CHIPPING CAMPDEN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 6–19 May GREAT MUSIC IN THE GLORIOUS SETTING OF ST J AMES’ CHURCH Steinway piano sponsored by Cutts of Campden in the Cotswolds ARTISTS INCLUDE: ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC IMOGEN COOPER THE ELIAS QUARTET WILLIAM FONG RICHARD GOODE THOMAS HULL PAUL LEWIS ELIN MANAHAN THOMAS ANTHONY MARWOOD NASH ENSEMBLE MARK PADMORE SIMON CRAWFORD PHILLIPS LAWRENCE POWER RUTH ROGERS KATE ROYAL THE SIXTEEN ALESSANDRO TAVERNA www.campdenmusicfestival.co.uk
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Chipping CampdenmusiC Festival 2012
6–19 May
Great Music in the Glorious settinG of st JaMes’ church
Steinway piano sponsored by
Cutts of Campdenin the Cotswolds
artists include:
acadeMy of ancient Music
iMoGen cooper
the elias Quartet WilliaM fonG
richard Goode
thoMas hull
paul leWis elin Manahan thoMas
anthony MarWood
nash enseMble
Mark padMore
siMon craWford phillips
laWrence poWer
ruth roGers
kate royal
the sixteen
alessandro taverna
www.campdenmusicfestival.co.uk
Cutts of Campden
in the Cotswolds
Cutts of Campden
Proud sponsors of the Steinway Piano for Chipping Campden Music Festival
Welcome to the 2012 FestivalIt gives me great pleasure to present to you the programme for the 2012 Chipping Campden Music Festival. Our 10th anniversary festival in 2011 was an enormous success both artistically and at the box office, with most concerts selling out and attendance breaking all previous records. So we go into our second decade in good shape and despite the ongoing difficulties with the economy we are confident that we can build on the success of previous years and present concerts of a consistently high standard in our wonderful venue of St. James’ church. Artistically 2011 was going to be a hard act to follow but I hope you agree that we have another exciting programme for you. Our president Paul Lewis is still involved in his two year exploration of the late piano music of Schubert and, in addition to having two appearances from him in 2012, we have taken the opportunity to extend this theme to include two of Schubert’s finest chamber works, the C major quintet and the Octet. Over the years we have welcomed some of the world’s greatest musicians to Chipping Campden and, almost without exception, once they have experienced the atmosphere the festival engenders, they are all keen to return. So, many names here will be familiar to you but I am also delighted to introduce new artists to the festival. Most notably this year, the magnificent pianist Imogen Cooper, appearing three times; and the sensational Elias String Quartet.
After holding ticket prices for four years, we had to increase them last year in the face of ever rising costs and the provision of the much admired staging (which will be installed again in 2012). However, this year the pricing structure remains the same as in 2011. Student tickets are still a nominal £1 for evening concerts (we know of no other festival offering such an incredible deal) and free of charge for all the weekday lunchtime recitals. Despite such outstanding box office sales we could not continue to function if it was not for the generous financial support from our Sponsors, Patrons and Friends. I would particularly like to thank Richard & Jane Bennett for sponsoring the young artists’ lunchtime series, and Cutts of Campden for their sponsorship for the 11th consecutive year of the Steinway piano.
START TIMES – For the last three years we have staged two candlelit concerts that have proved hugely popular so we are continuing this format in 2012. On Wednesday May 9th Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis will perform Schubert’s song cycle Schwanengesang, and on Sunday 13th The Sixteen will present Monteverdi’s Selva Morale e Spirituale. Please see individual concerts for start times.
Each year the number of Patrons and Friends increases. I do hope that our existing supporters will feel able to continue as such and that others will consider signing up to one of the schemes. ‘Patrons’ enjoy a two week priority booking period and ‘Friends’ a one week period. Increasingly this is the only sure way of obtaining the seats you require. In 2011 we sold all the reserved seating for a number of the concerts before general bookings opened. A ‘Patrons’ and ‘Friends’ application form is enclosed. There is also the option to direct support specifically towards our Festival Academy Orchestra. This project grows every year and is now one of the most significant and important aspects of the festival. If you know anyone who would like to audition as a trainee member of the orchestra, they should email Thomas Hull [email protected] Applicants should be very advanced students or recent graduates.
