IMS Prussia Cove

About IMS Prussia Cove

Beloved by professional classical musicians for over 50 years, IMS Prussia Cove brings musicians from around the world to live and play together on a remote part of the Cornish coast. Narrated by actor Samuel West, this series gets inside the artistic and creative process of IMS Prussia Cove's biannual seminars, as well as tracing it's rich history and exploring what it has meant to generations of musicians. Made over four years, the podcast opens the door to the workings of this extraordinary organisation. Introduced by Artistic Director Steven Isserlis, the podcast features interviews with IMS alumni including Thomas Adès, Dame Imogen Cooper, András Keller and Sir András Schiff, alongside clips from the archives and on-location recordings with others associated with the seminars including President of the Friends Petroc Trelawny (BBC Radio 3) and the late founders Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens. Across six episodes, the IMS Prussia Cove podcast explores all aspects of the IMS seminars, from the early days and the creative vision behind IMS Prussia Cove's founding purpose, through the communities of musicians, volunteers and audiences in Cornwall and the relationship with this extraordinary place on the Cornish coast, to how IMS continues to influence a new generation of musicians. Together, it offers a wonderful oral history of the organisation.

Publisher

IMS Prussia Cove

Category

arts · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jun 2022

Latest episode

10 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Apr 2025

   IMS Prussia Cove at St Michael’s Mount

   Every September during the IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music seminars, we perform concerts in local churches and venues around West Cornwall. The concerts mark the end of each week of the Seminar, and they are also an important way for us to take our music out to the Cornish community and beyond. One of the most stunning venues we perform in, is the chapel on St Michael’s Mount, the tidal island which sits majestically off the coast of Marazion, Cornwall. In today’s episode we are delighted to bring you a ‘day in the life’ of IMS as we perform one of our concerts on the Mount. This episode was recorded on location on Saturday 25th September 2021, when Steven Isserlis and eight other IMS musicians performed in the chapel on the mount.  The music was chosen to match the dramatic location.  We hope this gives you a flavour of the special place St. Michael’s Mount and Cornwall is for the IMS and our work. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis Contributors in order of appearance: Steven Isserlis Samuel West Rosie Yeatman Tim Crawford Tim Posner Gabriel Finn Josh Sedgeman Clare Finnimore Tatiana Tunstall-Behrens Deanna Bowen David McCarroll Music in order of appearance: Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Leoš Janáček, String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Performed by: Maria Włoszczowska violin; Tim Crawford violin; Clare Finnimore viola; Tim Posner cello Beethoven’s String Quartet in G Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in G, Op.18, No.2 Performed by: Irène Duval violin; David McCarroll violin; Clare Finnimore viola; Adi Tal cello Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento for String Trio in E Flat, K.563 Performed by: Maria Wloszczowska violin; Blythe Teh-Engstroem viola; Steven Isserlis cello Narrator: Samuel West Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitzg Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Cover Artwork: Bananadesign Ltd Follow us on Instagram @ims_pc (http://instagram.com/ims_pc) Facebook @internationalmusiciansseminar www.i-m-s.org.uk

2. 

   26 Mar 2025

   IMS Prussia Cove: TRAILER

   Beloved by professional classical musicians for over 50 years, IMS Prussia Cove brings musicians from around the world to live and play together on a remote part of the Cornish coast. Narrated by actor Samuel West, this series gets inside the artistic and creative process of IMS Prussia Cove’s biannual seminars, as well as tracing it’s rich history and exploring what it has meant to generations of musicians. Made over four years, the podcast opens the door to the workings of this extraordinary organisation. Introduced by Artistic Director Steven Isserlis, the podcast features interviews with IMS alumni including Thomas Adès, Dame Imogen Cooper, András Keller and Sir András Schiff, alongside clips from the archives and on-location recordings with others associated with the seminars including President of the Friends Petroc Trelawny (BBC Radio 3) and the late founders Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens. Across six episodes, the IMS Prussia Cove podcast explores all aspects of the IMS seminars, from the early days and the creative vision behind IMS Prussia Cove’s founding purpose, through the communities of musicians, volunteers and audiences in Cornwall and the relationship with this extraordinary place on the Cornish coast, to how IMS continues to influence a new generation of musicians. Together, it offers a wonderful oral history of the organisation.

