{"id":25353,"date":"2026-04-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/?p=25353"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:29:32","slug":"sidetracks-detours-12th-april-2026-music-in-portsmouth-karen-kingsley-pianist-and-the-free-radicals-a-capella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sidetracks-detours-12th-april-2026-music-in-portsmouth-karen-kingsley-pianist-and-the-free-radicals-a-capella\/","title":{"rendered":"SIDETRACKS &amp; DETOURS 12th April 2026: Music In Portsmouth, Karen Kingsley, pianist and  The Free Radicals, a capella + classical music at The Camel House, pianist Eladda Pavlou"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/editors-note.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/editors-note.jpg 220w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/editors-note-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As the <strong>owner \/ editor<\/strong> of<strong> Sidetracks &amp; Detours<\/strong> I am incredibly grateful to its team of wonderful volunteer contributors such as <strong>Peter Pearson, our Americana correspondent<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Higgins the occasional folk historian writer.<\/strong> I am always pleased by the integrity of their comments and the different styles of their writing. The three of us are supplemented by other frequent contributors from our UK colleagues at <strong><em>all across the arts<\/em><\/strong>. The editor there is <strong>Steve Cooke<\/strong> who covers a miscellany of arts, stories and people and Dr. Joe Dawson submits excellent reviews of his <strong>Toad Lane Classical Concert<\/strong> performers, and there are frequent poetry reviews by the excellent poet <strong>Seamus Kelly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We try to bring you a medley of all these art forms but we cannot possibly review all the gigs we would like to. However we can point you in the direction of where you could find reviews elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So today we direct you not only towards <strong><em>all across the arts<\/em><\/strong>  in  <strong>Rochdale UK<\/strong>  but also to <strong>Music In Portsmouth<\/strong>, another on line site you can tap into. The space is a treasure chest of <strong>previews, reviews and personal profiles<\/strong> of musicians playing in the area. One of our favourite reviewers from <strong>Music in Portsmouth<\/strong> is <strong>David Green<\/strong>. His pieces are littered with gemstones and gelatine. (see his comments on the \u00b4new music of the seventies\u00b4), and he has the breadth of awareness to reference the best music of other genres, as shown by his nod below to <strong>There But For Fortune<\/strong>, which I assume is the <strong>Phil Ochs<\/strong> composition that was a chart hit for <strong>Joan Baez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are sure you will enjoy the writing of <strong>David Green<\/strong> and <strong>Steve Sargent,<\/strong> who also features below. If so, subscribe to  <strong>Music From Portsmouth <\/strong>in the same way as you l regularly tap into <strong>Sidetracks &amp; Detours<\/strong> every <strong>Sunday. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we take a rare opportunity to link <strong>Music From Portsmouth<\/strong> to a concert at <strong>The Camel House On Lanzarote<\/strong>. We do so because two of our best freinds  are coming over again to their house on Lanzarote, from their UK home in <strong>Portsmouth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These friends<strong> <\/strong> are intrepid gatherers of <strong>news ,previews and reviews <\/strong>of music events in <strong>Portsmouth<\/strong> and when in residence here on <strong>Lanzarote<\/strong> they attend as many <strong>classical, folk lore and artistic events <\/strong>as p\u00f2ssible. We have to use a psuedonym for our friends because they like to work incognito as they follow their arts. They (let\u00b4s call them <strong>Bonnie and Clyde<\/strong>) are likely to be here shortly, so we take this opportunity to share news from <strong>Portsmouth in the UK<\/strong> and from places in <strong>Lanzarote<\/strong>, like <strong>The Camel House ! <\/strong> This is a particularly favourite venue for <strong>Bonnie and Clyde, <\/strong>  so we are sure they\u00b4ll be happy to read this piece today telling them that a concert is to be held at this venue next week, by which time the travellers will have arrived. The concert will be a piano recital by a <strong>Greek-born player<\/strong>, living in <strong>Switzerland<\/strong>. She performs all over <strong>Europe<\/strong> and studied and graduated at the <strong>Royal Northern College Of Music<\/strong> in <strong>Manchester U<\/strong>K, and has played at <strong>The Bridgewater Hall<\/strong>, one of Manchester\u00b4s finest concert venues. The city of <strong>Manchester<\/strong> is