I hope you approve of the 2012 programme and look forward to seeing many of you next May.Charlie Bennett November 2011
Julian Lloyd WebberI cannot remember a time without music. My mother specialised in teaching young children the piano and, in my earliest years, my father was still composing. I grew up surrounded by music, hearing all kinds of music all the time. My mother’s pupils would come to our flat and my father would either be composing every morning at the piano or be practising the organ on a special piano he had fitted with pedals in his study. In later years John Lill - who had joined the household as a lodger - would practise the piano furiously all day long and my brother Andrew would be composing on yet another piano.
My reason for this personal preamble is to stress the importance of introducing music to children from the beginning. Had I not come from such a musical family the only other place I could have discovered music would have been at school. We must insist that music is made available to every child - not just the ones whose parents can afford to buy instruments and pay for tuition. The benefits to children learning a musical instrument are proven and well-documented. Let’s ensure they are enabled to do so.
Julian Lloyd WebberPatron of Education Programme
Paul LewisNow in its second decade, the CCMF is firmly established as one of the UK’s most important and distinctive music festivals. So what is it that has made this festival the gem it clearly is? I think the answer is quite simple. Great music played by some of the most wonderful musicians, surroundings which offer the audience the opportunity to feel directly involved in the experience, while at the same time giving the performers the chance to be inspired and energised by the intense concentration of those listening.
The charm of St James’ Church with its warm, natural acoustic provides the perfect setting for this kind of interaction to take place, and is one of the reasons why so many world renowned musicians love to return to Chipping Campden.
As always, the programme this year contains an exciting and varied series of events - and whether you prefer the intimacy of chamber music or the sparks which are guaranteed to fly at the performances of the festival’s own Academy Orchestra, I hope you have a wonderful time at this year’s festival.
Paul LewisFestival President
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Steinway piano sponsored by
Cutts of Campdenin the Cotswolds
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
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Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
Chipping Campden - the hidden gem at the head of the Cotswold Way, Stratford-upon-Avon - the birthplace of the great Bard - both are idyllic centres for accessing the Cotswolds, its towns & villages, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Shakespeare Country, Warwick, Worcester,
the Malverns, Oxford, Woodstock and even Bath.
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restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
Top Farm has a delightfully unique character with views over ancient field towards Chipping Campden. Blind Lane is in the old tranquil, and picturesque hamlet of Westington, all within a 5 minute walk of the curved High Street, its inns and
restaurants.
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Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
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Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
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Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
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To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
To widen your experience we can now offer split weeks with the superb appartments in the quiet and peaceful Stratford Court development, all within 50 yards of
Shakespeare's birthplace or further afield there is the Old Stables at Poole Keynes just 5 miles south of Cirencester.
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How the booking system works
All envelopes are dated as they come in and put into the appropriate file, i.e ‘Patrons’, ‘Friends’ , ‘Season’ or ‘General’ bookings. As each booking period opens the forms are then processed in the order in which they were received. Season applications from Patrons and Friends will be processed in the appropriate priority period. General season tickets will be processed just prior to other General bookings
So, regardless of the category your form is in please return it ASAP. The sooner we get your form the better chance you have of getting the tickets you want.
Box OfficeIn 2011 nearly 85% of tickets were sold during the early postal booking period. For this reason the physical box office will only be open during the festival period. As before it will be situated in the foyer of the old police station in Chipping Campden High street.
Opening hours will be Monday May 7th to Saturday May 19th from 11.00am to 3.00pm
At all other times please call the enquiry line 01386 849018. We cannot accept telephone bookings but can give you an update before you send in your form. Ticket availability can also be checked on the web site.
Terms and conditionsTickets will be posted to you on receipt of payment in full. Tickets are not refundable, except in the case of cancellation of a performance. Whilst we make every endeavour to ensure that the works performed are those advertised in this brochure, artists reserve the right to alter their advertised programme and no refunds can be made on the basis that the artists play a different programme from the one advertised. Tickets are transferable with the exception that student concession tickets can only be passed on to an adult if the excess sum is paid to the festival.
Refunds PolicyWe accept tickets for resale only when performances are sold out. If we succeed in reselling tickets, an administration charge of £5 will be made per pair of tickets.
