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FESTIVAL 2017
13-29 July
WelcomeIt is a great pleasure to be back to direct this year’s Cambridge Summer Music Festival, and to experience once more the delight of promoting so much music and so many wonderful musicians. Many of them have been nurtured in Cambridge itself and it is with pride we welcome the cellists Laura van der Hjeiden and Graham Walker, tenor Alessandro Fisher, pianist Ashok Gupta and harpist Anna Lapwood.
Music by Beethoven and for the piano are key themes this year. The fantastic Aurora Orchestra play Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony entirely from memory, while Freddy Kempf performs his 4th and 5th Piano Concertos with the five-piece ensemble Wiener Kammersymphonie. The French pianist Patrick Hemmerlé plays the entire 48 Preludes and Fugues by Bach, while Ivana Gavric not only plays a piano recital in the Fitzwilliam Museum, but also Schumann’s wonderful piano concerto with the young Outcry Ensemble.
Young musicians, world music and jazz, choral music, music outdoors and for families – throughout these pages I hope that you will find concerts of musical breadth to bring delight to your summer. We hope the 2017 Festival provides you with many happy musical memories to savour for a long while to come!
Juliet Abrahamson Director
The Friends of CSM
The Friends of Cambridge Summer Music are the closest supporters of CSM’s work in the Cambridge community. Each year our Friends give thousands of pounds towards the charity’s core operating costs, forming the backbone of our financial stability. We welcome old Friends and new. Friends’ benefits include reserved seats, invitations to special receptions and a complimentary copy of the Festival Programme.
Details of how to join the Friends are on our website (cambridgesummermusic.com), where there is also information about the levels of support and Friends’ benefits. We look forward to seeing you at the Festival concerts as well as the Friends’ Reception on Saturday 15 July.
Meredith Lloyd-Evans Friends’ Secretary
Cambridge Summer Music is grateful to its many sponsors, donors and partners including our Major Sponsor, TTP Group, the Howard Foundation, the Williams Church Music Trust, Coutts & Co, the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Cambridge Szeged Society, the Mátyás Seiber Trust, our media partner Cambridge Independent and the Patrons and Friends of CSM. C
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5 July 6.15pm Sounds Green Mentés Másként CU Botanic Garden 4
12 July 6.15pm Sounds Green Dodo Street Band CU Botanic Garden 5
13 July 7.30pm Festival Opening: Mozart Requiem King’s College Chapel 6
14 July 7.30pm Laura van der Heijden & Friends Jesus College Chapel 7
15 July 2.30pm Cellophony EU Reformed Church 8
7.30pm Essence of Beethoven: Freddie Kempf & Wiener Kammersymphonie West Road Concert Hall 9
16 July 1.15pm Fitz Prom: Jessica Ryckewaert Fitzwilliam Museum 10
3.00pm Music for Kids: Dodo Street Band Hills Rd 6th Form College 10
7.30pm Lucy Parham: Elegie Downing College 11
18 July 1.10pm Lunchtime Organ Recital Sidney Sussex College Chapel 12
7.30pm Classico Latino Trinity College Chapel 12
19 July 6.15pm Sounds Green Westcombe Brass CU Botanic Garden 5
7.30pm Ivana Gavrić: Piano The Fitzwilliam Museum 13
20 July 2.00pm Patrick Hemmerlé The Old Divinity School 14
8.00pm Misha Mullov-Abbado Group St Columba’s Church 14
21 July 1.10pm Harriet Mackenzie & Graham Walker Corpus Christi College Chapel 15
7.30pm Aurora Orchestra West Road Concert Hall 16
22 July 1.15pm Cambridge Voices Trinity College Chapel 17
7.30pm Outcry Ensemble & Ivana Gavrić West Road Concert Hall 17