3. 

   15 Nov 2023

   IMS Prussia Cove Podcast – Episode 5 – Open Chamber Music

   Artistic Director Steven Isserlis introduces Open Chamber Music, one of IMS Prussia Cove’s biannual seminars. Open Chamber Music began in 1976, four years after the Masterclasses, when founder Sándor Végh invited some of the students to stay on and play chamber music with him. It has since grown into a three-week seminar taking place every September, with more than 120 musicians rehearsing and performing over 60 works of chamber music together, in ensembles that combine younger musicians with more experienced performers. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis Contributors in order of appearance: Stuart Arrandale Tim Crawford Jenna Sherry Tim Boulton Patrick Bailey Millie Ashton Laura MacDonald Susanna Patterson Helena Winkelman Amy Harman Alice Neary Erich Höbarth Melissa Phelps Tom Poster Alec Frank-Gemmell Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg Music in order of appearance: Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Beethoven String Quartet in F major Op.135 Musicians: Daniel Phillips, David Adams, violin; Thomas Riebl, viola; Jeong Hyoun Christine Lee, cello Recorded OCM 2016, Friday 23 September, Richard Lander School in Truro Leoš Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Musicians: Maria Włoszczowska violin; Tim Crawford violin; Clare Finnimore viola; Tim Posner cello. Recorded OCM 2021, Saturday 25 September, St Michael’s Mount, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento for String Trio in E Flat, K.563 Musicians: Maria Wloszczowska violin; Blythe Teh-Engstroem viola; Steven Isserlis cello Recorded OCM 2021, Saturday 25 September, St Michael’s Mount ‘Chicken on a Fence Post’ played by school children participating in the outreach workshops, alongside IMS musicians Lesley Hatfield, Millie Ashton, violins; Tim Boulton, violin; Laura MacDonald, cello Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 Musicians: Lesley Hatfield, Millie Ashton, violins; Tim Boulton, violin; Laura MacDonald, cello Helena Winkelman, Gott-Fa for Bassoon and String Quartet Musicians: Helena Winkelman, Tim Crawford, violin; Georgia Russell, viola; Tim Posner, cello;  Amy Harman, bassoon Recorded OCM 2021, during rehearsal Schumann Piano Trio in D minor Musicians: Barbara Doll, violin; Alice Neary, cello; Anton Kernjak, piano Recorded OCM 2022 Sunday 25th September, Princess Pavilion Falmouth, Reger String Sextet Musicians: Erich Höbarth, Corey Cerovsek, violin; Thomas Riebl, Celia Libertad Elíaz, viola; Christoph Richter, Natania Hoffman, cello Recorded OCM 2022, Sunday 25th September, Princess Pavillion Falmouth, Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) Musicians: Alessandro Ruisi, Larissa Cidlinsky, violin, Garfield Jackson, Anna Puig Torne, viola, Laura MacDonald, Bas Jongen, cello Recorded OCM 2023, Saturday 30th September – Trelowarren Chapel Bacewicz, Piano Quintet Musicians: Jackie Shave, Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin; Celia Libertad Eliaz, viola; Sam de Caprio, cello; Tom Poster, piano Recorded OCM 2022, Friday 23 September, St John’s Hall Penzance. Johannes Brahms, Horn Trio in E Flat Op 40 Musicians: Arisa Fujita, violin; Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn; Alasdair Beatson, piano Recorded OCM Tour 2021, Thursday 1 October, Wigmore Hall, London Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Cover Artwork: Bananadesign Ltd Follow us on Instagram @ims_pc (http://instagram.com/ims_pc) X @ims_pc www.i-m-s.org.uk

4. 