Enquiry Line: 01386 849018 e-mail: [email protected] availability can be checked on the web site: www.campdenmusicfestival.co.uk
Given by students and recent graduates from leading music colleges.
Tickets - £5 on the door or £3.50 per concert if all six concerts are booked in advance on the attached form. Student tickets - FreeN.B – we are not able sell advanced tickets for individual lunchtime concerts.
Full details of the concerts will be put on the web site when confirmed and e mailed to all on our database. Please make every effort to get along to these lunchtime concerts. They are given in a relaxed atmosphere and the quality of performances is of an exceedingly high standard. For all students in full time education entrance is entirely free. Schools are very welcome to arrive unannounced but it is helpful if we know in advance if large groups are coming along. If you know schools who may be interested in attending do put them in touch with us.
The festival is seriously committed to music education. In addition to the above concerts, we also run workshops in local schools given by experienced practitioners. The formation in 2008 of the ‘Chipping Campden Festival Academy’ orchestra was a natural extension to our education work and this project has now become an extremely important part of the festival. The Academy is formed anew every year (although many of the professionals are regular members) and each desk has an advanced student or recent graduate playing alongside an experienced Pro. This gives the young artists an invaluable insight into what playing in a professional orchestra entails. In an intensive week of rehearsals they prepare for three festival concerts, each with highly regarded soloists. The Academy is selected and conducted by the inspirational Thomas Hull and the orchestra is led by Ruth Rogers, co-leader of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Last year some of the student members of the orchestra, under the guidance of the professionals, presented workshops in local schools. We hope to expand this idea even further in 2012.
For details of education workshops on offer please contact Micaela Schmitz, Education Officer. (01386 859 648).
StudentsFree at lunchtime£1 in the evening
In conjunction with Campden Literature Festival
Alan Rusbridger - AuthorWilliam Fong - PianoBallade: Why Amateurs Should Attempt the Impossible
Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of Guardian News & Media, talks about his new book. Part diary, part memoir, part travelogue, Ballade is a journey through the terrain of a single idea – the joy and importance of being an amateur. This book’s central thesis will be a call to all of us – amateur musicians, painters, potters, climbers, cyclists etc – to reconnect with important creative parts of ourselves that have been long forgotten or suppressed.
At the end of the talk Alan will play the piece that inspired the book – Chopin’s Ballade No1 in G Minor.
After the interval William Fong, head of keyboard at the Purcell School, will perform the other 3 Chopin ballades.
Film - Set the Piano Stool on FireAn intimate account of the relationship between young composer and pianist Kit Armstrong and the world renowned Alfred Brendel, Set the Piano Stool on Fire captures both the creative process and champions the value of teaching and collaboration. Featuring the only filmed footage of Brendel during his farewell tour, this is highly revealing and essential viewing for anyone interested in classical music.
“One of the most fascinating films about pianists ever made. One of its protagonists is caught in the act of bowing out (at 80) after a long career as (arguably) Beethoven’s leading exponent, the other is coming in at 18: the tutorial relationship between Alfred Brendel and Kit Armstrong is fraught with significance …the matter of Mark Kidel’s film is Beethoven and Schubert, on whose music Brendel is the fount of all knowledge. And to watch the old man demonstrate with graceful theatricality a Schubertian gear-shift – reproduced with variations by the bright-eyed pupil – is to learn something new about the music as well.”
Michael Church – The Independent
Sunday 6 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Unreserved £15 - Students £1
Monday 7 May 8.30pm Chipping Campden SchoolTickets: Unreserved £6
Paul Lewis - PianoWe open this year’s festival concerts with a recital by our president, Paul Lewis. This programme is part of Paul’s two year project - Schubert and the Piano: 1822-1828 in which he is performing all the mature piano works from the Wanderer Fantasie onwards, including the three Schubert song cycles with Mark Padmore.
Schubert German Dances D783, Sonata for Piano no.14 in A minor D784 (1823) Allegretto in C minor D915, Sonata for Piano no.16 in A minor D845 (1825)
One of the hallmarks of great pianism is the ability of the player to take something very old and very familiar and basically reinvent it, with fidelity to the text of course, but producing something brand new, completely revitalized and pulsating with the energy of something freshly minted. And that’s what Paul Lewis did with Schubert’s late, and very great, D major Sonata
Michael Tumelty The Herald
Mark Padmore - Tenor Paul Lewis - PianoStaying with the exploration of Schubert’s late works the matchless duo of Padmore & Lewis perform Schubert’s final song cycle. Schwanengesang (Swan song) was composed in 1828 and published in 1829 just a few months after the composer’s death. Mark and Paul’s recital last year was one of the absolute highlights of the festival and we expect this concert to sell out quickly.
