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CHELTENHAMMUSIC FESTIVAL
2-13 JULY 2014cheltenhamfestivals.com0844 880 8094
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS WELCOMEPrincipal Partners
Major Partners
Festival Partners
Individual SupportersAquarius GroupDora and Jack BlackCelia and Andrew CurranMichael and Angela CronkElizabeth JacobsGraham and Eileen LockwoodMary Mackenzie, Richard Walton and FriendsSir Peter and Lady Marychurch
Sir Michael and Lady McWilliamNeil and Ann ParrackThe Chairman’s FriendsThe John Mumford & Penny McCracken wedding celebrationDiana Woolley70th Festival Appeal donors
We would also like to thank all our individualsupporters who have chosen to remain anonymous
Trusts and Societies Marketing Partners
Media Partners
Associate Partners
National Radio Partner National Media Partner
Alan Cadbury TrustRoyal Philharmonic SocietyThe HDH Wills 1965 Charitable TrustThe Helena Oldacre TrustThe Michael Tippett Musical FoundationThe Notgrove TrustThe Reed Foundation
OFFICIAL TRAVEL PARTNER
TH
ERA
DCLIFFE TRUST
TERCENTENARY YEAR 2014
Cheltenham Music Festival reaches its 70th this year. It’s a fine old age to get to; but, like a lot of 70-year-olds nowadays, we arrive at this landmark in excellent health – bursting with vitality and the spirit of adventure.
This 70th Festival recognises our heritage, in particular with the opening Town Hall concert featuring music from our very first concert in 1945. But it is more about classical music’s vibrant present and future, with a programme that emphasises a new generation’s immense talent and magnetism. This is no more apparent than with our Artist-in-Residence, Nicola Benedetti, a self-confessed ‘crusader for classical music’ (Desert Island Discs) and superb role model for excellence and application in young people.
Huge thanks are due to a wide range of supporters for making this programme possible, and notably HSBC for their sponsorship of our new Festival Proms series. Six hugely varied performances feature the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Miloš, Michael Morpurgo, Nicola Benedetti, the John Wilson Orchestra and more – a celebratory launch in the grand Edwardian venue where it all started in June 1945.
Meurig Bowen Festival Director
NICOLA BENEDETTI ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2014
NICOLA’S CHELTENHAM RESIDENCYBeethoven’s Triple Concerto page 11 M02
Chamber music by Brahms, Shostakovich and Sierra page 13 M05
VIP Lunch at Ellenborough Park page 14 MT03
A weekend of workshops with young string players page 8 MF03
Recital featuring Mozart, Elgar and Prokofiev page 22 M18
“I am hugely looking forward to my residency in Cheltenham this year. It will be a real pleasure to bring together different aspects of my musical life – playing concertos, enjoying chamber music with friends, and working with young musicians – in one lovely place over a few days.”
£5 TICKETS FOR UNDER 30s
Under 30? Try the Festival at a great price: see cheltenhamfestivals.com/under30 for details.
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FIND YOUR STYLE NEW MUSIC
RISING STARSFlute & Harp at Quenington page 12 M04
Benjamin Grosvenor page 20 M14
Gloucestershire Young Musicians page 22 M20
Radio 3 New Generation Artists pages 26 M22 28 M25 30 M28
Composer Academy Showcase page 27 M23
CHAMBER MUSIC HIGHLIGHTSSteven Osborne page 10 M01
Nash Ensemble page 14 M06
Brodsky Quartet page 16 M09
Nicola Benedetti & Alexei Grynyuk page 22 M18
Mark Padmore & Huw Watkins page 32 M31
Trio con Brio Copenhagen page 34 M35
SOMETHING DIFFERENTDifferent Trains page 15 M08
The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble page 18 M13
A Tribute to John Tavener page 33 M34
James Mayhew paints Carnival of the Animals page 8 MF04
SPECTACULAR SOUNDS AND SPACESDuruflé Requiem in Gloucester Cathedral page 27 M24
Anniversary Baroque at Owlpen Manor page 22 M19
Pärt & Tavener in Tewkesbury Abbey page 29 M27
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble in Gloucester Cathedral page 32 M33
BIG NIGHTS OUTTown Hall Festival Proms pages 11 M02 13 M05 15 M07 17 M12 21 M17
Miloš page 23 M21
The Planets & The Great Animal Orchestra page 35 M37
INTERNATIONALTokaido Road page 20 M15
Buskaid Soweto Strings page 31 M30
Son Yambu page 36 M38
Trio Mediæval & Arve Henriksen page 37 M39
Arts and Humanities Research Council TALKSWe are happy to announce a new partnership
with the Arts and Humanities Research Council
(AHRC). AHRC-funded researchers discuss
current and recent research in a series of four
pre-concert talks, with ample opportunity for
questions from the audience.
In our 70th year, a wide range of new music remains at the heart of the Cheltenham Music Festival. This includes 28 premieres and focuses on John Tavener, Graham Fitkin and women composers.
Mozart Outside page 12 MT02
British Military & Brass Bands page 21 MT07
Composing Women page 27 MT09
The Listening Experience Database page 32 MT11
Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall, Dobrinka Tabakova, Judith Weir Four Marian Antiphons page 27 M24
Tony Banks new orchestral work page 17 M12
Richard Blackford The Great Animal Orchestra page 35 M37
Graham Fitkin quintet page 15 M08
Will Gregory work for Moogs page 18 M13
Gavin Higgins The Ruins of Detroit page 16 M10
Nicola LeFanu Tokaido Road page 20 M15
Roxanna Panufnik Memories of my Father page 16 M09
Arlene Sierra Butterflies UKP page 13 M05
Tom Stewart piano trio page 16 M10
Tavener Scatter Roses Over My Tears UKP page 33 M34
Huw Watkins song cycle page 32 M31
John Woolrich Pluck from the Air page 14 M06
Composer Academy Showcase 12 new works page 27 M23
(World premieres unless indicated otherwise)
Plus other works by Philip Cashian, Graham Fitkin, Will Gregory, Jonathan Harvey, Piers Hellawell, Karl Jenkins, Steve Martland, Andrzej Panufnik, Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich, Arlene Sierra, Bent Sørensen, John Tavener and Michael Zev Gordon.
For a full new music list go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/music
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VENUES VENUES
PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM1820s Regency elegance — a crystal-clear acoustic, the wow factor of a high central cupola, a lovely colonnade and stunning park views.
Seating capacity: 400
Perfect for: the world’s finest pianists, singers and chamber ensembles.
CHELTENHAM TOWN HALLEarly 20th century Edwardian elegance — the classic ‘shoebox’ concert hall.
Seating capacity: 950
Perfect for: symphony orchestras at full throttle — thrilling clarity and impact.
TEWKESBURY ABBEYA stunning Abbey church, consecrated in 1121. Elementally huge pillars supporting Norman arches in the nave, beautifully located on the edge of town.
Seating capacity: 750
Perfect for: roof-raising, bliss-inducing choral and organ music.
PARABOLA ARTS CENTREState-of-the-art 21st century theatre meets 19th century foyer and gallery space. Intimate, versatile and classy.
Seating capacity: 300
Perfect for: everything from cabaret and opera to talks, film and family events.
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE CHAPELHigh, soaring late Victorian Gothic — externally based on the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge.
Seating capacity: 500
Perfect for: choirs, brass...and choirs again.
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRALBegun in 1089 and remodelled over four centuries, its architectural magnificence encompasses Norman and English Gothic styles. Steeped in history — from royal coronations and burials to Harry Potter film sets.
Seating capacity: 1000
Perfect for: grand musical events featuring choirs and orchestras.
‘The Festival’s morning recitals at the Pump Room are its continuing glory.’
