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SUMMARY:JOEL MUNDAY violin & JULIAN TREVELYAN piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR JOEL MUNDAY\n  \nJoel is joined by pianist Julian Trevelyan as part of our America250 season\, for a recital of works by Amy Beach\, Adams and Gershwin. Joel studied at the Royal College of Music and is now a Tillett Trust Debut Artist\, recently appearing with the London Mozart Players for Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.1. \nStill Suite for Violin & Piano\, Op. 3\nAdams Road Movies for Violin & Piano\nBeach Romance for Violin & Piano\, Op. 23\nPerkinson Louisiana Blues Strut\nGershwin/Heifetz ‘Porgy & Bess’ for Violin & Piano\n \n  \n\n*Joel and Julian appear courtesy of The Tillett Trust as part of its DEBUT programme \n \nEvent sponsor: Nigel O’Mara \n \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JOEL MUNDAY\n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/joel-munday-violin-julian-trevelyan-piano/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:DANIEL HOHM euphonium & HARVEY DAVIES piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR DANIEL HOHM\n  \nGerman euphonium player\, Daniel Hohm\, studied for his Masters at the Royal Northern College of Music\, winning the prestigious RNCM Concerto and twice appearing in its Gold Medal Final. Together with pianist Harvey Davies\, his varied ‘From Dance to Dream’ Festival programme will include works by Fauré\, Hummel and Mahler. \nNakahashi TOCcatA\nFauré Après un rêve\, Op. 7\, No. 1\nMeechan Devil’s Duel\nAlfvén Vallflickans Dans\nHummel Fantasy for Euphonium & Piano\nDeddos Rabecando\nMahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen \nSparke Harlequin  \n* Daniel appears by kind permission of the RNCM \nEvent sponsor: Jill Sutton \n  \n \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR DANIEL HOHM
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/daniel-hohm-euphonium/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:JAMIE COCHRANE piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR JAMIE COCHRANE\n  \nPianist Jamie Cochrane is equally at home as a concerto soloist or chamber musician. A Tillett Trust Debut Artist\, his recent successes include first prize at the 2024 Norah Sande Award and runner-up at the Bromsgrove Competition 2025. \nSchubert Piano Sonata in A major\, D.959\nGodowsky Passacaglia in B minor \n \n*Jamie appears courtesy of The Tillett Trust as part of its DEBUT programme \n  \n \nEvent sponsor: Nigel O’Mara \n \n  \n  \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS FOR JAMIE COCHRANE
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/jamie-cochrane-piano/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260714T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260714T130000
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SUMMARY:ALVIN WONG saxophone & CHICHI LI piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ALVIN WONG\n  \nAlvin Wong first studied in Hong Kong and is currently a postgraduate student at the Royal Northern College of Music. He is the winner of the RNCM Concerto Competition 2026 and was also a prize-winner at the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition 2025. He has performed internationally\, including appearances at the World Saxophone Congresses in 2023 and 2025. In this recital\, he performs works by Albéniz\, Iturralde and Cimarosa\, alongside pianist Chichi Li. \nCimarosa (arr. Benjamin) Concerto on Themes by Cimarosa \nMaruice Tableaux de Provence\nRichard Bab Boujloud\nAlbéniz Asturias from Suite Española\nIturrlade Suite Hellenique  \nEvent sponsor: Shirley & Richard Newby \n*Alvin and Chichi appear by kind permission of the RNCM \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \nBOOK TICKETS FOR ALVIN WONG
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/alvin-wong/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:NICK HIGHAM - Mavericks - Empire\, Oil\, Revolution and the Forgotten Battle of World War One
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR NICK HIGHAM\n  \nFormer 30-year BBC correspondent Nick Higham’s new book tells the forgotten story of the British ‘mavericks’ whose daring mission at the end of World War I: the near impossible task of holding back the Bolsheviks\, preventing a Turkish-inspired jihad in India\, and securing vital oil supplies from Baku. \nAgainst all odds\, Higham’s cast of eccentric heroes – a commander who inspired Kipling\, a Scottish aristocrat\, an indestructible soldier\, a brilliant inventor and a spy – survived to tell their extraordinary tales\, in this propulsive story of boldness and intrigue set in a forgotten corner of the Great War. \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPhoto: Richard Davies \nBOOK TICKETS FOR NICK HIGHAM