   14 Mar 2023

   IMS Prussia Cove Podcast - Episode 4 - Masterclasses

   The IMS Masterclasses, which take place every Spring in Cornwall, are the beating heart of the IMS. They were originally conceived by our two founders Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, over fifty years ago in 1972.  Since then, every year, we bring over 100 young musicians to Cornwall for two, 10-day courses which run over 3 weeks. The interviews and lessons in this episode were recorded on location in Spring 2022 and we hear from just a few of the many students, professors, and class pianists we’ve hosted over the course of our rich 50-year history. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis Contributors in order of appearance: Vashti Hunter Jonian Ilias Kadesha Pablo Hernán Benedí Rita Wagner (Recorded in 2012 with Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, piano, performing Schubert, Sonata in B flat.) Steven Isserlis Sophia Rahman Catherina Lee Thomas Riebl Edgar Francis Guilherme Marques Caldas Claus Christian Schuster Stephanie Tang Clarissa Bevilacqua David Welton Music in order of appearance: Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Henry Purcell, Three Fantasias in Three Parts. Performed by the Caerus Ensemble: Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin; Pablo Hernán Benedí, viola and Vashti Mimosa Hunter, cello. Ernest Chausson, Poème. Performed by Catherina Lee, violin and Sophia Rahman, piano. Benjamin Britten, Lachrymae. Performed by Edgar Francis, viola and Eglė Staškutė, piano. Rebecca Clarke, Sonata for Viola and Piano. Performed by Guilherme Marques Caldas, viola and Eglė Staškutė, piano. Fritz Kreisler, Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice.  Performed by Clarissa Bevilacqua, violin. Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor.  Performed by Tim Posner, cello and Sophia Rahman, piano. Narrator: Samuel West. @exitthelemming Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald  @Melissafitzg Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Cover Artwork: Bananadesign Ltd Follow us on Instagram @ims_pc (http://instagram.com/ims_pc) Twitter @ims_pc www.i-m-s.org.uk

5. 

   29 Nov 2022

   IMS Prussia Cove Podcast - Episode 3 - Community

   Steven Isserlis explores the rich and varied community at IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the people who are associated with the many aspects of the music seminars, including Jonathan Gaisman, Peter Greiner, Bridget Hugh-Jones, Mark Jennings, Alexander Maund, Petroc Trelawney, Samuel West and Rosie Yeatman. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis (https://twitter.com/StevenIsserlis) Contributors in order of appearance: John Antonaki Petroc Trelawney Viv Shield Rosie Yeatman Nik Anikitou David Sommer Sam Hewson Arlex Martinez Eleanor Mumford Tim Bickersteth Bridget Hugh-Jones Alexander Maund Hannah Morrow Peter Greiner Mark Jennings Amy Norrington Samuel West Jonathan Gaisman Music in order of appearance: Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Webern, Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, IMS Concert St Bunyan Church, 24.9.05 - Ida Levin & Susie Park violins, Lila Brown viola, Kari Ravnan, Cello. Mendelssohn Octet, Open Chamber Music 1978, St Michael's Mount - Sándor Végh, Sachiko Nakajima, Ola Rudner, Erich Höbarth, violin, Kim Kashkashian, Michel Rouilly, viola, Marcy Rosen, Steven Isserlis, cello. Schubert String Quartet in D minor, IMS Concert St Martin & St Meriadoc Church, Camborne, 2006 – Pekka Kuusisto, Fenella Humphries, violin, James Boyd, viola, Richard Harwood, cello. Schubert B-Flat Piano Trio, IMS Concert, 1978 - Sándor Végh, violin; Johannes Goritzki, cello; Peter Pettinger, piano. Brahms String Sextet in G Major Op.26. Kurtág, Carenza Jig, performed by Scott Dickinson. Haydn Sting Quartet Op.50 No.1 in B Flat, IMS Concert Wigmore Hall, 26.11.22 – Krysia Osostowicz, violin, Lesley Hatfield, violin, Tim Boulton, viola, Amy Norrington, cello. Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg (https://twitter.com/Melissafitzg) With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation. Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Cover Artwork: Bananadesign Ltd (https://www.bananadesign.co.uk/) Follow us on Instagram @ims_pc Twitter @ims_pc (https://twitter.com/ims_pc) www.i-m-s.org.uk (http://www.i-m-s.org.uk) This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Tessa Gaisman, IMS Prussia Cove's Chairman from 1996 - 2022.

6. 