The Sunday Times, 2011
WITHIN CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA
Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE
Parabola Arts Centre GL50 3AA
Cheltenham College Chapel GL53 7LD
Ellenborough Park Hotel GL52 3NH
BEYOND CHELTENHAM
Tewkesbury Abbey GL20 5RZ
Gloucester Cathedral GL1 2LX
Quenington Church GL7 5BN
Owlpen Manor GL11 5BZ
Painswick Church GL6 6UT
POSTCODES
For information on public transport and car parks go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/your-visit
GETTING TO THE FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY…
CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL 30 APRIL – 5 MAY 2014THE TIMES CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL 3-8 JUNE 2014CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL 2-13 JULY 2014THE TIMES CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL 3-12 OCTOBER 2014
Thank you to James Mayhew for creating the colourful border on these pages.
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FAMILY EVENTSSATURDAY5JULY SATURDAY12JULYSUNDAY6JULY
PERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA
O Duo percussion
Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12.15pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 5+ MF01
See percussionists O Duo whizz around the stage as
you’ve never seen before! With a marimba, vibraphone,
glockenspiel, drum kit, African and Brazilian drums and
a multitude of handheld percussion, the pair perform a
huge range of music, including pieces by Bach, Chopin
and Philip Glass.
‘Phenomenal artistry ...Brimming with style and
panache.’ Daily Telegraph
Michael Morpurgo narrator Coope, Boyes & Simpson vocal trio
Town Hall 11am-12.30pm £15 (£7.50 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 8+ MF02
Private Peaceful in words and music
Master-storyteller and best-selling author
Michael Morpurgo is joined by the
outstanding English a cappella trio Coope,
Boyes & Simpson for a telling of Morpurgo’s
moving First World War tale Private Peaceful.
The trio’s songs match and intensify
Morpurgo’s inspired narration as the story of
Tommo Peaceful moves between humour
and tragedy – from childhood in a Devon
village to the trenches of the Western Front
in the First World War.
MICHAEL MORPURGO PRESENTS PRIVATE PEACEFUL
THE BENEDETTI SESSIONS
Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 4-5pm FREE (ticket required) MF03
Following a weekend of rehearsals and workshops,
Nicola Benedetti performs Shostakovich and Holst
with a large ensemble of young string players from
Gloucestershire.
See page 42 for further details.
JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
PARTY IN THE PARK
James Mayhew illustrator Alex Kirk piano Jonathan McNaught piano Rebecca McNaught cello
Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 5+ MF04
In and around Pittville Pump Room 1-4pm FREE Ideal for ages 5+
Come and enjoy a huge range of music, craft activities from Art
Playground, food and drink at this free, family-friendly event. With a
certain international flavour, there will be performances by Festival
artists, our Indonesian Gamelan, our Surround Sound Great Animal
Orchestra education project and local choirs, theatre groups and more.
Full details will be available nearer the time at
cheltenhamfestivals.com/parkparty
Saint-Saëns (Painted) Carnival of the Animals
Author and illustrator James Mayhew
(creator of the much-loved Katie and
Ella Bella Ballerina series) brings a whole
carnival of animals to life before your eyes!
Lions, tortoises, elephants, fish, kangaroos
and more... James will paint them to live
music from Saint-Saëns' suite.
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THE OPENING NIGHT PROM
STEVEN OSBORNE PLAYS SCHUBERT & BEETHOVEN
FILM PIANOMANIA
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Benedetti/Elschenbroich/Grynyuk Trio Kirill Karabits conductor
Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm £40 £35 £18 £14 Members 10% off M02
Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3 14’ Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56 ‘Triple’* 33’ Panufnik Heroic Overture 6’ Elgar Enigma Variations 30’
Beethoven’s magnificent Triple Concerto is a fitting
way to usher in Nicola Benedetti’s Cheltenham
residency and our Festival Proms series. She is
joined here by the other members of her piano trio,
Leonard Elschenbroich and Alexei Grynyuk, the
in-form Bournemouth orchestra and their celebrated
principal conductor, Ukrainian Kirill Karabits.
Also featured are the two pieces that opened and
closed the first ever Cheltenham Music Festival
concert in June 1945 – Beethoven’s Leonore Overture
No 3 and Elgar’s Enigma Variations – and an overture
by Andrzej Panufnik, whose birth centenary is marked
this year.
Concert sponsored by
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
and supported by
Celia and Andrew Curran
Steven Osborne piano
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M01
Schubert Hüttenbrenner Variations, D 576 15’ Schubert Andante in A, D 604 5’ Beethoven Piano Sonata No 28 in A, Op. 101 9’ Beethoven Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’ 45’
The 70th Cheltenham Music Festival launches with
a Schubert and Beethoven showcase from Scottish
pianist Steven Osborne. With his second Gramophone
Award in 2013, as well as the Royal Philharmonic
Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year award, Osborne
has clearly scaled new heights of artistry and acclaim.
After a recent Wigmore Hall Beethoven recital, the
Guardian wrote of the pianist’s ‘poetry in sound,
absolutely astonishing’ and the Observer went further:
‘The audience, as one, was agog... Osborne's attack is
ferocious and fearless, his tenderness beyond words.
His self appears subsumed in service to the composer.
This is the best it gets.’
Supported by
Dora and Jack Black
& Neil and Ann Parrack
Parabola Arts Centre 5-6.40pm £6 Members 10% off MT01
A captivating portrait of
Vienna-based Steinway
piano technician Stefan
Knüpfer – his meticulous,
even obsessive quest for
perfection in meeting
the needs of demanding
pianists such as Pierre-
Laurent Aimard, Lang
Lang and Alfred Brendel.
You’ll never look at pianos,
pianists or piano tuners the
same way again.
Watch the trailer online at
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music
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AN EVENING WITH NICOLA BENEDETTI
Nicola Benedetti violin Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Benjamin Gilmore viola Leonard Elschenbroich cello Alexei Grynyuk piano
Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm £40 £30 £25 £12 £10 Members 10% off M05
Brahms Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op. 25 40’ Arlene Sierra Butterflies (UK premiere) 12’ Shostakovich Piano Quintet Op. 57 29’
In September 2013, Nicola Benedetti performed
a sell-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Over
5000 people were wowed by her performances of
chamber music with some select musical friends,
and this second Town Hall concert in her residency
will re-unite them for this highly-charged but
intimate experience. Nicola will share with the
audience why she is passionate about the particular
pieces being played, enabling listeners to get closer
to the music.
Concert sponsored by
TALK: MOZART OUTSIDEOval Room, Pittville Pump Room 10-10.40am £5 Members 10% off MT02
A key moment in
Miloš Forman's film
of Peter Shaffer's
Amadeus has Salieri
fictionally overhearing
a performance of the
slow movement of the
Serenade for 13 wind
instruments, and this
triggers a soliloquy on
Mozart's unattainable
mastery. Mark Everist,
Professor of Music at
Southampton University
and author of Mozart’s
Ghosts, asks what effect
such cinematographic
moments have on our
understanding of the
composer.
MOZART’S SERENADE FOR 13 WINDS
FLUTE & HARPAT QUENINGTON
New London Chamber Ensemble + guest players from London conservatoires*
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £25 £20 £14 Members 10% off M03
Mozart arr. Cashian Andante for mechanical organ 7’ Mozart arr. Beamish Adagio for glass harmonica 8’ Mozart arr. Butler Adagio/Allegro for mechanical organ 9’ Philip Cashian Dectet ‘Settala’s Machine’* 11’ Mozart Serenade No 10 ‘Gran Partita’* 50’
Mozart and Machines could be the subtitle to
this intriguing programme of music for wind
instruments. Beginning with arrangements
for wind quintet of works that Mozart wrote
originally for mechanical organ and glass
harmonica, it ends with the beloved Serenade
for 13 winds (well, actually 12 winds and
double bass). Philip Cashian’s rhythmic,
witty work takes its inspiration from another
mechanical curiosity, Settala’s Machine, a 17th
century mechanical devil.
Thomas Hancox flute Rachel Wick harp
St Swithin’s Church, Quenington 3-4.15pm £12 (unreserved) Members 10% off M04
C.P.E. Bach Sonata in G major 8’ Alwyn Naides 12’ Jongen Danse Lente 5’ Fauré Une châtelaine en sa tour 5’ Debussy Syrinx 3’ Bax Sonata for flute and harp 19’ François Borne Fantaisie brillante sûr ‘Carmen’ 12’
This talented young duo introduce a
varied programme of works for flute
and harp that includes Debussy's
shimmering Syrinx – the first work to be
written for solo flute since C.P.E. Bach's
works 150 years earlier.
