January Festival 2011
7 – 16 January 2011
In January 2011 Wye Valley Chamber Music returned for the 12th annual Festival, performing six concerts in venues up and down the Wye Valley.
2011 Festival Artists
Piano Alasdair Beatson, Simon Crawford-Phillips, Tim Horton and Daniel Tong
Violin Sara Bitlloch, Florence Cooke, Katharine Gowers, Ben Hancox, Klara Hellgren, Laura Samuel and Matthew Truscott
Viola Jessica Beeston, William Coleman, Tom Dunn and Tom Hankey
Cello Guy Johnston, Robin Michael, Alice Neary and Amy Norrington
Friday 7 January, St Briavels Church
6pm
Pre-concert talk on Schubert’s Fantasy in F minor by Richard Wigmore at St Briavels Castle
7pm
Janácek Sonata for Violin and Piano
Laura Samuel, Daniel Tong
Dvorák Terzetto in C, op.74
Laura Samuel, Florence Cooke, Tom Hankey
Martinu Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
Laura Samuel, Tom Dunn
Schubert Fantasy in F minor for piano 4 hands, D 940
Simon Crawford-Phillips, Alasdair Beatson
Saturday 8 January, Treowen Manor
3pm
Pre-concert talk on Haydn’s String Quartet op. 17 by Richard Wigmore
4pm
Schubert Sonata (Duo) in A for Violin and Piano, D 574
Tom Hankey, Daniel Tong
Haydn String Quartet in C minor, op.17 no.4
Matthew Truscott, Tom Hankey, Tom Dunn, Robin Michael
Schubert Piano Trio in B flat, D 898
Florence Cooke, Robin Michael, Daniel Tong
Wednesday 12 January, Bishop’s Palace, Hereford
7pm
Beethoven Piano Trio in G, op.1 no.2
Sara Bitlloch, Amy Norrington, Daniel Tong
Enescu Piano Quartet in D minor, op.30
Ben Hancox, William Coleman, Robin Michael, Simon Crawford-Phillips
Dvorák Piano Quintet in A, op.81
Katharine Gowers, Ben Hancox, Jessica Beeston, Guy Johnston, Alasdair Beatson
Saturday 15 January, Treowen Manor
Discovery Day
11.30am – 6pm
Hosted by Stephen Walsh. The First Viennese school, with readings of letters, discussions with musicians and complete performances of:
Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat, op.1 no.1
Katharine Gowers, Guy Johnston, Daniel Tong
Haydn Piano Trio in D minor, Hob XV:23
Matthew Truscott, Alice Neary, Tim Horton
Mozart String Quartet in F, K 590
Laura Samuel, Katharine Gowers, Jessica Beeston, Amy Norrington
Schubert Fantasy in C for Violin and Piano, D 934
Matthew Truscott, Simon Crawford-Phillips
Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor, op.131
Tom Hankey, Florence Cooke, William Coleman, Amy Norrington
Schubert String Quartet in A minor, D 804 ‘Rosamunde’
Laura Samuel, Florence Cooke, Tom Dunn, Robin Michael
Sunday 16 January, Hellens Manor
12pm
Pre-concert talk on Bartók’s Piano Quintet by Stephen Walsh
1pm
Beethoven String Trio in C minor, op.9 no.3
Klara Hellgren, Jessica Beeston, Robin Michael
Bartók Piano Quintet
Laura Samuel, Tom Hankey, William Coleman, Alice Neary, Daniel Tong
3pm
Pre-concert talk on Chausson’s Concerto by Stephen Walsh
4pm
Mozart String Quintet in E flat, K 614
Klara Hellgren, Tom Hankey, Tom Dunn, Jessica Beeston, Alice Neary
Saint-Saëns Piano Quartet in B flat, op.41
Matthew Truscott, Tom Dunn, Robin Michael, Tim Horton
Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet
Katharine Gowers, Simon Crawford-Phillips, Klara Hellgren, Florence Cooke, Tom Dunn, Guy Johnston