2013 Festival

Thursday 19th September

Schools Concerts

11am & 2pm, St Etheldreda’s Church

Concerts for Year 5 and 6 pupils. This year’s schools concerts title is “A World Beyond Strings”. Presented by Neill Valentine and friends in a journey through space and time, beyond the music and into the stories that inspired and shaped music history. The audience were taken deep into some of the best music ever written adn delved into why an dwho it was written for and how we can really enjoy it today.

Supported by Harpenden Music Foundation

Friday 20th September

The Opening Concert

7.30pm – 9:15pm, Old Palace

Navarra Quartet
Aronowitz Ensemble
Lawrence Power, viola

Brahms String Quintet No 2, Op. 111 in G Major
Britten Lachrymae Op. 48a
Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in Eb Major Op.20

 

Saturday 21st September

French Song

5:30pm – 6:30pm, Marble Hall

Ruby Hughes, voice
Aronowitz Ensemble
Tom Poster, piano
Alastair Beatson, piano

Bridge Piano Quintet in D minor
Faure La Bonne Chanson Op. 61

Fantasie

8:00pm – 10:00pm, Marble Hall

Aronowitz Ensemble
Guy Johnston, cello
Tom Poster, piano

Alastair Beatson, piano

Strauss Sextet from Capriccio
Brahms Songs
Schubert Fantasie for four hands D940
Schubert Bb Major Trio for piano, violin and cello D 898

 

Sunday 22nd September

Celebrating Mozart

11:30am – 12:30pm, Old Palace

Aronowitz Ensemble
Navarra Quartet
Kristian Bezuidenhout  Forte Piano

Mozart Piano Trio in Eb Major K542
Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major K414

 

3:30pm – 5:30pm, Old Palace

Finale

The Hatfield House Festival Chamber Orchestra

Navarra Quartet
Anthony Marwood, violin
Lawrence Power, viola

Grieg Holberg Suite Op. 40
Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings Op. 47
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major K364

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