only a few <strong>Sidetracks &amp; Detours<\/strong> from <strong>Rochdale<\/strong>, where <strong>Dee<\/strong> and I lived for fifty years before retiring here to <strong>Lanzarote<\/strong>, and we enjoyed many concerts, inclding a special <strong>Eric Bibb<\/strong> performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why not follow these <strong>sidetracks &amp; detours<\/strong> that today link the <strong>British Isles to The Canary Islands<\/strong>. Along the route you will meet at least two pianists, a group of free radicals and,&#8230;. possibly Bonnie and Cl\u00f1yde inviting you to a  <strong>midnight at the oasis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>introducing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> KAREN KINGSLEY :New Music From Brighton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Portsmouth Cathedral, February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-karen-kingsley.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25355\" style=\"width:467px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-karen-kingsley.jpg 355w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-karen-kingsley-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karen Kingsley<\/strong> studied piano with Jean Harvey and piano accompaniment with David Willison at the Royal Academy of Music , gaining prizes and commendations for both solo and ensemble performances. Enjoyable highlights from her time at the RAM include playing the <strong>Gershwin Concert<\/strong>o and the Shostakovich Second Concerto, both of which Karen later&nbsp;played with the SSO. Other Concerto performances include works by Beethoven, Chopin, Gerhardt, <strong>Grieg<\/strong>, Haydn, Mozart, Poulenc ( again, thanks to SSO!), Rachmaninov, Rubinstein and Saint-Saens. In the sphere of contemporary music, Karen joined Rob Blanken and Steve Tanner for the premiere of John Webber\u2019s Triple Concerto with the Portsmouth New Music Orchestra, and gave the world premiere of the Concerto for Piano and Wind by Paul Carr.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; Karen loves chamber music, and has joined the Anemos Wind Quintet on several occasions to perform quintets and sextets by Mozart, Poulenc and others. She is a member of the Monington Duo with clarinettist Rob Blanken, their repertoire numbering over 200 works, several of which have been composed especially for them. With bassoonist Richard Moore, they gave the world premiere of Three Humours by Antony Hedges as part of Radio 3\u2019s Light Fantastic Festival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; Karen is a busy accompanist, playing for numerous festivals, masterclasses and summer schools. She also accompanies students at Chichester and Southampton Universities for their degree recitals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MUSIC-IN-PORTSMOUTH-3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25363\" style=\"width:341px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KAREN KINGSLEY: New Music From Brighton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Portssmouth Cathedral 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>review by David Green<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-karen-kingsley.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25360\" style=\"width:452px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-karen-kingsley.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-karen-kingsley-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-karen-kingsley-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2-karen-kingsley-705x448.webp 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some musicians have composers they specialize in while others range  across many and various. Few more so than <strong>Karen Kingsley<\/strong> <strong>(left) <\/strong> and she adds new music to her curriculum vitae with these programmes of premieres from the <strong>Brighton New Music<\/strong> group. A recent innovation, it has quickly become an item on <strong>Portsmouth<\/strong>\u2019s calendar to look forward to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1960\u2019s and 70\u2019s, any journey into \u2018new music\u2019 was in danger of proving to be an intrepid misadventure but by now one can approach with more confidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On much of the programme, the titles told us what it was we were listening for. Not necessarily in&nbsp;<em>Temptation of Doubt<\/em>&nbsp;by <strong>Martyn C. Adams<\/strong> in which a gentle song led to a lively variation or two. More so in&nbsp;<em><strong>Unfolding-Forming-Dissolving<\/strong>,&nbsp;<\/em>the first of&nbsp;<em><strong>Three Meditations<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;by <strong>Barry Mills.