23 July 11.00am Music for Kids Children’s Workshop Hills Road 6th Form College 18
12.15pm Music for Kids Family Concert Hills Road 6th Form College 18
1.15pm Fitz Prom: Andrew Brownell Fitzwilliam Museum 19
3.30pm Alessandro Fisher & Ashok Gupta Downing College 19
24 July 7.30pm Martinů Quartet & Tom Poster Trinity College Chapel 20
25 July 2.00pm Martinů Quartet Workshop Concert EU Reformed Church 21
7.30pm Academy of Ancient Music St John’s College Chapel 21
26 July 2.00pm Patrick Hemmerlé Jesus College Chapel 22
6.15pm Sounds Green Afrosamba CU Botanic Garden 5
9.00pm Silent Film with organ improvisation St John’s College Chapel 22
27 July 1.15pm Lunchtime Concert: Anna Lapwood Pembroke College Chapel 23
7.30pm Martinů Quartet & Graham Walker EU Reformed Church 24
28 July 11.00am Choral Workshop: The Tenebrae Effect Robinson College Chapel 25
7.30pm Tenebrae Trinity College Chapel 26
29 July 1.15pm Fitz Prom: Foyle-Štšura Duo Fitzwilliam Museum 27
3.00pm Music for Kids The King’s Wobbly Musicians EU Reformed Church 27
7.30pm Festival Finale: Tim Kliphuis Sextet West Road Concert Hall 28
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Festival diary
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SOUNDS GREENCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDENOn Wednesday evenings in July Cambridge University Botanic Garden rings to the sound of live music when we present Sounds Green – the best in open-air music. Bring a rug and a picnic – open to all ages. Food, ice creams and drinks on sale. Music from 6.15-7.00pm; garden closes at 8.00pm.
Admission to garden: £5 adults, £4.50 concessions; free for accompanied children 16 and under. Retiring collection towards the cost of concerts – please look out for stewards bearing buckets as you leave!
Wednesday 5 July, 6.15pm
Mentés Másként Ensemble
This lively award-winning group specialises in the traditional folk music and dance of their native Hungary.
Mentés Másként are constantly looking for new ways to revive ancient tunes using original instruments, singing and traditional instrumental techniques.
Supported by the Mátyás Seiber Trust and Cambridge Szeged Society.
Wednesdays in July
© John McMunn
© Mentés Másként Ensemble
© Becca Toft
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© Becca Toft
Wednesdays in July
Wednesday 12 July, 6.15pm
Dodo Street Band
Described as ‘the last word in Celtic Gypsy Klezmer’, Dodo Street Band combine diabolical fiddle virtuosity from international star Adam Summerhayes, outrageous brilliance from recorder genius Piers Adams, insane talent from accordion master Murray Grainger, positively evil power from bass legend Malcolm Creese and dazzling bodhran playing from king of folk percussion, Cormac Byrne. The Dodo Street Band are also giving a Music for Kids family concert (see page 10).
Wednesday 19 July, 6.15pm
Westcombe Brass
Glenn Miller and Gershwin
Westcombe Brass are an exciting and versatile brass quintet based in London. Individually the group are successful young professionals, appearing with most of the major orchestras in this country; together they are a dynamic quintet able to perform works and arrangements spanning hundreds of years, in a variety of different styles.
Wednesday 26 July, 6.15pm
Afrosamba
Afrosamba is a Brazilian four-piece encompassing styles such as Afro Brazilian Jazz, Samba and Bossa Nova. Based in the UK, the group is fronted by Brazilian born Pilo Adami with seasoned musicians from Mozambique, Brazil and the UK. Influences are drawn from João Gilberto’s harmonic complexities, Airto Moreira’s experimental rhythms and Jorge Ben Jor’s laid back approach.
