2018 Festival

Thursday 20 September

7.30pm, The Old Palace

Mendelssohn Overture ‘The Hebrides’ Op.26
Brahms Concerto for violin and cello Op.102
Brahms Symphony No.1 Op.68

Magnus Johnston violin
Guy Johnston cello
Mark Austin conductor
Faust Chamber Orchestra

Pre-concert talk by David Nice 6.45pm

 

Friday 21 September

5pm, Marble Hall

Mendelssohn Variations Concertantes
Schumann Fantasiestücke Op.73
Brahms Trio for clarinet, cello and piano Op. 114

Julian Bliss clarinet
Melvyn Tan piano
Guy Johnston cello

 

Friday 21 September

8pm, Marble Hall

Fanny Mendelssohn Notturno in G minor for solo piano
Röntgen String Trio No.4 in D major ‘Waltzer Suite’
Dvořák Miniatures arranged for string trio Op.75a
Brahms Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor Op.25

Lendvai Trio
Melvyn Tan piano

 

Saturday 22 September

5pm, Marble Hall

Clara Schumann Three Romances Op.22
Fanny Mendelssohn Adagio in E for violin and piano
Mendelssohn Song without Words Op. 109 for cello and piano
Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major Op.47

Tom Poster piano
Elena Urioste violin
Ylvali Zilliacus viola
Guy Johnston cello

 

Saturday 22 September

8pm, Marble Hall

Clara Schumann Six Lieder Op.13
Brahms Two settings of Felix Schumann from Op.63
Schumann Liederkreis Op.24
Brahms Piano Quartet No.2 in A major Op.26

James Gilchrist tenor
Anna Tilbrook piano
Aronowitz Ensemble

 

Sunday 23 September

12pm, The Old Palace

Mendelssohn String Quintet No.2 in B flat Op.87
Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op.115

Julian Bliss clarinet
Aronowitz Ensemble

 

Sunday 23 September

5pm, Marble Hall

Schumann Märchenbilder for viola and piano Op.113
Brahms – Selected Lieder:
Ständchen Op.106 No 1
Sapphische Ode Op.94 No 4
Meine Liebe ist Grün Op.63 No 5
O kühler Wald Op.72 No 3
Unbewegte Laue Luft Op.57 No 8
Brahms Klavierstücke Op.119 No.1, Intermezzo in B Minor
Brett Dean Homage à Brahms
Brahms Klavierstücke Op.119 No 4, Rhapsody in E Flat Major
Brahms Geistliche Lieder Op.91 for voice, viola and piano

Lotte Betts-Dean mezzo soprano
Brett Dean viola
Melvyn Tan piano
Tom Poster piano 

 

Sunday 23 September

8pm, The Old Palace

Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Op.45 (performed in German)

Mark Austin conductor
Ailish Tynan soprano
Ben McAteer baritone
Hertfordshire Chorus
Faust Chamber Orchestra

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