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/nick-higham/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:ANELISE GAMULESCU piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ANELISE GAMULESCU\n  \nAnelise holds a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music\, finishing her undergraduate studies this summer.  Her musicianship was recently recognized with a 1st and Special Prize at the Elite Musicians International Competition at home in Iasi\, Romania. Here\, she will play works by Debussy Images Book I and Mel Bonis. \nPaladi Theme and Variations \nMozart Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor\, K.310\nDebussy Selection from Images\, Book I\nBonis Selection from Femmes de légende\nToduță Passacaglia (Theme and variations on a Romanian Carol)  \n  \nEvent sponsor: Wendy & Paddy Martin \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \nBOOK TICKETS FOR ANELISE GAMULESCU
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/anelise-gamulescu-piano/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260711T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260711T134000
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SUMMARY:ARIEL LANYI piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS FOR ARIEL LANYI\n  \nA previous 3rd prize winner at the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition\, Ariel’s recent highlights include recitals at the Wigmore Hall\, in Spain\, Germany\, Austria and the US. His full-length programme features Beethoven Sonata No. 24\, Debussy Préludes (Book II) and works by Schumann and Respighi. \nBeethoven Sonata No. 24 in F# major\, Op. 78\nSchumann Fantasiestücke\, Op. 12\nRespighi Notturno\n***\nDebussy Préludes\, Book II \n \nEvent sponsor: Shirley & Richard Newby \n  \n \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \nBOOK TICKETS FOR ARIEL LANYI
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ariel-lanyi-piano/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260710T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260710T173000
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SUMMARY:DR MELITA THOMAS - 1000 Tudor People
DESCRIPTION:‘A gold standard in Tudor scholarship‘ Alison Weir \nThe incredible lives and deaths of 1000 Tudor people are explored in this authoritative single volume: royalty\, military and religious leaders\, Lords Chancellor\, Knights of the Garter\, philosophers\, traders\, gardeners\, musicians\, rebels\, witches\, and many more feature in this compendium. \nThe product of years of diligent research by Dr Melita Thomas (editor and co-founder of the Tudor Times)\, this ambitious title is illustrated with historical portraits and a wealth of detail\, including specially designed family trees to chart the links between major Tudor figures. \nAs a special bonus for our Lichfield audience\, Melita will present her event in full Tudor costume. \n  \nWe offer a wide range of discounts\, including concessions for students\, benefits recipients\, carers/essential companions\, and Under 30s\, plus special standby rates for students and under‑25s (ID required). Family pricing applies to selected events. For further details please see Booking Information | Lichfield Festival or ask our Box Office team. \nBOOK TICKETS FOR DR MELITA THOMAS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/dr-melita-thomas/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251003T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251003T150000
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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:20250718T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250718T130000
DTSTAMP:20250528T135509Z
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SUMMARY:DANIEL SHAO - Flute - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nPhilharmonia Associate Daniel Shao appears courtesy of the Royal Over-Seas League\, after winning the 2024 ROSL wind final. He will be joined by former Festival Young Artist\, George Todica\, to perform works by performs Debussy\, Mozart and Franck. \nProgramme to include: \nDebussy Syrinx\nMozart Violin Sonata in B-flat major\nFranck Violin (Flute) and Piano Sonata \nDaniel is a British-Chinese flautist\, who studied at the Purcell School\, Oxford University\, and Royal Academy of Music\, graduating from both universities with first class honours and a DipRAM\, and training as a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra. He now enjoys a varied freelance career\, performing and recording with ensembles including the Philharmonia (having been Associate Member 2019-2021)\, London Symphony Orchestra\, London Philharmonic\, Chamber Orchestra of Europe\, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra\, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. His solo performances have been described as presenting ‘virtuosity\, charm\, and charisma in abundance’ (Ivan Hewitt\, The Telegraph)\, and he has won awards including the Royal Over-Seas League Woodwind Prize\, British Flute Society Young Artist and the Oxford Philharmonic Concerto Competition. As a founding member of Tangram\, he works with other Chinese-associated artists to explore issues of diasporic identity. \nRomanian concert pianist George Todica completed an Artist Diploma degree from the Royal College of Music in 2019 and a Masters of Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2017. George made his Wigmore Hall debut in October 2018 as a Tillett Trust Young Artist\, and his recent competition successes include the Keyboard Prize in the 2022 ROSL Annual Music Competition\, first prize at the Norah Sande Award in England\, The ‘Stefano Marizza’ Piano Competition Italy\, the Moray Piano Competition in Scotland\, the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales\, 2nd prize at the International Piano Campus Competition in France\, and 3rd Prize at the International Piano Competition Istanbul in 2020.  