Festival Programme 2018 Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E (1803) Haydn Opus 20 No
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Welcome to the 25th English Haydn Festival set in the beautiful market ——• • WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE • •—– ——-• • THURSDAY 7 JUNE • •—– ———• • FRIDAY 8 JUNE • •—–— ——– —• • SATURDAY 9 JUNE • •—–—— ——– —• • SUNDAY 10 JUNE • •—–—— town of Bridgnorth. The Festival offers a fascinating array of the music GRAND OPENING CONCERT 1.00pm – St Leonard’s Church LUNCHTIME CONCERT 10-30 am – Morville Church COFFEE CONCERT 10.30 am – St Mary’s Church CHURCH SERVICE & PIANO RECITAL of Joseph Haydn and his contemporaries, performed in St Leonard’s 1.00pm – St Mary’s Church LUNCHTIME CONCERT (Retiring Collection) Church, set in its green Cathedral style Close at the heart of the town. 7.30pm – St Leonard’s Church EVENING CONCERT A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY By kind permission of the Revd. Sarah Cawdell Vivaldi Gloria: St Mary’s Chamber Choir. Director: John Turnock THE SALOMON STRING QUARTET Celebrating 900 Years Piano Recital: Local students with accomplished pianist & teacher Oliver Carke The theme this year celebrates Haydn’s innovations in music during a THE 18TH CENTURY CONCERT ORCHESTRA century full of discoveries in Science, Art, Philosophy and Exploration, in THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments Simon Standage - violin Catherine Martin - violin Conductor STEVEN DEVINE Adam Romer - viola Andrew Skidmore - violoncello THE ENGLISH HAYDN ENSEMBLE particular his friendship with the Royal Astronomer Herschel. Soloists: CRISPIAN STEELE-PERKINS - trumpet Herschel Symphony No. 8 in C minor Simon Standage - violin David Lewis - violin 3.00 pm – Acton Round Church TEA CONCERT EVA CABALLERO - flute Herschel Oboe Concerto Haydn Opus 9 No. 3 in G (1769) Alexandria Lawrence - viola Pavel Serbin - violoncello By kind permission of Sue & Hew Kennedy and the Revd. Sarah Cawdell Haydn Symphony No. 25 in C (1763) Haydn Opus 17 No. 4 in C (1771) Albrechtsberger Divertimento in A THE CONSONE STRING QUARTET Festival Programme 2018 Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E (1803) Haydn Opus 20 No. 1 in Eb (1772) Narration by astrophysicist Professor Andy Newsam who adopts the role Boccherini Op. 2 No. 1 in C (1761) Agata Daraskaite - violin Magdalena Loth-Hill - violin HAYDN’S WORLD: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY Herschel Symphony No. 14 in D (1762) of William Herschel’s son John to share key moments in his father’s rise Gassmann Quartet No. 3 in E Elitsa Bogdanova - viola George Ross - violoncello C. P. E. Bach Flute Concerto in A H438 from humble immigrant musician to Royal Astronomer. Haydn Symphony No. 22 in Eb (The Philosopher) (1764) The 18th century was an age of discoveries in the fields The Salomon String Quartet, Haydn Opus 1 No. 1 (1762 - 1764) formed in 1982, is established as Simon Standage Pavel Serbin Haydn Opus 50 No. 5 in F (“The Dream”) (1787) of music, art, science, philosophy and exploration, CRISPIAN STEELE-PERKINS’ purity of tone JOHANN GEORG ALBRECHTSBERGER, studied music 18TH CENTURY CONCERT one of the world’s leading at Melk Abbey and philosophy at a Benedictine seminary Haydn Opus 54 No. 2 in C (1788) following on from the period known as The Age of and artistic subtlety have received widespread ensembles specialising in the Enlightenment , when the western world was catching up acclaim for more than four decades. Described ORCHESTRA: in Vienna. He was a respected teacher, having pupils A programme exploring the dual career of historical performance of the London based Consone Quartet is dedicated to with more advanced ancient cultures of Egypt, India and by Virtuoso magazine as “the world’s leading Classical string quartet repertoire. such as Mozart, Michael Haydn and Beethoven. China. This was the era of artists, Reynolds, Stubbs, the extraordinary 18th century musician and FLORIAN LEOPOLD GASSMANN: (1729 - 1774) Noted exploring and recreating the sound-worlds of the exponent of the Baroque Trumpet”. Crispian has They have toured extensively in David Lewis Alexandria Lawrence Classical and early Romantic string quartet Gainsborough, Constable, and Turner whose impressions performed with some of the world’s greatest astronomer William Herschel through words Europe, the USA, Canada, the for his operas, he was appointed chamber composer to and music. repertoire through period instrument performance. of light matched Haydn’s musical interpretation in the singers, and has recorded numerous TV scores Far East and Australia. Emperor Joseph 11, and in 1772 became court conductor. The quartet’s success at the 2015 York Early Music opening movement of his choral masterpiece “The for shows including Dr Who, Oliver Twist, The LUIGI RODOLFO BOCCHERINI: (1743 - 1805) A International Young Artists Competition earned Creation”, and innovational scientists and engineers, World at War, Inspector Morse, Tales of the Music by Herschel and the composers of his composer & cellist, he composed the first music for a them a place on the prestigious Emerging European Faraday, Cavendish, Fourier , Telford, and the Royal Unexpected, not forgetting his mesmerising age with whom he had links including quintet