MULTI-FACETED MUSICIAN JOY LISNEY IN CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT BEATTIE

Joy Lisney talks to Robert Beattie

Joy Lisney (c) Krisztian Siphos

I first came across Joy Lisney at a concert in London’s Purcell Room where she performed all five Beethoven Cello Sonatas with her father, James (review click here).  I was struck by the extraordinarily high level of her technical accomplishment and musicianship, and her willingness to take on such demanding repertoire at a relatively young age.

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A Most Thoughtfully Designed Programme, Expertly Delivered by the Orchestra of the Swan and Kenneth Woods

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, David Matthews, Schubert arr. Woods, Mahler arr. Simon: April Fredrick (soprano), Orchestra of the Swan / Kenneth Woods (conductor), The Play House, Stratford-upon-Avon, 28.5.2019 (JQ)

Kenneth Woods (c) Benjamin Ealovega

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