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SUMMARY:Aaron Azunda Akugbo & Ryan Corbett - trumpet and accordion
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR AARON AZUNDA AKUGBO & RYAN CORBETT\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway? \n  \nTwo former Festival Young Artists – and fellows Scots! – combine for an exciting evening of original works and transcriptions\, as trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo and classical accordionist Ryan Corbett return to Lichfield for a dazzling programme that spans the centuries. \nBoth are now established soloists – Ryan is a current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and Classic FM Rising Star; Aaron is also a leading exponent of his instrument and regularly freelances in the principal chairs of some of the most prestigious orchestras in the UK including the Philharmonia\, BBC Philharmonic\, BBC Symphony and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. \nTo close our Chamber Music weekend\, they will bring us a touch of folk\, baroque music from Venice’s Marcello\, a flavour of France from Fauré\, and a taste of South America from the ever-popular Argentinian tango maestro\, Piazzolla. \n  \n \n  \nKindly sponsored by Shirley & Richard Newby \n  \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS\nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 21st July | Silver/Bronze – 28th July | General Booking Opens – 4th August
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/aaron-azumnda-akugbo-and-ryan-corbett/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261004T160000
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SUMMARY:ASTRA QUARTET – string quartet
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ASTRA QUARTET\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway? \n  \nYoung Artist Series \nThe Astra Quartet brings together four prize-winning musicians based in London. All are experienced and passionate chamber musicians from different parts of the world who met while studying across the London conservatoires\, and all of the Quartet have been winners of the Royal Over-Seas League Strings and Keyboard Ensembles Prize with previous ensembles. They have performed at renowned venues and festivals as chamber musicians\, including the Wigmore Hall\, Kings Place London and Conway Hall. \nFor the ensemble’s Festival debut\, their programme will feature Haydn String Quartet in D major\, Op. 20 No. 4 and Ravel String Quartet in F major. This programme showcases masterworks from different eras of the string quartet – the 2nd movement of the Haydn is a particular favourite of the group\, which shares its beautiful thematic material between all four instruments; the Ravel is a masterpiece\, packed with expression and colour\, spirit and joy. \nNB this concert replaces our previously advertised event with the Regency Quartet \nTickets are available per concert or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \n  \nWEEKEND PASS\nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 21st July | Silver/Bronze – 28th July | General Booking Opens – 4th August
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/regency-quartet-string-quartet/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTAMP:20260919T111342Z
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SUMMARY:CHAMELEON QUARTET – wind quartet
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR CHAMELEON QUARTET\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway? \n  \nChameleon Quartet are a prize-winning\, versatile woodwind ensemble with a mission to share music with audiences far and wide. Their performances feature an impressive array of up to 13 woodwind instruments split between only four members\, with the Quartet seamlessly transitioning between them to showcase the diversity of the woodwind family. \nChameleon are winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society Henderson Award\, 2023\, and are Live Music Now artists specialising in SEND and primary school engagement. They were recipients of the RPS Enterprise Fund for ‘Virtually Live’ in 2021\, a concert series driven by a passion for connecting with their audience through conversation and\ninteraction. Their performing and engagement projects work in tandem\, with a firm belief that every piece of music can be understood and enjoyed by anyone. Their Chamber Weekend programme will feature music by Saint–Saëns\, Dvorak\, Amy Beach and J.S. Bach. \n  \n \nKindly sponsored by Mark Wilson & Elaine Clarke \n  \nTickets are available per concert or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \n  \nWEEKEND PASS\nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 21st July | Silver/Bronze – 28th July | General Booking Opens – 4th August
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/chameleon-quartet/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261003T194500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261003T213000
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SUMMARY:CLARE HAMMOND - piano
