Piano recital by Manuel Ramos

12 May 2022

1.00pm

Free Admission

The Actors' Church welcomes Royal College of Music student Manuel Ramos. He will be performing a small, curated collection of Piano pieces by beloved composers such as Bach, Beethoven and Schumann.

Set List

Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ by J. S Bach (arr. Busoni)

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, by L. v. Beethoven

I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

II. Allegro molto

III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro ma non troppo

Humoreskein B-flat major, Op. 20, by R. Schumann

1.Einfach. Sehr rasch und leicht. Noch rascher. Erstes Tempo. Wie im Anfang.

2.Hastig. Nach und nach schneller. Nach und nach immer lebhafter und stärker. Wie vorher. Adagio.

3.Einfach und zart. Intermezzo. Adagio.

4.Innig.

5.Sehr lebhaft. Immer lebhafter. Stretta.

6.Mit einigem Pomp.

7.Zum Beschluss. Allegro.

Performers

Manuel Ramos

Pianist

Manuel Ramos started playing the piano at 6 years old in the Municipal School of Musical Education in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain).

In 2010, he started at the Professional Conservatory of Music in Las Palmas. He studied with Emilio Tabraue El Jaber and had private lessons with Galyna Neporozhnya.

In 2015, he finished Middle Grade of Music with special distinction in piano and won several prizes.

He obtained the 2nd prize of the 2nd edition of the Fundación MAPFRE Guanarteme-IBF Competition, which was organized by renowned members of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam and Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria.

He was awarded with two prizes in the 6th International Piano Competition 'Grand Klavier' Ciudad de Alcalá, whose president of jury was the renowned piano professor Galina Eguiazarova.

In 2019, he finished Bachelor of Music with outstanding marks in piano and chamber music. His piano and chamber music's professors have been Miguel Ángel Ortega Chavaldas and

Quiroga Quartet respectively in the Superior Conservatory of Music in Aragon (Zaragoza, Spain).

He is currently studying Master of Performance with Prof. Dina Parakhina and Prof. Dinara Klinton at the Royal College of Music in London.