Hear some of the ‘Mechanical Mozart’
arrangements online at
cheltenhamfestivals.com/music
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series
After the concert The Quenington Old Rectory Gardens will be open and teas and homemade cakes will be available.
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SCHUBERT’S TROUT QUINTET DIFFERENT TRAINSThe Nash Ensemble
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M06
Haydn String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76/4 ‘Sunrise’ 24’ John Woolrich Pluck from the Air (premiere) 11’ Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D 667 ‘Trout’ 40’
As their last Cheltenham performance
showed again in 2012, the supreme
individual talents of Nash members
merge with impeccable and sophisticated
ensemble skills to produce the highest
calibre music-making. A brand new
piano quintet by John Woolrich, specially
commissioned by Cheltenham in his 60th
birthday year, is flanked by two Austrian
chamber classics.
‘The Nash are chamber music royalty.’ The Sunday Times
Supported by
Mary Mackenzie, Richard Walton
and Friends
John Woolrich commissioned
with the support of
The Smith Quartet Joby Burgess percussion
Parabola Arts Centre 10-11.15pm £18 Members 10% off M08
Martland Starry Night 20’ Steve Reich Different Trains 27’ Graham Fitkin new quintet (premiere) 15’
Memory and reflection run through this evening
of rhythmic, dancing music. Reich’s powerful,
haunting Different Trains weaves the recorded
recollections of Pullman Porters, a 1940s nanny
and holocaust survivors through the colours
of the string quartet, while Martland’s work for
marimba and quartet dances through memories
of Africa beneath a starry sky.
See The Smith Quartet performing Different Trains
online at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music
CHELTEN
HAM
MUSIC FESTIVAL SO
CIETY
FILM & TALK MOOGParabola Arts Centre 7.45-9.30pm £6 Members 10% off MT04
Moog synthesizer pioneer Bernie Krause
introduces a fascinating film about an
instrument particularly close to his heart –
and 50 years old this year. Focused around
the instrument’s inventor, Robert Moog, this
portrait features contributions from Keith
Emerson, Rick Wakeman and other synthesizer
virtuosos.
Watch the trailer online at
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CELEBRATING SINATRA
John Wilson Orchestra Matthew Ford singer John Wilson conductor
Town Hall 7.30-9.30pm £30 £25 £12 £10 Members 10% off M07
With guest singer Matthew Ford – widely regarded
as the finest big band vocalist in the UK – John Wilson
and his extraordinary, hand-picked orchestra present
an evening of hits made famous by Old Blue Eyes
himself.
Some of the world’s best loved songs – Let’s Face the
Music and Dance, Night & Day, I’ve Got you Under My
Skin, The Lady is a Tramp – are heard in the original
orchestrations created for Sinatra by such master
arrangers as Nelson Riddle and Billy May.
FESTIVAL LUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST NICOLA BENEDETTI
Ellenborough Park 1-3.15pm MT03 Guests will be seated at 1.30pm £35. Price includes set two-course lunch with a glass of Prosecco on arrival
After a superb lunch in the sumptuous,
exquisite surroundings of Ellenborough
Park’s Beaufort Dining Room, enjoy this
in-conversation event with Classical BRIT
Award winner and Artist in Residence
Nicola Benedetti.
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CLASSICAL FAVOURITES
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Miloš Karadaglic guitar Maxime Tortelier conductor
Town Hall 7-9pm £30 £25 £12 £10 Turfed Area £15 (bring a blanket or cushion) Members 10% off M12
Repertoire to include: Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez 23’ Tony Banks new work (premiere) 12’ and repertoire to be voted on by audience
In this exclusive Festival Proms concert, you get to choose
the music! When you vote for your dream programme,
will you choose popular classics such as Barber's Adagio
for Strings, Sibelius' Finlandia, the magnificent Nimrod
by Elgar or other favourites by Bizet, Dvorak, Grieg,
Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky or Wagner? For the full list visit
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Relaxing perhaps in a 'turfed' section of Cheltenham Town
Hall, be serenaded by chart-topping classical guitarist
Miloš in a stunning performance of Rodrigo's Concierto de
Aranjuez. We are also joined by Tony Banks (see also MT05,
pg.18), founder keyboardist of 70s rock giants Genesis,
for the premiere of his first ever publicly performed
symphonic work. Watch interviews with artists Miloš and
Tony Banks online at cheltenhamfestivals.com/music
Supported by
The Chairman’s Friends
and The Patrons of Cheltenham Festivals
BRODSKY QUARTETPERCUSSION EXTRAVAGANZA
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M09
A. Panufnik String Quartet No 3 ‘Wycinanki’ 11’ Schubert String Quartet in A minor, ‘Rosamunde’ 35’ Roxanna Panufnik Memories of my Father (premiere) 12’ Brahms String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1 32’
Alongside substantial works by Schubert and Brahms, the
Brodskys present a pair of quartets by the Panufniks, father
and daughter. Andrzej Panufnik, born 100 years ago this year,
took as the inspiration for his 3rd string quartet a lifelong
attachment to the rustic art of Poland: ‘especially the paper-
cuts ("Wycinanki" in Polish) – symmetrical designs of magical
abstract beauty and naive charm’.
With references to Gesualdo and the Greek folk music
encountered on family holidays, Roxanna Panufnik’s new
work is a two-part tribute to her father, and in particular to
his own string quartets.
Supported by
Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam
O Duo percussion
Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12.15pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 5+ MF01
See percussionists O Duo whizz around the stage
as you’ve never seen before! With a marimba,
vibraphone, glockenspiel, drum kit, African and
Brazilian drums and a multitude of handheld
percussion, the pair perform a huge range of music,
including pieces by Bach, Chopin and Philip Glass.
‘Phenomenal artistry ...Brimming with style and
panache.’
Daily Telegraph
FAMILY EVENT
FIDELIO TRIODarragh Morgan violin Robin Michael cello Mary Dullea piano
Pittville Pump Room 3.30-5.30pm £15 (unreserved) Members 10% off M10
Graham Fitkin Lens 15’ Michael Zev Gordon Roseland 5’ Tom Stewart new trio (premiere) 10’ Piers Hellawell Etruscan Games 17’ Arlene Sierra Avian Mirrors 10’ Gavin Higgins The Ruins of Detroit (premiere) 15’
The Fidelio Trio, one of the UK’s foremost
ensembles committed to contemporary
music, presents a hugely varied programme
of recently written and brand new duos and
trios. Tom Stewart is the 2013 recipient of
the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition
Prize, and the works by Zev Gordon and
Sierra were commissioned by long-time
Music Festival supporter Elizabeth Jacobs.
Supported by
Elizabeth Jacobs
Stewart supported by
Susan Bradshaw Composers’ Fund
FREE entertainment in Imperial Gardens from 5pm with Dutch marching band Drum Fanfare Jong Leven
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THE WILL GREGORY MOOG ENSEMBLE
THE BENEDETTI SESSIONS
Parabola Arts Centre 9.30-11.30pm £18 Members 10% off M13
50 years after Robert Moog
first presented his monophonic
synthesizer to the world,
Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory brings
together no fewer than 10 Moogs
on stage.
With a lineup including composer
Graham Fitkin and Portishead’s
Adrian Utley, the Ensemble
performs Bach’s Brandenburg
Concerto No 3, excerpts from
John Carpenter’s sci-fi fantasy
Escape From New York and a new
piece by Gregory featuring a
specially developed device that
synchronises the synths together
like a huge player piano. The
second half features a score by
Will Gregory played live to a
poignant film The Service Of Tim
Henman.
Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 4-5pm FREE (ticket required) MF03
Following a weekend of rehearsals and
workshops, Nicola Benedetti performs
Shostakovich and Holst with a large ensemble of
young string players from Gloucestershire.
See page 8 for further details.
