Annette Cleary (cello) Reamonn Keary (piano) Barry McGovern (narrator)

Richard Strauss - Enoch Arden

Since emerging in 2016, Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage have been defying all conventions of style, genre and compartmentalisation. A touch of ‘Americana’, yet quintessentially English. Traditional, yet contemporary, with their individual writing style. Playful and instinctive, they constantly do the unexpected; yet they do it with such panache and natural chemistry it makes perfect sense.

Alex Lyon (clarinet) Rebecca Burden (cello) Milda Vitartaite (piano)

Jack Wood - Blur
Joy Ingle - Living Light
James M. Creed - Trio: after an étude by Hélène de Montegeroult, composer
Ed Cooper - Premiere of new piece
Jamie Elless - beeswax

Darragh Morgan (violin) Tim Gill (cello) Mary Dullea (piano)

Mic Spencer - see it nyir eyes (wanny uz) - Love letter no. 6
Robert Schumann - Piano Trio no 1 in D minor, op 63

Madeleine Mitchell (violin) Gordon MacKay (violin) Nigel Clayton (piano)

Judith Weir - Atlantic Drift Violin Duos
Michael Nyman - Taking it as Read for violin & piano
Johannes Brahms - Violin Sonata no 2 in A, op 100 - Allegro amabile
James B Wilson - New Work for violin and piano (world premiere)
Béla Bartók - selection from Duos for 2 violins, op 44
Rebecca Clarke - Nocturne for 2 violins and piano

Olayá is a female-led flute and percussion band inspired by Northeastern Brazilian Bandas de Pifanos (bamboo flutes), with the elemental force of flutes, rich vocal harmonies, driving percussion and bass. Olayá’s music is heavily rhythmic and contagiously fun, a fresh take on a traditional Brazilian sound never before heard in the UK. United by their passion for Brazilian music and exploring sounds, Olayá formed in 2022.

Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas is one of the finest performers of the Cuban Guitar Movement. He is a sophisticated virtuoso on his instrument and an ambassador of Cuban culture. Since graduating from both the Royal College and Guildhall School of Music and Drama he has performed in prestigious venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, toured extensively around Europe, presented innumerable UK premieres, and released several critically acclaimed recordings. His latest CD Ilusión y Verdad is out now on Parma Recording (USA).

Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite, op 40
Dora Pejačević - 3 Pieces from Blumenleben, op 19 - ‘The Rose’, ‘The Red Carnation’ and ‘Lilies’
Dora Pejačević - Erinnerung, op 24
Cécile Chaminade - Autrefois and Norwégienne from Pièces humoristiques, op 87
Maurice Ravel - Le tombeau de Couperin

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Athens to Bucharest: A bumpy ride through the Balkans

CAERUS Chamber Ensemble
Jonian Ilias Kadesha – violin
Pablo Hernán Benedí – violin/viola
Bartholomew LaFolette – cello
Noam Greenberg – piano

Please note that there are some changes to the previously advertised details for this concert.

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Warsaw to Prague

Tim Posner – cello
Alasdair Beatson – piano

Antonín Dvořák Silent Woods
Grażyna Bacewicz Andande Sostenuto
Bohuslav Martinů Variations on a Slovakian Theme
Franz Liszt La Lugubre Gondola (arr cello and piano)
Ernő Dohnányi Cello Sonata