2017 Festival
Thursday 28 September
7.30pm, The Old Palace
Haydn Cello Concerto No 1 in C Major Hob Vllb:1
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Op. 31
Beethoven Symphony No 6 ‘Pastoral’ (performed from memory)
Ian Bostridge tenor
Guy Johnston cello
Nicolas Fleury horn
Nicholas Collon conductor
Aurora Orchestra
Friday 29 September
5pm, Marble Hall
Michael Haydn Quartet for oboe, violin, cello and bass MH600
Vaughan Williams 10 Blake Songs
Alec Roth Seven Elements
Nicholas Daniel oboe
James Gilchrist tenor
Chi-Chi Nwanoku double bass
Navarra String Quartet
Friday 29 September
8pm, Marble Hall
Haydn String Quartet Op. 54 No 1 in G major, Hob.III:58
Thomas Adès Arcadiana
Schubert String Quintet in C Op. 163 D. 956
Endellion String Quartet
Guy Johnston cello
Saturday 30 September
5pm, Long Gallery
Sally Beamish String Quartet No 3 ‘Reed Stanzas’
Brahms String Quartet No.2 in A minor Op.51 No 2
Elias String Quartet
Saturday 30 September
8pm, Marble Hall
Haydn String Quartet Op.9 No 2 in E flat major, Hob.III:20
Joseph Phibbs String Quartet No 2
Donald Grant “Magnus and Marije’s Wedding Tune”
Mendelsohn Octet in E flat major Op.20
Navarra String Quartet
Elias String Quartet
Sunday 1 October
11.30am, The Old Palace
Haydn String Quartet Op.20 No.2 in C major Hob III:32*
Ivan Moseley Prelude, Scherzo and Variations for String Octet
Enescu Octet for Strings in C major, Op. 7
Elias String Quartet
Navarra String Quartet
Sunday 1 October
3.30pm, Marble Hall
With Special Guest Sheku Kanneh-Mason BBC Young Musician 2016
This special event will show footage of Guy Johnston and Sheku Kanneh-Mason recording together, followed by a live performance of the Barriere Sonata, as featured on their new recording. CDs will be available to buy, with an artist signing after the performance.
Barriere Sonata for two cellos No.10 in G Major
Guy Johnston cello
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Sunday 1 October
7.30pm, The Old Palace
Haydn The Creation Hob. XXI:2 (performed in English)
Susanna Stranders director/pianoforte
Lorna Anderson soprano
James Gilchrist tenor
Benjamin Bevan bass
Hertfordshire Chorus
Haydn Chamber Orchestra
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