Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet no. 1 in D major, K. 285
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat major, op. 16
Interval
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84
Close-Up: Music for Curious Young Minds
Oliver Knussen: Cantata for Oboe and String Trio
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Interval
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Quintet for piano and strings in C minor
Benjamin Britten: Britten Sinfonietta, Op. 1
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Can Sorrow Find Me
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10
Edward Elgar: Chanson de Matin
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Romance
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth: Piano Trio in D minor, Scherzo
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for Viola and Piano
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Idylle
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet in G major, op. 36
Interval
George Enescu: String Octet in C major, op, 7
Dmitry Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet, op. 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Francis Poulenc: Oboe Sonata
Interval
Arnold Schönberg, arr. Eduard Steuermann: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4
Jasdeep Singh Degun & E360
Jasdeep Singh Degun is one of the finest exponents of the sitar and one of the most exciting musicians working today. His many collaborations with players from both Indian and western classical traditions have earned him broad audiences and many prizes, including two prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society awards in 2024. Following his sold-out Playhouse debut with tabla player Harkiret Singh Bahra in spring 2024, he returns for a new collaboration with the string players of Ensemble 360 to mark their 20th birthday.
The Night Overtook Us -
An evening of Scottish Folk Music
Donald Grant and Friends
Samuel Barber: Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings, op. 48
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen (realisation for string septet by Rudolf Leopold)
Interval
Samuel Barber: String Quartet, op.11
Aaron Copland: Appalacian Spring
Samuel Barber: String Quartet, op.11, Adagio
Samuel Barber: Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings, op. 48
Aaron Copland: Appalacian Spring
Edmund Meisel, arr. George Morton: Battleship Potemkin
Maurice Ravel, arr. Farrington: Mother Goose Suite
Louise Farrenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds in C Minor, Op. 40
Interval
Maurice Duruflé: Prélude, récitatif et variations for Flute, Viola and Piano, op. 3
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 44
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956
Interval
Leos Janáček: String Quartet no. 2, Intimate Letters with narrator Paul Hawkyard
Paul Rissmann: Giddy Goat
20 Years of Ensemble 360: Festival Launch
Huw Watkins: Broken Consort
Aileen Sweeney: Commission from Royal Philharmonic Society 2024 (World Premiere)
Interval
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Bach Flute Concerto in D minor Wq.22
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute no. 2 in A minor, TWV 40:3
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in A Minor, F.45
Interval
Eliza Turner: Lesson No. 1, from Six Lessons for the Harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Herbert Howells: Phantasy String Quartet op. 25
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet op. 2
Interval
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Charlotte Bray: Bluer than Midnight
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet op. 2
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
Sally Beamish: The Naming of Birds
Alexander von Zemlinksy: Humoreske (Rondo)
Samuel Barber: Summer Music, op. 31
Gyorgy Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet, op. 43
Dmitry Shostakovich: Concertino for 2 Pianos Op 94
Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite no. 1 in G minor, op. 5, Fantasie-Tableaux
Interval
Igor Stravinsky, arr. Gryaznov: The Rite of Spring
With Claire Booth
Arnold Schönberg: String Quartet no. 2, op. 10
Alban Berg: Seven Early Songs
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 10
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 44 in E major, Hob.XV:28
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, op. 1, no. 2
Interval
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 63
Pavel Haas: Suite for Oboe and Piano, op.17
Leos Janáček: In the Mists
Interval
Pavel Haas: Wind Quintet, op. 10
Leos Janáček: Mládí (Youth) for Wind Sextet
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.
Close-Up: Music For Curious Young Minds
Five wind musicians and a very special guest breathe life into the wondrous world of chamber music. Created specially for young audiences, this concert combines well-known classical favourites with new works performed on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, with singer Roderick Williams.
Ideal for 7–11 year-olds and their families.
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
Enescu: Violin Sonata no.2
Fauré: Violin Concerto
Fauré:String Quartet
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Festival Launch
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45
Louise Farrenc: Nonet, op. 38
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
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
Louis Spohr: Nonet in F Major, op. 31
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
Frédéric François Chopin: Two Nocturnes, op. 48
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit: Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand
Interval
Frédéric François Chopin: Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20
Frédéric François Chopin: Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, op. 31
Frédéric François Chopin: Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, op. 39
Frédéric François Chopin: Scherzo no. 4 in E major, op. 54
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 25 in C major, op. 20, no. 2, Hob.III:32
Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110
Interval
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet no. 2 in F major, op. 22
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 34 in B flat major, Hob. XV:20
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio no. 2 in G minor, op. 26
Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
Colin Jacobson: Ascending Bird
Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, The Trout
Camille Saint-Saëns: Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, op. 79
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor, op. 2
A tour through the wondrous world of chamber music, specially created for young audiences, combining well-known classical favourites with new works from surprising places. This concert for 7-11 year-olds includes thrilling musical adventures told through music, cheeky characters and epic heroes, mind-blowing musical games, and the chance to join in and make music together.
