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Thursday 3 May WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 7.30pm ASTARIA STRING QUARTET Virtuosi - Like this? Like that! Kreisler Liebesleid Kreisler String Quartet in A minor Haydn The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (extracts) Haydn Serenade Op 3 No 5 Astaria String Quartet/Worcester Live worcesterlive.co.uk 01905 611427 £14.50 (conc £8.50) Friday 4 May BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.10pm COLETTE OVERDIJK, BRYONY MORRISON – violins ADAM RÖMER, AMY THOMAS – violas HETTY SNELL, HELEN EDGAR – cellos Richard Strauss Sextet from Capriccio Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht CBSO Centre Stage cbso.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £10 Saturday 12 May CHELTENHAM
St Andrew's Church, Montpellier Street GL50 1SP, 7.30 pm. CHELTENHAM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA JAMES ROSS – conductor GEORGE EWART – leader Debussy Petite Suite Roussel Le Festin d'Araignée Op 17 Fauré Pavane Op 50 Saint-Saëns Symphony No 2 Op 55 Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra cheltenhamchamberorchestra.org.uk 01452 856700 unreserved £15, children free Monday 14 May BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square, B3 3DQ, 7.30pm NORA FISCHER – soprano DANIEL KOOL – piano MIKE FENTROSS – lute Poulenc La Courte Paille Messiaen Movements from Poèmes pour Mi Morris Kliphuis new piece Peri Lungi dal vostro lume Monteverdi Lamento della Ninfa Landi Augellin Strozzi Lagrime Mie Monteverdi Vi Ricorda, Possente Spirto (Orfeo) Kapsberger Senso Fallace Town Hall Symphony Hall, Birmingham thsh.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £12.50 - £31 Friday 18 May BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.10pm MARK PHILLIPS – horn CHARLOTTE SKINNER – violin CATHERINE BOWER, AMY THOMAS – violas CATHERINE ARDAGH-WALTER – cello Beethoven String Trio in C minor Op 9 No 3 Mozart Horn Quintet CBSO Centre Stage cbso.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £10 Sunday 20 May ABBOTSHOLME
Abbotsholme School Theatre, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5BS, 8.00 pm DERBY ACADEMY OF CLASSICAL DANCE JOHN ROOKS – piano An evening of passionately conceived and expertly performed dance, choreographed by the Academy’s Director Eve Leveaux Abbotsholme Arts Society abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk 01543 263304 £10 (includes a cold buffet; wine is available for purchase) Saturday 26 May BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square, B3 3DQ, 7.30pm BENJAMIN GROSVENOR – piano HYEYOON PARK – violin BRETT DEAN – viola KIAN SOLTANI – cello LEON BOSCH – double bass Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor Op 25 Schubert Piano Quintet in A D667 Trout Town Hall Symphony Hall, Birmingham thsh.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £12.50 - £35 |
Friday 4 May BIRMINGHAM
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TS, 1.10pm CAMILLE RAVOT – harpsichord French harpsichordist Camille Ravot gives a lunchtime recital of solo sonatas by CPE Bach. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts 0121 414 7333 Free Tuesday 8 May CHIPPING SODBURY
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, Broad Street BS37 6AD, 7.30pm THE MANDOLINQUENTS Simon Mayor, not only a mandolin player but also a fine fiddler, guitarist, composer, producer and wit, is joined by Hilary James pounding the mighty mandobass,Gerald Garcia, one of the world's finest guitarists and Richard Collins, guitarist and one of the hottest 5-string banjo players around. Chipping Sodbury Music Society csmusicsociety.co.uk 01454 315741 ticketsource.co.uk/csmusicsociety £15 (school-age children free) Saturday 12 May PAINSWICK
St Mary’s Church GL6 6UN, 3.00pm SARAH CONNOLLY – mezzo soprano JOSEPH MIDDLETON – piano Programme to be confirmed - to include the first performance of a song cycle by Sally Beamish setting poetry by Laurie Lee. Painswick Music Society painswickmusicsoc.co.uk Ticket prices tbc Thursday 17 May COVENTRY
Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick CV4 7AL, 7.15pm COULL QUARTET Kodály Quartet No 2 Op 10 Schumann Quartet No 2 in F Dvorák Quartet in E flat Op 51 Warwick Arts Centre warwickartscentre.co.uk 024 7652 4524 £20 (£18) Friday 18 May PERSHORE
