Wigmore Soloists: Michael Collins Sini Simonen Isabelle van Keulen Rachel Roberts Kristina Blaumane Alberto Menéndez Escribano
with Daniel Lebhardt (piano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 Interval Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34
Alasdair Beatson
Stephanie Gonley
Jonathan Stone
Lars Anders Tomter
Rachel Roberts
Adrian Brendel
Gemma Rosefield
Antonin Dvořák: Cypresses B 152, selection Johannes Brahms: String Sextet in B flat, op.18 Interval Josef Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St Wenceslas', op. 35a Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, op. 90, Dumky
Queen's Hall Arts Centre
Beaumont Street, Northumberland, England
Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A minor Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45 Interval Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E flat major, op. 87
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 11 in C major, op. 61 Interval Antonin Dvořák: String Quintet no. 2 in G major, op. 77
Crucible Playhouse
Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England
Sergey Rachmaninov: Trio Élégiaque no. 1 in G minor Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata in C major, op. 119 Interval Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet no. 2 in F major, op. 22
Junction Goole
Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte Interval Antonin Dvořák: String Quintet in G major, op. 77
Portsmouth Guildhall
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Igor Stravinsky: Stravinsky 3 pieces for String Quartet Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10 Interval Franz Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 - Death and the Maiden
Wiltshire Music Centre
Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England
Josef Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St Wenceslas', op. 35a Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10 Interval Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet, op, 31 Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179, American
Crucible Playhouse
Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England
Mozart and Schubert Ella Taylor, Robin Ireland & Ensemble 360
Mozart: Ach, ich fühl’s! (from The Magic Flute) Mozart : String Quintet No.4 in G minor K516 Trad. Se solen sjunker (Swedish folksong) Schubert :Piano Trio No.2 in E flat
Music in the Round is delighted to welcome Robin Ireland back to the Crucible, a venue he knows so well from his years as violist with the Lindsay String Quartet.
Robin will join Ensemble 360 for one of Mozart’s finest chamber works, his String Quintet in G minor. It’s a work that’s rich in drama, the hallmark of one of the greatest opera composers, and a delicate aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute will lead straight into the Quintet.
Schubert’s Second Piano Trio was one of the final pieces he completed before his death at the young age of 31. It’s a work of incredible emotional depth, with its most famous melody, frequently used in soundtracks for film and television, inspired by a traditional Swedish folksong.
Crucible Playhouse
Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England
Relaxed Concert: Carnival
Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert for horn and piano Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
For this ‘Relaxed’ concert featuring ‘The Carnival of the Animals’, doors will be left open, lights raised, a break-out space provided, and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance. People with an Autism Spectrum, sensory or communication disorder or learning disability, those with age-related impairments and parents/carers with babies are all especially welcome.
Crucible Playhouse
Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England
Saint-Saëns. The Renaissance Man
Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert for horn and piano Bassoon Sonata Les odeurs de Paris L’assassinat du duc de guise The Carnival of the Animals
Camille Saint-Saëns’ most celebrated work, ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ is a work unlike any other, transporting the listener into a musical menagerie that includes a swan, a tortoise, lions and a plunge into a truly magical aquarium. It is presented here alongside rarely performed pieces including ‘Les odeurs de Paris’, a musical riot, with the addition of trumpets and children’s toys to convey the many smells of Paris. Early French film The Assassination of the Duke of Guise is one of the very first to feature an original film score. Written by Saint-Saëns, the music will be performed live alongside a screening of the film in a celebration of the beloved French composer.
Crucible Playhouse
Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England
French Gems
Maurice Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré Camille Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata in D major, op. 166 Thomas Adès: Alchymia for clarinet quintet Interval André Messager: Solo de Concours for solo clarinet César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Crucible Playhouse
Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England
Friday Night in Paris Roderick Williams and Ensemble 360
Musical national treasure Roderick Williams, soloist at King Charles III’s Coronation and Singer-in-Residence with Music in the Round, returns to the Crucible Playhouse with Ensemble 360 for a magical tour through the City of Light.
Fauré’s first Piano Quintet was a labour of love that he nurtured over many years, and the song cycles and works for violin he wrote alongside it echo through this exquisitely constructed piece.
Poulenc’s kaleidoscopic sextet encompasses jazz, ragtime, pastiche of Mozart and a tribute to Ravel, whose ‘Madagascan’ songs they follow, in this programme luxuriating in the many sounds of fin de siècle Paris.
Culminating in Fauré’s intricate song-cycle, crafted from the poems of Paul Verlaine, this concert reunites Ensemble 360, with Music in the Round’s singer-in-residence Roderick Williams for the first time since 2017.
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quintet no. 1 in D minor, op. 89 Maurice Ravel: Chansons madécasses Interval Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano in C major Gabriel Fauré: La Bonne Chanson for Baritone, String Quintet and Piano
Crucible Playhouse
Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England
Ensemble 360 and Steven Isserlis in Festival Finale
George Onslow: Nonet, op. 77 Gabriel Fauré: Elegie, op. 24 Interval Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, op.70, Souvenir de Florence
A grand work for a grand finale: captivating charm and wit from George Onslow’s Nonet. Nicknamed the ‘French Beethoven’, this is a chance to hear one of his finest and largest-scale chamber works whose five movements move through an expressive array of moods from turbulence to a jubilant conclusion.
Steven Isserlis then joins pianist Tim Horton for a heartfelt lament by Gabriel Fauré, before we sign off with Tchaikovsky’s celebratory musical postcard, Souvenir de Florence. This hugely popular string sextet by the great Russian composer features both Steven Isserlis and Ensemble 360’s cellist Gemma Rosefield, and promises to be a fitting farewell to the Festival in our anniversary year.
Jubilee Hall, Seer Green
School Lane, Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, England
Charles Villiers Stanford: Fantasy no. 1 for Clarinet and String quartet John Ireland: Sextet for Clarinet, Horn and String Quartet Interval Rebecca Clarke: Two pieces for Viola and Cello Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet op. 2 Edward Elgar: Andante and Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: tring Quartet D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister Gerald Finzi: interlude for Oboe and String Quartet Interval Rebecca Clarke: Poem for String Quartet Arnold Bax: Oboe Quintet