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR CLARE HAMMOND\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway? \n  \n‘a pianist of extraordinary gifts’ Gramophone \nClare Hammond returns to Lichfield once again for a programme full of flare and fire. Recognised for her imaginative playing and communicative performance style\, Clare is an established recording artist\, prize-winner and worldwide recitalist. Her notable appearances include those at the BBC Proms and she has appeared as concerto soloist with BBC NOW\, London Philharmonic\, BBC Philharmonic and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras. \nClare recently founded the Gloucestershire Piano Trust to support her ongoing work in schools and prisons\, which reaches around 4\,000 schoolchildren and 300 prisoners each year. Her recital this evening features a short work that was co-created by prisoners at HMP Oakwood and composer Michael Betteridge. A short documentary about this project\, Internal Victories\, will be shown ahead of Clare’s performance\, starting at 7pm. \nClare also plays Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux\, Op. 33\, works by Chopin and Janacek\, and finishes with virtuosic arrangements of pieces by Gershwin as well as Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite. \n  \n \nKindly sponsored by Shirley & Richard Newby \n  \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS\nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 21st July | Silver/Bronze – 28th July | General Booking Opens – 4th August
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/clare-hammond/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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SUMMARY:RYAN ZHU – piano
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR RYAN ZHU\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway \n \nHastings International Piano Competition winner 2026 \nA recent graduate of the Juilliard School in New York\, and currently studying for a Master’s at Yale\, Ryan is without doubt a pianist to watch. \nHaving reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition\, in Hastings he also took away the Orchestra Prize and the Audience Prize\, and has already recently made his London debut at the Wigmore Hall. \nHis programme this afternoon will include works by Haydn\, Beethoven Sonata in F minor\, Op. 2\, No. 1 and Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini\, Op. 35. \n  \n \n  \nKindly sponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n \n  \nTickets are available per concert or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nWEEKEND PASS\nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 21st July | Silver/Bronze – 28th July | General Booking Opens – 4th August
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ryan-zhu/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261002T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261002T213000
DTSTAMP:20260923T101343Z
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SUMMARY:THE PADDINGTON TRIO
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR THE PADDINGTON TRIO\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway? \n  \n‘To an Old Friend’ \nOur newest Festival Associate Artists\, the Paddington Trio\, make their third visit to the Festival\, after stunning previous performances at our 2024 Chamber Festival and 2025 Summer Festival. \n‘Music can take you anywhere when played like this’ The Guardian \nMuch like the famous bear\, Finnish violinist Tuulia Hero\, Irish cellist Patrick Moriarty\, and American pianist Stephanie Tang first came together at Paddington Station and made London their home. From the start they achieved a meteoric rise\, emerging as First Prize recipients of two prestigious London chamber music competitions: the 70th Royal Over-Seas League Competition and the Parkhouse Award at Wigmore Hall. \nTheir programme To an Old Friend features works that have been ‘dedicated’ to friends and artists\, by Pärt and Shostakovich\, and culminates in Tchaikovsky’s great Piano Trio in A minor\, Op. 50 written in memory ‘of a great artist\, Nikolai Rubinstein’. \n  \n\nKindly sponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n \n  \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS\nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 21st July | Silver/Bronze – 28th July | General Booking Opens – 4th August
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/the-paddington-trio-3/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTAMP:20260919T110322Z
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SUMMARY:TOHI HARADA – guitar
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR TOHI HARADA\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway? \n  \nYoung Artist Series \nJapanese guitarist\, Tohi Harada\, is studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London supported by a generous scholarship\, and is the recipient of many prizes at international competitions. \nHe took up the guitar at the age of 3\, and during his childhood in Japan\, he won first place in more than ten junior competitions. In 2019\, he was awarded 1st Prize at the East End International Guitar Competition in Japan\, which led to the opportunity to release his first debut album ‘To-i’ in 2020\, which received a special ‘Recording Prize.’ \nAlready much in demand for his rich musical style in Japan\, here and abroad\, Tohi appears with us courtesy of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme. \nHis programme today features an eclectic mix of works\, including pieces by Dowland\, Walton and J.S. Bach. \nKindly sponsored by Shirley & Richard Newby \n  \n \nTickets are available per concert or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/tohi-harada-guitar/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261001T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261001T213000