FAMILY EVENT
Michael Morpurgo narrator Coope, Boyes & Simpson vocal trio
Town Hall 11am-12.30pm £15 (£7.50 children) Members 10% off Ideal for ages 8+ MF02
Private Peaceful in words and music
MICHAEL MORPURGO PRESENTS PRIVATE PEACEFUL
TONY BANKS & BRIAN MOOREParabola Arts Centre 5.45-6.30pm £8 Members 10% off MT05
It’s not every day that a rugby legend interviews
rock royalty in a (mostly) classical music festival.
But there’s a first time for everything, as avowed
Genesis fan Brian Moore discusses Banks’ new
orchestral piece, his relationship with classical
music and his legacy with Messrs Collins, Gabriel,
Hackett and Rutherford.
FESTIVAL LUNCH WITH SPECIAL GUEST MILOŠ KARADAGLIC
Ellenborough Park 1-3.15pm MT06 Guests will be seated at 1.30pm £35. Price includes set two-course lunch with a glass of Prosecco on arrival
After a superb lunch in the sumptuous,
exquisite surroundings of Ellenborough Park’s
De La Bere Court, enjoy this in-conversation
event with classical chart-topping guitarist
Miloš Karadaglić.
Master-storyteller and best-selling author Michael
Morpurgo is joined by the outstanding English a
cappella trio Coope, Boyes & Simpson for a telling
of Morpurgo’s moving First World War tale Private
Peaceful.
The trio’s songs match and intensify Morpurgo’s
inspired narration as the story of Tommo Peaceful
moves between humour and tragedy – from
childhood in a Devon village to the trenches of the
Western Front in the First World War.
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THE CENTENARY PROMTHE SOUNDS OF 1914
Flowers Brass Band Cheltenham Bach Choir TBA tenor Nicholas McCarthy piano Joseph Middleton piano Stephen Jackson conductor
Town Hall 7.30-9.45pm £25 £20 £12 £10 Members 10% off M17
Programme to include: Holst Mars from The Planets Elgar The Fourth of August (Spirit of England) Humperdinck Song of the Black Eagle Rachmaninov Vespers (selection) Gurney Selection of songs and Roses of Picardy, St Louis Blues & a singalong of marching songs (Long Way to Tipperary, Pack Up Your Troubles etc)
This is the concert when Gloucestershire marks the
centenary of the start of World War One – a broad-
reaching musical snapshot of the sounds of 1914, and of
music that arose out of war.
Outstanding local performers will be joined by the
remarkable one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy, who
will pay tribute to musicians such as Paul Wittgenstein
who lost limbs in battle.
Supported by
The Oldham Foundation
BENJAMIN GROSVENOR
TOKAIDO ROADNEW OPERA
Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M14
Mendelssohn Andante & Rondo capriccioso 6’ Schubert Impromptu in G flat Op. 90, No 3 6’ Schumann Humoreske Op. 20 25’ Mompou Paisajes 11’ Medtner 2 Fairy Tales Op. 51/3, Op. 14/2 7’ Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales 14’ Liszt Valse de l’opéra Faust (after Gounod) 10’
Okeanos Ensemble Caroline Clegg director
Parabola Arts Centre 4.30-6.30pm £20 Members 10% off M15
Traditional Japanese Music 30’ Nicola LeFanu Tokaido Road (premiere) 50’
Okeanos is an ensemble which mixes traditional
Japanese instruments, such as koto, sho and shamisen,
with western ones. They open this event with a taste
of traditional Japanese music, before composer Nicola
LeFanu and librettist Nancy Gaffield discuss how this
distinctive soundworld influenced the creation of this
new multimedia opera, Tokaido Road.
Taking its name from the series of vivid woodblock
prints by Japanese artist Hiroshige, the opera brings
Hiro – the figure present in every picture – to life.
Journeying from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto against a
backdrop of old and new images, Hiro tells of his
encounters – humorous, amorous, tragic – through
mime, dance, speech and song.
“Step into the picture – I’ll show you the way.”
TALK: BRITISH MILITARY & BRASS BANDSVenue tbc 6-7pm £5 Members 10% off MT07
Brass and military bands had
an impact on British music that
has been largely overlooked. In
1914 they were ubiquitous. They
entertained, educated, caused real
musical change and created an
expansion in professional music
that was unprecedented. Trevor
Herbert, Emeritus Professor of Music
at the Open University, discusses
how they emerged and why their
achievement is so important.
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The first half of Benjamin Grosvenor’s wide-ranging
programme is grounded in the 19th century,
and centred around Schumann’s enigmatic and
emotionally-rich Humoreske. The second half starts
out with colourful, virtuosic writing by a pair of
lesser-known composer-pianists – the Russian Nikolai
Medtner and the Catalan Federico Mompou – and
closes with extravagant takes on the waltz by Ravel
and Liszt. Grosvenor describes Liszt’s transcription
of the waltz from Gounod’s Faust as ‘brilliantly
summarising the opera: the orgiastic opening, the
innocence of Marguerite's song, and the demonic
nature of the virtuosic close’.
‘Grosvenor, you can tell, is a Romantic pianist, almost
from another age. He doesn’t deconstruct, or stand
at a distance. He jumps inside the music’s soul.’
The Times
Supported by
The Helena Oldacre Trust
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MILOŠMiloš Karadaglic guitar
Pittville Pump Room 8-10pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M21
Sor Grand Solo 9’ Gerhard Fantasie 5’ Bach Chaconne BWV 1004 15’ Granados Danza Andaluza; Danza Oriental 12’ Rodrigo Invocation and Dance (homage to de Falla) 9’ De Falla Danza del Molinero; Homenaje; Danza Española No 1 11’
Miloš first appeared at the
Cheltenham Music Festival in 2010
in Quenington Church... seating
capacity nudging 100. Four years later,
and after the steepest, most thrilling
trajectory of international success, he
now plays to huge audiences around
the world – from the Royal Albert
Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. His latest
Cheltenham appearance presents this
enticing programme in the elegantly
intimate surroundings of the Pittville
Pump Room.
Supported by
Graham and Eileen Lockwood
COMPOSER ACADEMY PULSE/RANTSVenue tbc 8pm 'til late FREE MT08
This double-bill evening
opens with a screening
and discussion of film short
PULSE, followed by a special
Cheltenham Composer
Academy edition of RANTS.
RANTS are compelling
three-minute opinion pieces
delivered on a wide variety
of cultural topics, which are
then opened up to the room
for debate.
PULSE is a noir-like
collaboration between
composer Dobrinka Tabakova
and filmmaker Ruth Paxton,
a cinematic poem exploring
the energy and diversity
of modern city life and the
human desire to connect.
See page 43 for more
details about the Composer
Academy. To see what
topics will be covered, and
a trailer for PULSE, go to
cheltenhamfestivals.com/
music
NICOLA BENEDETTI AND ALEXEI GRYNYUK
Nicola Benedetti violin Alexei Grynyuk piano
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £30 £24 £18 Members 10% off M18
Mozart Violin Sonata No 21 in E minor Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1 Elgar Violin Sonata
The skittering colours and moods of Elgar’s sonata
and the brooding beauty of Prokofiev’s showcase
the intensity and virtuosity of this close-knit duo.
The beautifully balanced partnership of Benedetti
and Grynyuk is perfect, too, for the conversational
subtlety of Mozart’s Sonata.
Supported by
Diana Woolley
ANNIVERSARY BAROQUE AT OWLPEN MANOR
GLOUCESTERSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS
Bruno Procopio harpsichord Jennifer Morsches cello
Holy Cross Church, Owlpen Manor 3-4.15pm £12 (unreserved) Members 10% off M19
Programme to include: C.P.E. Bach sonatas for piccolo cello and continuo Rameau works for solo harpsichord
Two highly accomplished baroque music specialists
come together to mark the 300th anniversary of
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s birth and the 250th
anniversary of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s death.
American cellist Jennifer Morsches is a principal
member of the UK’s top early music chamber group
Florilegium, and Bruno Procopio is a Brazilian
harpsichordist whose studies with Christophe Rousset
at the Paris Conservatoire have since established him
in France and beyond.