Schubert: Songs including Im Frühling, Abendstern, Die Sterne, Der Jüngling an der Quelle
Schubert: Schwanengesang D957
Tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis may be on their way to cornering the Schubert Lieder franchise for the foreseeable future.
David Vernier, Classics Today
Tuesday 8 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £30 & £25 - Unreserved £18 - Students £1
Wednesday 9 May 8.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £28 & £23 - Unreserved £15 - Students £1
Lawrence Power - Violin / Viola Simon Crawford Phillips - PianoLawrence Power has been a regular visitor to the festival over the last decade. Tonight he is joined by his regular duo partner, the outstanding chamber musician Simon Crawford-Phillips. Whilst Lawrence is rightly regarded as one of the world’s finest viola players it is not widely known that he is also a magnificent violinist. Tonight you have the chance to witness his prowess on both instruments. A concert not to miss!
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in E flat, Op.12 no.3Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in D, Op.94aBrahms: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor Op.120 no.1A selection of short Russian pieces for Viola and Piano by Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Kabalevsky and Stravinsky Lawrence Power...world-class combination of searingly intense tone, fabulous technique and consummate musicianship. Andrew Clements, The Guardian
The Elias Quartet and Amy NorringtonSara Bitlloch Violin Donald Grant ViolinMartin Saving Viola Marie Bitlloch CelloAmy Norrington Cello
I am particularly excited to introduce this brilliant young string quartet to the festival audience. The Elias have quickly established themselves as one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of their generation and have been chosen to participate in BBC Radio 3’s prestigious New Generation Artists’ scheme. Our exploration of Schubert’s late works continues with the one of the greatest and most profound chamber works ever written, the C major String Quintet, completed just two months before the composer’s death. The Elias are joined for this performance by the superb cellist Amy Norrington.
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E flat major op.12Kurtag: Officium breve in memoriam Andreae SzervanszkySchubert: String Quintet in C, D956
The Elias is the best young quartet I have come across in years.Paul Driver, The Sunday Times
Thursday 10 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £28 & £23 - Unreserved £15 - Students £1
Friday 11 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £28 & £23 - Unreserved £15 - Students £1
Alessandro Taverna - Piano3rd prize winner 2009 Leeds piano competition
As always, this Saturday lunchtime recital is reserved for a young artist on the threshold of a major career. Those of you who heard Alessandro’s performance of the Chopin first concerto at the Leeds competition final will know you are in for a wonderful concert. It opens with one of Beethoven’s least played but most lyrical sonatas (and a particular favourite of the composer) and closes with Prokofiev’s magnificent 8th sonata.
Beethoven Sonata in F-sharp major, op. 78 Brahms Three Intermezzos, op. 117 Chopin Scherzo No. 4 in E major, op. 54 Debussy Images (Deuxième Série) Prokofiev Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major, op. 84 Like many in the audience I would have liked to see the first prize go to bronze medallist Alessandro Taverna, who played Chopin’s e minor Concerto with forthright, articulate beauty. He commanded the platform as if it were his by right, and looked to be thoroughly enjoying himself. Remember his name, I suspect we shall be hearing much more of him in the future. The Guardian
Imogen Cooper - PianoIt gives me especial pleasure to welcome Imogen Cooper to Chipping Campden. Her distinguished career has perhaps been one of ‘slow burn’ rather than ‘meteoric rise’ but she is now widely recognised as an artist of huge stature and great musical integrity. I am confident that tonight’s recital will be a memorable experience for our audience.
Haydn Sonata in E flat major Hob XVI/52Beethoven Sonata in D minor op 31 no2 (Tempest)Brahms Theme and Variations from String Sextet op 18Schumann Fantasiestucke op 12
She is an outstanding artist, one of the finest pianists now playing. Go, listen, and wonder how many better pianists there are alive in this country, or anywhere.