DTSTAMP:20260922T101943Z
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SUMMARY:INTESA DUO – viols & voice
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR INTESA DUO\n  \nNew to chamber music? Find out more here: What is chamber music anyway? \n  \n‘Voices of San Lazzaro’ \nIntesa is a duo for voice and viol formed by Lucine Musaelian and Nathan Giorgetti in 2023 at the Royal Academy of Music. The ensemble’s name\, an Italian word meaning ‘understanding’ or ‘meeting of minds’\, reflects the collaborative ethos at the heart of their work. Their programmes place folk and early music repertoire side by side\, bringing together European and Armenian traditions through narrative and self-accompanied performance. \nFor their Festival debut\, they reference the Armenian monastery\, San Lazzaro degli Armeni\, in the Venetian lagoon\, where (since 1717) monks and scholars have gathered to preserve the traditions of early Christianity and chant. \nTheir Voices of San Lazzaro programme explores the union of Armenian and Italian traditions\, weaving together a story of Armenian faith and a female story of musical prowess in the Italian courts\, featuring works by the Caccini sisters\, Barbara Strozzi\, and Monteverdi alongside the Armenian ashugh tradition of storytelling through song. \n  \n \n  \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS\n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/intesa-duo/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251005T214500
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SUMMARY:DANNY DRIVER piano
DESCRIPTION:Our former Festival Associate Artist\, Danny Driver\, appears at our Chamber Festival for the first time to play Haydn F minor Variations\, Schubert Impromptu No. 3 in B-flat major D. 935\, and\, to celebrate the release of his new recording of the work\, J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations BWV 988. \nRecognised internationally as an artist of sophistication\, insight and musical depth\, Driver’s studies at Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music inspired his holistic approach to performance\, from which he derives a vibrant brand of programming that he brings to concert halls and music festivals across the UK\, Europe\, Asia and North America. \nDriver’s 2024-25 season engagements include re-invitations to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra\, solo recitals at Wigmore Hall and the Oxford International Piano Series\, and his New York City debut recital at Carnegie Hall. \nKindly sponsored by Lorna Boxall \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/danny-driver-piano-5/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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SUMMARY:MABELLE PARK violin & JULIAN CHAN piano
DESCRIPTION:Kindly supported by the Royal Over-Seas League\, rising star violinist Mabelle Park (1st prize\, 2025 ROSL Strings) will play Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor\, plus works by Debussy and Clara Schumann\, also accompanied by Julian Chan. \nStrings section winner of the 2025 Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition\, Mabelle Park is a German born violinist from South Korea. Having graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with First Class Honours and full scholarship in 2024\, she is currently on the Master of Arts Intensive programme at the Academy studying with So-Ock Kim. \nMabelle has performed in many prestigious venues around the world such as the Royal Festival Hall\, Snape Maltings Concert Hall\, Moscow International House of Music\, Drapers’ Hall and Carnegie Hall and has given invitational recitals in numerous stages across Europe and Asia. \n \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/mabelle-park/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251005T130000
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SUMMARY:GERARD FLOTATS cello & JULIAN CHAN piano
DESCRIPTION:Appearing courtesy of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust\, prize-winning Catalan cellist Gerard Flotats plays a programme to include Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major\, accompanied by Julian Chan. \nA versatile young musician performing a wide spectrum of music\, from Baroque on historical instruments to contemporary compositions with electronics\, Gerard is Winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Strings Competition 2023\, and has also been selected for the Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist\, Tillett Debut\, and Munster Trust Recital schemes\, giving him ample performance experience from a young age. Solo engagements for the 2024/25 season include concerts at venues such as Manchester Bridgewater