Supported by
Alan Cadbury Trust
Bruno Procopio supported by
Catriona Holsgrove soprano Emily Harding trumpet
Pittville Pump Room 6-7pm £6 (unreserved) Members 10% off M20
Winners of the 2013 Keith Nutland Award are joined
by the winner (tba) of the 2014 Gloucestershire
Young Musician competition in a showcase from the
county’s finest young performers.
Programme to be announced,
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SCHUBERT, BRAHMS & DVORÁKRADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS
Louis Schwizgebel piano Zhang Zuo piano Elena Urioste violin Lise Berthaud viola Guy Johnston cello
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £23 £18 £12 Members 10% off M22
Schubert Fantasie in F minor for piano duet 20’ Brahms Violin Sonata No 1 in G, Op. 78 28’ Dvorák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat, Op. 87 34’
The first of three consecutive Pittville mornings
featuring BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists is a
typically international gathering. Louis Schwizgebel
is Swiss-Chinese. Zhang Zuo is Chinese and currently
based in New York. The string players are, respectively,
American, French and English – Guy Johnston having
been an NGA with the Aronowitz Ensemble from 2006-8.
The Schubert Fantasie and Brahms Sonata precede
Dvořák’s beloved Op.87 piano quartet, a work
overflowing with lyricism, exuberance and a strong
infusion of Bohemian folk spirit.
Supported by
Elizabeth Jacobs
DURUFLÉ REQUIEMIN GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL
Choir of Merton College, Oxford St Cecilia Singers* Oriel Singers* Esther Brazil mezzo-soprano* Nicholas Morton baritone* Guy Johnston cello* Carleton Etherington organ* Benjamin Nicholas conductor
Gloucester Cathedral 7.30-9.30pm £25 £20 £18 £14 (unreserved) Members 10% off M24
COMPOSER ACADEMY SHOWCASE
Sanders Room, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 3-5pm £6 Members 10% off M23
This showcase presents hot-off-the-press music
from emerging composers, created during the
previous five days of the Composer Academy.
See page 43 for more details.
TALK: COMPOSING WOMENParliament Rooms, Gloucester Cathedral 6-7pm £5 Members 10% off MT09
Sally Taylor – Executive Director of the
Culture Capital Exchange and Chair of the
PRS for Music Foundation – discusses with
Kerry Andrew, Hannah Kendall and Dobrinka
Tabakova what it’s like for women composers
in Britain today.
Tallis Videte miraculum 10’ Victoria Ave Maria 5’ Palestrina Alma redemptoris Mater 3’ Parsons Ave Maria 5’ Four Marian Antiphons (premiere) 15’ Judith Weir Ave Regina Caelorum Hannah Kendall Regina Caeli Kerry Andrew Salve Regina Dobrinka Tabakova Alma redemptoris mater Tavener Two Hymns to the Mother of God 5’ Tavener Song for Athene 6’ Duruflé Requiem* 33’
This choral feast is very much a concert of two halves.
The first, sung by Oxford’s Merton College choir, is a
sequence of pieces honouring the Virgin Mary – ancient
and modern, English, Italian and Spanish. Two fine
local choirs and the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral
organ join the Merton forces in the second half for a
performance of Maurice Duruflé’s sublime Requiem.
Supported by
Michael and Angela Cronk
Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
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SCHUBERT, PANUFNIK & VAUGHAN WILLIAMSRADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS
Apollon Musagete Quartet Robin Tritschler tenor Louis Schwizgebel piano
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £23 £18 £12 Members 10% off M25
Gossec String Quartet in A, Op. 15/6 10’ Schubert Lieder selection 20’ A. Panufnik String Quartet No 1 20’ Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge 21’
The soft-grained lyric qualities of Irish tenor Robin
Tritschler will be beautifully on display here,
first in a selection of Schubert songs and then in
Vaughan Williams’ highly individual settings of
A.E. Housman for voice and piano quintet.
Much-admired Polish ensemble, the Apollon
Musagete Quartet, performs the first of their
compatriot Andrzej Panufnik’s quartets, and a
work by Haydn’s close contemporary, François-
Joseph Gossec.
Supported by
The Aquarius Group
PÄRT & TAVENERIN TEWKESBURY ABBEY
The Hilliard Ensemble BBC Singers Carducci String Quartet David Hill conductor
Tewkesbury Abbey 7.30-9.45pm £35 £30 £22 £18 (unreserved) Members 10% off M27
Arvo Pärt Stabat Mater 24’ Tavener Ikon of Light 40’ Arvo Pärt Miserere 35’
The exquisite music of Arvo Pärt and John Tavener
has defined the sound of ‘holy minimalism’ in recent
years, and this concert presents three of their finest,
most seminal works – all from within a few years of
each other in the 1980s.
Tavener’s Ikon of Light – which was premiered at the
1984 Cheltenham Music Festival in Tewkesbury Abbey
– is a mystical statement of ritual and wonder for
choir and string trio. The Hilliard Ensemble premiered
Pärt’s equally luminous and reflective settings of
the Stabat Mater and Psalm 51 in 1985 and 1989.
With an added choral Dies Irae, Miserere’s remarkable
lineup also features five solo voices and an 11-piece
ensemble that includes electric and bass guitar,
percussion, winds and brass.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
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FILM SOWETO STRINGSOval Room, Pittville Pump Room 6-7.10pm £5 Members 10% off MT10
This documentary tells the extraordinary
and moving story of the South African music
project, Buskaid. From its establishment in
1997 by British viola player Rosemary Nalden,
the film follows Buskaid’s work over two years,
as it succeeds in inspiring and transforming the
lives of young musicians living in exceptionally
difficult circumstances.
BUSKAIDSOWETO STRINGS
Soweto String Ensemble Rosemary Nalden director
Pittville Pump Room 7.30-9.30pm £23 £18 £12 Members 10% off M30
Programme to include: Rameau, Bach, Saint-Saëns, Karl Jenkins, Kwela and Gospel
The inspirational Soweto String Ensemble sprang
up from the Buskaid project, which gives children
from impoverished backgrounds in South African
townships the opportunity to learn string instruments
to the highest possible standard. As part of a UK
tour marking the 20th anniversary of democracy in
South Africa – and following previous Cheltenham
performances in 2004 and 2007 – this extraordinary
ensemble showcases a programme that ranges
from baroque composers Bach and Rameau through
to Karl Jenkins’ Soweto Suite and African Kwela and
Gospel music.
Buskaid residency supported by
RAVEL, BACEWICZ & DVORÁKRADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS
RADIO 3 NEW GENERATION ARTISTS
Apollon Musagete Quartet Louis Schwizgebel piano
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £23 £18 £12 Members 10% off M28
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit 22’ Debussy L’isle joyeuse 6’ Bacewicz Piano Quintet No 1 25’ Dvorák String Quartet in C, Op. 61 33’
Like the Apollon Musagete Quartet, pianist
Louis Schwizgebel’s career is on a steep upward
curve. Second prize winner at the 2012 Leeds
International Piano Competition, while still
studying at New York’s Juilliard, he has since given
performances with many fine orchestras and at
prestigious festivals such as Bergen, Gstaad and
Verbier.
Schwizgebel and the Apollon Musagete Quartet
combine in this programme for a highly regarded
quintet by the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz,
a close contemporary of Andrzej Panufnik and a
distinguished violinist herself.
Supported by
Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series
Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Now in its 15th year, BBC
Radio 3’s New Generation
Artist scheme has nurtured
the talents of over 100
instrumentalists, singers and
ensembles. The gilt-edged
careers of many alumni are a
fine indicator that the current
crop, coming to Cheltenham
in 2014, are destined for great
things too.
