Programme

Thursday 18th May

Opening Concert

Stamford Arts Centre

7pm-9pm

• Beethoven - Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano Op.11
• Messiaen - Theme and Variations (1932)
• Thomas Ades - Court Studies from The Tempest (for Violin, Cello, Clarinet & Piano)
• Mendelssohn - String Quintet No.1 in A Op.18

Late Night Late Beethoven

St.Mary's Church

9:30pm

• Beethoven – String Quartet No.14 in C# minor Op.131

Friday 19th May

Lunchtime Solos and Duos

Stamford Arts Centre

1pm

• Beethoven - Variations on Bei Männern
• Ligeti - Sonata for Solo Cello
• Poulenc - Violin Sonata FP.119

Debussy, Ravel, Chausson

Stamford Arts Centre

7:30pm

• Françaix - String Trio (1933)
• Ravel - Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet
• Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L. 137
• Chausson - Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet Op.21

Late Night: Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

Stamford Arts Centre

10pm

• Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Friday 15th May

Opening Concert

Stamford Arts Centre

7pm-9pm

• Haydn – String Quartet Op.77 No.1 Policeman
• Janacek – String Quartet No.2 Intimate Letters
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• Weber – Clarinet Quintet Op.34

Late Night Schubert

Browne’s Hospital

9:45pm

• Schubert – String Quartet No.15 in G

Saturday 16th May

Saturday Lunch

Browne’s Hospital

1pm

• MusicWorks Young Ensemble
• Programme TBC

Transfigured Night

Stamford Arts Centre

7:30pm

• Beethoven – Septet in Eb Major Op.20
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• Schoenberg – Verklärte Nacht Op.4

Friday 17th May

Opening Concert

Stamford Arts Centre

7pm-9pm

• Mozart – String Quintet no. 2 in C minor, K.406
• Bartok – Contrasts Sz.111
• Schumann – Piano Quartet in Eb Major, Op.47

Late Night Schubert

Browne’s Hospital

9:45pm

• Schubert – String Quintet in C Major, D.956

Saturday 18th May

An English Afternoon

• Britten – Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (c.1936)
• Bliss – Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet (c.1932)
• Bridge – Lament Duet for Two Violas

Vivaldi ‘Four Seasons’

• Vivaldi – Four Seasons (Freya Goldmark soloist)

Friday 27th April

An Evening Of Quartets

• Beethoven – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op.18
• Piazzolla – ‘Four for Tango’
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• Debussy – String Quartet in G Minor, Op.10

Saturday 28th April

Lunch With Schubert

• Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 ‘Death and the Maiden’

Clara Rodriguez & A World Premiere

Clara Rodriguez is a distinguished international pianist, well-known for her championing of South American composers alongside music from the traditional classical canon.

For this evening concert, Rodriguez has designed a fantastic programme for our enjoyment, highlighting a repertoire of composers from Cuba, Argentina, and her native Venezuela, plus a world premiere by renowned Venezuelan composer Miguel Astor. An evening not to be missed!

• Teresa Carreño – Mi Teresita waltz (solo)
• Luisa Elena Paesano – Pajarillo (solo)
• Evencio Castellanos – Mañanita caraqueña (solo)
• Federico Ruiz – Zumba que zumba (solo)
• Ernesto Lecuona – Conga de medianoche, La comparsa, Malagueña (solo)
• Miguel Astor – Cantabile, a world premiere for violin and piano to be performed by festival founder Freya Goldmark and Clara Rodriguez
• Piazzolla – Selection of Tangos for Double Bass and Violin
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• Piazzolla – Oblivion for String Trio
• Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Piano Trio