Hall\, King’s Place\, and Pierre Boulez Saal. \nHe is an active member of various orchestras\, having been the principal cellist of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) and has also led the RAM and JONDE orchestras. He is often invited to play with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE)\, Hope Orchestra\, and the Spanish National Orchestra (ONE) \nMendelssohn Variations Concertantes\, Op. 17\nAuberbach Preludes (Nos. 3-8) from 24 Preludes for Cello & Piano \nDvorak Silent Woods\nBrahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major \n  \nKindly sponsored by Nigel O’Mara\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/gerard-flotats-cello/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251004T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251004T213000
DTSTAMP:20250918T100302Z
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SUMMARY:EMMA JOHNSON clarinet & GREGORY DROTT piano
DESCRIPTION:Described by The Times as “Britain’s favourite clarinettist”\, Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinet players to have made a career as a soloist. Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age of seventeen she has gone on to become one of the UK’s biggest selling classical artists and is known for the diverse range of the repertoire she plays. \n\n\n \n\n\nJohnson has made 30 recordings to date; with tracks from her recent album with the BBC Concert Orchestra having been streamed 5 million times\, and in 2020 she was awarded the Cobbett Medal for distinguished services to chamber music. She loves to collaborate with other musicians and also directs her own ensemble\, Emma Johnson and Friends\, whose recent live recording of the Schubert Octet was critically acclaimed.\n\n\n \n\n\nHer eclectic programme includes the Verdi/Bassi ‘Rigoletto’ Fantasy plus works by Vaughan Williams and her own Duke Ellington medley.\n\n\nKindly sponsored by Shirley & Richard Newby \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/emma-johnson-clarinet/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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SUMMARY:CATHERINA LEE violin\, DAVID WATERMAN cello & ANGUS WEBSTER piano
DESCRIPTION:Our 2024 Gordon Clark Scholar\, Angus Webster\, is joined by bright young Australian talent\, Catherina Lee\, and David Waterman (cellist of the renowned Endellion Quartet) for Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major. \nA British conductor and pianist\, highlights of Angus’ 2024/25 season include debuts conducting the Bergische Symphoniker and the Prague Philharmonia\, along with returns to the Ulster Orchestra and the Polish National Radio Symphony. \nAngus is joined by Catherina Lee\, one of the most gifted and promising violinists to have emerged from Queensland\, Australia. She is described as possessing exceptional musicianship with a unique charm\, poignancy\, and sensitivity that place her in a league of her own. \nCompleting the trio\, David Waterman was the cellist of the world-renowned Endellion Quartet (1979-2021) for all of its 42 years. The Quartet recorded mainstream repertoire for Warner Classics\, EMI\, Virgin Classics\, and others\, were Quartet in Residence at Cambridge University for over 28 years\, and were broadcast hundreds of times on BBC Radio 3 and TV. \nKindly sponsored by Nigel O’Mara\n \n  \n  \n  \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/catherina-lee-violin-david-waterman-cello-angus-webster-piano/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251003T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251003T213000
DTSTAMP:20250916T114124Z
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SUMMARY:EMILY SUN violin & ANNA TILBROOK piano
DESCRIPTION:A 2019 Festival Young Artist\, Emily’s career has blossomed and she now has two award-winning albums to her name. Here\, Emily plays Mozart Sonatas in E-flat major\, K.302 & B-flat major\, K. 454\, as well as Amy Beach Sonata in A minor\, Op. 34. \nMozart Sonata for Violin & Piano in B-flat major\, K. 454\nPrice Fantasie No. 1 \nBoulanger Nocturne\nViardot selection from Six Morceaux\, VWV 3003\nMozart Sonata for Violin & Piano in E-flat major\, K. 302\nBeach Sonata in A minor\, Op. 34 \nLondon-based violinist Emily Sun is in demand internationally for her compelling and captivating interpretations. Her genuine connection with audiences and engaging presence have thrilled her growing audiences\, as she performs as a concerto soloist with leading orchestras\, as a chamber musician and recitalist in major concert halls around the globe. \nSince her Wigmore Hall debut in 2016\, Emily has performed in venues worldwide including the Sydney Opera House\, Royal Albert Hall\, Tchaikovsky Great Hall and Seoul Arts Center. She was invited to perform for King Charles III alongside Maxim Venverov in Bach’s Double Violin Concerto in Buckingham Palace\, and also performed for the King and Queen of Belgium in the Royal Palace of Brussels. \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/emily-sun-violin-anna-tilbrook-piano/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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SUMMARY:JULIAN PERKINS clavichord