A former Young Artist at the Festival\, he has also performed at the Trento Philharmonic Hall\, the Mozarteum Salzburg\, the Dôme de Pontoise in France\, St. Martin-in-the-Fields\, the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall\, the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge\, and at the Buxton and King’s Lynn Festivals. \nKindly supported by  \n \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  \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/daniel-shao-flute-young-artist-series/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:NICOLA TALLIS - Young Elizabeth
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nElizabeth I’s story is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII’s younger daughter. \nHistorian Nicola Tallis joins us to talk about her latest book\, which draws on primary sources – including writings by Elizabeth herself – to present the heart racing story of her youth as she steered through perilous waters towards England’s throne. \nNicola will be interviewed by Jo Durrant\, award-winning presenter of the independent arts & science podcast Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe and a now regular Festival visitor! \n“History as it should be written\, vivid\, colourful\, pacy and evocative\, but above all authentic” Alison Weir \nEvent Sponsor Jill Sutton \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/nicola-tallis-young-elizabeth/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250717T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250717T130000
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SUMMARY:MADELEINE PICKERING - Violin - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nRoyal Academy of Music graduates Madeleine Pickering and pianist Victor Lim celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ravel’s birth in an all-French programme. \n  \nBritish violinist Madeleine Pickering loves to use her performances as a way to bless people with music. Her playing reveals her delight in the rich depth and sweetness of the violin\, and her passion is to use this versatile instrument to offer audiences experiences of imagination and reflection. \nIn 2021\, Madeleine was named a Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist for Making Music UK. She has given recitals at concert series across the UK and performed many of the major violin and viola concertos. She was recipient of the Len Lickorish Memorial Prize in the strings category of the Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition 2022\, and has been a member of the Musicians’ Company Young Artist Programme since 2019 when she received the Biddy Baxter and John Hosier Music Trust Special Award. As a student of the Royal Academy of Music in London\, she won all the major internal prizes for her instruments\, including the Theodore Holland Viola Prize\, the Winifred Small Prize for Solo Violin\, and the Martin/Hooton Violin Concerto Prize. \nMadeleine is grateful to play a violin by Giovanni Pistucci of Naples\, dating from c.1920\, generously loaned to her by the Harrison-Frank Foundation in association with J&A Beare. \n  \nDescribed as a pianist with ‘with great possibilities of nuance and perfect flexibility’ (Revista Arta)\, South Korean-British pianist Victor Lim is establishing himself as one of the most versatile and creative musicians of his generation. Following his first public appearance in the televised BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2012\, Victor has performed around the world in the UK\, France\, Germany\, Austria\, Norway\, Denmark\, Romania\, China\, Singapore and South Korea. Victor is a City Music Foundation Artist\, Making Music UK’s Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist and the winner of the 2021 RNCM Gold Medal. As a musician with tireless curiosity for all genres of music\, Victor’s interest in new music has led to recent work with Thomas Adès\, Graham Fitkin and Stephen Hough. Victor’s affinity with the music of Beethoven has been recognised by two awards from the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe\, whilst he is known to have a great personal passion for the works of Robert Schumann. \n  \nProgramme to include:\nRavel: Violin Sonata No.2 in G major M. 77 –  c.17 mins\nBoulanger: 2 Pieces for Violin and Piano – c. 5 mins\nFaure: Violin Sonata No.1 in