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MARK PADMORE &HUW WATKINSMark Padmore tenor Huw Watkins piano
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £28 £23 £16 Members 10% off M31
Purcell arr. Britten Morning Hymn; Job's Curse; Evening Hymn 12’ Huw Watkins new work (premiere) 12’ Tippett The Heart's Assurance 18’ Schumann Dichterliebe 30’
With his sensitivity to text, emotional
honesty and interpretative authority, Mark
Padmore is a singer who guarantees total
engagement from his audiences. In this
recital, he joins composer-pianist Huw
Watkins for a programme of rich musical and
poetic contrast.
Michael Tippett’s radiant, dramatic cycle
was premiered in 1951 by Peter Pears, with
Britten playing the demanding piano part.
Supported by
Diana Woolley
THE LISTENING EXPERIENCE DATABASEOval Room, Pittville Pump Room 10-10.45am £5 Members 10% off MT11
The Listening Experience Database Project includes private
records of people’s experiences of listening to music of all
kinds, from any culture or period. David Rowland, Ivan Hewett
and Simon Brown consider how music affects people in their
everyday lives, and how we capture the listening experiences
that the critics miss.
JAN GARBAREK & THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE
The Hilliard Ensemble Jan Garbarek saxophone
Gloucester Cathedral 7-8.30pm £35 £30 £22 £18 (unreserved) Members 10% off M33
20 years ago, Norwegian jazz saxophone
legend Jan Garbarek collaborated for the
first time with the four solo voices of The
Hilliard Ensemble, creating one of the most
distinctive and acclaimed ‘crossover’ projects.
With the Hilliards retiring later in 2014, this
performance in the resonant and lofty spaces
of Gloucester Cathedral will be one of the last
ever. A very special occasion.
‘A cross-cultural combination that produces
some of the most beautiful acoustic music
ever made’
Evening Standard
Cavaleri Quartet with Celan Quartet* Gildas Quartet* Quatuor Hermes*
Gloucester Cathedral 9-10.15pm £18 (unreserved) Members 10% off M34
Harvey Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco 10’ Tavener Scatter Roses Over My Tears (UK premiere) 15’ Tavener Towards Silence* 35’
In the immensity of Gloucester Cathedral’s
darkening, candlelit nave, be transported by this
sonically spatial, mystical sequence reflecting on life
and death.
‘I feel very close to this music,’ wrote John Tavener
of Towards Silence, a poignant meditation on the
Four States of Being for four surround-sound string
quartets and Tibetan Bowl.
Scatter Roses Over My Tears is one of Tavener’s
last completed works, and the 12th Cheltenham
premiere of his music since the first in 1970.
A CANDLELIT TRIBUTE TO JOHN TAVENER
THE CLIFFORD TAYLOR Young Artist Series
Tavener’s music is complemented here by the
extraordinary creation for multi-track tape by his
near contemporary Jonathan Harvey. Computer-
processed music has never been more human and
transcendent than this audience-enveloping mosaic
from 1980, featuring Harvey’s chorister son and
Winchester Cathedral’s awesome tenor bell.
Quatuor Hermes supported by
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THE PLANETS: A 360° VIEWAN AFTERNOON SYMPOSIUM
Parabola Arts Centre 3-5.30pm £10 Members 10% off MT12
Holst’s inspiration for The Planets was
more mythological than scientific,
and yet a hundred years on his music
seems to capture perfectly the ethereal
beauty of our neighbouring worlds as
revealed by the latest space missions.
Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the
Royal Observatory Greenwich, explores
how Holst’s music remains as popular
with astronomers as it does with the
general public.
Writer/broadcaster Stephen Johnson
focuses on cultural-historical context
and the music itself – its originality and
its widespread influence, from Britten
to Hollywood’s John Williams. Holst
scholar and composer Raymond Head
discusses the composer’s fascination
with astrology and its influence on The
Planets.
Programmed in partnership with the
Holst Birthplace Museum
THE PLANETS& THE GREAT ANIMAL ORCHESTRA
BBC National Orchestra of Wales Savitri Singers Martyn Brabbins conductor
Town Hall 7-9.15pm £35 £28 £14 £12 Members 10% off M37
Richard Blackford The Great Animal Orchestra (premiere) 25’ preceded by an introduction featuring Richard Blackford and Bernie Krause Holst The Planets 55’
This final evening concert in the 70th Cheltenham
Music Festival is a vivid orchestral voyage around our
own planet and beyond.
Richard Blackford’s The Great Animal Orchestra is
inspired by the work of American environmentalist
and soundscape recordist Bernie Krause. This five
movement symphony combines live orchestra
with Krause’s recordings from around the world –
including the Sumatran rainforest, American Pacific
tree frogs, African elephants and gorillas, and a range
of exotic, South American birds.
Gustav Holst composed three movements of his
Planets suite – Mars, Venus and Jupiter – in 1914,
MENDELSSOHN & SCHUBERT PIANO TRIOS
MUSIC AT ART COUTURE
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
Pittville Pump Room 11am-1pm £25 £20 £14 Members 10% off M35
Bent Sørensen Phantasmagoria 18’ Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor 32’ Schubert Piano Trio No 1 in B flat, D 898 31’
Danish composer Bent Sørensen conjures up a
mysterious, dreamlike scene in this opening piece
written especially for award-winning ensemble Trio
Con Brio Copenhagen. Alongside it, one of Schubert’s
final works and Mendelssohn’s second Trio, the finale
of which features a melody known to many as the
hymn tune ‘Old Hundredth’.
‘Sensational playing from Korean sisters Soo-Jin
Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and Danish piano
wizard Jens Elvekjaer.’ Classic FM
Supported in celebration of the wedding of
John Mumford & Penny McCracken
Quatuor Hermes
St Mary’s Church, Painswick 3-4.20pm £12 (unreserved) Members 10% off M36
Haydn String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33/1 21’ Beethoven String Quartet in G, Op. 18/2 23’ Debussy String Quartet in G minor 25’
A recital from the Paris-based Hermes Quartet to mark the
opening of the vibrant Art Couture Painswick Festival.
Quatuor Hermes
supported by
JAMES MAYHEW PAINTS CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
James Mayhew illustrator Alex Kirk, Jonathan McNaught piano Rebecca McNaught cello
Parabola Arts Centre 11am-12pm £8 (£5 children) Members 10% off MF04
Saint-Saëns (Painted) Carnival of the Animals
Ideal for ages 5+ See pages 8-9 for more information.
FAMILY EVENT
so this performance marks the centenary of this
masterpiece’s inception. From the menacing start of
Mars, the Bringer of War to the bewitching fade-out of
Neptune, the Mystic, it will be wonderful to hear one of
the greatest pieces of orchestral music ever written in
the Town Hall of Holst’s home town.
Concert sponsored by
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
The Great Animal Orchestra
supported by
See pages 8-9 for details of our free Party in the Park from 1-4pm
in and around Pittville Pump Room – fun for the family with
appearances from Festival artists and a range of local performers.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
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TRIO MEDIÆVAL & ARVE HENRIKSEN
WALKS
Trio Mediæval Arve Henriksen trumpet
Cheltenham College Chapel 11am-12.20pm £18 Members 10% off M39
Trio Mediæval made a great impression when they
performed in the 2008 Cheltenham Music Festival.
So it’s great to welcome them back, this time with
Norwegian trumpeter/singer Arve Henriksen
in a unique musical meeting where medieval,
contemporary and improvised elements beautifully
merge. 800 year old music from Italy and England
is performed alongside Norwegian-Swedish folk
songs, a couple of newly commissioned pieces and
Henriksen’s remarkable, atmospheric improvisation.
Supported by
an anonymous donor
SON YAMBUAUTHENTIC SOUND OF CUBA
Son Yambu Cuban Band
Pittville Pump Room 9-11pm £15 cabaret seating & dancefloor Members 10% off M38
Red hot rhythms – straight from the streets of
Santiago de Cuba.
Son Yambu play authentic Cuban son, the intoxicating
Afro-Cuban sound that gave rise to salsa. Described
as 'the UK's very own Buena Vista band', the group
come mainly from Santiago de Cuba – a cradle of
music in a country whose music expresses its soul.
Expect infectious melodies and grooves, irresistible
music with a contemporary edge – the authentic
sound of Cuba.
