They are the most dramatic, life-affirming, incredible pieces of virtuosic writing for
00:55for that musical ensemble, combination, that I've heard in a long time. Even among
01:02musicians, the two pieces are not well known. Piano quintets are quite rarely staged these days,
01:10so it's a really wonderful opportunity to be a part of a piano quintet playing these works,
01:16but also hopefully for audience members to come and experience piano quintets, which have a very,
01:23very different richness of sound to either a piano trio or a string quartet, because it's a
01:29beautiful marriage of the two. It sounds fabulous, and if that wasn't exciting enough, which of
01:34course it is, November is an even bigger month for you. Regional finals of? Yes. Of what?
01:41Well, of Sussex Violinist, which is me playing on my own with backing tracks. I was nominated
01:50for the Wedding Industry Awards by the lovely wedding couples that I've played with this year,
01:57and I was absolutely delighted to be nominated as a regional finalist. So, on the Tuesday,
02:03the 26th of November, all of the regional finalists are assembling in Haywards Heath
02:09to find out who is going through to the national final, which will be in January, somewhere in
02:15London. Exciting, and what happens on the night? Do you play on the night, or do you just await your fate?
02:22We await our fate. There are lots of mingling. I hope a few bubbles will be consumed,
02:30and an opportunity to meet other nominated wedding suppliers in the industry that have
02:35all reached the same stage. Absolutely, and it's brilliant to have got this far. It would be lovely
02:41to progress. What does it mean to you to be at this point, with hopes for further recognition?
02:48It's really wonderful to just be recognised as somebody that's doing a good job in the industry.
02:55Playing at a wedding, I think, is an incredibly special thing. It's a real honour to be chosen
03:00by a wedding couple to do something so special as provide live music
03:05on a day that we all hope is a once-in-a-lifetime affair, and the power of music is incredibly
03:13strong to create an atmosphere and to add a special little something to proceedings.
03:22So it's really, it's very, very special to be recognised as somebody that's doing a good job.
03:27Fantastic. Well, a really significant November. Best wishes for both events.
03:32Lovely to speak to you. Thank you so much.
03:33All the best. Lovely to speak to you.