A major Op.13 – c. 28 mins \n  \n \nEvent Sponsors Wendy & Paddy Martin \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  \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/madeleine-pickering-violin-young-artist-series/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:ROB BURTON - Saxophone - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nLondon-based saxophonist and artist Rob Burton won the Woodwind Category Final of BBC Young Musician 2018 and went on to secure a place in the Grand Final at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall\, where he performed as concerto soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. \nHighlights since then include appearances as soloist with some of the UK’s leading orchestras\, such as Britten Sinfonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as well as at prestigious international festivals\, including Mecklenburg-Vorpommern\, Leicester\, Cheltenham\, Harrogate\, and Oundle International Festivals. Featured as one of Classic FM’s “Rising Stars 2024: 30 under 30”\, he has performed in prestigious London venues\, namely Wigmore Hall\, St. John’s Smith Square\, St. James’ Piccadilly\, Buckingham Palace\, and Windsor Castle. \nRob previously studied Classical Saxophone on a full scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music with Huw Wiggin\, his master’s degree at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK)\, and is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music on the prestigious Advanced Diploma degree\, as the first ever saxophonist on this course. \n  \nRob is accompanied by Royal Academy alumnus Mark Rogers \nMark Rogers is an American pianist specialising in vocal and chamber music. He has been a Young Artist at the International Lied Festival Zeist\, Leeds Lieder Festival\, the Ludlow English Song Weekend\, and has played for masterclasses with Christian Gerhaher\, Martin Fröst\, Felicity Lott\, and Lawrence Power among others. \nTogether with regular recital partner baritone Florian Störtz\, they won the Prix de Mélodie at the Concours Nadia et Lilli Boulanger and the audience and First prize at the Helmut Deutsch Lieder Competition. Mark performs recitals regularly with musicians on the Countess of Munster and Philharmonia schemes and has played concerts at Scottish Parliament\, the Malmö Radhuset\, and a series of recitals at Atelier Ferrandou in the south of France with cellist Kristian Chojecki. Previously\, he was the accompanist for BBC Choir of the year Les Sirenes\, and is a staff pianist at Oxenfoord summer school. With tenor Hugo Brady\, he will be on the Oxford Song Young Artist scheme for the next two years. \n  \n  \nProgramme to include works by Clara Schumann\, Piazzolla and Poulenc. \n \nEvent Sponsors: Shirley & Richard Newby \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  \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/rob-burton-saxophone-young-artist-series/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:IGNAS MAKNICKAS - Piano - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nBorn in California and raised in Lithuania\, pianist Ignas Maknickas is now based in London and was a winner at the 2023 Young Classical Artists Trust international auditions. \nOften decorated in competition\, Ignas was winner of the 2024 Award for Keyboard at the Royal Overseas League Annual Music Competition. He also previously won First Prize at the XIX Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Youth in Szafarnia\, First Prize at the XX Piano Competition ‘Young Virtuoso’ in Zagreb\, Third Prize at the Aarhus Piano Competition\, and was a semi-finalist of the 2021 Vendome Prize. \nIgnas has appeared in concerto with many orchestras including the Aarhus Symphony\, Bloomington Symphony in Indiana\, Lithuanian National Symphony and London Mozart Players. In recital he has appeared at prestigious concert halls including the Wigmore Hall and Steinway Hall in London\, Auditorium du Louvre in Paris\, Charlottenborg Festival Hall in Copenhagen and Lithuanian National Philharmonic in Vilnius. \n  \nProgramme (please note change to printed information): \nSchubert Sonata in A major\, D. 664\nSchumann Kinderszenen\, Op. 15\nRemesa Stigmatas – five miniatures for piano\nChopin Nocturnes\, Op. 27\n  \n \n \n  \nEvent Sponsor Nigel O’Mara\n \n  \n  \n  \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  \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ignas-maknickas-piano-young-artist-series/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:NANDINI DAS - Courting India