DESCRIPTION:Dubbed ‘the Indiana Jones of Early Music’ (BBC Radio 3)\, Julian Perkins enjoys a varied career as a solo keyboard player\, chamber musician and conductor. In a rare chance to hear a clavichord recital\, his programme includes works by J.S. Bach\, Pachelbel and C.P.E. Bach. \nJulian regularly works with most of the UK’s leading period instrument ensembles and has performed concertos with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment\, Orchestra of the Sixteen and the New London Soloists. He is founder-director of Sounds Baroque\, designate artistic director of Cambridge Handel Opera\, and Artistic Director of Portland Baroque Orchestra in Oregon\, USA. \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nKindly sponsored by Jill Sutton \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/julian-perkins-clavichord/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251002T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251002T213000
DTSTAMP:20250916T115731Z
CREATED:20250721T125446Z
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SUMMARY:AHMED DICKINSON guitar
DESCRIPTION:“You are left with the sensation of being touched to the core by exquisitely played pieces” Songlines \n  \nOver the last 20 years\, Ahmed has established a successful European career\, while maintaining strong links from student days in Cuba\, and is widely recognised as an ambassador both for the music and musicians of his native country. His Festival programme showcases his wide Latin American repertoire\, with works by Villa-Lobos\, Martín\, Rojas and Ponce. \nSince graduating from both the Royal College and Guildhall School of Music and Drama\, Ahmed Dickinson has performed in prestigious venues such as The Royal Albert Hall\, Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall\, toured extensively around Europe\, presented innumerable UK premieres\, and released several critically acclaimed recordings. Passionate in his collaboration with other artists\, Ahmed has released seven albums\, and has worked with Chineke!\, soprano Laura Mitchell\, Fiorella Camilleri\, flamenco Jazz guitarist Eduardo Niebla\, Cuban percussionist Hammadi Rencurrell\, violinists Emma Blanco\, the Santiago Quartet\, and led the Cuban Guitar Orchestra Sonantas Habaneras in Havana for two years. \n  \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ahmed-dickinson-guitar/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250720T161500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250720T175500
DTSTAMP:20251211T132830Z
CREATED:20250410T074843Z
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SUMMARY:PALISANDER - Recorder Quartet - Double\, Double Toil & Trouble
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nIn a performance featuring music by Tartini\, JS Bach and Hildegard von Bingen\, alongside Renaissance consort music and contemporary works\, Palisander explore the historic relationship between music and the magical spectrum\, including elements of mathematics\, philosophy and the occult. \nA hit at last year’s Festival – and now our Associate Early Music Ensemble – Palisander are a vibrant young ensemble who perform largely from memory on recorders up to six feet tall! \n“making recorders phenomenally interesting and exciting” Katie Derham\, BBC Radio 3 \n \nEvent Sponsor Lorna Boxall \n  \nConcessions are available for some individuals/groups for Festival events – please see How to Book | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team for further details \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/palisander-recorder-quartet-double-double-toil-trouble/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber,Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250715T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250715T205500
DTSTAMP:20250528T140656Z
CREATED:20250410T081430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T140656Z
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SUMMARY:APOLLO'S CABINET - The Comic Muse
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nBorn Catherine Raftor in 1711\, actress\, soprano\, and London stage star Mrs. Clive negotiated the raucous\, fast-moving\, and sometimes unforgiving London theatre world with intelligence and grace. Rising stars Apollo’s Cabinet are a Baroque ensemble whose immersive performances include song\, music and narration. \nFeaturing music by Handel\, Thomas Arne and Geminiani\, this semi-staged performance shines a light on Kitty’s world and showcases the vibrancy of mid-Eighteenth-century theatre\, where ‘Baroque meets Bridgerton’. \n \nEvent Sponsor Close Friends – in memory of Robert Grew \n  \nConcessions are available for some individuals/groups for Festival events – please see How to Book | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team for further details \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/apollos-cabinet-the-comic-muse/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber,Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250712T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250712T174000
DTSTAMP:20250528T142819Z
CREATED:20250410T090929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T142819Z
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SUMMARY:THE PADDINGTON TRIO
