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Rupert & Rachel Gough

Rupert & Rachel Gough (Violin & Organ)

on the Schudi organ of the Crypt Church:

Jean LANGLAIS (1907-91)

Trois Pièces (nos. 1 3 5) from Cinq Pièces Op. 180

Jules MASSENET (1842-1912) (arr. Gough)

Méditation from Thaïs

J S BACH (1685-1750)

Sonata I in B minor BWV 1014

Adagio – Allegro – Andante – Allegro

Nikolaus BRUHNS (c. 1665-97)

Praeludium in E minor

Camille SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921)

Prière Op. 158

Pierre COCHEREAU (1924-1984)

V’là l’bon vent (transc. George Baker/arr. Gough)

Naji HAKIM (b. 1955)

Capriccio

Rupert and Rachel formed the Gough Duo in 1997, the only regular violin and organ duo to tour internationally. They have appeared in various European festivals and toured the USA from New York to Dallas and Florida to Alaska. Earlier this year they performed to a sell-out audience of 1,800 at the new Svetlanov Hall in Moscow for the Moscow International Organ Festival. In the UK the Duo enjoys the challenge of performing in a variety of venues, and with organs ranging from 2-stop chamber instruments to large cathedral and concert organs including Westminster Abbey and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

The Duo has made a number of recordings including works for violin, soprano and organ by Karg-Elert (Lammas) and the violin and organ works of Joseph Rheinberger for release by Mollterz in 2009. The Duo is committed to promoting new music and has had many pieces especially composed including a Sonata by American composer Carson Cooman (recently been recorded for Naxos).

Rachel Gough attended the University of East Anglia, where she won performance scholarships enabling her to study with Hugh Maguire, and graduated with First Class Honours in Music. With a scholarship from The Wall Trust she entered the Royal College of Music, studying with Frances Mason. She graduated in 1997 with an MMus Degree in Advanced Performance. Rachel was until recently a violin tutor at Wells Cathedral Specialist Music School, and still performs and records regularly as a chamber and solo violinist in the West of England.

Rupert Gough leads a busy career as both a conductor and organ recitalist combining his role as Director of Choral Music and College Organist at Royal Holloway, University of London, with numerous concert engagements. Prior to this Rupert was Assistant Organist at Wells Cathedral for 11 years. During this time, his accompaniments on the Hyperion recordings were described as “exemplary” by the BBC Music Magazine. He was awarded Third Prize at the 2001 St. Alban's International Organ competition and during 2006 was featured in the Hong Kong Arts Festival with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.