Daily Telegraph
The qualities that make Cooper quite simply one of the finest pianists this country has produced make her perfect for Mozart duty. Gramophone, January 2011
Saturday 12 May 1.00pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £25 & £20 - Unreserved £15 - Students £1
Saturday 12 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £30 & £25 - Unreserved £20 - Students £1
There are few ensembles as consistently impressive as the Sixteen and we are delighted that they are returning, for the third time, to Chipping Campden. For this concert an intimate ensemble of eight singers and six instrumentalists presents an evening of exquisite music by Monteverdi. The programme marks a continuation of the group’s exploration of the Selva morale e spirituale collection which contains some of Monteverdi’s most virtuosic and spirited writing. The greatest of the Italian Renaissance composers, Monteverdi revolutionised the music of the theatre and the church by his dramatic and imaginative use of instruments and voices, and by his daring harmonies.
Monteverdi Selva Morale e Spirituale
For many listeners, The Sixteen isn’t just another chamber choir, it’s the living embodiment of the great sacred music of the Renaissance. This choir now defines the sound of the music...
The Telegraph
Jazz PicnicBy kind permission of Philip & Mary SmithCampden House (1 mile from Chipping Campden)Please follow direction signs and enter only via the top road (Tilborough Farm Entrance) not the main Campden House entrance
Fapy Lafertin, Lollo Meier, Tcha Limberger, Dave Kelbie, Andy Crowdy
This quintet brings together for the first time three giants of Western European Gypsy music. Fapy Lafertin and Lollo Meier are arguably the two true ambassadors of the legacy of Django Reinhardt, and multi-instrumentalist Tcha Limberger is a phenomenon who is known for his affecting performances, notably with his Budapest Gypsy Orchestra. Dave Kelbie and Andy Crowdy are the Jaguar and Rolls Royce of British rhythm sections!
The wonderful grounds of Philip and Mary Smith’s house are the setting for this year’s event. You are welcome to gather from 11.30am onwards for picnics. The concert will start at 1.00pm prompt in the marquee. There will be no bar facilities so please bring your own drinks. Please park where directed and enter and leave the grounds only by the designated gates.
Sunday 13 May from 11.30am Campden HouseTickets: £15.00 (Unreserved seating) - Students £1
Sunday 13 May 8.00pm St. James’ Church note later start timeTickets: Reserved £35 & £30 - Unreserved £20 - Students £1
The Academy of Ancient Music Directed from the Theorbo by William Carter, with Elin Manahan Thomas - Soprano
The Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics are set to make 2012 a summer of celebration in England - and what better accompaniment than the theatre music of one of England’s greatest composers, Henry Purcell? For this concert eleven musicians from the AAM, unusually directed from the theorbo by William Carter, are joined by stunning soprano Elin Manahan Thomas in a performance of arias including Dido’s Lament and ‘If music be the food of love’, as well as a suite from Purcell’s famous The Fairy Queen.
Henry Purcell: Ayres for the theatreSuite from The Gordian Knot Untied3 Single Songs: ‘If music be the food of love’, ‘O solitude’, ‘Sweeter than roses’The Grove Scene from Dido and Aeneas Suite from The Married Beau Suite from The Fairy Queen Suite from Dido and Aeneas ‘Nymphs and Shepherds, Come Away’
Chipping Campden Festival Academy OrchestraThomas Hull Conductor Ruth Rogers - Violin Imogen Cooper - Piano
Our Academy Orchestra project is in its fifth year and is now firmly established as one of the most important aspects of our educational work and indeed of our whole festival. For their first concert of 2012 the Academy, under the baton of their inspirational conductor Thomas Hull, are joined by soloists Ruth Rogers (also our orchestra leader) and, for her second festival appearance, pianist Imogen Cooper.
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op 64Mozart: Piano Concerto No.18 in B flat K456Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A Major (Italian)
Something of the real character of Mozart burst upon the audience during the Chipping Campden Music Festival on Wednesday last week when the violinist Ruth Rogers and the viola player Lawrence Power gave an electrifying performance of the maestro’s great ‘Sinfonia Concertante’
Preston Witts, Stratford Herald
Monday 14 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £30 & £25 - Unreserved £20 - Students £1
Tuesday 15 May 7.30pm St. James’ Church Tickets: Reserved £30 & £25 - Unreserved £20 - Students £1
Richard Goode - PianoAlong with our other two solo recitalists this year, Paul Lewis and Imogen Cooper, Richard Goode falls into the category of pianists who value, and display, artistic integrity, intellectual insight and beauty of sound above showmanship and exhibitions of technique for its own sake. For this reason he may not be as well known outside the regular concert-going world as some pianists. But make no mistake; here is a world-class performer at the height of his considerable powers.
