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Artistic Director Steven Isserlis introduces Open Chamber Music, one of IMS Prussia Cove’s biannual seminars. Open Chamber Music began in 1976, four years after the Masterclasses, when founder Sándor Végh invited some of the students to stay on and play chamber music with him. It has since grown into a three-week seminar taking place every September, with more than 120 musicians rehearsing and performing over 60 works of chamber music together, in ensembles that combine younger musicians with more experienced performers.
Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis
Contributors in order of appearance:
Stuart Arrandale
Tim Crawford
Jenna Sherry
Tim Boulton
Patrick Bailey
Millie Ashton
Laura MacDonald
Susanna Patterson
Helena Winkelman
Amy Harman
Alice Neary
Erich Höbarth
Melissa Phelps
Tom Poster
Alec Frank-Gemmell
Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming
Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg
Music in order of appearance:
Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
Beethoven String Quartet in F major Op.135
Musicians: Daniel Phillips, David Adams, violin; Thomas Riebl, viola;
Jeong Hyoun Christine Lee, cello
Recorded OCM 2016, Friday 23 September, Richard Lander School in Truro
Leoš Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Musicians: Maria Włoszczowska violin; Tim Crawford violin; Clare Finnimore viola;
Tim Posner cello.
Recorded OCM 2021, Saturday 25 September, St Michael’s Mount,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento for String Trio in E Flat, K.563
Musicians: Maria Wloszczowska violin; Blythe Teh-Engstroem viola; Steven Isserlis cello
Recorded OCM 2021, Saturday 25 September, St Michael’s Mount
‘Chicken on a Fence Post’ played by school children participating in the outreach workshops, alongside IMS musicians Lesley Hatfield, Millie Ashton, violins; Tim Boulton, violin; Laura MacDonald, cello
Shostakovich String Quartet No.8
Musicians: Lesley Hatfield, Millie Ashton, violins; Tim Boulton, violin;
Laura MacDonald, cello
Helena Winkelman, Gott-Fa for Bassoon and String Quartet
Musicians: Helena Winkelman, Tim Crawford, violin; Georgia Russell, viola;
Tim Posner, cello;  Amy Harman, bassoon
Recorded OCM 2021, during rehearsal
Schumann Piano Trio in D minor
Musicians: Barbara Doll, violin; Alice Neary, cello; Anton Kernjak, piano
Recorded OCM 2022 Sunday 25th September, Princess Pavilion Falmouth,
Reger String Sextet
Musicians: Erich Höbarth, Corey Cerovsek, violin; Thomas Riebl, Celia Libertad Elíaz, viola; Christoph Richter, Natania Hoffman, cello
Recorded OCM 2022, Sunday 25th September, Princess Pavillion Falmouth,
Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Musicians: Alessandro Ruisi, Larissa Cidlinsky, violin, Garfield Jackson, Anna Puig Torne, viola, Laura MacDonald, Bas Jongen, cello
Recorded OCM 2023, Saturday 30th September – Trelowarren Chapel
Bacewicz, Piano Quintet
Musicians: Jackie Shave, Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin; Celia Libertad Eliaz, viola;
Sam de Caprio, cello; Tom Poster, piano
Recorded OCM 2022, Friday 23 September, St John’s Hall Penzance.
Johannes Brahms, Horn Trio in E Flat Op 40
Musicians: Arisa Fujita, violin; Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn; Alasdair Beatson, piano
Recorded OCM Tour 2021, Thursday 1 October, Wigmore Hall, London
Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
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The IMS Masterclasses, which take place every Spring in Cornwall, are the beating heart of the IMS. They were originally conceived by our two founders Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, over fifty years ago in 1972.  Since then, every year, we bring over 100 young musicians to Cornwall for two, 10-day courses which run over 3 weeks.
The interviews and lessons in this episode were recorded on location in Spring 2022 and we hear from just a few of the many students, professors, and class pianists we’ve hosted over the course of our rich 50-year history.
Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis
Contributors in order of appearance:
Vashti Hunter
Jonian Ilias Kadesha
Pablo Hernán Benedí
Rita Wagner (Recorded in 2012 with Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, piano, performing Schubert, Sonata in B flat.)
Steven Isserlis
Sophia Rahman
Catherina Lee
Thomas Riebl
Edgar Francis
Guilherme Marques Caldas
Claus Christian Schuster
Stephanie Tang
Clarissa Bevilacqua
David Welton
Music in order of appearance:
Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
Henry Purcell, Three Fantasias in Three Parts. Performed by the Caerus Ensemble: Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin; Pablo Hernán Benedí, viola and Vashti Mimosa Hunter, cello.
Ernest Chausson, Poème. Performed by Catherina Lee, violin and Sophia Rahman, piano.
Benjamin Britten, Lachrymae. Performed by Edgar Francis, viola and Eglė Staškutė, piano.
Rebecca Clarke, Sonata for Viola and Piano. Performed by Guilherme Marques Caldas, viola and Eglė Staškutė, piano.
Fritz Kreisler, Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice.  Performed by Clarissa Bevilacqua, violin.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor.  Performed by Tim Posner, cello and Sophia Rahman, piano.
Narrator: Samuel West. @exitthelemming 
Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald  @Melissafitzg
Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
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Steven Isserlis explores the rich and varied community at IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the people who are associated with the many aspects of the music seminars, including Jonathan Gaisman, Peter Greiner, Bridget Hugh-Jones, Mark Jennings, Alexander Maund, Petroc Trelawney, Samuel West and Rosie Yeatman.
Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis
Contributors in order of appearance:
John Antonaki
Petroc Trelawney
Viv Shield
Rosie Yeatman
Nik Anikitou
David Sommer
Sam Hewson
Arlex Martinez
Eleanor Mumford
Tim Bickersteth
Bridget Hugh-Jones
Alexander Maund
Hannah Morrow
Peter Greiner  
Mark Jennings
Amy Norrington
Samuel West
Jonathan Gaisman
Music in order of appearance:
Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
Webern, Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, IMS Concert St Bunyan Church, 24.9.05 - Ida Levin & Susie Park violins, Lila Brown viola, Kari Ravnan, Cello.
Mendelssohn Octet, Open Chamber Music 1978, St Michael's Mount - Sándor Végh, Sachiko Nakajima, Ola Rudner, Erich Höbarth, violin, Kim Kashkashian, Michel Rouilly, viola, Marcy Rosen, Steven Isserlis, cello.
Schubert String Quartet in D minor, IMS Concert St Martin & St Meriadoc Church, Camborne, 2006 – Pekka Kuusisto, Fenella Humphries, violin, James Boyd, viola, Richard Harwood, cello.
Schubert B-Flat Piano Trio, IMS Concert, 1978 - Sándor Végh, violin; Johannes Goritzki, cello; Peter Pettinger, piano.
Brahms String Sextet in G Major Op.26.
Kurtág, Carenza Jig, performed by Scott Dickinson.
Haydn Sting Quartet Op.50 No.1 in B Flat, IMS Concert Wigmore Hall, 26.11.22 – Krysia Osostowicz, violin, Lesley Hatfield, violin, Tim Boulton, viola, Amy Norrington, cello.
Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming
Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg
With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation.
Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
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This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Tessa Gaisman, IMS Prussia Cove's Chairman from 1996 - 2022. 

Cellist and IMS Artistic Director Steven Isserlis explores the creative vision behind IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the many musicians who are associated with the creative spirit of the music seminars: Thomas Adès, Adrian Brendel, Dame Imogen Cooper, Robin Ireland, András Keller, Ulrika-Anima Mathé, Krysia Osostowicz, Charles Owen, and András Schiff and Yuuko Shiokawa.
Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis
Contributors in order of appearance:
Charles Owen
Ulrika-Anima Mathé
Imogen Cooper
Robin Ireland
Krysia Osostowicz
Adrian Brendel
András Schiff
Thomas Adès
András Keller
Yuuko Shiokawa
Music in order of appearance:
Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
Schubert Piano Sonata in A, played by Charles Owen, 2013/4 at the Wigmore Hall.
Rachmaninov's second Trio Élégiaque in D minor, Op. 9, played by Steven Isserlis, with Sini Simonen and Charles Owen, IMS Prussia Cove, St Hilary Church, 12th September 2020.
György and Marta Kurtág playing ‘Dirge’ from 'Games', by Kurtág, IMS, April 2004.
Bach-Kurtág transcriptions played by György and Marta Kurtág, IMS, April 2004.
Brahms Quintet Op. 34 Sandor Végh; Keiko Wataya; Garfield Jackson; Marcy Rosen; and András Schiff, recorded at an Open Chamber Music concert in St Ives, Cornwall, 22 September 1979.
György and Marta Kurtág playing ‘Bells. Hommage a Stravinsky’ from ‘Games’ by Kurtág, IMS, April 2004.
Bach Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, Gigue played by Sándor Végh.
Haydn String Quartet No. 26 in G Minor, Op. 20 No. 3, Minuet: Allegretto played by the Végh Quartet.
Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming
Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg
With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation.
Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
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Founded in 1972 by Hungarian violinist Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, the International Musicians Seminar held at Prussia Cove in Cornwall has become one of the world’s most respected classical music institutions.  In this episode, cellist and IMS Artistic Director Steven Isserlis looks back at the beginnings of IMS. We hear from the founder Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, his nephew Peter, and some of the musicians who came to Cornwall in the early days to immerse themselves in music and the landscape: Lesley Hatfield, Krysia Osostowicz, Daniel Philips, Christoph Richter, Susan Tomes and David Waterman. 
Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis
Contributors in order of appearance:
Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, Co-Founder
Peter Tunstall-Behrens
Susan Tomes
Krysia Osostowicz
Christoph Richter
Daniel Phillips
Lesley Hatfield
David Waterman
Featuring IMS recordings:
Haydn Sting Quartet Op.50 No.2, Open Chamber Music 2020, St Mary's Church, Penzance - Krysia Osostowicz, Juliette Roos, violin, Hélène Clement, viola, Christoph Richter, cello
Mendelssohn Octet, Open Chamber Music 1978, St Michael's Mount - Sándor Végh, Sachiko Nakajima, Ola Rudner, Erich Höbarth, violin, Kim Kashkashian, Michel Rouilly, viola, Marcy Rosen, Steven Isserlis, cello.
Fauré Piano Quintet No.2, Open Chamber Music 2021, St Pol de Leon Church, Paul - Lesley Hatfield, Grace Park, violin, Robin Ireland, viola, Madelyn Kowalski, cello, Antoine Préatk, piano.
Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming
Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg
With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation.
Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.
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