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \n‘An intelligent and gripping book with a thoughtful awareness of human relationships and frailties’ (The Critic) \nWhen Thomas Roe arrived in India in 1616 as James I’s first ambassador to the Mughal Empire\, the English barely had a toehold in the subcontinent. Their understanding of South Asian trade and India was sketchy at best\, and\, to the Mughals\, they were minor players on a very large stage. Roe was representing a kingdom that was beset by financial woes and deeply conflicted about its identity as a unified ‘Great Britain’ under the Stuart monarchy. Meanwhile\, the court he entered in India was wealthy and cultured\, its dominion widely considered to be one of the greatest and richest empires of the world. \nA Waterstones and History Today Book of the Year\, Courting India reveals how Roe’s time in the Mughal Empire was a turning point in history – offering a radical challenge to our understanding of Britain and its early empire. \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 \nPhoto: Fran Monks \n  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/nandini-das-courting-india/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:TALLAND QUARTET - Young Artist Series
DESCRIPTION:BOOK TICKETS\n  \nOrla McGarrity violin\nDylan Edge violin\nRebecca Stubbs viola\nNathan Jackson-Turner cello \nThe Talland Quartet\, a versatile ensemble based in Manchester\, are dedicated to sharing their passion for chamber music with others. Formed during their time at the Royal Northern College of Music\, they were chosen to participate in the 23/24 Hans Keller forum in Cambridge\, receiving guidance from Alasdair Beatson\, Richard Ireland\, and John Myerscough. \nHaving received multiple prizes at the RNCM\, they recently competed in the Christopher Rowland Chamber Group of the Year Award. The Quartet were selected to perform at the RNCM’s Original Voices Festival and worked with composer Eden Longson to premiere a new piece at the Enys Chamber Music Festival in August 2023. \nDuring the 2023 Manchester International Festival\, they performed in a pre-show set at Depot Mayfield\, supporting Anna Meredith and receiving coaching on her piece Tuggemo. In August 2023\, they participated in the Delft Chamber Music Atelier\, studying under Donald Grant\, Pavel Fischer\, and Raaf Hekkema. Additionally\, they have had the privilege of learning from Petr Prause\, Mats Zeterqvist\, Sara Bitlloch\, and Henk Guittart. \n  \nThe Talland String Quartet appears by kind permission of the RNCM. \n  \nProgramme to include:\nW A Mozart String Quartet No 19 in C Major “Dissonance” \nFanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E Flat Major \n  \nEvent Sponsor Peter Parsons \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  \nPay just £14 per ticket when booking for 6 or more events in the Young Artist Series (in the same transaction\, discount applied at checkout) \n  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/talland-quartet-young-artist-series/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Classical,Young Artist
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SUMMARY:Simon Mayo - Black Tag
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Times bestselling author and legendary broadcaster Simon Mayo brings his cutting-edge new thriller to Lichfield! \nIf everything is about to burn\, what do you rescue first? \nWhen the West End Gallery in London’s fashionable Coal Drops Yard is set alight\, the fire service must use the list of paintings lodged with it – a grab list – to snatch the key pieces of art from the flames. But something has been altered. It’s the wrong list… \nThen the ashes reveal another tragedy: an unidentified dead body. Someone who shouldn’t have been in the gallery. Crusading journalist Famie Madden wants to know who it is and why they were there. \nSoon it becomes apparent that the ashes are hiding much more than they should be – and that this is much more than a casual act of arson… \nSimon Mayo MBE is a writer and broadcaster. His previous books include the Sunday Times bestseller Knife Edge\, Mad Blood Stirring\, Blame and the Itch trilogy\, filmed for TV by the ABC (and now also an acclaimed opera). He hosts Drivetime on Greatest Hits radio and hosts the The Take film-review podcast with Mark Kermode. \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 4th February | Silver/Bronze: 11th February | General Booking Opens: 18th February \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/simon-mayo/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Nathen Amin -  Son of Prophecy: The Rise of Henry Tudor
DESCRIPTION:Historian Nathen Amin returns to the Festival following his successful appearance in 2021 (The House of Beaufort).  \nAs England’s most celebrated dynasty\, it’s often overlooked that the Tudors have their origins in rural Wales\, far from the centres of English power where they dared to become great.  \nWhen Henry Tudor won the crown by defeating Richard III\, he was a stranger to those he now ruled\, an ‘unknown Welshman’ in the words of his defeated foe. At home\, however\, Henry had long been championed as the Son of Prophecy\, a foretold national messiah who would free his oppressed people from their misery.   \nSon of Prophecy deftly explores how one family thrived during lean years of political chaos and inter-generational bloodshed to leave behind a complex legacy that changed the face of England and Wales forever. The Tudors\, before they became THE Tudors…  \n  \nNathen Amin is from Carmarthenshire. He focuses on the 15th Century and the reign of Henry VII\, and has written five highly acclaimed books. A trustee and founding member of the Henry Tudor Trust\, in 2022\, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 4th February | Silver/Bronze: 11th February | General Booking Opens: 18th February \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/nathen-amin/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:Mensun Bound & Mark Frary - Wonders In The Deep: Extraordinary Shipwreck Discoveries from Spanish gold to Shackleton’s Bible
