the primrose piano quartet Thomas Kelly The Gonzago Band Jamie Savan Steven Devine Faye Newton Will Duerden Harriet Burns
welcome to the 2023 Festival
14th-17th September
The box office will open in June
2023 Programme
CONCERT 1
Thursday 14th September, 7:30pm
Opening Concert
St John the Evangelist
A glass of wine included, served during the interval
Mozart String Duo in B flat, K424
Schubert “Arpeggione” Sonata
Brahms Piano Quartet A major, Op.26
The Primrose Piano Quartet
CONCERT 2
Friday 15th September, 7:30pm (70mins)
Thomas kelly, Piano Recital
St John the Evangelist
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)
Prizewinner at Leeds and Hastings international piano competitions
Programme to be confirmed soon
THOMAS KELLY, PIANO
CONCERT 3 (45 mins)
Friday 15th September, 9pm
Who’s afraid of Arnold Schoenberg?
St John the Evangelist
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)
Mahler Piano Quartet
Schoenberg String Trio
Mahler was a great supporter of Schoenberg who said: “I do not have a great deal to say about Mahler, only this: he is one of the greatest men there could be”. The Primrose present a humorous and informal concert exploring the men & their music.
The Primrose Piano Quartet
CONCERT 4
Saturday 16th September, 11.30am (50 mins)
Bach Goldberg Variations
All Saints, East Meon
Coffee included, served from 11am
Bach Goldberg Variations
Bach’s epic masterpiece arranged for string trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky
The Primrose string trio
CONCERT 5
Saturday 16th September, 3pm (1 hour)
Songs and Duets from the age of monteverdi
Church of Our Lady, Warnford
Tea & Cakes included, served after the concert
the gonzaga band
To include music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries
Jamie Savan, cornett
Faye Newton, soprano
Steven devine, chamber organ
CONCERT 6
Saturday 16th September, 7:30pm
The trout quintet
St John the Evangelist
A glass of wine included, served during the interval
Brahms Viola Sonata in E flat, Op.120
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op.49
Schubert Piano Quintet “The Trout”
The Primrose Piano Quartet
Will Duerden, double bass
CONCERT 7
Sunday 17th September, 11:30am (1 hr)
french song recital
St John the Evangelist
Coffee included, served from 11am
Songs by Fauré, Poulenc, Gounod and Debussy
harriet burns , soprano,
john thwaites , piano
CONCERT 8
Sunday 17th September, 3.30pm
French Finale
St John the Evangelist
Tea & cakes served in the interval
Saint Saëns Barcarolle
Jean Françaix String Trio
Chopin Nocturne Op.9 no.2
Bizet/Sarasate Carmen Fantasy
Fauré Piano Quartet in G minor
The Primrose Piano Quartet
We would like to thank our sponsors Coach House Pianos who are again supplying the amazing Shigeru Kawai SK-EX hand-built piano
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