<\/strong> Gradually becoming less abstract,&nbsp;<em><strong>There But For Fortune<\/strong> <\/em>and&nbsp;<em><strong>Mysterious River<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>were slow moving, the latter in an unsettled way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chris Gander\u2019s<\/strong> two haiku, for&nbsp;<em><strong>Spring<\/strong><\/em><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Summer<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;were full of short, sharp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>shocks, the latter opening with a right hand reminiscent of <strong>Jerry Lee Lewis<\/strong> before resolving more quietly. Then&nbsp;<em><strong>The Monkey And The Raincoat<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>definitely conjured mischief and precipitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David M. Hoyle\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Sketches of Childhood<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>mixed playground chants with daydreams before its vigorous ending. In contrast, <strong>Marion Maidment-Evans\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Two Night Pieces<\/em><\/strong>were in turn one of fitful sleep and then a more restful encroachment on nothingness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there was not much ostensibly <strong>Egyptian<\/strong> in <strong>Basil Richmond\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Nefertiti<\/em>.<\/strong> Technically the most challenging pieces, the leitmotif in the first part was elaborated into an involving freize,&nbsp;<em><strong>The Priests Of Amun<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>had the two hands embarked on different rhythms and&nbsp;<em><strong>Aten<\/strong><\/em>was an insistent outpouring and a good choice on which to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karen\u2019s<\/strong> versatility and virtuosity in bringing these pieces to life is impressive. As with chess, there are endless patterns that can be made out of the limited number of black and white resources but most people can\u2019t find many of them. It takes a rare talent, and considerable application, to make the most of them.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MUSIC-IN-PORTSMOUTH-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25361\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE FREE RADICALS: Passiontide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s Start With What It\u00b4s Not<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> by Steve Sargent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/85-Free-Radicals-1-952x492-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25359\" style=\"width:466px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/85-Free-Radicals-1-952x492-2.webp 952w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/85-Free-Radicals-1-952x492-2-300x155.webp 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/85-Free-Radicals-1-952x492-2-768x397.webp 768w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/85-Free-Radicals-1-952x492-2-705x364.webp 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/musicinportsmouth.co.uk\/event\/the-free-radicals-sacred-music-for-passiontide-at-st-peters-petersfield-2\/\">Wednesday 1 April<\/a> 2026<\/strong>, <strong>Petersfield\u2019s&nbsp;<\/strong><em>a cappella<\/em>&nbsp;singers, <strong>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/musicinportsmouth.co.uk\/speaker\/free-radicals\/\">Free Radicals<\/a><\/strong>,  <strong>(left)<\/strong> once again performed a wide-ranging set of music for <strong>Passiontide<\/strong> &nbsp;the final days of Holy Week, before the Crucifixion.<br><br>This has been a firm favourite in the choir\u2019s repertoire for nearly 20 years because of the high-quality music which this season has inspired composers through the centuries to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s offering included works written between 1611 and 2024 by composers as diverse as <strong>Gesualdo, Part, Byrd, Messaien, Morley, Joanna Forbes L\u2019Estrange, Stainer, Lotti, Michael Haydn and Karensa Briggs<\/strong>\u2026along with some composers you\u2019ve never heard of.&nbsp; All this was interspersed with a handful of readings of short poems by modern (but not whacky) writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all very well, but what was it <em>actually<\/em> &nbsp;like?&nbsp; <strong>Let\u2019s start with what it was&nbsp;<em>not<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp;Well,  It was not a concert and it was not a church service. You don\u2019t <em>have<\/em> to be a believer to enjoy the top quality music from all ages\u2026but you might miss out on the agony, and the hope.Although the performance was deep, emotional, penitential and full of sin, there was also hope, forgiveness and quite a bit of wonder towards the end.