• Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

    Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

  • Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

    Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

  • Jams Coleman at Breinton

    Jams Coleman at Breinton

  • Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

    Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

  • Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

    Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

  • Jams Coleman at Breinton

    Jams Coleman at Breinton

  • Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

    Jamal Aliyev at Breinton

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Photographs courtesy of David Hogg of Horizon Imaging, © 2019

As a classic music concert promoter, it is our biggest joy to introduce talented musicians to Breinton members. It is also our absolute pleasure to give a performing platform to young musicians who are exploring opportunities and boundaries – performing at Breinton, in such an intimate environment, is somewhat unique and perhaps new to many such performers. This evening’s musicians, cellist Jamal Aliyev and pianist Jâms Coleman, were those budding young musicians with an immense future possibility.

From the dark, glowing sound from deep within, suffusing with the haunting spiritual outcry of Bloch, highly melodic lines of Beethoven’s unpretentious beauty, empowering lyricism with hints of atonality of Bridge, to tremendously controlled and fun-kicked Paganini, the tonality and sonority produced from Jamal’s gut strings changed shape and appearance at their own will, conveying the acute nuance of every piece in the most convincing manner. This was completed by pianist Jâms, natural with our Yamaha and gifted with the ability of precise decision-making with sounds, who caught the right signal and momentum from Jamal, and tossing it back to him.

This evening’s programme of Bloch, Beethoven, Bridge and Paganini contained a full-package of varied elements and ticked all the boxes of enjoyment; virtuosity, musicality, lyricism, and spirituality. The encore was Massenet’s Meditation from Opera Thais; lovely and lingering.

All Jamal’s CDs were sold, many members left looking content and happy, and many stayed on to talk to the musicians. Another excellent evening – our season is passing fast, one more soirée to go for this season!

In 2017 Jamal Aliyev made his debut at the BBC Proms, won the Arts Club – Sir Karl Jenkins Music Award and was selected for representation by YCAT. His debut CD Russian Masters was released by Champs Hill records to critical acclaim.

Engagements this season include appearances as soloist at the Royal Festival Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra, at the Enescu Festival at the Atheneum broadcast live on Medici television and with the Symphony Orchestra Simón Bolívar of Venezuela.

Born in Anglesey, North Wales, Jâms Coleman enjoys a rich and varied musical life as a chamber musician, song accompanist and soloist. 

Recent highlights include chamber music by Colin Matthews for the BBC Proms live on Radio 3, appearing on BBC2’s Proms Extra with cellist Jamal Aliyev and giving song recitals at Wigmore Hall and the Oxford Lieder Festival.

  • BLOCH
    From Jewish Life for cello and piano
  • BEETHOVEN
    Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.5 No.2

  • BRIDGE, FRANK
    Sonata for cello and piano

  • PAGINI
    Introduction & Variations on Rossini's Dal tuo stellato soglio