Number 8, High Street WR10 1BG, 7.30pm ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN DAVID LE PAGE – violin DIANE CLARK – flute NICK STRINGFELLOW, CHRIS ALLAN – cello DAVID CURTIS – conductor Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5 Rutter Suite Antique Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org 01386 555488 number8.org £15.50 Wednesday 23 May BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square B3 3DQ, 2.30pm ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN TRIO SHAHAM EREZ WALLFISCH DAVID CURTIS – conductor Beethoven Coriolan Overture Op 62 Beethoven Triple Concerto in C Op 56 Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 in A Op 90 Italian Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org 0121 780 3333 thsh.co.uk £9.50 - £27.50 Saturday 26 May ST BRIAVELS
St Briavels Church (opposite castle) GL15 6RU, 7.30pm CHARLES MATTHEWS – organ, piano, harpsichord An international musical treasure-hunt by keyboard Wye Valley Music wyevalleymusic.org.uk 01291 330020 £15 (WVM Members £12, Students £2) |
Friday 4 May to Tuesday 8 May LEAMINGTON
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade CV32 4AA LEAMINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL WEEKEND The 29th Festival held over the first Bank Holiday weekend in May marks the centenary of the creation of Czechoslovakia and the end of World War One, and features Czech artists including the Pražák String Quartet, Ivan Klánský, the Guarneri Piano Trio, Jana Nováková and Martin Kasík, as well as baritone Roderick Williams singing Schubert’s Schwanengesang. Booking opens in January Leamington Music leamingtonmusic.org 01926 497000 
See below for full details of the Whittington International Chamber Music Festival
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Whittington International Chamber Music Festival
May 15-20 2018
FANTASIA ON A BRITISH THEME
St John the Baptist, Whittington, Oswestry SY11 4DR
Tuesday 15th May 7.30pm Concert 1 (pre-festival talk at 6.30pm)
Henry Walford Davies (arranged James Barralet): Solemn Melody
Simon Callaghan (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Frank Bridge: Piano Quintet in D Minor H 49
Simon Callaghan (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
John Dowland (arranged James Barralet): In Darkness let me Dwell
The Elias Quartet
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C Minor
Jan Rautio (piano), Sara Bitlloch (violin), tbc (viola), Marie Bitlloch (cello), Ben Griffiths (double bass)
Wednesday 16th May 7.30pm Concert 2
Benjamin Britten: Oboe Quartet Phantasy Op 2
Olivier Stankiewicz (oboe), Donald Grant (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Quintet in D
Simon Callaghan (piano), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), James Barralet (cello), Chris Richards (clarinet), Katy Woolley (horn)
Gustav Holst: Three pieces for oboe & string quartet
Olivier Stankiewicz (oboe), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Donald Grant (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello)
William Walton: Piano Quartet in D Minor
Simon Callaghan (piano), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Thursday 17th May 7.30pm Concert 3 (free organ recital at 1pm at St Oswald’s Oswestry)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Simon Callaghan (piano)
Ethel Smyth: Piano Trio in D Minor
Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Matthew Huber (cello)
Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Clarinet Quintet Op 31
Chris Richards (clarinet), The Elias Quartet
John Ireland: Sextet for horn, clarinet and string quartet
Katy Woolley (horn), Chris Richards (clarinet), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello)
Friday 18th May 7.30pm Concert 4
Henry Purcell: Fantasies for Quartet (1)
The Elias Quartet
Sally Beamish: Reed Stanzas for String Quartet
The Elias Quartet
Greensleeves/folk medley (arranged James Barralet)
Young Musicians with Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello), James Barralet (cello)
Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English folk song for cello and piano
Jan Rautio (piano), James Barralet (cello)
Scottish Folk Music with Donald Grant
The Elias Quartet
Saturday 19th May 7.30pm Concert 5
Henry Purcell: Fantasies for Quartet (2)
The Elias Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Quartet No 3 in G major Op 94
The Elias Quartet