DESCRIPTION:An awe-inspiring deep-dive into the treasures found on the sea floor and what they reveal about our past.  \nWonders In The Deep sees renowned archaeologist Mensun Bound left\, who headed the team that discovered Shackleton’s Endurance\, join forces with our guest today\, journalist Mark Frary below left\, to argue that human history is as much about maritime exploration as it is about what happens on land. Using the many treasures Bound has discovered on the seafloor\, they have created a maritime history of the world from 3000 BC to present\, via the Ancient Romans and Egyptians\, right through to the US Navy. The objects range from skeletons to sewing pins\, all preserved in shipwrecks hundreds of years old. Interwoven with beautiful photographs\, Wonders In The Deep is a riveting story of ambition\, defeat and ingenuity.  \nPhoto: Becky Kerr Photography \n  \n  \n  \n \nMark Frary has published 12 books and has written for The Times and Sunday Times\, on subjects including science\, technology\, travel and business. Co-author and underwater archaeologist\, Mensun Bound\, is the bestselling author of The Ship Beneath The Ice. He has directed many large-scale shipwreck surveys\, including the 6th century BC Giglio shipwreck\, and the raising of the Hoi An hoard.  \nMark will be talking to former Literature Festival programmer\, Anna Millward\, in today’s event. \nLFF Priority Booking Opens: Platinum/Founder/Millennium/Gold – 4th February | Silver/Bronze: 11th February | General Booking Opens: 18th February \nBOOK TICKETS\n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/mensun-bound-mark-frary/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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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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SUMMARY:IYAD SUGHAYER piano
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Series \nBOOK TICKETS \nFollowing on from his appearance with oboist Armand Djikoloum\, Iyad Sughayer joins us for a solo recital. \nHis debut album Khachaturian Piano Works was described as ‘an outstanding debut’ by BBC Music Magazine; his second with BBCNOW was released to similar acclaim in 2022. The same year\, Iyad was nominated as a Rising Star Artist by Classic FM. Highlights of his 23/24 season include a return to BBCNOW for Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2. \nHis programme will include works by Khachaturian\, Sibelius and Mozart. \nMozart Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major\, K331\nSibelius Impromptus\, Op. 5\nKhachaturian Piano Sonata \nSponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n \n \n \n  \n  \nBOOK TICKETS \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/iyad-sughayer/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:ARMAND DJIKOLOUM oboe & IYAD SUGHAYER piano
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Series \nBOOK TICKETS \nArmand Djikoloum studied in Lyon at the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse. \nIn 2021\, he was a prize-winner at the YCAT International Auditions and in the 22/23 season\, he was nominated as a Rising Star Artist by Classic FM\, made his debut with London Mozart Players and returned as soloist with Chineke! performing Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. \nToday he is joined by another Classic FM Rising Star artist\, Iyad Sughayer\, who plays a solo piano programme for us tomorrow in Event 12A. \nTheir programme this afternoon features works by Alma Mahler\, Schumann and Fauré. \nHindemith Oboe Sonata\nBoulanger Nocturne\nSaint-Saëns Oboe Sonata\, Op. 166\nDranishnikova Poème\nAlma Mahler Die stille Stadt\nFauré Après un rêve\nBozza Fantaisie pastorale \n  \n \n \n  \n  \n  \nBOOK TICKETS \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/armand-djikoloum-oboe/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE My Life as a Crime Scenes Investigator by Jo Ward