for strings , and for strings and piano. Ensembles Scheme. The group have performed Astronomer Herschel who in 1792 gave Haydn his glimpse at the stars. [In 1722 a Charles Avison, Thomas Linley and Joseph Tickets: £22.00 (unreserved seats) throughout Europe and will be recording their first rendition for the BBC’s Antiques Road Show. The English Haydn Ensemble is formed from members of the Orchestra who Dutch explorer had discovered Easter Island, and in 1779 Pierre Bouchard found the Haydn - a major advocate of Herschel’s In partnership with John Hickman and The Florabella Trust CD in April this year. music. have performed together at the Festival over a number of years. Each contribute Rosetta Stone , inscribed with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Demotic script, their own individual talent bringing together a wealth of experience to produce Tickets: £22.00 (unreserved seats ) EVA CABALLERO has a busy musical career also the ancient Greek language, which unlocked the language of hieroglyphics.] With WILLIAM HERSCHEL Born in Hanover, Herschel followed his father into the a unique sound. In partnership with Sue & Hew Kennedy and his first visit to London, at the age of 59, Joseph Haydn was transported to a new performing with period instrument orchestras Military Band, before migrating to Great Britain in 1757 at the age of nineteen. ——• • FRIDAY 8 JUNE • •—– The John & Pippa Thornecroft Trust and ensembles in the UK and abroad. Eva was He played the oboe, violin, harpsichord and organ. He composed 24 symphonies, Tickets: £18.00 (unreserved seats) world following his years of isolation at the courts of Count Morzin and the Esterhazy In partnership with The Haydn Festival Trust and Dr & Mrs J Whitehouse family that, as he explained in one of his letters; “I was cut off from the world. There awarded a scholarship to study at Trinity many concertos, and church music. In 1781 Herschel was elected Fellow of the 7.30pm – St Leonard’s Church EVENING CONCERT ——• • SUNDAY 10 JUNE • •—–—– was no one to confuse or torment me, and I was forced to become original”. College, with Daniel Pailthorpe, gaining a Royal Society and in the following year was appointed “The King’s Astronomer”. BMus (Hons) degree, continuing her studies HAYDN’S WORLD Tickets: £22.00 (unreserved seats) — –——• • SATURDAY 9 JUNE • •—–—— 7.30 pm – St Leonard’s Church GRAND FESTIVAL FINALE on historical flutes with Lisa Beznosiuk at the In partnership with Mary & Paul Pascoe Royal Academy of Music. THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments 7.30 pm – St Leonard’s Church EVENING CONCERT In memory of Joyce Hill and Pauline Crowther Conductor STEVEN DEVINE ——–——• • THURSDAY 7 JUNE • •—–——— THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments Soloists SIMON STANDAGE - violin STEVEN DEVINE - fortepiano Haydn’s “Creation” Conductor STEVEN DEVINE STEVEN D EVINE Since 2007 Steven has been the Soloists SIMON STANDAGE - violin PAVEL SERBIN - violoncello harpsichordist with London Baroque in addition to his 7.30pm – St Leonard’s Church Haydn Symphony No 63 in C (La Roxellane) (1779/81) (1797/1798) EVENING CONCERT Haydn Violin Concerto No 1 in C (1765) ANTHONY ROBSON - oboe ROBERT PERCIVAL - bassoon position as Co-Principal keyboard player with the Haydn Piano Concerto No 11 in D (1780/83) THE ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA on period instruments, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He is also the TRIO ISIMSIZ Haydn Overture “Lo Speziale” (1768) Haydn Symphony No 73 in D (La Chasse) (1782) Haydn Symphony No. 12 in E (1763) principal keyboard player for The Gonzaga Band, Apollo Erdem Misirlioglu - fortepiano Pablo Hernan Benedi - violin with the HAYDN FESTIVAL CHORUS Michael Petrov - viola Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in Bb (1792) and Pan, The Classical Opera Company and performs Conductor JOHN MOORE Weigl Cello Concerto in C regularly with many other groups around Europe. He has Haydn Piano Trio in C Hob. XV:27 Simon Standage: Studied music at King’s College, Soloists Philippa Tanner - soprano Daniel Norman - tenor Haydn Symphony No. 102 in Bb (1794) Haydn’s London Plaque recorded over thirty discs with other artists and ensembles Beethoven Op. 1 No. 3 in C minor Cambridge. He is best known for playing and Timothy Nelson - bass and made six solo recordings. His recording of Bach's Haydn Piano Trio in A flat major Hob. XV:14 conducting music of the Baroque and Classical eras on The Society offers a 2CD set to new members to Haydn Piano Trio in E flat major Hob. XV:30 coincide with the English Haydn Festival 2018 Goldberg Variations (Chandos Records) has received original instruments. Simon is professor of Baroque www.haydnsocietyofgb.co.uk critical acclaim - including Gramophone magazine violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London and TRIO ISIMSIZ Formed in 2009 or 01661 842167 describing it as "among the best". Volumes 1 and 2 of the complete harpsichord the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. works of Rameau have both received five-star reviews from BBC Music at the Guildhall School of Magazine and Steven's new recording of Bach's Italian Concerto has been voted Music, in 2015 the Trio won 1st Prize and the Audience Prize at Classic FM's Connoisseur's choice.