We are very grateful to the artist John Wilkins for his advice and to Dasha Shenkman for representing Concordia on the judging panel. We thank Adrian Salt and Annie Pang for their continued support for the Concordia Foundation. We really enjoyed working closely with Niamh Arnett, press officer and her associates at EDF. . . It was a great success.

Dear Gillian,
I just wanted to pass on our thanks for the art competition yesterday. The children were so excited. Isfahan being chosen as one to the winners was just fantastic and a real boost for him and his family. The children are so lucky to be involved with Concordia.
Darren Rubin
Deputy Head, St Paul’s Primary school

Dear Gillian,
It was lovely to see all the works professionally displayed and the children really enjoyed receiving their awards. A big thank you for the very kind donation which we will use to further develop our art work.
Best wishes,
Tim Barnes
Head teacher, Shapla Primary school

2011 winners, Wigmore Hall concert on Monday 18 April 2011:

Concordia Barthel Prize: Slava Sidorenka piano
Concordia Serena Nevill Prize: Charlotte Forrest piano
Concordia Founders Prize: Laura Mitchell soprano

2010 winners:

Concordia Barthel Prize: Ashok Klouda cello
Concordia Serena Nevill Prize: Joseph Middleton piano
Concordia Founders Prize: Julia Sporsen soprano

Tuesday 27 July 2010, 7.30pm

St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ
Box Office:   020 7766 1100  Online: http://www.smitf.org/
Tickets £18, £15, £9

Artistic Director: Gillian Humphreys

The programme is a rich and varied tapestry woven from many coloured threads of music from around the world, reflecting the diverse backgrounds of the performers. The Concordia International Ensemble celebrates through the seasons the journey of life, the joy and sorrows encountered along the way and rejoices in the amazing healing power of music to span generations and continents.

Vivaldi Winter 1st Movement – Allegro
Satoko Fukuda & Karelia Trio

Gorecki Totus Tuus
VOCES 8

Konstantin Simonov Wait for me

Henry Purcell Dido’s Lament
Valda Wilson & John Paul Ekins

How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears, soft stillness and the night become the touches of sweet harmony – Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice, Act IV

Rachmaninoff Vocalise
Valda, Satoko & John Paul

Mozart ‘Fra gli amplessi’ Cosi fan tutte
Nicky Spence, Valda & John Paul

Quilter It was a lover and his lass
Nicky & John Paul

Vivaldi Spring 1st Movement – Allegro
Satoko Fukuda & Karelia Trio

Grieg To the Spring
Gamal Khamis

Set your sights pure and high and step out into the world of your dreams. (Munakata Shiko)

Eugene Bozza Aria
Gareth McLearnon & Gamal

Ungar/McLearnon Ashokan Farewell
Gareth, Satoko, Gamal

Tchaikovsky The Russian Dance
Satoko & Gamal

Shostakovich Piano Quintet 3 Movement – Scherzo
John Paul, Satoko & Karelia Trio

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Vivaldi Summer – 3rd Movement
Satoko Fukuda & Karelia Trio

Bernstein, Bart, Gershwin Maria / Who Will Buy / I Got Rhythm
VOCES 8

Hamilton Harty In Ireland
Gareth & Gamal

Traditional Last Rose of Summer
Valda & Gamal

Dunhill The Clothes of Heaven
Nicky & Gamal

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths inwrought with golden and silver light. The blue and the dim and the dark cloths of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. W B Yeats

Liszt Liebesträume
John Paul

Tosti La Serenata
Nicky & John Paul

Bizet Pearl Fishers duet
Nicky, Dingle, Yandell, John, Paul & Gareth

Happiness is a gift. It comes like a butterfly in the winter woods. Let it sit with us for a while and bring us peace and harmony.

Verdi Requiem aeternam
Valda, John Paul & VOCES8