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nThe Paddington Trio are one of the most exciting ensembles of their generation\, recognized for their fresh interpretations and exuberant energy. As did the famous bear\, Finnish violinist Tuulia Hero\, Irish cellist Patrick Moriarty and American pianist Stephanie Tang have made London their home. Forming less than 5 years ago\, they have already won numerous prizes\, and appeared in prominent concert halls across Europe. They return to Lichfield after huge success at our October Chamber Music Festival with a programme that will include Ravel’s Piano Trio. \n \n \n  \nEvent Sponsor Nigel O’Mara \n  \nConcessions are available for some individuals/groups for Festival events – please see How to Book | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team for further details \n  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/the-paddington-trio-2/
LOCATION:St Michael’s Church\, Church Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6ED\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber,Classical
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241006T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241006T213000
DTSTAMP:20240910T154751Z
CREATED:20230518T114825Z
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SUMMARY:LEON McCAWLEY piano
DESCRIPTION:Praised for his unfailingly communicative playing\, British pianist Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide since winning\, in 1993\, First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and Second Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition. He returns to our Chamber Weekend after his wonderful debut in 2022 to close our four days of music with works by Mendelssohn\, Beethoven\, Rachmaninov\, Liszt’s arrangement of J.S. Bach Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor\, and Schumann Sonata No. 2 in G minor \nBeethoven Sonata in A major Op. 2 No. 2\nRachmaninov Étude-tableau in A minor Op. 39\, No. 2\nJ.S. Bach Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV534\nMendelssohn Rondo capriccioso Op. 14\nMendelssohn Six Songs Without Words Op. 19b\nSchumann Sonata No. 2 in G minor\n \nKindly sponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS\n  \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/leon-mccawley/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241006T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241006T160000
DTSTAMP:20240910T111404Z
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SUMMARY:THE PADDINGTON TRIO piano trio
DESCRIPTION:*Please note the start time 3pm differs to that previously advertised* \nSeen as the one of the most exciting chamber ensembles of their generation\, the Paddington Trio has been recognized in international competitions and live performances for their fresh interpretations and exuberant energy. As did the famous bear\, the Trio have made London their home and emerged as an ensemble of an entirely unique and lasting entity. Having started their first adventure together at the Paddington Station in 2020\, a year after they met\, the trio won the First Prize in the 70th Royal Over-Seas League Competition for Strings & Piano Ensemble.  Their programme today features works by Haydn\, Perkin and the much-loved Mendelssohn Trio No. 1 in D minor. \nHaydn Trio in C Major\, Hob. XV:27\nPerkin Freakshow\nMendelssohn Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49\n \nKindly supported by the Royal Over-Seas League \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold: 16th July | Silver/Bronze: 23rd July\nGeneral Booking Opens: 30th July \nTickets are available per concert\, or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) . \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/the-paddington-trio/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241006T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241006T130000
DTSTAMP:20241001T171219Z
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SUMMARY:ZOË TWEED french horn
DESCRIPTION:One of the UK’s brightest French horn talents\, Zoë Tweed studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has recently taken up a position as 3rd Horn with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. She has also appeared as guest Principal horn with the Philharmonia Orchestra\, BBC Concert Orchestra\, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. She appears today with thanks to the Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme to play works by York Bowen and Piazzolla\, accompanied by pianist Julian Chan. \nPiazzolla Ave Maria\nKirchner Lamento (from Tre Poemi)\nVignery Horn Sonata\, Op. 7 – iii. Allegro\nYork Bowen Horn Sonata\, Op. 101 \nKindly sponsored by Jill Sutton \nTickets are available per concert\, or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) . \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/zoe-tweed/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241005T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241005T213000
DTSTAMP:20240920T085825Z
CREATED:20230518T114825Z
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SUMMARY:FRETWORK
