WACIDOM

Saturday 31^st October 2026 – 1:45pm – 2:30pm

OUTSTANDING YOUNG PIANISTS

David Zhang & Kairui Guo

Programme

David Zhang

Joseph Haydn Piano – Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23

1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Finale presto

Kairui Guo

J S Bach – Prelude and Fugue in C# major Bk1
W A Mozart – Piano Sonata E-flat major K.282

1. Adagio
2. Menuetto I menuetto II
3. Allegro

F Mendelssohn – Rondo Capriccioso Op.14 (MWV U67)
Philip Glass – Étude No.2 Bk1
S Prokofiev – Suggestion Diabolique Op.4 No.4

Biographies

David Zhang was born in 2013 in London, and started piano training at 8 years old. At 9, he went to the Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and studied the Piano with Mr. Bottomley. In 2022, David won a First Prize in the keyboard category at the International Festival Online Competition in Germany. He also won several other international piano competition prizes.

Kairui Guo was born in China and moved to the UK in 2017. He began learning piano at the age of 6 with his mother and joined Chetham’s School of Music in 2022 where he studied with Mrs Taylor for two years and now studies with Simon Bottomley. Now age 17, he continues to refine his musicianship through performances at various venues, developing his musical expression.

Next week’s concert is on 7^th November 2026, when we welcome

Cillian Hennessy – Cello and Hanna Csermely – Piano

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Saturday 24^th October 2026 – 1:45pm – 2:30pm

Talland Quartet

Dylan Edge and Orla McGarrity – violins, Rebecca Stubbs – viola, Nathan Jackson Turner – cello

Programme

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) String Quartet in D Major Opus No. 8 No. 1

1. Allegro assai
2. Adagio
3. Rondeau/Minuetto in rondo (Allegro/Allegro grazioso)

Pēteris Vasks (born 1946) String Quartet No. 6

1. Canto: Farewell (Andante con passione)
2. Looking back: (Allegro appassionato)
3. Canto 2: (Andante cantabile)
4. Corale: Encounter (Adagio-Molto Adagio)

Biography

The Talland Quartet formed during their time at the Royal Northern College of Music and are dedicated to sharing their passion for chamber music with others. Named after the serene yet wild Talland Bay in Cornwall, the quartet have won multiple prizes at the RNCM and are continuing their studies at the college Quartet Studio Programme. They were the Young String Quartet in Residence at South Downs Summer Music Festival in 2025 and look forward to attending West Cork Music Festival in 2026 as young artists.

The Quartet enjoy a diverse range of projects, from supporting Anna Meredith at Manchester International Festival to delivering primary school workshops in the North of England. They are keen to support the creation of new music and are currently working on a commission with composer and drummer Eden Longston, which has been generously supported by the Nicholas Boas Trust.

They have performed at concert societies and festivals across the UK such as Manchester Middays and Lake District Music, and have enjoyed trips further afield for the Danish String Quartet Academy and Delft Chamber Music Atelier. Most recently, the Quartet joined Italy’s esteemed Le Dimore del Quartetto network. They have been fortunate to study with esteemed musicians such as Donald Grant, Pavel Fischer, Sini Simonen, Richard Ireland, Cecily Ward, Tim Frederiksen and John Myerscough.

Next week’s concert is on 31st October 2026, when we welcome Outstanding Young Pianists.

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We enjoyed the Outstanding Young Pianists – Sam Lord, Melody Zhao and Natalia Mei playing a superb selection of music to celebrate yet another milestone concert. At the end, Sam played ‘Happy Birthday’ and we learned that it was Melody’s 16th birthday today.

We also learned that Helen (who holds the donations basket after our concerts) has attended all 550 concerts.

Thank you to Alan (who takes photographs for us) for presenting us with this 3D printed embossed plaque.

Finally, thank you to the Committee who ensure that our concert programme is of a consistently high standard and that our audience receives a warm welcome to the concerts.

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WACIDOM is a voluntary run music society and charity that holds free lunchtime concerts on Saturday afternoons at Holy Trinity Church in Warrington Town Centre. All our concerts are funded by donations.

Our main aim is to offer opportunities to young student musicians, most often from the Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham’s School of Music, but sometimes further afield. We also support musicians at the start of their careers as they build repertoire, confidence and platform skills.

In 2024 we celebrated our 500^th free concert which was played by Patron, Leon McCawley and Patron, Sir Stephen Hough kindly offered to play a December concert, to bring our celebratory year to a close.

Sir Stephen asked that donations were to go to WACIDOM to support our work with young and aspiring musicians. He was there once!

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