© Dodo Street Band
© Afrosamba
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FESTIVAL OPENING: MOZART REQUIEMThursday 13 July 2017, 7.30pmKing’s College Chapelby kind permission of the Provost and Fellows of King’s College
Festival Chorus Orpheus Sinfonia Stephen Cleobury conductor
Gemma Summerfield soprano Elizabeth Fleming mezzo-soprano Nick Pritchard tenor Christopher Webb bass
Elgar Serenade for StringsMozart Requiem Mass
Mozart’s unfinished Requiem, composed while he was also completing two operas, is one of the most poignant and beautiful works in the choral repertoire. Imagine his friends visiting him the night before his death to sing through what had so far been written – and Mozart writing the last notes he ever composed, the first eight bars of the Lacrimosa – and you have a piece that has been in the hearts of singers and listeners alike for the last two hundred years.
The Festival Chorus, made up of singers from choirs around East Anglia, join the Orpheus Sinfonia to perform this great work. Stephen Cleobury directs the choir and orchestra plus a quartet of top soloists in the wonderful setting of King’s College Chapel.
Twinned perfectly with the Requiem is Elgar’s serene Serenade for Strings. Where Mozart’s piece was his last, the Serenade was one of Elgar’s first, and was in fact declared by Elgar to be his favourite work.
Tickets for this concert are only available from King’s College Box Office.
Tickets £36/30/25/15 (additional box office fee for credit/debit card bookings) King’s College Box Office | 01223 769340www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Thursday 13th
© Benjamin Harte, Nick James, Arno Photography,
Jamie Wright, Stephen Cleobury
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LAURA VAN DER HEIJDEN & FRIENDSFriday 14 July 2017, 7.30pmJesus College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College
Laura van der Heijden cello Martyn Jackson violin Peter Limonov piano
Debussy Cello Sonata in D minorBrahms Piano Trio no 1 in B majorSchubert Piano Trio no 1 in Bb
Winner of the BBC Young Musician Competition in 2012, cellist Laura van der Heijden has already made a name for herself as a very special emerging talent.
This evening she is joined by gifted young musicians Martyn Jackson and Peter Limonov in a programme of two major works for piano trio by Brahms and Schubert.
The concert opens with the cello sonata by Debussy, described by one writer as “one of his most forward-looking and most aggressively experimental works”.
Tickets £22 (concessions £20 students £12, unwaged £7) unsighted £14/8/7 Prices include box office booking feeCambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Friday 14th
© Sam Trench, Martyn Jackson, Peter Limonov
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Tickets £20 adult, £8 child (concessions £17, student £10, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Saturday 15th
CELLOPHONYSaturday 15 July 2017, 2.30pmEmmanuel United Reformed Church
Narrator: James Thorpe-Woods
J S Bach Allegro (Keyboard Concerto in D minor)Barber AdagioRichard Birchall Alice in WonderlandVaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas TallisBeethoven Allegro (Pathètique Sonata)Wieniawski LégendeVilla-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras no 1
Revel in the sonorous sound of eight cellos playing together in perfect ensemble. Cellophony have a long association with Cambridge Summer Music Festival and we are delighted to welcome them back with a wide-ranging programme of works written or transcribed for the cello. This is a concert suitable for all ages and includes Richard Birchall’s setting of Alice in Wonderland, composed for the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s work in 2015, and narrated by James Thorpe-Woods.
© Cellophony
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ESSENCE OF BEETHOVEN: FREDDY KEMPF & WIENER KAMMERSYMPHONIESaturday 15 July 2017, 7.30pmWest Road Concert Hall
Cornelia Löscher and Vira Zhuk violins Barbara Palma viola Sergio Mastro cello Felipe Medina double bass
Freddy Kempf piano
The Essence of BeethovenThe Creatures of Prometheus Overture Op 43, arr. for string quintet Piano Concerto no 4 in G major Op 58, arr. for piano and string quintet Coriolan Overture Op 62, arr. for string quintet Piano Concerto no 5 in E flat major Op 73 ‘Emperor’ arr. for piano & string quintet
The Wiener Kammersymphonie is a chamber ensemble that performs regularly in Vienna and around the world. This evening they will play some of Beethoven’s most celebrated works, in arrangements by Vincenz Lachner that explore the core and essence of the music.