DESCRIPTION:With their 40th anniversary on the horizon\, the acclaimed and pioneering viol consort Fretwork perform at our Chamber Weekend for the very first time.  Over the last four decades\, they have explored the core repertory of great English consort music\, from Taverner to Purcell\, and made classic recordings against which others are judged. Their series of discs for Virgin Classics included CDs devoted to William Lawes\, Henry Purcell\, William Byrd\, Matthew Locke\, John Dowland and Orlando Gibbons; while their more recent work for Harmonia Mundi USA has produced three discs of J.S. Bach — The Art of Fugue\, Alio Modo and The Goldberg Variations – all of which have been exuberantly praised by critics and audiences alike. \nThe group’s musical horizons expand far beyond their core repertoire\, however\, and here they will play their wonderfully eclectic Take Five programme\, featuring works by J.S. Bach\, Tye\, Weelkes and Purcell\, alongside Kate Bush\, Michael Nyman and Dave Brubeck! \nJ.S. Bach Pièce d’Orgue BWV572 \nPurcell Fantazia 6 in F major & Fantazia 7 in C minor\nDebussy La fille aux cheveux de lin\nBaldwin Proporcions to the minum: five minums\nTye Trust\nBrubeck Take Five\nPärt Fratres\nWeelkes In nomine in 5 parts\nNyman Balancing the Books\nByrd Fantasy: two parts in one the fourth above & Browning\nBush/Beamish Running Up That Hill \nKindly sponsored by Lorna Boxall \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/fretwork/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241005T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241005T170000
DTSTAMP:20241001T171115Z
CREATED:20230518T114825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T171115Z
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SUMMARY:MICHAEL BELL tenor
DESCRIPTION:Northern Irish tenor\, Michael Bell\, makes his Festival debut in a recital of English song\, to include Vaughan Williams‘ much-loved Songs of Travel cycle (to Robert Louis Stevenson’s poetry) and Winter Words\, Britten’s stunning setting of poems by Thomas Hardy. \nMichael has recently made his debut at English National Opera\, and has spent a busy summer 2024 touring as Almaviva in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia with Diva Opera\, as well as singing Basilio Le nozze di Figaro at the prestigious Verbier Festival in Switzerland.  He is also a keen recitalist and oratorio soloist\, with recent appearances including Evangelist St John Passion in Sweden and across the UK.  He is joined today by pianist\, George Ireland. \nVaughan Williams Songs of Travel\nBritten Winter Words\n \nKindly sponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n \nTickets are available per concert\, or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) . \n  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/michael-bell/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241004T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241004T213000
DTSTAMP:20240715T162156Z
CREATED:20230518T114825Z
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SUMMARY:FENELLA HUMPHREYS violin MARTIN ROSCOE piano
DESCRIPTION:Fenella Humphreys is one of the UK’s most established and versatile violinists. Winner of the 2023 BBC Music Magazine Premiere Recording Award and 2018 Instrumental Award\, she has attracted critical admiration and audience acclaim with the grace and intensity of her remarkable performances. This evening\, she is joined by one of the UK’s best-loved pianists\, Martin Roscoe (see Thursday October for Martin’s solo event) for a French programme to celebrate the 2024 Fauré centenary\, featuring several works by the composer\, alongside Ravel\, Saint-Saëns and Lili Boulanger. \nSaint-Saëns Sonata No. 1\, Op. 75\nFauré Romance Op. 28\nFauré Andante Op. 75\nEnescu Impromptu Concertant\nL. Boulanger Nocturne & Cortège\nRavel Sonata Posthume\nFauré Sonata No. 1 in A\, Op. 13\n \n  \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold: 16th July | Silver/Bronze: 23rd July\nGeneral Booking Opens: 30th July \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS\n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/fenella-humphreys-martin-roscoe/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241004T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241004T150000
DTSTAMP:20240924T171002Z
CREATED:20230518T114825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T171002Z
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SUMMARY:ABETO GUITAR DUO
DESCRIPTION:The Abeto Guitar Duo (Georgina Dadson and Matthew House) met in Cardiff\, Wales where they studied as a duo for their masters at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Since the duo’s conception\, they have enjoyed performing across England and Wales\, including Cardiff Guitar Festival and as returning artists to Dillington Guitar Festival. In 2022\, they were finalists in the annual Dora Stouzker Hall concerto competition. Their afternoon recital at Wade Street Church includes eclectic duo works by Rameau\, Franck and J.S. Bach. \nAbeto is the Spanish word for the wood ‘spruce’. Georgina and Matt both play spruce top guitars by the guitar maker\, Oren Myers. \nFranck Prélude from Prélude\, Fugue and Variation\nPresti Danse d’Avila\nRameau Gigue en rondeau\, Les tendres plaintes\, Le rappel des oiseaux\nDyens Comme des grands\nJ.S. Bach Sinfonia from Partita II\, BWV 826\nDe Falla La vide breve \nTickets are available per concert\, or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) . \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/abeto-guitar-duo/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241003T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241003T213000
