French Collection

Taking place on Thursday afternoons at 2pm, the inaugural Early Music Series showcases a series of solo recitals and ensembles from across the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

The final recital in the series presents Katarzyna Kowalik and her programme 'French Collection'.

Programme

JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683-1764)
Premier Livre Pièces de Clavecin

PIERRE-CLAUDE FOUQUET (1694/5-1745)
Le Carillon de Cithere

ANTOINE FORQUERAY (1671-1745)
Le Carillon de Passy

ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE (1665-1729)
Harpsichord suite in A minor

FRANCOIS COUPERIN (1668-1733)
Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Le Réveil-Matin

JOSEPH-NICOLAS-PANCRACE ROYER (1705-1755)
L'Aimable
Le Vertigo

Katarzyna Kowalik is a Polish/British, London-based harpsichordist performing actively as a soloist and with many period ensembles in the UK and across Europe.

She has worked with many groups and orchestras such as The Amadè Players, The Brandenburg Baroque Soloists, Dunedin Consort, Fiori Musicali, Hera, Literary Music, Little Baroque Company, Mahogany Opera, The Mozartists, Music for Awhile, La Serenissima, and Opera Lyrica.

In 2015, Katarzyna was a participant in the Handel House Talent Scheme - a programme to further the career development of promising young professional baroque music performers. She also won a Basso Continuo Prize at the ‘Gianni Gambi’ Competition in Pesaro (Italy).

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