For the piano concertos the ensemble will be joined by Freddy Kempf, one of today’s most outstanding pianists. Exceptionally gifted, with an unusually broad repertoire, Freddy has built a reputation as an explosive and physical performer not afraid to take risks, as well as a sensitive and profoundly musical artist.
Tickets £30.50/25.50/20/12 (concessions £28.50/23.50/18/12, students £10, unwaged £7). Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Saturday 15th
FRIENDS’ RECEPTIONThis evening’s concert will be preceded by a reception for the Friends of CSM at 6.15pm. Further details will be announced nearer the time. Find out more about joining the Friends and the benefits offered on our website: www.cambridgesummermusic.com
© Freddie Kempf & Wiener Kammersymphonie
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FITZ PROM: JESSICA RYCKEWAERTSunday 16 July 2017, 1.15 pmFitzwilliam Museum
Percussionist Jessica Ryckewaert is well-known both in her native Belgium and internationally as one of the most charismatic performers of her generation. She is in demand by many composers who recognise her talent for new and elegant ways to approach technical and musical challenges. Her programme will include Arabesque and Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum by Debussy and Arlen’s Over the Rainbow.
Admission free. Retiring collection.
Sunday 16th
Tickets £12 adult / £9 child / £38 family of four (max two adults) £7 unwaged Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
MUSIC FOR KIDS: DODO STREET BANDSunday 16 July 2017, 3pmHills Road Sixth Form College Theatre
Another chance to hear this fabulous band (already featured in the Sounds Green series, see page 5), in a concert suitable for children of all ages,
This lively concert will be introduced by the performers and will include audience participation.
© JeanRy
© Dodo Street Band
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Tickets £32.50 (concessions £30, students £12, unwaged £7)Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Sunday 16th
LUCY PARHAM: ELEGIERACHMANINOFF – A HEART IN EXILESunday 16 July 2017, 7.30 pmHoward Theatre, Downing Collegeby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Downing College
Lucy Parham piano and script Henry Goodman narrator
Known internationally for her ‘composer portraits’ in words and music, pianist Lucy Parham has created a programme which chronicles the life of composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff. Though he became an exile in 1917, Russia remained deeply rooted in Rachmaninoff’s soul. His cultural identity and longing for his homeland imbue his music, not least the many works he wrote for his own instrument, the piano.
The narrative, scripted from letters and diaries, follows Rachmaninoff from his youth in Russia, through his subsequent self-imposed exile in 1917, and finally to California, USA, where he died in 1943.
The programme includes many of Rachmaninoff’s best-loved works for solo piano, including a selection of Preludes, Etudes-Tableaux and Moments Musicaux, some of his own transcriptions and the haunting Elégie, as well as works by Scriabin and Tchaikovsky.
Generously supported by the Howard Foundation
© Sven Arnstein; Charles Hopkinson
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CLASSICO LATINOTuesday 18 July 2017, 7.30pmTrinity College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College
Harriet Mackenzie violin Graham Walker cello Ivan Guevara piano Andria Antoniou vocals Wilmer Sifontes percussion
Come and be swept away to the tropical warmth of a South American evening – and find out what happened when Ivan the Colombian pianist met Graham the classically trained cellist from Cambridge. Classico Latino have become firm Festival favourites. This year will be their third appearance performing their unique and very popular approach to the music of Latin America. As their name suggests, Classico Latino blend the techniques and sounds of European classical music with authentic Latin-American rhythms and melodies, bringing a whole new infectious dimension to such poignant ballads and dance rhythms as the Pasillo, Bambuco and Joropo. Let Classico Latino seduce you with the power and passion of their music and the virtuosity of their musicians.
