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Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival - January 2008
Here is the programme for the January 2008 Festival Concert Series, the latest in this annual series of Wye Valley Chamber Music Festivals. As usual the artists taking part are some of the most exciting young artists from the UK and abroad.
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Concert 1 - St Briavels Church - Friday, 11th January, 7:30 pm.
Mozart: Violin Sonata in E-flat K.481 - Malin Broman (violin), Daniel Tong (piano).
Webern: Duos: 3 little pieces Op.11, 4 pieces Op.7, 2 pieces (1899) - Fiona McNaught (violin), Robin Michael (cello), Daniel Tong (piano).
Mahler: Piano Quartet Movment - Fiona McNaught (violin), Tom Hankey (viola), Robin Michael (cello), Daniel Tong (piano).
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A D667, ('The Trout') - Benjamin Nabarro (violin), Tom Dunn (viola), Pierre Doumenge (cello), Graham Mitchell (double-bass), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano).
 
Concert 2 - Wyastone Hall - Saturday, 12th January, 3:00 pm.
Beethoven: 14 Variations on an Original Theme Op 44 - Malin Broman (violin), Robin Michael (cello), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano).
Brahms: Sonata in F for cello and piano Op.99 - Pierre Doumenge (cello), Annika Palm-Doumenge (piano).
Strauss: Metamorphosen - Malin Broman & Anna Safonova (violins), Tom Dunn & Matthew Truscott (violas), Pierre Doumenge & Robin Michael (cellos), Graham Mitchell (double-bass).
 
Concert 3 - Holy Trinity Church, Hereford - Tuesday, 15th January, 7:30 pm.
Schubert: Quartettsatz - Anna Safonova and Annabelle Meare (violins), Oliver Wilson (viola), Gemma Rosefield (cello).
Zemlinsky: Clarinet Trio - Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Gemma Rosefield (cello), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)
Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B flat, Op.97 ('The Archduke') - Matthew Truscott (violin), Pierre Doumenge (cello), Daniel Tong (piano).
 
Concert 4 - St Briavels Church - Wednesday, 16th January, 7:30 pm.
Webern: Langsamersatz - Anna Safonova and Annabelle Meare (violins), Oliver Wilson (viola), Gemma Rosefield (cello).
Strauss: Piano Quartet - Benjamin Nabarro (violin), Tom Dunn (viola), Robin Michael (cello), Tim Horton (piano).
Schubert: Allegro ('Lebenssturme') D947 - Annika Palm-Doumenge & Daniel Tong (pianos).
Beethoven: String Quartet No 10 in E-flat Op.74 - Fiona McNaught & Tom Hankey (violins), Rose Redgrave (viola), Robin Michael (cello).
 
Beethoven Discovery Day - Treowen - Saturday, 19th January, time 12 noon.
Hosted by Richard Wigmore
Beethoven: Violin Sonata Op.12 No.1 - Fiona McNaught (violin), Daniel Tong (piano)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata Op.12 No.2 - Anna Safonova (violin), Tim Horton (piano).
Beethoven: Violin Sonata Op.12 No.3 - Benjamin Nabarro (violin), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano).
Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B flat, Op.97 ('The Archduke') - Matthew Truscott (violin), Pierre Doumenge (cello), Daniel Tong (piano).
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat, Op.130 - Benjamin Nabarro & Tom Hankey (violins), Tom Dunn (viola), Amy Norrington (cello).
 
Concert 5 - Hellens Manor - Sunday, 20th January, 3:00 pm.
Pre-concert talk: Alban Berg's Lyric Suite - Stephen Walsh
Robert Fuchs: Clarinet Quintet - Tom Hankey & Fiona McNaught (violins), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Oliver Wilson (viola), Amy Norrington (cello).
Berg: Lyric Suite - Matthew Truscott and Florence Cooke (violin), Cian O'Duill (viola), Robin Michael (cello).
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat, Op. 130 - Benjamin Nabarro & Tom Hankey (violins), Tom Dunn (viola), Amy Norrington (cello).
 
Tickets:
Single Concert - £15 - Five-Concert Ticket: £60
Beethoven Discovery Day Event - £35

Ticket Outlets:

             Monmouth - GTS, 9 Agincourt St. -::- Hereford - The Outback, 19a Church St.
Ross-on-Wye - Tourist Info Centre, Edde Cross St. -::- Chepstow - Chepstow Book Shop, St Mary's St.  
At the door - from 30 minutes before each concert

Booking by Post: Cheques, payable to "WVCM", plus stamped addressed envelope, to:
Box Office, Wye Valley Music Festival, c/o Farriers Barn, Mathern, Chepstow NP16 6JH.
 
Warm applause for artists at Hellens as they take their bows.
Warm applause for artists at Hellens
as they take their bows (Sept 2006).
 
Updated 14/1/08