&nbsp;There was no noisy applause to ruin the atmosphere after each song, but there was plenty of clapping and cheering at the end. Therewas no admission charge, but an opportunity to donate to charity as you left.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How long?&nbsp;One hour in total, but the sensible brought a cushion,fearing the chairs might be almost as penitential as some of the subject matter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(c) <strong>Steve Sargent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lanzarote.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25650\" style=\"width:168px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MORE MUSIC FROM THE CAMEL HOUSE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>piano recital by Eladda Pavlou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>previewed and profiled by Norman Warwick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/413C1RCP90L.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25651\" style=\"width:469px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/413C1RCP90L.jpg 303w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/413C1RCP90L-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/413C1RCP90L-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/413C1RCP90L-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever I write that phrase,<strong> \u00b4more music from the camel house\u00b4, <\/strong>I am put in mind of the hit songrecorded by<strong> Maria Muldaur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Midnight at the Oasis<\/strong> is a song&nbsp;from her eponymous <strong>1973<\/strong> debut album and remains her best-known recording. It charted well and entered the top ten of the American Billboard pop charts in <strong>June 1974<\/strong>, but couldn\u00b4t &nbsp;quite hit the UK&nbsp; top twenty singles chart, peaking at number 21. The song, written by <strong>David Nichtern<\/strong>, was <strong>nominated for a<\/strong> <strong>Grammy Award<\/strong> as single of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is an offer of a desert love affair in a fantasy setting.&nbsp;Reviewer <strong>Matthew Greenwald<\/strong>, &nbsp;in <strong>AllMusic,<\/strong> described the song as <strong>\u00b4sensual and evocative\u00b4<\/strong>, &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is certainly true that it was a ubiquitous factor at all the best parties I can remember from my mis-spent youth !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is, though, more to the song than that .It includes an instrumental section that features <strong>Amos Garrett<\/strong> delivering intriguing guitar work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008, <strong>Muldaur <\/strong>recalled that she wanted to add the song to her album as an &#8220;afterthought&#8221; at the last minute. She has acknowledged that many people approached her at her concerts or events throughout her long career claiming that this song had inspired <strong>\u00b4little love affairs\u00b4.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FMxG1wl8l9-600.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25652\" style=\"width:470px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FMxG1wl8l9-600.webp 600w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FMxG1wl8l9-600-300x225.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless that sultry overnight desert-stop for the <strong>Muldaur<\/strong>\u00b4s camel train, surely cannot be compared to the rarified elegance and tranquillity of <strong>The Camel House,<\/strong> turned unique musical venue, here on <strong>Lanzarote.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story of this beautiful place begins with an English businessman, passionate pianist, and composer: Sir Ernest Hall. He not only loved his homeland of England but also held the Spanish island of Lanzarote close to his heart. Shortly after the turn of the millennium, he fulfilled a dream. He purchased some ruins with an old camel stable in the charming village of Macher and envisioned transforming these ancient walls into a magical property. Together with his wife, Sarah, and the German architect Heidi Hupe, he transformed the dilapidated estate into a haven of well-being and the neighboring camel stable into a concert hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Ernest Hall loved music. So in 2010 he began hosting concerts at his newly renovated property. CAMEL HOUSE became a venue for art concerts and classical music. But over time, the events became less frequent, and Sir Ernest Hall felt it was time to find a successor for this very special place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bsCeuS4ZRi-1200-1030x807.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25653\" style=\"width:303px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bsCeuS4ZRi-1200-1030x807.webp 1030w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bsCeuS4ZRi-1200-300x235.webp 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bsCeuS4ZRi-1200-768x602.webp 768w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bsCeuS4ZRi-1200-705x552.webp 705w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bsCeuS4ZRi-1200.