Tickets £24.50/20 (concessions £22/18, students £12, unwaged £7) antechapel £12Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Tuesday 18th
LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL: ANNE MICHAELTuesday 18 July 2017, 1.10pmSidney Sussex College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Sidney Sussex College
Anne Michael, the young Organ Scholar of both Birmingham Cathedral and Symphony Hall, plays J S Bach’s magnificent ‘St Anne’ Prelude and Fugue, three of his Schübler Chorales including the well-known Wachet Auf, works by Daksagmüller, Couperin and
William Byrd’s Fantasia in A minor. Admission free, retiring collection.
© Classico Latino
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SOUNDS GREEN: WESTCOMBE BRASSWednesday 19 July 2017, 6.15pm
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
See page 4 for further details of Sounds Green concerts
Tickets £25.50 (concessions £23.50, students £14.50, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
IVANA GAVRIĆ: PIANOWednesday 19 July 2017, 7.30pmFitzwilliam Museum
Grieg Two Slåtter Op 72 Two Lyric Pieces Schumann Kreisleriana Chopin Four Mazurkas Nocturne Op 15 no 2 Liszt Two Petrarch Sonnets Rhapsodie Espagnole
A ravishing programme of piano music performed by young virtuoso pianist Ivana Gavrić, whose third CD of works by Grieg was selected as Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and Recording of the Year by The Grieg Society.
Ivana has given solo recitals and appeared with orchestras all over Europe and around the world to great acclaim.
Ticket includes a glass of wine in the interval.
A wonderful and sensitive artist – direct, powerful and exciting (Maxim Vengerov)
Wednesday 19th
© Dave Stapleton
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PATRICK HEMMERLÉThursday 20 July, 2pmThe Old Divinity School, St John’s Collegeby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of St John’s College
Patrick Hemmerlé piano
Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I
French pianist Patrick Hemmerlé undertakes one of the great challenges in the piano repertoire, playing both books of Bach’s masterpiece in two performances during the Festival: Book I this afternoon, and Book II on Wednesday 26 July. To hear all the 48 Preludes and Fugues in concert is an unforgettable experience, rarely offered. Patrick Hemmerlé won First Prize at the Paris Conservatoire in 2002 and has lived in Cambridge since 2011. Please note concert will finish at approximately 4.20pm.
Book both Patrick Hemmerlé’s Bach concerts and save £3 (see page 22).
Tickets £17 (concessions £15, students £9.50, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Thursday 20th
MISHA MULLOV- ABBADO GROUPThursday 20 July 2017, 8pmSt Columba’s Church, Downing St
The Misha Mullov-Abbado Group comprises some of the finest award-winning young musicians in London. Under Misha’s direction the group performs his original compositions and arrangements, influenced by a broad spectrum of music in the classical, jazz and pop genres as well as folk traditions from around the world, particularly from South America. The music contains chorale-based and contemporary-classical styles that are influenced by Bach and Brahms, right through to Stravinsky and Bartok and beyond, as well as jazz musicians such as Bill Frisell. Misha’s music is also heavily based on swing, funk and other groove-based styles influenced by Avishai Cohen, Ray Brown, Gareth Lockrane and Jasper Høiby, and pop giants Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Tickets £20 (concessions £18, students £12, unwaged £7)Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
© Patrick Hemmerlé
© Misha Mullov-Abbado Group
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LUNCHTIME CONCERT: HARRIET MACKENZIE & GRAHAM WALKERFriday 21 July 2017, 1.10pmCorpus Christi College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Corpus Christi College
Harriet Mackenzie violin Graham Walker cello
Duets and solo works by Bach for violin and cello Violin Sonata no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 Cello Suite no 3 in C major, BWV 1009 Inventions nos 9 and 10, BWV 780 and 781
Following sold-out performances in 2015 and 2016, Harriet Mackenzie and Graham Walker return to Cambridge for the culmination of their cycle of works for solo violin and cello by J S Bach.
