10-08-2012 - 12-08-2012
Corbridge Chamber Music Festival 2012
Times
Friday 10th August
7.30 pm Evening Concert
Mozart Duo in G major for violin & viola, K.423
Dvoøák Piano Trio in E minor op.90 ’Dumky’
Brahms String Sextet in G major op.36
Saturday 11th August
11.00 am Family Concert
Babar the Elephant
The popular story is brought to life by the music of Poulenc. Everyone can join in with songs and poems at this event
for all the family.
3.00 pm ’Rising Stars’
Estrella - 8 hands, 2 pianos
The dazzling prize-winning group from New Zealand on their first UK tour - not to be missed!
Smetana Sonata for 8 hands
& works by Fitkin, Hamilton and Farr
In their unique combination of four pianists at two pianos, Estrella present a thrilling and distinctive visual and listening experience.
7.30 pm Evening Concert
Saint-Saëns Piano Trio no.2 in E minor, op.92
Fauré Piano Quartet in C minor, op.15
10pm Candlelit Concert
Songs without words
Including music by Rachmaninov , Prokofiev and Mendelssohn (Songs without Words, Book 6)
Sunday 12th August
10.30 am Festival Service
Mozart Missa Brevis in D, K.194
Preacher The Very Reverend Victor Stock
Dean of Guildford
Corbridge Festival Singers with Festival Strings
Marcus Wibberley organ, directed by Martin Neary
3.00 pm Salon Concert
An Olympiad
A light-hearted look at parallels between sport & music, featuring works written in the Olympic years of various countries - with special challenges for the musicians! - including:
John Ireland (London 1908) Phantasie Trio
Ravel (Paris 1924) Tzigane for violin & piano Rautavaara (Helsinki 1952) String Quartet no.1
Chopin Minute Waltz
Followed by afternoon tea and scones
7.30 pm Evening Concert
Preceded by a Pre-Concert Talk in the Church at 6.30pm Robert Plane & Bruce Phillips, Ireland Trust (admission free)
John Ireland Clarinet Trio
Weber Grand Duo Concertante
Brahms String Sextet in Bb op.18
Cost
Concerts 1, 3 & 6
Reserved £18 (£17)
Unreserved £12 (£11)
Concerts 2 & 4 £8 (£7)
Concert 5 including afternoon tea £10 (£9)
(Concerts 2, 4 & 5 all unreserved seating)
Family Concert
Adults £5
Children (aged 4 - 15) £1
Festival Pass for all concerts
Reserved £70 (£65)
Unreserved £55 (£50)
Concessions: OAPs, students & unemployed
Under 16s free for Concerts 1- 6
Ticket Booking
Box Office: 01434 652477
Join the Gould Piano Trio, clarinettist Robert Plane and acclaimed guest musicians for three days of intimate chamber music in the historic and picturesque town of Corbridge, Northumberland.
There’ll be Gallic charm in the shape of Faure’s Piano Quartet and Saint-Saens’s Second Piano Trio, alongside the intense passion of both of Brahms’s string Sextets. Our Olympic-themed salon concert features music from the cities and years of past Games, from John Ireland in London and Ravel in Paris to Rautavaara in Helsinki.
There will also be the dazzling ensemble Estrella, from New Zealand in the‘Rising Stars’ showcase. On their first visit to the UK, this is 8 hands at 2 pianos like you’ve never heard before. With concerts throughout the day, the ever-popular Family Concert and a choral and instrumental Festival Service, the Corbridge Chamber Music Festival 2012 will fill St. Andrew’s Church, Corbridge with glorious music from the 10th until the 12th of August.
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