Saturday 31 October, 6.45pm until 9.30pm, Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music, one of the world’s leading conservatoires, will host the Battle of Ideas 2009 reception in its recently renovated Grade II listed Concert Hall with live performances from some of the College’s most talented young performers.
18.45-21.00
Royal College of Music Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
19.15
Welcome speeches by Claire Fox (director, Academy of Ideas), Professor Colin Lawson (director, RCM), Elaine McCrimmon (alcohol policy manager, SABMiller), Drs Astrid Wissenburg (director of communications and information, ESRC), and Dr Tom Ziessen (public engagement adviser, Wellcome Trust).
19.30-19.50
Performance by Ilya Movchan (violin) and Yulia Vorontsova (piano)
Elgar’s ‘Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 82’
-‘Romance (Second movement)’
‘Concert Fantasy on themes from Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin)
(1898-1937)
Arrangement by Igor Frolov (b 1937)
PRODUCED BY: Mary Cosgrave and Shirley Dent
Throughout the evening:
Jazz provided by the RCM Jazz Trio
DIRECTIONS to the RCM from the Battle of Ideas
 | Claire Fox director, Academy of Ideas; panellist, BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze; author, I Find That Offensive |
 | Professor Colin Lawson director, Royal College of Music; period clarinettist; author, Mozart: Clarinet Concerto and Brahms: Clarinet Quintet |
 | Elaine McCrimmon alcohol policy manager, SAB Miller |
 | Drs Astrid Wissenburg director, communications and information, ESRC |
 | Dr Tom Ziessen senior national programmes adviser, Wellcome Trust |
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