Harriet Mackenzie plays with a burning commitment and intensity … this is a wonderful performance. (Gramophone)
Tickets £17 (concessions £15, students £9.50, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
© Harriet Mackenzie, Graham Walker
Friday 21st
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AURORA ORCHESTRATHE ‘EROICA’ FROM MEMORYFriday 21 July 2017, 7.30pmWest Road Concert Hall
Aurora Orchestra Nicholas Collon conductor/presenter Tom Service presenter
Strauss Metamorphosen Beethoven Symphony no 3 in Eb major, ‘Eroica’(preceded by an introduction with live excerpts)
Bold, fresh and fearlessly virtuosic, everything Aurora Orchestra touches sounds new. In recent seasons the orchestra has attracted particular acclaim for performances of whole symphonies entirely from memory. Unique amongst orchestras worldwide, this remarkable approach allows players to connect with the music and audiences on a new and intensely personal level. Tonight Aurora delivers what is thought to be the first memorised performance of Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony. With introductions from Tom Service and conductor Nicholas Collon, the orchestra will harness the potential of a memorised performance to get under the skin of this groundbreaking work.
The programme opens with Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen. Toward the end of his life Richard Strauss underwent a profound aesthetic change that resulted in some of the composer’s most intensely personal and philosophical music. Scored for 23 solo string players, this ecstatic, elegiac work closes with an ‘Eroica’ quotation that mourns the devastation brought about by World War II.
“Aurora is the most bracing breath of fresh air to invigorate the British classical music scene in the past ten years.” (Richard Morrison, The Times)
Tickets £35.50/30.50/25.50/17 (concessions £32.50/27.50/22/17, students £12, unwaged £7). Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Friday 21st
© Aurora Orchestra
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Saturday 22nd
OUTCRY ENSEMBLE WITH IVANA GAVRIĆSaturday 22 July 2017, 7.30pmWest Road Concert Hall
Outcry Ensemble James Henshaw conductor
Ivana Gavric piano
Josephine Stephenson World premiere of new commission Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54Mendelssohn Symphony no 4 in A major, Op 90 (Italian)
The chamber orchestra Outcry Ensemble draws together outstanding young professionals at the start of major international careers as orchestral, chamber and solo instrumentalists. Tonight they join with acclaimed young virtuoso Ivana Gavrić to perform a well-known audience favourite – Schumann’s joyful piano concerto, a work suffused with passionate love for his soon-to-be wife Clara. The programme continues with Mendelssohn’s ebullient ‘Italian’ Symphony, evoking the sights and sounds of Italy, a piece described by one writer as “a musical rendition of the Italian blue sky”.
Renowned for performing either a world premiere or a work by a living composer at every concert, Outcry opens this evening’s performance with the premiere of a new piece by Josephine Stephenson.
Tickets £26.50/21/17/12 (concessions £24.50/19/15/12, students £10, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
LUNCHTIME CONCERT: CAMBRIDGE VOICESSaturday 22 July 2017, 1.15pmTrinity College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College
Ian de Massini conductor
Cambridge Voices celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, under the direction of their founder Ian de Massini. This festive event includes music written for King’s and Trinity Colleges, alongside gospel songs, spirituals, music from The Eton Choirbook and Duruflé’s Gregorian chant motets. The programme also includes two world premières: Don’t be afraid! by Norwegian composer Mons Leidvin Takle and Ian de Massini’s Do what the Spirit says!
Admission free. Retiring collection.
© Outcry Ensemble
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MUSIC FOR KIDS: CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPSunday 23 July 2017, 11amHills Road Sixth Form College Theatre
Owen Gunnell and Quartet 19
Programme to include Vivaldi Storm, Botsford Black and White Rag, Trevino 2 + 1 Marimba Duo, O Duo O Drumming, Brubeck Unsquare Dance, Film medley Harry Potter, Incredible, Lion King
The important thing to know about this workshop is that everyone will get to play an instrument. There will be an impromptu samba/drumming piece, as well as improvisation on some tuned instruments…. most of all it will be fun! For ages 9-14. Ticket includes free admission to the Family Concert below.
