Miguez Violin Sonata in A Major, Op.14
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
Young Artist Spotlight Concert
Recently awarded the Grand Prize of both the Concert Artist Guild and Young Classical Artist Trust (YCAT) competitions, Brazilian violinist Nathan Amaral has also been collecting First and Special Prizes from plenty of other international competitions as well as being named one of Classic FM’s Rising stars under 30. Texas-born pianist Jonathan Ware is a previous YCAT winner who has also been collecting prizes across the globe.
Brazilian composer Leopoldo Miguez’s Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 14, written in 1885, offers lyrical richness while balancing evocative, nocturnal beauty and a Kreisler-like sweetness, and is the very definition of a forgotten gem to be rediscovered (or newly discovered for many), while Brahms’s Sonata is most certainly a favourite treasure.
The finer details…
Interval: none
Estimated finish: 12 noon
Tickets:
Centre section: £18 full price | £3 child/student
Side sections: £13 full price | £6.50 under-35s | £3 child/student
Sinfonia of Birmingham
Michael Seal conductor
Zoë Beyers violin
Peter Dixon cello
Dvořák Othello Overture, Op. 93
Brahms Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102
Arnold Symphony No. 5, Op. 74
A welcome return to the Festival for this wonderful orchestra and CBSO Associate Conductor Michael Seal performing, as usual, with eminent soloists. South-African born Leader of the English Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Northern Chamber Orchestra Zoë Beyers has established a reputation as one of the finest violinists of her generation; Peter Dixon has been Principal Cellist with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for 35 years.
They bring another passionate programme to fill All Saints Church as only they can – Dvorák’s dramatic musical characterization of the relationship between Othello and Desdemona; Brahms’s final work for orchestra, composed as a gesture of reconciliation toward his old friend, the violinist Joseph Joachim, after a personal rift had separated them; and Malcolm Arnold’s emotional Fifth Symphony, filled with memories of friends who all died young, allowing us a chance for the Festival to mark the twentieth anniversary of the composer’s death.
The finer details…
Interval: 20 mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets:
Unreserved Seating
Front Nave: £24 (full price)
Rear Nave: £18 (full price) / £9 (under-35s)
Student/Child: £3 (all seats)
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Ben Goldscheider horn | Elena Urioste violin | Tom Poster piano
Ethel Smyth Trio for Violin, Horn and Pianoforte
Brahms Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, hailed for its “exhilarating performances” (The Times), was dreamed up in 2017 by Tom Poster and Elena Urioste, who met through the BBC New Generation Artists Scheme. Kaleidoscope’s flexible roster features many of today’s most inspirational musicians, both instrumentalists and singers, and the Collective is particularly renowned for its creative programming, marked by an ardent commitment to celebrating diversity of all forms and a desire to unearth lesser-known gems of the repertoire.
Indeed, it was this wonderful programme that inspired the theme for this year’s Festival of ‘Favourite treasures, Forgotten gems’.
Brahms’s Horn Trio is all 19th-century Romanticism, and is said to have a strong emotional connection to the death of his mother three months earlier. Dame Ethel Smyth is one of the most important British composers that bridged the gap between the 19th and 20th centuries; encapsulating technique, melodies and arrangement, her Trio is a good challenge for musicians.
The finer details…
Interval: none
Estimated finish: 1pm
Tickets:
Centre section: £18 full price | £3 child/student
Side sections: £13 full price | £6.50 under-35s | £3 child/student
Royal Quartet
Izabella Szałaj-Zimak and Elwira Przybyłowska violins
Paulenne Czarny viola, Michał Pepol cello
Mozart String Quartet No. 13 in D minor, K173
Grażyna Bacewicz String Quartet No. 4
Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
After 25 years of joint music-making, 20 internationally acclaimed records, being six-time nominees and twice winners of the ‘Fryderyk’ award, and concerts given on all continents and a loyal audience, the Royal String Quartet from Poland is a world-recognized ensemble. Witnessing their exuberance, artistic ingenuity, penchant for exploration, and openness to new challenges, it is hard to believe they have been performing together for so many years. In the quartet’s interpretations critics find a multitude of “vivid textures and colours, supported by the insightful knowledge of the musical construction” (BBC Music Magazine). Their interpretations are “confident and energetic, characterized by a vast array of dynamics and timbres, with carefully planned, surprising twists” (Gramophone), and we are delighted to welcome them back to Leamington after far too long a gap.
Concert generously supported by the Polish Cultural Institute London
The finer details…
Interval: 20 mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets
Front Nave: £28 full price | £3 child/student
Middle Nave: £23 full price | £11.50 under-35s | £3 child/student
Rear Nave & Sides: £18 full price | £9 under-35s | £3 child/student
