2023 May Festival
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
- Ligeti - Sonata for Solo Cello
- Poulenc - Violin Sonata FP.119
Debussy, Ravel, Chausson
Stamford Arts Centre
7:30pm
- Herbert Howells - Rhapsodic Quintet
- 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
Saturday 20th May
Morning Mozart
St. Mary's Church
11am
- Mozart - Divertimento for String Trio
Finale!
Stamford Arts Centre
7:30pm
- Françaix - String Trio (1933)
- Fauré - Piano Quintet No.1 in d minor
- Frank Bridge - String Sextet in Eb Major H.107
Friday 9th December
Mendelssohn & Haydn String Quartets
Stamford Arts Centre
7pm
- Haydn – String Quartet Op.17 No.2 in F Major
- Mendelssohn – String Quartet Op.44 No.3 in E flat Major
Late Night Shostakovich
Stamford Arts Centre
9:30pm
- Purcell – Selection of Fantasias arr. for String Quartet
- Shostakovich – String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110
Saturday 10th December
Finale
Stamford Arts Centre
7:30pm
- Mendelssohn - String Symphony No.7 in D minor
- Stravinsky – Concerto in D for String Orchestra
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- Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48
2022 May Festival
Thursday 19th May
Opening Concert
St Martin's Church
7pm
- Beethoven – Serenade in D major for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op.8
- Webern – String Quartet, Op.28
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- Mozart – String Quintet No.5 in D Major, K.593
Late Night Schoenberg
St Martin's Church
9:30pm
- Schoenberg – Transfigured Night Verklarte Nacht Op.4
Friday 20th May
Beethoven, Schubert and Arensky
Stamford Arts Centre
7pm
- Schubert – Trio in B flat Major, D471
- Arensky – String Quartet No.2, Op.35
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- Beethoven – Kreutzer Sonata Op.47 arr. String Quintet
Late Night Schubert
Stamford Arts Centre
9:15pm
- Schubert – String Quartet No.15 in G major, D. 887
Saturday 21st May
Beethoven Septet
Stamford Arts Centre
7:30pm
- Haydn – String Quartet in Bb Major Op. 71 No. 1
- Herbert Howells – Rhapsodic Quintet, Op.31
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- Beethoven – Septet in Eb Major Op.20
Sunday 22nd May
Trio Kurtág Coffee Concert
Browne’s Hospital
11am
- Beethoven – String Trio in E flat Major Op.3
- Gideon Klein – String Trio
Private Friends Reception Event
Browne’s Hospital
- Programme TBC
Finale!
Stamford Arts Centre
5pm
- Mozart – Clarinet Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 79 No. 1 (After K. 378/317d)
- Zemlinsky – Quartet No. 1 in A Major Op.4
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- Mendelssohn – String Quintet No.2 in Bb, Op.87
2020 Festival
As planned pre-pandemic (unfortunately our 2020 festival had to be cancelled).
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
Sunday 17th May
Sunday Morning
11am
- Mozart – Clarinet Quartet in Bb Major
- Michael Tippett – String Quartet No.2
Friends & Patrons Champagne Concert
Browne’s Hospital
3:30pm-5:30pm
- Prokofiev – Sonata for Two Violins
- G. Fuchs – Duet for Violin and Clarinet
- Champagne & Canapes
Finale
6pm
- H.J Baermann – Adagio in D flat major for Clarinet and Strings
- Boccherini – Duets for Two Violins
- Bartok – Duets for Two Violins
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- Mendelssohn String Quintet in Bb
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)
Sunday 19th May
Maconchy Quartet
A chance to hear the fantastic all female Maconchy Quartet who champion new and neglected composers alongside the established quartet repertoire.
- Maconchy Quartet No.5
- Haydn Quartet Op.76 No.1
Friends Reception And Recital
An exclusive recital by festival founder Freya Goldmark for friends, patrons, sponsors, and supporters of the festival, held before the final concert.
- Drinks & canapés reception
Festival Finale
- Webern – Langsamer Satz in Eb Major for String Quartet
- Mozart – Quintet in A Major for Clarinet & String Quartet, K.581
- Elgar – Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op.84
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
Sunday 29th April
Lunchtime Duets
- Ysaye – Sonata for Two Violins
- Mozart – Duets for Violin and Viola
- Handel-Halvorsen – ‘Passacaglia’ for Violin and Cello
Friends Reception And Recital
An exclusive recital by festival founder Freya Goldmark for friends, patrons, sponsors, and supporters of the festival, held before the final concert.
- Drinks & canapés reception
Festival Finale
- Barber – Adagio Op.11
- Beethoven – String Trio in G Major Op.9 No.1
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- Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence Op.70