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, Danielle Baumgartner and Roland Urech took over CAMEL HOUSE. Now, music can be heard regularly in the former camel stable, and art and music lovers are once again flocking to Macher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 3, 2024, Sir Ernest Hall passed away peacefully at the age of 94. His obituary appeared in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2024\/aug\/12\/sir-ernest-hall-obituary\">The Guardian<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk\/news\/24500141.sir-ernest-hall-restored-dean-clough-halifax-dies\/\">Telegraph &amp; Argus<\/a>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V6Ok_cf7Lk-1200-1030x728.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25654\" style=\"width:465px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V6Ok_cf7Lk-1200-1030x728.webp 1030w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V6Ok_cf7Lk-1200-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V6Ok_cf7Lk-1200-768x543.webp 768w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V6Ok_cf7Lk-1200-260x185.webp 260w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V6Ok_cf7Lk-1200-705x498.webp 705w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V6Ok_cf7Lk-1200.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now, on <strong>17 April, 2026, The Camel House, <\/strong>a unique and beautifully situated classical music venue on Lanzarote will welcome the wonderful pianist, <strong>Eladda Pavlou, (left)<\/strong> from <strong>Vienna<\/strong>. She will enchant us with <strong>COULEURS DE LA NUIT (between Earth and Myth)<\/strong> ,music ranging from the <strong>Baroque era to the modern day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in <strong>Switzerland<\/strong>, Ellada was born in <strong>Xanthi, Greece<\/strong> in 1995. She started piano lessons at the age of five under the guidance of <strong>Giannoula Papazoglou<\/strong> and graduated from <strong>Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance<\/strong> in <strong>London<\/strong> in 2019 with a BMus in <strong>Performance<\/strong> studying with <strong>Gabrielle Baldocci<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester<\/strong> UK, she pursued her Master\u2019s Degree (MMus in Performance) in 2021 and Artist\u2019s Diploma in 2022 with distinctions, studying with scholarships by <strong>Niarchos Foundation<\/strong> and <strong>RNCM<\/strong> under the tutelage Murray McLachlan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has won <strong>awards and prizes<\/strong> in several piano competitions including <strong>2nd&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>prize&nbsp;at Gubitosi International Competition 2025, &nbsp;1<sup>st&nbsp;<\/sup>prize and a scholarship at Kozani International Music Festival 2014, 2<sup>nd&nbsp;<\/sup>prize at the 4<sup>th&nbsp;<\/sup>Pan-Hellenic Competition Maria Cherogiorgou-Sigara 2012<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was a finalist in the <strong>2017 intercollegiate John Longmire Beethoven Piano Competition<\/strong>. Ellada received the <strong>3rd prize at Semi-Annual Philadelphia International Music Festival<\/strong>&nbsp;and a <strong>scholarship to the 2022 Philadelphia International Music Festival.<\/strong>&nbsp;During her studies, Ellada had master-classes and lessons with <strong>Giorgia Alessandra Brustia, Nikolai Demidenko, Peter Donohoe, Barry Douglas, Margaret Fingerhut, Stephen Hough, Leon McCawley, &nbsp;Hamish Milne, Pascal Nemirovski, Ilya Poletaev, Pascal Roge, Jerome Rose, Martino Tirimo and Vassilis Varvaressos.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC03052-copy-400x284-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25658\" style=\"width:466px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC03052-copy-400x284-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC03052-copy-400x284-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC03052-copy-400x284-1-260x185.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Ellada is a piano professor at the Musik School of Viamala, CH.<\/strong> She&nbsp;is an active soloist and a dedicated chamber musician. She recently performed at the, at <strong>Maison Heinrich Heine in Paris and at MdW in Vienna B\u00f6sendorfer Salon at Musikverein<\/strong> with the <strong>flutist Vanessa Gasser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also regularly performs with soprano <strong>Eleni Charalambous<\/strong> including recent concerts in <strong>Rome, Vienna and Lower Austria<\/strong>. Together with <strong>Christos Fountos<\/strong>, they formed a duo performing repertoire for <em>piano 4-hands and two pianos<\/em> around the <strong>UK and Europe.