DESCRIPTION:Enter the fascinating world of crime scene investigation with this chilling memoir from Jo Ward of BBC’s Forensics – the Real CSI. \nFor most people\, dead bodies are horrifying. They are the physical representation of everything we’re afraid of: our own mortality\, the unknown\, the inevitability and lack of dignity of the end. But for Jo\, a dead body is absolutely fascinating\, as she finds the clues that will lead police to their killers. Every scene teaches her something new. Every murder is a chance to obtain justice for the dead. Because every contact leaves a trace… \nJo is part of a generation of pioneering women who lead forensic investigation in the UK. Her investigations into high-profile crimes have been the subject of a BBC Two documentary\, Forensics – the Real CSI. \nShe will be in conversation today with Jo Durrant\, the award-winning presenter of the independent arts & science podcast ‘Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe’. \nBOOK TICKETS \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/every-contact-leaves-a-trace/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AMIRI HAREWOOD piano
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Series \nBOOK TICKETS \nAmiri Harewood is an exciting young classical pianist offering fresh\, honest ideas and diverse programmes. Currently studying at the Royal College of Music on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Danny Driver\, he holds the Ann Driver Trust Scholarship\, supported by the Victor Dandaleh Foundation. \nIn an already burgeoning career\, Amiri has played the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Chineke! orchestra\, as well as being a Tabor Piano Ambassador for the Leeds Piano Competition. He has also recently been announced as a new YCAT artist for the 24-25 onwards. \nHis programme will feature Beethoven Piano Sonata\, Op. 109 and the magnificent Mussorgsky tour de force Pictures at an Exhibition. \nAuerbach Preludes 13\, 15 & 16\nBeethoven Sonata No. 30 in E major\, Op. 109\nMussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition\n \nSponsored by Wendy & Paddy Martin \n \nBOOK TICKETS \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/amiri-harewood/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:ALEXEI WATKINS French horn
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Series \nAlexei Watkins left graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and was awarded the Dennis Brain Prize. As a soloist\, Alexei has performed Horn and Piano recitals across the UK at venues including St John’s Smith Square and the Buxton and Presteigne Festivals. A keen orchestral player\, he has played Principal Horn with ENO\, the Hallé and Glyndebourne Sinfonia\, and is currently on trial for Principal Horn\nwith the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra\, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and for 3rd Horn with the Philharmonia Orchestra. \nHis programme\, with regular Festival Young Artist performer\, pianist Harry Rylance\, will include works by Wagner and Strauss\, alongside the Beethoven Horn Sonata. \nBeethoven Horn Sonata\, Op. 17\nSchumann Adagio and Allegro\, Op. 70\nWagner Liebestod ‘from ‘Tristan und Isolde’\nBray April 21st\nStrauss Nocturno\, Op. 7\nVinter Hunter’s Moon \nSponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n  \n  \nBOOK TICKETS \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/alexei-watkins/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:HATHOR DUO  flute/harp
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Series  \nBOOK TICKETS \nThe Hathor Duo are Lucy Nolan harp and Meera Maharaj flute (who returns after her debut appearance at our Chamber Festival). Both studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and have since given frequent duo recitals across the UK\, including at the King’s Lynn and Beaminster Festivals.   \nPart of our wind season\, their duo programme will include works by Debussy\, Ravel\, Sibelius and Saint-Saëns.  \nDebussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune\nRavel Pavane pour une infante défunte\nSaint-Saëns Fantasie\, Op. 124\nSibelius Nocturne\nMcKay/Stout Trow’s Jig\nBeach Romance\nAlwyn Naiades\n \n\nSponsored by Lorna Boxall \n \nBOOK TICKETS \n 
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/hathor-duo/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:ADDITIONAL EVENT - Carl Chinn - Peaky Blinders: Historical Reality
DESCRIPTION:The Peaky Blinders as we know them\, thanks to the hit TV series\, are infused with drama and dread. Fashionably dressed\, the charismatic but deeply flawed Shelby family blind enemies by slashing them with the disposable safety razor blades stitched in to the peaks of their flat caps\, as they fight bloody gangland wars and defy the authorities.   \nBut who were the real Peaky Blinders? Did they really exist? Professor Carl Chinn has spent decades searching them out\, revealing the true story of the notorious Peaky Blinders\, one of whom was his own great grandfather.   \nDrawing together a remarkably wide-range of original sources\, including rarely seen images of real Peaky Blinders and interviews with relatives of the 1920s gangsters\, Peaky Blinders: The Real Story adds a new dimension to the true history of Birmingham’s underworld and fact behind its fiction. \nProfessor Carl Chinn MBE is a social historian with a national profile\, a Sunday Times bestselling writer\, teacher\, tour guide\, and public speaker. He is the author of over 30 books that include studies of working-class life\, manufacturing\, Birmingham and the Black Country.  \nBOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/additional-event-carl-chinn-peaky-blinders-historical-reality/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature
