The 2010 Programme
Wednesday 29 September 7.45pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
northern lights
| Borodin | Quartet No. 2 |
| Sibelius | Malinconia for cello and piano |
| Svendsen | String Octet Op. 3 |
‘Borodin’s G major quartet is one of the pieces I remember playing most often and most happily, from my earliest student days until now. It evokes Russian fables and fairy tales, palaces, love letters, ballrooms, St Petersburg in June and the endless beauty of Russian Nature.’
Daniel Rowland
Post-concert drinks for Patrons, Angels and Friends at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building.
Tickets: Stalls £18 concessions £16
Balcony £25 concessions £23
Thursday 30 September 1.00pm Holywell Music Room
fraternal
| Pärt | Fratres for violin, string orchestra and drums |
| Lindberg | Clarinet Quintet |
| Mozart | Clarinet Quintet |
‘Among the living composers writing for clarinet, Magnus Lindberg is one of the most exciting. This Clarinet Quintet is a masterpiece full of energy and power.’
Chen Halevi
Tickets: All £10
Thursday 30 September 7.45pm Holywell Music Room
intimate voices
| Rachmaninov | Trio Elégiaque No. 1 |
| Sibelius | Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, ‘Intimate Voices’ |
| Shostakovich | Piano Quintet |
Late-night supper for Patrons, Angels and Friends and artists at the The Vaults. For bookings please contact the Friends office (01608 658 278/ friends@ocmf.net)
Tickets: £18 concessions £16
Friday 1 October 1.00pm Holywell Music Room
love & dissonance
| Tchaikovsky | Romeo and Juliet Overture, arr. Vladimir Mendelssohn |
| Grieg | Violin Sonata No. 2 |
| Vasks | Piano Quartet |
‘Yielding unreservedly to his melancholy and emotional ebullition, Tchaikovsky marked most distinctly a last phase of Romanticism – exhibitionism of feeling.’
Albert Einstein
Tickets: all £10
Friday 1 October 7.45pm The University Church of St Mary the Virgin
valse sentimentale
| Anton Rubinstein | Six soirées à St Petersburg |
| Sibelius | Valse Triste |
| Tchaikovsky | Valse Sentimentale |
| Rachmaninov | Vocalise |
| Tchaikovsky | Piano Trio Op. 50 In memory of a great artist |
‘Tchaikovsky piano trio – abject despair, passionate surrender, magical etherealism, joy beyond words, shattered dreams…’
Priya Mitchell
Tickets: £18 concessions £16
Friday 1 October from 9.45pm The Vaults & Garden Restaurant / The Old Library, St Mary’s Church
nordic jam
Late night jam session at the Vaults: food, wine, Finnish Tango and spontaneous music-making with all of the Festival artists.
Ticket includes two-course dinner and a glass of wine.
Tickets: £22
Saturday 2 October 11.30am Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
brunch concert
| 11.30am | Brunch buffet |
| 12.15pm | Concert |
| Handel-Halvorsen | Passacaglia |
| Glazunov | String Quintet |
| Sibelius | String Trio |
‘I love doing this every year. It makes me very happy to sustain the musicians throughout their intense rehearsals and performances.’
Marianne Bruel – The Rose, 51 High Street
Brunch buffet included in the ticket price
Tickets: Stalls £22 concessions £20
Balcony £28 concessions £26
Saturday 2 October 7.45pm The University Church of St Mary the Virgin
festival finale
| Saariaho | ‘Terra Memoria’ string quartet |
| Shostakovich | Piano Trio No. 2 |
| Atterberg | Suite No. 3 for violin, viola and string orchestra |
| Grieg | Holberg Suite |
‘The Saahario Quartet has the dedication “To those departed”; the composer said she was thinking about all the human beings who have already lived and died here before those of us who are alive today, when writing the piece.’
Tomas Djupsjöbacka
Late-night supper for Patrons, Angels and Friends and artists at the The Vaults. For bookings please contact the Friends office (01608 658 278/ friends@ocmf.net)
Tickets: Band A £25 concessions £20
Band B £15 concessions £12
Friday 1 October 2.30pm - 5.30pm Holywell Music Room
masterclass with ivry gitlis
Violin legend Ivry Gitlis coaches young soloists and students. If you are interested in taking part please apply to the OCMF Office (0845 652 0762 /office@ocmf.net)
Tickets: £4
Tuesday 28 September 8.00pm Holywell Music Room
fringe concert
| Schumann | Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) Op. 132 |
| Kurtág | Hommage à Robert Schumann for clarinet, viola and piano |
| Ravel | Piano trio in A minor |
| Copland | Sextet for clarinet, piano and string quartet |
Guy Button, Fra Rustumji violins
Rosalind Ventris viola
Robbie Stanley-Smith cello
Mark Simpson clarinet
Kate Whitley piano
An informal recital by undergraduate music students from Oxford and Cambridge. These musicians have been touring local secondary schools introducing pupils to chamber music and encouraging them to make use of the Cavatina free ticket scheme.
Tickets: £5