Welcome to “TBS”! We run chamber music concerts in Farnham with top professional musicians. All our concerts are open to the public and you can register to attend from this website. We are a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Entrance to our concerts is FREE and our concerts are funded primarily through retiring collections and donations. We especially welcome young people and their attendance is supported by CAVATINA.
Conservatoire Concerts in Godalming, which used to be part of TBS, is now a separate charity, see conservatoireconcerts.org.uk , as is Farnham Sinfonia see www.farnhamsinfonia.org.uk
The original Tilford Bach Society, with its current Music Director Adrian Butterfield, runs the Tilford Bach Festival and is a separate charity.
Musicians: Please read: A word to our musicians
Please always check the website shortly before the concert in case of any last minute changes beyond our control.
Our Next Concert at the Spire Church
Please note that evening parking charges of £2 have been introduced Mon-Sat in Central and South Street car parks, but not in Waggon Yard
4-00 pm Sunday 11 May 2025
(note later time than in winter)
Jacky Zhang – Piano
Programme
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)
24 Preludes, Opus 28
Piano Sonata No 2 in BЬ minor, Opus 35
Jacky Zhang is a young composer, pianist, songwriter, and producer. He is a year fourth undergraduate student currently studying piano and composition at the Royal College of Music. He has won the first prize of the UK Piano Open International Competition in 2020, Premio Alkan International Piano Competition in 2022, and both Classical and Romantic sections at the Cantù International Piano and Orchestra Competition in 2023. His broad musical interests include conducting, historical performance and music for screen as well.
Jacky was a finalist in the 2024 BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, where he performed alongside the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ben Gernon.
Christopher Axworthy writes “Jacky today gave an impeccable performance of …….. but it was his encore of Chopin ‘s B flat minor Sonata that convinced much more. The Chopin had sweep,passion ,colour allied to a remarkable technical mastery and architectural understanding.Chopin’s indications had mostly been scrupulously noted and incorporated into an interpretation that was totally convincing .Above all there was the passionate commitment of a young man whose heart was beating with the same intensity as Chopin’s.I am not sure I like his pianistic rearrangement of the hands at the opening that makes me wonder whether he is thinking as a pianist or a musician but the clarity and precision of the last movement was truly remarkable.The scherzo too I have rarely heard played with such technical and musical assurance .Even the beautiful trio was played with individual personality but always with the greatest respect for the score.The final two bass notes were played with just the right orchestral length that made the entry of the Funeral March even more poignant.The Trio of the Funeral March was played with flowing lyricism with more restrained passion than the usual cold respect.The architectural shape of the first movement too was quite remarkably sustained and the final few bars played with aristocratic control.All through the performance there had been a wonderful sense of colour due to a remarkable sense of balance that gave a sumptuous glow to all he did no matter what the technical hurdles might have been.”
Please register to attend. It is not essential but helps us to plan and we can contact you in case of any last minute problems
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If you do not wish to use Paypal please post a cheque payable to “Tilford Bach Society CIO” to TBS, 1 Adams Drive, Fleet GU51 3DZ or make a transfer to Tilford Bach Society CIO Account at Lloyds 38264060 Sort Code 30-90-89. Please put “Farnham” in the reference box.
Further TBS concerts at the Spire Church
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Donations to support Farnham Concerts
The following links are provided for anyone who prefers not to donate by cash at the concert or who wishes to make an additional ad hoc donation.
Donate £5 Donate £10 Donate £20 Donate £30 Donate £40 Donate £50 Donate £100
If you do not wish to use Paypal please post a cheque payable to “Tilford Bach Society CIO” to TBS, 1 Adams Drive, Fleet GU51 3DZ or make a transfer to Tilford Bach Society CIO Account at Lloyds 38264060 Sort Code 30-90-89. Please put “Farnham” in the reference box.
Please click HERE to sign a Gift Aid Form increasing the value of your gift by 25%, if you have not already done so. The forms are valid for ALL Farnham and Godalming concerts, including the Sinfonia, and need to be completed only once as they remain valid until you tell us to stop using them.
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