Sergey Rachmaninov: Fantasia Tableaux Suite No. 1 for 2 pianos
Sergey Rachmaninov: Vocalise for 4 hands
Sergey Rachmaninov: S Suite No. 2
Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances for 2 pianos
Wu Tong: Rain Falling from the Roof
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Fuzzy Bird Sonata
Claude Debussy: La Mer
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op. 20 No. 4
Trad.: Songs from the Moravian Highlands
Pavel Fischer: String Quartet No.3 ‘Mad Piper’
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 45 in E flat major, Hob.XV:29
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 2, 3 and 5
Gyorgy Ligeti: 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Roxanna Panufnik: Hora Bessarabia
Erwin Schulhoff: Concertino for flute, viola and bass
Juan Pablo Jofre: Tangodromo
Trad: Shenandoah arr. cello and piano by Caroline Shaw
Paquito D'Rivera: The Cape Cod Files
Guillaume Connesson: Techno Parade
Claude Debussy: Trio for flute, viola and harp
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Guillaume Connesson: Sextet
Gian Carlo Menotti: Cantilena and Scherzo
Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste
Samuel Barber: Sonata forcello and piano
Ruth Wall: Pibroch Patterns
Trad.: The Blacksmith, Gaelic Waltz,The Marquis of Tullibardine
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus 14, from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Ludvig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Dinu Lipatti: Six Sonatas after Domenico Scarlatti
Giacomo Puccini: Songs
Ludvig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata
Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata
Festival Launch
Bohuslav Martinu: La Revue De Cuisine
Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Nos 2 and 1, Op. 46
Kurt Weill: Nanna’s Lied, Youkali, Je Ne T’aime Pas
Manuel De Falla: Pantomime and Ritual Fire Dance, from El Amore Brujo
Jean Françaix: Dixtuor For String Quintet And Wind Quintet
Camille Saint-Saëns: Septet in E flat major, Op. 65
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 32 in A major, Hob XV:18
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky:Selection from The Seasons, op. 37b (arr. for piano trio)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50, in memory of a Great Artist
Frédéric François Chopin: Prélude no. 25 in C sharp minor, op. 45
Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
Frédéric François Chopin: Waltz in A minor op. 34, no. 2
Frédéric François Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
Frédéric François Chopin: Two Polonaises, op. 26
Frédéric François Chopin: Three Mazurkas, op. 63
Frédéric François Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat major, op. 61
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 32 in A major, Hob XV:18
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky:Selection from The Seasons, op. 37b (arr. for piano trio)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50, in memory of a Great Artist
6pm: pre-concert talk (Tim & Tom McKinney)
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, op. 16
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstück VII
Frédéric François Chopin: Two Nocturnes, op. 27
Frédéric François Chopin: Three Mazurkas, op. 59
Frédéric François Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
Johannes Brahms: 2 Intermezzos from Klavierstücke, op. 119
Ernst von Dohnányi: Sextet in C major, op. 37
Britten Sinfonietta
Knussen … Upon One Note
Grime Seven Pierrot Miniatures
Slater The Light Blinds (RPS Composer 2021–22 Commission)
Brahms Serenade No. 1
Family concert for 3 – 7 year-olds.
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A Flat major, Op. 110
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Wallen The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 127
Copland Duo for Flute and Piano
Weir Airs From Another Planet
Mozart Piano Quintet in E Flat, K452
L. Boulanger Two Pieces for Violin and Piano
Debussy Piano Preludes No.s 4, 6 & 7, from Book 1
N. Boulanger Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
Sierra Butterflies Remember a Mountain
Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, M73
Ives The Housatonic at Stockbridge
Ives Mists
Ives Serenity
Grime Bright Travellers
Britten Ca' the Yowes
Respighi Il Tramonto
Ravel Quartet in F Major
Pritchard Peace
Byström Kinderszenen
Abrahamsen Six Pieces For Horn Trio
Grieg Cello Sonata
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 59/2
Shaw Entr'Acte
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 135
Workshop with Helen Grime
Bacewicz Oboe Trio
Grime Five Northeastern Scenes
Knussen Ophelia’s Last Dance
Martin? Quartet
Schumann Marchenerzählungen
Clarke Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale
Grime To Sere The Summer Sky
Kurtág Homage à Robert Schumann
Purcell Chacony in G Minor
Grime String Quartet No. 1
Purcell Fantasia No. 6 in F major
Mackly Many, Many Cadences
Purcell Fantasia in C minor
Britten String Quartet No.2
Watkins 'Resurrection Of The Soldiers', from Four Spencer Pieces
Grime Aviary Sketches (after Joseph Cornell)
Cage Nocturne for violin and piano
Suckling Visiones (after Goya)
Grime Whistler Miniatures
Bach Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV900
Chopin Nocturne
Festival Curator Helen Grime and Ensemble 360 pianist Tim Horton are joined by guests from the worlds of visual art and music to discuss the connections and themes linking these art forms, and the ways they are woven through Helen’s work and this Festival.
Workshop - TUOS performance students
Janácek Concertino
Martinu Three Madrigals
Meredith Tripotage Miniatures
Dvorák Piano Quintet No. 2
Vignery Sonata For Horn And Piano, Op. 7
Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120, No.1
Schumann Fantasiestucke, Op.73
Reinecke Trio for clarinet, horn and piano