‘With a lineup of expat Cuban musicians playing
rootsy Cuban son, Son Yambu had dancers twirling
from the off.’ Evening Standard
All walks begin at 3pm from the Town Hall Steps.
Walks are taken at a gentle pace, but please
come prepared for inclement weather and with
appropriate footwear. All walks are free, but a ticket
is required and places strictly limited.
Walks are presented by
Cheltenham Civic Society
CHELTENHAM 1945
Wednesday 2 July MW01 Tuesday 8 July MW02
1945 was a momentous year both politically and
musically. The War in Europe ended on May 8th and
five weeks later, on June 13th, the first Cheltenham
Festival of Music began. Roger Jones looks at
Cheltenham as it recovered from the War and reflects
on the changes that have taken place since then.
CHELTENHAM: A MODEL FOR THE GARDEN CITY?
Wednesday 9 July MW03 Friday 11 July MW04
Dr Roger Woodley tours Cheltenham’s unmissable
architecture and will refer, on the centenary of The
Planets, to Gustav Holst’s musical presence during
his early life here. A particular focus will be on
Cheltenham’s unique role as Britain’s first ‘garden town’.
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EXHIBITIONScheltenhamfestivals.com/music
The Planets 2014: Celebrating 100 Years of Holst’s Masterpiece
The Planets Exhibition June 28th - October 11th 2014
piece of classical music, on loan from The Bodleian Library, together with diaries and letters from The British Library, The Royal College of Music and The Britten-Pears Foundation.
Listening Booth Trail April – October 2014Explore Cheltenham while listening to The Planets! There will be 7 listening booths in locations associated with Holst for you to discover. Each will play a movement from the suite.
Holst Birthplace Museum, 4 Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL52 2AY
Opening timesFeb - May & Oct - Mid Dec : Tues - Sat, 10am - 4pm
June - Sept : Tues - Sat, 10am - 5pm & Sun 1.30pm - 5pmopen Bank Holiday
Admission Adults : £5.00 | Concessions : £4.50 | Family Ticket : (2+3)£12.00Children : Under 5 FREE | Under 16 : £2
Guided tours welcome by appointment
01242 524846 | www.holstmuseum.org.uk
70: A CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL RETROSPECTIVEAn exhibition looking at the wide
range of styles and designs that
have graced the Festival brochure
covers over the years, alongside
details from each year of the
Festival. From iconic mid-century
fonts to bold, modernist geometry
and graceful watercolours, the
display charts a course through
post-war graphic design history
as it explores key moments in the
Festival’s history.
ELIZABETH JACOBSLong-standing photographer of
the Festival behind-the-scenes,
Elizabeth Jacobs displays her pick
of musicians in rehearsal during the
2013 Cheltenham Music Festival.
WYNN WHITE: JAPANBeautiful, arresting black and white
photography from the artist creating
the ‘now’ of Tokaido Road’s visual
backdrop (M15, pg.20). Wynn’s
images capture serene, majestic
moments from nature and the
everyday, and this exhibition focuses
solely on his travels in Japan.
All of our exhibitions appear in the foyers of Parabola Arts
Centre, and can be viewed during normal opening times as well
as from an hour before any Festival event until 45 minutes after
the event finishes.
Ellenborough ParkSoutham Road Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL52 3NJ UK
www.ellenboroughpark.com
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FAURÉ REQUIEMSaturday 28 June 6pm Church venue tbc FREE retiring collection
Cheltenham Youth ChoirBeauregard SingersRachel Bowen & Vicki Beauregard directors
Other repertoire to be announced.
WINTERREISEThursday 3 July 4.30pm Bethesda Methodist Church GL51 2AP £6
John Cox tenorSara Harris piano
A chance to experience Schubert’s last
and greatest song cycle, Winterreise: an
epic journey by an unnamed wanderer
whose love was rejected, and who finds
few comforts before a final meeting
with an organ grinder.
DUO KARADYSFriday 4 July 7.30pm Pate's Grammar School GL51 0HG £10 (£5)
Carol Hubel-Allen violaAlan MacLean piano
Works by Schubert, Handel and Rebecca Clarke David Earl Sonata for Viola and Piano (premiere)
MIDSUMMER FIESTASaturday 5 July 12noon-9pm Montpellier Gardens FREE
A fun-filled day for the whole
family – a range of music, dance
displays, activities and have-a-go
sports sessions, alongside a varied
marketplace and a range of food
and drink.
JOYCE GRENFELL MONOLOGUESSaturday 5 July 7pm St Matthew's Church GL50 3PL £7
British actress Mary Gifford Brown
performs the work of this much loved
comedienne and song writer.
CHELTENHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASaturday 5 July 7.30pm Bredon Village Hall £14 (£7)
David Curtis conductor
Dag Wiren Serenade for Strings R. Strauss Suite for Wind in B flat Haydn Symphony No 104 in D
PORTRAIT OF PARRY: THE IDYLL, & THE TUNEFUL WARSaturday 5 July 7.30pm Tewkesbury Abbey £15 (£8)
The Waynflete SingersDavid Owen Norris conductor Carleton Etherington organ
This programme looks at Parry’s
Edwardian idyll, and its interruption
by the Great War.
It features rarities such as A Hymn for
Aviators and Six Modern Lyrics, as well
as his iconic settings of I Was Glad and
Jerusalem.
JUBILATE CHAMBER CHOIR Saturday 5 July 7.30pm St Mary's Church Charlton Kings GL53 8JJ £8 (£7)
Ian Higginson conductor
Programme to include works by
Vierne and Faure.
COTSWOLD CONNECTIONSFriday 11 July 7.30pm All Saints Church Cheltenham
Phoenix Recorder Orchestra Pam Smith conductor
The Phoenix Recorder Orchestra,
celebrating its 10th birthday, consists
of 30 of the country's finest recorder
players playing the full range of
recorders from the tiny sopranino to
the mighty sub contrabasses.
This programme will include a wide
range of light classical music by a
variety of composers with Cotswold
links, from Gustav Holst to Steve
Marshall.
MUSICA VERASaturday 12 July 7.30 pm St Peter's Church Leckhampton GL53 0QJ £12
David Dewar conductor
Programme to include:Monteverdi Beatus Vir works by Handel and Purcell
All fringe events are ticketed separately. For information visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/music-fringe
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EDUCATION Box Office 0844 880 8094 COMPOSER ACADEMYcheltenhamfestivals.com/music
Following a hugely successful pilot in 2013, the Composer Academy will open its doors to even more aspiring young composers in 2014.
The Academy will this year create 12 brand
new works with the Fidelio Trio and a second
flexible ensemble, as well as offering discussion
sessions, access to established composers and
industry professionals, and tickets to Festival
premieres for a further 20 emerging composers.
Join the Academy for two public events, the
Composer Academy Showcase (M23, pg. 27) and
an evening of film and debate (MT08, pg. 23).
Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/
composer-academy
Supported by
MUSIC WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLSJune 2014, free*
NICHOLAS MCCARTHYOne-handed Paralympics closing ceremony
superstar pianist, and Royal College of Music
graduate, Nicholas is passionate about engaging
children and young adults in classical music.
Challenging and inspiring, he will deliver a
workshop tailor-made for your pupils, whatever
their age and ability.
JAMES MAYHEWWe are delighted that James is returning to lead
Painting to Music workshops in local schools. We
are reserving some workshops for schools where
over 15% pupils are eligible for FSM, and where
possible James will stay longer in these schools so
that parents can take part.
CONCERT FOR SCHOOLS AND MUSIC EXPLORERSFriday 11 July 10.30-11.30am Cheltenham Town Hall free*
Music Explorers 11.45am and 12.45pm Cheltenham Town Hall free*
Captivating, inspiring, and joyous – it’s a stellar
line-up for this year’s Concert for Schools.
James Mayhew will paint Saint-Saëns’ Carnival
of the Animals, accompanied by brilliant young
Gloucestershire pianists Jonathan McNaught and
Alexander Kirk; young musicians from the Soweto
string ensemble Buskaid will dazzle you with their
vibrant sounds; and Birmingham Conservatoire’s
Associate Ensemble, the Atéa Quintet, will raise
the roof with their high-energy repertoire of
surprising pieces.