<\/strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her interest in <strong>new music<\/strong> led her to collaborate with the composer Athanasia Kontou (Greece), including the premiere and recording of her work <strong>After The Sundown,<\/strong> the composer <strong>Philipp-Manuel Gutmann<\/strong> <strong>(Austria),<\/strong> whose work, Memento, &nbsp;she premiered in <em>Paris,<\/em> and the composer <strong>Thomas Aitken (Scotland)<\/strong> for his work, <strong>Spatter<\/strong>, for 2 pianos \u2013 4 pianists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upcoming <strong>collaborations<\/strong> in the <strong>contemporary <\/strong>scene, include the composers <strong>Dror&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Binder, Hannah Eisendle<\/strong> and <strong>Thomas Larcher.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her <strong>performances inter alia<\/strong>, include the <strong>B\u00f6sendorfer Salon at Musikverein, Bechstein Centrum in Vienna, Ehrbar Saal, the Alte Schmiede, Austria; Athens Concert Hall, the \u2018Musical Odyssey,\u2019 Festival in Nafplio Greece; the&nbsp;\u201cGiovani in Musica\u201d Festival in Grosseto, Teatro di Marcello in Rome,&nbsp;Monteverdi Conservatory in Bolzano, Italy; the Bridgewater Hall, the Chetham\u2019s School of Music,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>the Old Royal Naval College Chapel, the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building in Oxford, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Pushkin House, UK and the Paderewski Music School in Tarn\u00f2w, Poland.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elleda<\/strong>\u00b4s <strong>(right)<\/strong>  latest performances include <strong>Maison Heinrich Heine,(German House)<\/strong> in <strong>Paris,&nbsp;Amphith\u00e9\u00e2tre&nbsp;Richelieu at Sorbonne University<\/strong> where she was invited by OeAD,&nbsp;and a piano tour on 4 hands with <strong>Christos Fountos<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Camel House<\/strong> looks forward to welcoming many visitors to Ellada\u00b4s performance on Lanzarote. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fJesof2JOL-842.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25657\" style=\"width:467px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fJesof2JOL-842.webp 842w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fJesof2JOL-842-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fJesof2JOL-842-768x543.webp 768w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fJesof2JOL-842-260x185.webp 260w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fJesof2JOL-842-705x498.webp 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the proprietors at this venue are also delighted to announce the expansion of <strong>The Camel House<\/strong> and its offerings: (see right)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the direction of pianist and music teacher <strong>Natalia Nikolaeva<\/strong>, The Camel Housel is launching the <strong>&nbsp;\u2018Academia Musical\u2019 <\/strong>with the aim of creating a centre for a wide range of musical activities such as <strong>workshops, master-classes<\/strong>, <strong>ensembles <\/strong>and other projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, they are planning <strong>a series of workshops aimed at making music accessible to everyone. <\/strong>These invite participants to explore their inner sounds and express them through the voice or instruments, either individually or in groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please keep an eye on the website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.camelhouse-lanzarote.com\">www.camelhouse-lanzarote.com<\/a>), where you will find a detailed announcement of the first workshop in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for the concert through our website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zcm1-zcmp.maillist-manage.eu\/click\/12e4af17e987ad9c\/12e4af17e987a17c\">camelhouse-lanzarote.com<\/a>&nbsp;or by email&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@camelhouse-lanzarote.com\">info@camelhouse-lanzarote.com<\/a>&nbsp;or phone&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0034 658 268 942<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whats-next-1462747__340-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whats-next-1462747__340-2.webp 340w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whats-next-1462747__340-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whats-next-1462747__340-2-80x80.webp 80w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whats-next-1462747__340-2-36x36.webp 36w, https:\/\/aata.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/whats-next-1462747__340-2-180x180.webp 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sidetracks &amp; 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