Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival: Russian Masters I
St Briavels Church Church Street, Lydney, Gloucestershire, United KingdomNow in its eighteenth year, the Wye Valley Chamber Music festival brings world-class musicians to intimate venues in the Wye Valley. In our opening concert of this year\'s festival, and the first of our Russian weekend, two masterpieces by Shostakovich will frame a string quartet by his talented but overlooked contemporary, Weinberg. Shostakovich Duos Lawrence Power, … Continued
Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival: Russian Masters II
Hellens Hellens, Much Marcle, nr Ledbury, Herefordshire, United KingdomNow in its eighteenth year, the Wye Valley Chamber Music festival brings world-class chamber musicians to perform in intimate venues throughout the Wye Valley. The second of our Russian concerts promises fireworks, with a mighty piano quintet by Taneyev, dubbed ‘The Russian Brahms’, preceded by Prokofiev’s valedictory cello sonata and an autumnal viola sonata by … Continued
Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival: Residency Concert
Treowen Manor Dingestow, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, United KingdomNow in its eighteenth year, the Wye Valley Chamber Music festival brings world-class musicians to stay for a week in the beautiful Wye Valley to rehearse and perform together. Tonight is an opportunity for the audience to visit Treowen Manor, home of the festival musicians, for chamber music on a symphonic scale. Fauré Piano Quintet in … Continued
Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival: Discovery Day
Treowen Manor Dingestow, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, United KingdomHosted by Festival Director Daniel Tong and Stephen Walsh Now in its eighteenth year, the Wye Valley Chamber Music festival brings world-class performers together for a week of rehearsals and performances in the beautiful Wye Valley. Back by popular demand, and always a sell-out, this year’s Discovery Day, a full day of talks and performances … Continued
Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival: Last Words
BRIDGES CENTRE. MONMOUTH Drybridge Park , Monmouth , Monmouthshire, United KingdomNow in its eighteenth year, the Wye Valley Chamber Music returns for a week of world-class chamber music in intimate venues throughout the Wye Valley. Our festival finale features sublime late string quartets by Haydn, Bartók and Beethoven. Haydn String Quartet fragment, op. 103 Florence Cooke, violin; Tim Crawford, violin; Tom Hankey, viola; Johannes Rostamo, cello Bartók String … Continued
Boehm Clarinet & Piano Duo Recital
Lion Ballroom Lion Yard, off Broad Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, United KingdomIn the lovely Lion Ballroom in Leominster, the Duo (Louisa Davidson on clarinet & Tim Sidford on piano) will play a vibrant programme of English and French music so suited to this combination of instruments. The performance by this highly regarded and well-established duo will include Finzi’s Five Bagatelles, one of his most popular works; … Continued
Fauré Requiem, Sing for Fun workshop
Broadlands School Broadlands Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, United KingdomVirginia Black Piano Recital
Lion Ballroom Lion Yard, off Broad Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, United KingdomThe Lion Ballroom is delighted to welcome the return of the international pianist VIRGINIA BLACK who appeared last year in a recital as part of the Leominster Festival. She is playing a Mozart programme which includes four piano sonatas – K333, K457, K332 and K310. The concert is on SATURDAY MARCH 4th at 7.30 pm and not on our usual Sunday afternoons. … Continued
Duncan Honeybourne Harpsichord Recital
Lion Ballroom Lion Yard, off Broad Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, United KingdomJohn BULL – Praeludium (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) Pavana and 2 Galliards (Parthenia) Henry PURCELL - Suite in D major Prelude: Allegretto Almand: Adagio III. Hornpipe: Allegretto Percy WHITLOCK – Four Short Pieces for Harpsichord Popse’s Pleasure A Toye for Sunday III. Mr Downes’ Dream Edna’s Maggot Jean-Philippe RAMEAU – La Dauphine La Livri … Continued