the primrose piano quartet James Gilchrist Amiri Harewood Martin Stanzeleit Laura Rickard Flutes and Frets Eden Stell Guitar Duo

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10th-13th September 2026

2026 Programme

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CONCERT   1

Thursday 10th September, 7:30

Opening Concert

St John the Evangelist

 Concert length 2 hours. A glass of wine included, served during the interval.

Primrose Piano Quartet West Meon Music Festival

The  Primrose  Piano  Quartet

Brahms  Sonata in F minor for Viola & Piano
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op.49
Dvorak  Piano Quartet in D major, Op.23

CONCERT  2  

Friday 11th September, 7:30pm

Piano Recital

St John the Evangelist

Concert length 1 hour. N.B. tickets for those attending both this and concert 3 will be available at the usual price for a full-length concert (including a glass of wine)

Amiri Harewood. West Meon Music Festival, 11th September 2026

Amiri Harewood

Schumann Ghost Variations
Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue Op.87 No.6 
Thomas Adès Three Mazurkas
Bach Partita No.4 in D major, BWV828

 

CONCERT  3  

Friday 11th September, 9pm

Hungarian  Serenade

St John the Evangelist

Doors open at 8:45pm. Concert length 1 hour. Tickets for those attending both this and concert 2 will be available at the usual price for a full-length concert (including a glass of wine) 

Dohnányi Serenade for String Trio Op.10
Bartók Duos, 
Kurtág Five Pieces for Solo Violin,
Ligeti Homage à Hilding Rosenberg/Dance,
Kodály Duo for Violin & Cello, Op.7

Primrose string trio,  Martin Stanzeleit – cello

CONCERT  4

Saturday 12th September, 11am

Britten  &  Bridge

 St John the Evangelist

Concert length 1 hour. Coffee included,  served from 10:30am

Britten & Bridge. West Meon Music Festival, 12th Sept. 2026
Britten Waltz (From violin suite arr. for viola)
Bridge “Rosemary”, piano solo
Britten Suite No.1 for solo cello
Bridge Elégie, cello & piano
Bridge Phantasy piano quartet  

  Primrose   Piano  Quartet,     Martin  Stanzeleit –  cello

 CONCERT  5

Saturday 12th September, 3pm 

Music   from   Europe’s   Courts

Church of Our Lady, Warnford

Concert length 1 hour. Tea & cakes included, served after the concert

Flutes & Frets West Meon Music Festival 2026
A journey through 400 years of music from courts around Europe on various historical flutes and lutes. Featuring compositions by:
Guillaume Dufay, William Byrd, François Couperin and King Frederick the Great.

Flutes  &  Frets:   Beth  Stone  &  Daniel  Murphy 

 CONCERT  6

Saturday 12th September, 7:30pm

Romantic  Masterpieces

St John the Evangelist

Concert length 2 hours. A glass of wine included, served during the interval

Brahms Four Piano Pieces, Op.119
Franck Sonata  for violin & piano 
Frank Martin  Pavane  “Couleur du temps” 
Schumann Piano Quintet 

The  Primrose  Piano  Quartet,   

Laura  Rickard – violin,    Martin  Stanzeleit –  cello

CONCERT  7

Sunday 13th September, 11am

Coffee Concert

All Saints East Meon

Concert length 1 hour. Coffee included,  served from 10:30am

eden stell guitar duo
Mozart Sonata No.4 K282 arr. M. Eden
Castelnuovo-Tedesco Les Guitares bien Tempérées I -VI
Rameau Pièces de Clavecin arr. Sergio Assad L’ Egyptienne, La Poule
Ida Presti Étude fantasque

The  Eden  Stell  Guitar  Duo 

CONCERT  8

Sunday 13th September, 3pm

Schubertiade

St John the Evangelist

Concert finishes 5:30pm. Tea & cakes served in the interval

Schubert
Winterreise 
String Quintet  in C

James  Gilchrist,  Tenor. 

The  Primrose Piano  Quartet, 

Laura  Rickard – violin,   Martin  Stanzeleit – cello

 

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