Arthur Bliss: Piano Quartet in A
Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Edward Elgar: Quartet in E Minor Op 83 (1918)
The Elias Quartet
Sunday 20th May 3.00pm Concert 6
Henry Purcell (arranged Britten): Chacony in G Minor
Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Imogen Holst: Phantasy Quartet
Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Frank Bridge: Phantasy - Piano Quartet in F# minor
Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
John Ireland: Piano Trio No 2 (1917)
Jan Rautio (piano), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), James Barralet (cello)
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A Minor Op 84 (1918)
Jan Rautio (piano), The Elias Quartet
Tickets £15 per concert
Festival Pass £80
Free admission to those aged 8-25, courtesy of Cavatina Chamber Music Trust
www.whittingtonmusicfestival.org.uk
01691 657986
May 15-20 2018
FANTASIA ON A BRITISH THEME
St John the Baptist, Whittington, Oswestry SY11 4DR
Tuesday 15th May 7.30pm Concert 1 (pre-festival talk at 6.30pm)
Henry Walford Davies (arranged James Barralet): Solemn Melody
Simon Callaghan (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Frank Bridge: Piano Quintet in D Minor H 49
Simon Callaghan (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
John Dowland (arranged James Barralet): In Darkness let me Dwell
The Elias Quartet
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C Minor
Jan Rautio (piano), Sara Bitlloch (violin), tbc (viola), Marie Bitlloch (cello), Ben Griffiths (double bass)
Wednesday 16th May 7.30pm Concert 2
Benjamin Britten: Oboe Quartet Phantasy Op 2
Olivier Stankiewicz (oboe), Donald Grant (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Quintet in D
Simon Callaghan (piano), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), James Barralet (cello), Chris Richards (clarinet), Katy Woolley (horn)
Gustav Holst: Three pieces for oboe & string quartet
Olivier Stankiewicz (oboe), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Donald Grant (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello)
William Walton: Piano Quartet in D Minor
Simon Callaghan (piano), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Thursday 17th May 7.30pm Concert 3 (free organ recital at 1pm at St Oswald’s Oswestry)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Simon Callaghan (piano)
Ethel Smyth: Piano Trio in D Minor
Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Matthew Huber (cello)
Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Clarinet Quintet Op 31
Chris Richards (clarinet), The Elias Quartet
John Ireland: Sextet for horn, clarinet and string quartet
Katy Woolley (horn), Chris Richards (clarinet), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello)
Friday 18th May 7.30pm Concert 4
Henry Purcell: Fantasies for Quartet (1)
The Elias Quartet
Sally Beamish: Reed Stanzas for String Quartet
The Elias Quartet
Greensleeves/folk medley (arranged James Barralet)
Young Musicians with Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), Matthew Huber (cello), James Barralet (cello)
Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English folk song for cello and piano
Jan Rautio (piano), James Barralet (cello)
Scottish Folk Music with Donald Grant
The Elias Quartet
Saturday 19th May 7.30pm Concert 5
Henry Purcell: Fantasies for Quartet (2)
The Elias Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Quartet No 3 in G major Op 94
The Elias Quartet
Arthur Bliss: Piano Quartet in A
Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Edward Elgar: Quartet in E Minor Op 83 (1918)
The Elias Quartet
Sunday 20th May 3.00pm Concert 6
Henry Purcell (arranged Britten): Chacony in G Minor
Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Imogen Holst: Phantasy Quartet
Maria Wloszczowska (violin), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
Frank Bridge: Phantasy - Piano Quartet in F# minor
Jan Rautio (piano), Liesbeth Baelus (violin), Léa Hennino (viola), James Barralet (cello)
John Ireland: Piano Trio No 2 (1917)
Jan Rautio (piano), Maria Wloszczowska (violin), James Barralet (cello)
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A Minor Op 84 (1918)
Jan Rautio (piano), The Elias Quartet
Tickets £15 per concert
Festival Pass £80
Free admission to those aged 8-25, courtesy of Cavatina Chamber Music Trust
www.whittingtonmusicfestival.org.uk
01691 657986