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SUMMARY:RYAN CORBETT accordion
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Series \nBorn in Glasgow\, Ryan Corbett is a classical accordionist has been described as “one of Scotland’s most exciting young musicians” (The Scotsman). He is the first accordionist to be part of the prestigious BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist scheme since its launch in 1999\, and he appears with us this year thanks to the Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme. \nA graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland\, his repertoire ranges from Baroque keyboard works\, to original contemporary compositions for accordion. Amongst his many accolades\, Ryan was awarded the Keyboard Prize\, first prize and Gold Medal at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition\, first prize at the Bromsgrove International Musicians’ competition and prizes at international accordion competitions in Italy\, Germany\, and China. As well as being a Countess of Munster Trust Recital Scheme artist\, he is a Tillett Trust Debut artist and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. \nRyan plays a Bayan Spectrum classical piano accordion made by Bugari Armando in Castelfidardo\, Italy. This was made possible by the generous support of private sponsors\, the John Mather Trust\, and Dewar Arts Awards. Ryan is grateful to the Cross Trust\, Drake Calleja Trust\, Countess of Munster Musical Trust\, RCS Scholarship Fund and Help Musicians UK for supporting his studies. \nRyan’s Chamber weekend programme will include transcriptions of well-known works by J.S. Bach and Tchaikovsky\, alongside original music for the classical accordion. \nJ.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543\nF. Couperin La Couperin; Tic Toc Choc\nA. Piazzolla Ave Maria\nA. Repnikov Capriccio\nW. A. Mozart Andante in F\, K 616\nP. Tchaikovsky Romance in F minor\, Op. 5\nI. Albeniz Cordoba; Asturias \nKindly sponsored by Jill Sutton  \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/ryan-corbett-accordion/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Chamber
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SUMMARY:TRACY BORMAN - Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT – to join our waiting list for this event\, please email boxoffice@lichfieldfestival.org \nA regular visitor to the Festival\, Tracy Borman joins the Festival as our first writer/historian in residence. Alongside her academic and writing career\, Tracy is a familiar face on radio and TV. Here\, in the first of two special 2023 events\, she talks about her new book (released this May). \nAnne Boleyn and Elizabeth I. Their stories are as familiar as they are compelling. Henry VIII’s obsessive love for Anne turning to disappointment when she failed to give him a son\, her bloody death on the scaffold barely three years after being crowned queen. Elizabeth’s turbulent path to the throne\, her glorious reign – a ‘Golden Age’ with overseas adventurers\, royal favourites\, the vanquishing of the Armada\, all presided over by the self-styled Virgin Queen.  And yet\, their stories have never been told together. \nPiecing together evidence uncovered while researching her new book\, Tracy reveals Anne Boleyn’s relationship with\, and influence over her daughter Elizabeth. In so doing\, she sheds new light on an extraordinary mother and daughter who changed the course of British history forever. \nSponsored by Barbara & David Porter \n  \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/tracy-borman-anne-boleyn-elizabeth-i-the-mother-and-daughter-who-changed-history/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:HUGH MACKAY cello & MILDA DAUNORAITE piano
DESCRIPTION:Young Artist Series \nHugh Mackay studies at the Royal Academy of Music\, where he holds the Yadegar-Hall Award and was the recipient of a Regency Award and the Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Award\, supported by Help Musicians UK\, Talent Unlimited\,  Countess of Munster Trust and Battersea United Charities. He has performed in many leading venues in the UK and abroad\, including the Wigmore Hall\, Royal Festival Hall\, Konzerthaus Dortmund\, and the Palace of Versailles. \nAn exciting\, versatile artist\, Hugh is joined today by pianist Milda Daunoraitė playing works by Clara Schumann and Beethoven\, alongside Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor\, Op. 40. \nSponsored by Nigel O’Mara \n \n  \n BOOK TICKETS
URL:https://lichfieldfestival.org/event/hugh-mackay-cello-milda-daunoraite-piano/
LOCATION:Wade Street Church\, Wade Street\, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 6HL\, United Kingdom
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