Give your pupils an introduction to a range of
orchestral instruments at a Music Explorers
session following the concert, with expert
guidance provided by specialists. Why not
bring lunch with you and picnic in the beautiful
gardens behind the Town Hall too?
NICOLA BENEDETTI SESSIONSAll day Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 July £20/participant**
Nicola Benedetti, one of the world’s finest young
musicians, is leading two days of workshops for
young string players, which will culminate in a
performance on Sunday 13 July.
Nicola’s unshakeable belief in the transformative
effect that quality music experiences can have
on young lives forms the foundation of her
education work, and this weekend will be a
unique opportunity for Gloucestershire’s young
string players to learn from the best.
If you are, or know of, a string player (grade
2–8+, age 8–18) with commitment, energy and
enthusiasm who would relish the opportunity
of this inspiring and interactive learning
opportunity, you can find more information
and an application form at
cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/take-part
GAMELAN WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS Year-round, Pittville Pump Room
Gamelan, tuned bronze percussion instruments
from Indonesia, is a versatile tool for music
education at all levels. The simplicity of the
playing technique makes the instruments instantly
accessible to children and adults, whatever their
level of musical ability, so why not bring your
pupils to a workshop to explore new sounds, make
music together and have fun at the same time?
What do teachers say?
‘This was a fantastic experience for our pupils, not
only in the use of this musical equipment, but the
way the session was taught, they were playing as
a group & able to produce music.’
David Walker, The Milestone School, 2014.
Find out more at cheltenhamfestivals.com/gamelan
READ ALL ABOUT ITSURROUND SOUNDThe Great Animal Orchestra (see pg.35)
education project, Surround Sound, is a
unique opportunity for children and young
people from National Star, Bettridge School,
and St Thomas More Catholic Primary
School to make music and art. Exceptional
artists and music educators will encourage
and develop the participants’ listening,
creative and music-making skills in response
to the sounds of the natural world, and
their compositions and visual art will form
the core of a very special performance at
Cheltenham Music Festival on Saturday 12
July at Pittville Pump Room.
*Free activities are subject to a £25 administration fee.
**We have a bursary fund so that cost is not a barrier.
More information on our website.
EDUCATION PARTNERS
TAKE PART To find out more and to take part in any of these opportunities, go to cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/take-part
The Notgrove Trust
The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
The Reed Foundation
70th Festival Appeal Donors
Buskaid residency supported by
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We would like to thank all our Patrons for their generous support:
Life PatronMark and Sue Blanchfield Peter and Anne Bond Dominic and Jannene Collier Colin Doak Charles Fisher David and John Hall Jeremy and Germaine Hitchins Jonathan and Cassinha Hitchins Stephen and Tania Hitchins Graham and Eileen Lockwood Fiona McLeod The McWilliam family in loving memory of Ruth McWilliam John and Susan Singer Mark and Elizabeth Philip-Sørensen
Chris and Bridgette Sunman Fiona and David Symondson Ludmila and Hodson Thornber The Walker Family
Platinum PatronMike and Kerry Alcock Jack and Dora Black Jennifer Bryant-Pearson Andrew Chard Michael and Angela Cronk Simon and Emma Keswick Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch Des and ChiChi Mills Howard and Jay Milton The Oldham Foundation Adrian and Lizzie Portlock Dr Gill Samuels CBE Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust Peter and Alison Yiangou
Gold PatronChristopher Bence Stephen and Victoria Bond Charlie Chan Stuart and Gillian Corbyn Janet and Jean-François Cristau Michael and Felicia Crystal Nigel and Sally Dimmer Wallace and Morag Dobbin George and Cynthia Dowty Peter and Sue Elliott Jean Gouldsmith Skinner Maurice Gran Margaret Headen Simone Hindmarch-Bye Stephen Hodge Lord and Lady Hoffmann Anthony Hoffman and Dr Christine Facer Hoffman Elizabeth Jacobs Keith Jago
Steven and Linda Jones Hugh and Sue Koch Hayden and Tracy McKinnes Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam Janet and Charles Middleton Keith Norton The Helena Oldacre Trust Ian and Sarah Passmore Shelley and Paul Roberts Sharon and Toby Roberts Esther and Peter Smedvig Andrew Smith Andy and Ali Stalsberg Phil and Jennifer Stapleton Meredithe Stuart-Smith Giles and Michelle Thorley Diego Vargas Michael and Rosie Warner Steve and Eugenia Winwood Richard and Fiona Yorke
Festival PatronKate Adie Sir John and Lady Aird David and Zany Anton-Smith Alison Besterman Michael H Bond David and Jane Bruce Jonathan and Daphne Carr Robert Cawthorne and Catherine White Andrew and Jan Clift Simon Collings Mr and Mrs Andrew and Jacqueline Coyle Lady Curtis Mark and Cindy Davies Debra Drew and Nigel Browne Simon Firkins Carol and Isabella Freeman Clive and Stella Gardner Jamila Gavin Dr Ken and Jean Gray
Professor A C Grayling Alex and Hattie Hambro Roger and Jane Hanks Sam and Sarah Hanks Dr Dawn Harper and Dr Graham Isaac Mike and Sally Hatcher Mr and Mrs Riff Heber-Percy Mark Heywood Mike and Judie Hill Marianne Hinton Andrew and Caroline Hope Jeff and Keren Iliffe Pip Isherwood Mr and Mrs JNP Kirkpatrick Hazel and Jeremy Lewis Juliet and Jamie McKelvie Hazel Merrison Professor Keith Millar and Professor Margaret Reid Mr and Mrs Philip Monbiot Professor Angela Newing Jonjo and Jacqui O’Neill Robert Padgett Liz Parker Sir David and Lady Pepper Leslie Perrin Hugh Poole-Warren Jonathon Porritt Patricia Routledge CBE Khal and Zoe Rudin Elizabeth Saunders Lavinia Sidgwick Sharon Studer and Graham Beckett Jonathan and Gail Taylor Robert and Julia Van Gils Paul D. Voyce Brian Watson Professor Lord Winston
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Making a will or updating an existing will is easy and inexpensive to arrange and can make a lasting difference to our work. You can make a gift which directly benefits Cheltenham Music Festival, or if you prefer to remember all of our Festivals then your gift can give vital support where it is most needed by our charity.
We understand that your loved ones will come first, but a gift of any size would be greatly appreciated and can help to safeguard the future of this magnificent Festival.
To talk in confidence about gifts in wills please contact Richard Smith, Head of Individual Giving, on 01242 537262 or email [email protected]
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From £67 per month, your patronage covers all four Festivals.
To find out more please contact Arlene McGlynn, Patrons Manager on 01242 537252 [email protected] or visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/patrons
Emerging composers and musicians working
together to develop new work at our 2013
Composer Academy
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Festival Manager Alexis Paterson
Development Manager Louisa Hancox
Development Officer Laura Popperwell
With many thanks to all the staff at Cheltenham Festivals, those at each venue and the Festival volunteers, all of whom help make the Festival happen.
Cheltenham Festivals Board of Trustees Peter Bond – Chair Dominic Collier – Vice Chair Susan Blanchfield Lewis Carnie Oli Christie Peter Elliott Prof Russell Foster Edward Gillespie (Chair of Music Festival) Prof Averil Macdonald Dame Gail Rebuck Dr Diane Savory OBE Margaret Austen – Company Secretary
Festival Advisory GroupJonathan Freeman-AttwoodChristopher Cook Sally GrovesRosemary JohnsonMark KilfoyleJudith SerotaDavid SigallHarriet Smith
Cross-Festival Advisory GroupPamela Armstrong Jane Bailey Dr John Bicknell Christine Chambers Jane Churchill Catherine Coates Dominic Collier Maurice Gran Kate Hicks BeachMarianne Hinton Tania Hitchins Charmaine Murphy Lavinia Sidgwick Anita Syvret
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