Mozart Piano Sonata No.3 in B-flat major K.281 Fantasia in C minor K.475Schumann Kreisleriana, Op.16Chopin Ballade No.3, Op.47 Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35
If only more pianists wore their thoughtfulness so lightly. Richard Goode’s ability to clothe the intellectual backbone of his interpretations in playing of airy mercuriality may not be unique, but it is rare and individual enough to make his recitals unmissable. Erica Jeal, The Guardian
Chipping Campden Festival Academy OrchestraThomas Hull conductor Kate Royal - Soprano Imogen Cooper - Piano
For the second Academy concert we are pleased to welcome Kate Royal back to Chipping Campden. As well as solo roles at Glyndebourne and the ROH Kate has appeared in prestigious concert engagements with the Berlin Philharmonic under Rattle, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Ticciati and the Rotterdam Philharmonic with Nezet-Seguin. In her third festival appearance Imogen Cooper joins Kate for Mozart’s “Ch’io mi scordi di te?”
Rossini: Overture: The Italian Girl in AlgiersMozart: “O temerario Arbace...” - “Per quel paterno amplesso” K79Mozart: “Vado ma dove,” K583Mozart: ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te...’ K505Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major Op.92
Royal has acquired a purity of tone to match her grace of manner, and her big arias now have arresting beauty.
Michael Church, The Independent
Wednesday 16 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £28 & £23 - Unreserved £15 - Students £1
Thursday 17 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £30 & £25 - Unreserved £20 - Students £1
The Nash Ensemble Richard Hosford - Clarinet Ursula Leveaux - BassoonRichard Watkins - Horn Marianne Thorsen - ViolinLaura Samuel - Violin Philip Dukes - ViolaPaul Watkins - Cello Duncan McTier - Double bass
The Nash Ensemble has appeared here many times over the last 10 years and their concerts are never anything less than outstanding. Their concert closes with our final exploration of another late Schubert work, his largest scale chamber composition, the Octet. Before that Britten’s three divertimenti (written in the 1930s), and Mozart’s wonderful Horn Quintet.
Benjamin Britten Three Divertimenti for string quartetMozart Horn Quintet in Eb K407Schubert Octet in F major, D. 803
The Nash Ensemble are nothing less than the London regiment of chamber music’s crack troops......” Gramophone
Chipping Campden Festival Academy OrchestraThomas Hull - Conductor Anthony Marwood - Violin
For our final concert it gives me huge pleasure to welcome back to the festival the acclaimed violinist Anthony Marwood. Named the Royal Philharmonic Society ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ in 2006, Anthony has appeared as a soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras and was, until their retirement in January 2012, a member of the superlative Florestan Trio. Tonight he plays one of the most important and glorious works in the violin repertoire. After the interval we close the 2012 festival with Brahms first symphonic masterpiece, one that reputedly took the composer 21 years to complete. Weber: Overture to Der FreischützBeethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major Op.61Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68Is there nothing Anthony Marwood cannot do? He plays the violin, acts, dances, and can do all at once. He directs the Irish Chamber Orchestra, plays with the Florestan Piano Trio, commissions composers, jointly runs his own festival and has a network of worldwide collaborators. To cap it all, this consummate artist is blessed with boundless energy, intellectual curiosity and creative wizardry.BBC Music Magazine
Saturday 19 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £30 & £25 - Unreserved £20 - Students £1
Friday 18 May 7.30pm St. James’ ChurchTickets: Reserved £28 & £23 - Unreserved £15 - Students £1
Pre and Post Concert dinnerThroughout the Festival, we’ll keep you perfectly legato from the overture to the coda with our seasonally-inspired menu served from 5.30pm until 10pm in Hicks’.
To book your table, call us on 01386 840330Or email [email protected]
Cotswold House, The Square, Chipping Campden GL55 6AN
