Concert in aid of SALISBURY AND WILTON SWIFTS

A concert in support of local project groups Salisbury and Wilton Swifts who work to promote awareness of , and support for, Swifts in the local area.

Bill Benham – violin

Alistair Watson – piano

Concert details:

Mozart – Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major K 526

Interval

Dvorak – 4 Romantic Pieces Op 75

Debussy – Sonata for Violin and Piano

Bill studied the violin with John Sealey, Homi Kanga, Jean Pougnet and Alfredo Campoli.  He was a member of the Bath Festival and London Symphony Orchestras.  During his five years with the LSO, he performed in the Nash Ensemble and the Academy of St Martin–in-the Fields, before being appointed co-leader of the Northern Sinfonia.  From 1975 to 2003, he was a session musician playing in a wide variety of films and recordings.  He has given many recitals, some at International festivals, and has made several CDs of his concerts.  His violin is a copy of Paganini’s “Canon”, made by Tibor Semmelweis.

New Zealand born, Alistair Watson has performed piano concertos with the Dunedin Sinfonia and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, with whom he won the National Piano Concerto Competition in 2000.  Since arriving in the UK he spent two years studying piano and singing at the Royal College of Music, under the tutelage of Nigel Clayton and Roderick Earle. A highlight from his time in London was performing Mozart’s Double Piano Concerto in Cadogan Hall in 2006.  In 2010 Alistair became a Lay Vicar at Salisbury Cathedral, where he now sings almost every day.

Swifts photo by Piotr Szczypa

Date/Time
22 June 2026 - 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location
Sarum College

Tickets available from:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/concert-for-swifts-tickets-1986350993292?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Event Contact
Adrian Smith
salisburyted1@gmail.com