DTSTAMP:20240910T154437Z
CREATED:20230518T114825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240910T154437Z
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SUMMARY:MARTIN ROSCOE piano
DESCRIPTION:With an extraordinary career spanning over five decades\, Martin Roscoe is unarguably one of the UK’s best loved pianists. Renowned for his versatility at the keyboard\, Martin is equally at home in concerto\, recital and chamber performances. His enduring popularity and the respect in which he is universally held are built on a deeply thoughtful musicianship and his easy rapport with audiences and fellow musicians alike. \nHis programme tonight features works by Haydn\, Schubert and Schumann\, concluding with Beethoven’s Sonata in F minor\, Op. 57. \nHaydn Sonata in D Hob.XVI/37\nSchubert 4 Impromptus D.899\nSchumann Scenes from Childhood Op.15\nBeethoven Piano Sonata in F minor Op.57 \nKindly sponsored by Shirley & Richard Newby \nTickets are available per concert\, as an evening season pass (including 4 evening concerts) or for the full weekend (including all 8 concerts) .  \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \nEVENING PASS\n  \nWEEKEND PASS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/martin-roscoe-piano/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231008T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231008T213000
DTSTAMP:20230920T105525Z
CREATED:20230508T135920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T105525Z
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SUMMARY:BRITTEN OBOE QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:Star oboist Nicholas Daniel founded the Britten Oboe Quartet together with his colleagues and co-principals of the award-winning Britten Sinfonia; they all bring to this ensemble not only the highest musical standards but also the experience of playing together over many years\, resulting in warm\, expressive and above all enjoyable playing. They perform music of the highest quality and explore lesser-known works both from Britain and from abroad\, as well as standard classics such as Mozart’s oboe quartet. \nThe Quartet’s concert to close our 2023 Chamber Music Weekend features works by Schubert\, Thea Musgrave\, Mozart and J.S. Bach. \nT. Musgrave Cantilena\nF. Schubert (arr. Smith) Quartet No. 8 in B flat major\, D 112\nTrad. Sønderho Bridal Trilogy\nW. A. Mozart Flute Quartet in C\, K 171\nJ.S. Bach Aus Liebe from the St Matthew Passion \nKindly sponsored by Lorna Boxall \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/britten-oboe-quartet/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231008T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231008T173000
DTSTAMP:20230711T123120Z
CREATED:20230531T151922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230711T123120Z
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SUMMARY:ASHLEY WASS piano
DESCRIPTION:Director of Music at Yehudi Menuhin School\, British pianist Ashley Wass presents a recital which traverses the centuries. From the intimacy of J.S. Bach to the sublime spiritualism of Beethoven’s late piano sonatas\, the programme also includes Alexey Shor’s Piano Sonata which is expertly crafted\, highly communicative and deeply moving. This recital concludes with Shostakovich’s towering monument of 20th Century piano music\, his Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in D minor. \nL. van Beethoven Sonata in E major\, Op. 109\nA. Shor-M. Pletnev Piano Sonata\nJ.S. Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat major\nD. Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in D minor       \nAshley Wass appears thanks to the kind support of the European Foundation for Support of Culture. \nKindly sponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ashley-wass-piano/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231008T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231008T130000
DTSTAMP:20230828T082818Z
CREATED:20230531T151920Z
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SUMMARY:CHRISTOPHER CLARKE harp
DESCRIPTION:Christopher Clarke is a postgraduate harpist at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He visits the Festival for the first time for this lunchtime Young Artist concert as part of our Chamber Weekend Young Artist Series\, with a programme featuring works by Debussy\, Ravel and Rota. \nN. Rota Sarabanda e toccata per arpa\nM. Ravel (arr. Clarke) Pavane pour une infante défunte\nB. Britten Suite for harp\, Op. 83\nC. Debussy (arr. Clarke) Préludes\, Livre II: Bruyères\nA. Louie From The Eastern Gate\nM. Tournier Jazz-band\, Op. 33 \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/christopher-clarke-harp/
LOCATION:The Hub at St Mary’s\, Market Square\, Lichfield\, WS13 6LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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