   15 Sept 2022

   IMS Prussia Cove Podcast – Episode 2 – Creative Vision

   Cellist and IMS Artistic Director Steven Isserlis explores the creative vision behind IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the many musicians who are associated with the creative spirit of the music seminars: Thomas Adès, Adrian Brendel, Dame Imogen Cooper, Robin Ireland, András Keller, Ulrika-Anima Mathé, Krysia Osostowicz, Charles Owen, and András Schiff and Yuuko Shiokawa. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis (https://twitter.com/StevenIsserlis) Contributors in order of appearance: Charles Owen Ulrika-Anima Mathé Imogen Cooper Robin Ireland Krysia Osostowicz Adrian Brendel András Schiff Thomas Adès András Keller Yuuko Shiokawa Music in order of appearance: Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Schubert Piano Sonata in A, played by Charles Owen, 2013/4 at the Wigmore Hall. Rachmaninov's second Trio Élégiaque in D minor, Op. 9, played by Steven Isserlis, with Sini Simonen and Charles Owen, IMS Prussia Cove, St Hilary Church, 12th September 2020. György and Marta Kurtág playing ‘Dirge’ from 'Games', by Kurtág, IMS, April 2004. Bach-Kurtág transcriptions played by György and Marta Kurtág, IMS, April 2004. Brahms Quintet Op. 34 Sandor Végh; Keiko Wataya; Garfield Jackson; Marcy Rosen; and András Schiff, recorded at an Open Chamber Music concert in St Ives, Cornwall, 22 September 1979. György and Marta Kurtág playing ‘Bells. Hommage a Stravinsky’ from ‘Games’ by Kurtág, IMS, April 2004. Bach Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, Gigue played by Sándor Végh. Haydn String Quartet No. 26 in G Minor, Op. 20 No. 3, Minuet: Allegretto played by the Végh Quartet. Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg (https://twitter.com/Melissafitzg) With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation. Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Cover Artwork: Bananadesign Ltd (https://www.bananadesign.co.uk/) Follow us on Instagram @ims_pc Twitter @ims_pc (https://twitter.com/ims_pc) www.i-m-s.org.uk (http://www.i-m-s.org.uk)

7. 

   28 Jun 2022

   IMS Prussia Cove Podcast - Episode 1 - Early Days

   Founded in 1972 by Hungarian violinist Sándor Végh and Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, the International Musicians Seminar held at Prussia Cove in Cornwall has become one of the world’s most respected classical music institutions.  In this episode, cellist and IMS Artistic Director Steven Isserlis looks back at the beginnings of IMS. We hear from the founder Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, his nephew Peter, and some of the musicians who came to Cornwall in the early days to immerse themselves in music and the landscape: Lesley Hatfield, Krysia Osostowicz, Daniel Philips, Christoph Richter, Susan Tomes and David Waterman. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis (https://twitter.com/StevenIsserlis) Contributors in order of appearance: Hilary Tunstall-Behrens, Co-Founder Peter Tunstall-Behrens Susan Tomes Krysia Osostowicz Christoph Richter Daniel Phillips Lesley Hatfield David Waterman Featuring IMS recordings: Haydn Sting Quartet Op.50 No.2, Open Chamber Music 2020, St Mary's Church, Penzance - Krysia Osostowicz, Juliette Roos, violin, Hélène Clement, viola, Christoph Richter, cello Mendelssohn Octet, Open Chamber Music 1978, St Michael's Mount - Sándor Végh, Sachiko Nakajima, Ola Rudner, Erich Höbarth, violin, Kim Kashkashian, Michel Rouilly, viola, Marcy Rosen, Steven Isserlis, cello. Fauré Piano Quintet No.2, Open Chamber Music 2021, St Pol de Leon Church, Paul - Lesley Hatfield, Grace Park, violin, Robin Ireland, viola, Madelyn Kowalski, cello, Antoine Préatk, piano. Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation. Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Cover Artwork: Bananadesign Ltd (https://www.bananadesign.co.uk/) Follow us on Twitter @ims_pc Follow us on Instagram @ims_pc www.i-m-s.org.uk (https://www.i-m-s.org.uk/)

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