Tickets £8 Price includes box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Sunday 23rd
MUSIC FOR KIDS: FAMILY CONCERTSunday 23 July 2017, 12.15pmHills Road Sixth Form College Theatre
Owen Gunnell and Quartet 19
An exhilarating, interactive concert with music from Vivaldi to John Williams via African drumming, played on marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones and as many drums as Owen can fit in the van!
Free admission to those who have attended the earlier Children’s Workshop.
Tickets £11 adult, £9 child, £36 family of four (max two adults) (concessions £9, students £8, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
© Owen Gunnell and Quartet 19
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FITZ PROM: ANDREW BROWNELLSunday 23 July 2017, 1.15pmFitzwilliam Museumby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College
Andrew Brownell piano
Ravel Miroirs (selections)Bach French Suite no 6 in E major, BWV 817Liszt Soirée de Vienne no 6 and Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli
Andrew Brownell won 2nd Prize at the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition and has been described as “potentially one of the most significant pianists of his generation”
(Musical Opinion). This demanding and popular programme will demonstrate his impressive skill and virtuosity.
Free admission. Retiring collection.
TEA CONCERT ALESSANDRO FISHER & ASHOK GUPTASunday 23 July 2017, 3.30pmHoward Theatre, Downing Collegeby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Downing College
Alessandro Fisher tenor Ashok Gupta piano
Schumann Liederkreis Op 24Reynaldo Hahn VeneziaMendelssohn Vier Lieder
A perfect way to spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon – in the company of two of Cambridge’s most recently acclaimed musicians. Alessandro Fisher and Ashok Gupta, graduates of Clare College, were both winners in the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Awards of 2016 – Alessandro joint winner of the first prize and Ashok winning the accompanist’s award. We welcome them back to celebrate this outstanding success. Their main offer is Schumann’s glorious Liederkreis, which stands at the outset of a turning point in the history of the art song. Tickets include tea and Downing College cakes to be served in the interval – a chance to explore the college grounds.
Generously supported by the Howard Foundation
Tickets £24.50 (concessions £22, students £14.50, unwaged £10) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Sunday 23rd
© Andrew Brownell
© Gerard Collett, Ashok Gupta
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MARTINŮ QUARTET & TOM POSTERMonday 24 July 2017, 7.30pmTrinity College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College
Lubomír Havlák violin Libor Kaňka violin Zbyněk Paďourek viola Jitka Vlašánková cello
Tom Poster piano
Beethoven String Quartet in F major Op 18, no 1Schulhoff String Quartet no 1Dvořák Piano Quintet Op 81
The celebrated Martinů Quartet from the Czech Republic offers a dynamic programme reflecting their heritage with a colourful work by Schulhoff and the joyful, optimistic Piano Quintet by Dvořák, for which they are joined by Tom Poster at the piano. The concert opens with an early Beethoven quartet, the second that he composed.
‘...playing of fire, energy and intelligence...with even the smallest detail of attack, phrasing and dynamics...played with enormous panache and relish by the Martinů Quartet’ (International Record Review)
Tom Poster ‘is never a flashy player, even in the most demanding numbers, eschewing overt display in favour of heart and soul. Result: a recital that is both lovely and lovable.’ (BBC Music)
Book both Martinů Quartet concerts (see page 24) and save £4.
Tickets £24.50/20 (concessions £22/17, students £10, unwaged £7) Restricted view: £12 Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Monday 24th
© Martinů Quartet, Tom Poster
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MARTINŮ QUARTET WORKSHOP CONCERTTuesday 25 July 2017, 2pmEmmanuel United Reformed Church
Following a morning’s coaching by the Martinů Quartet, young, amateur quartets drawn from the Cambridge area will perform a variety of pieces. The Martinů Quartet is renowned for its annual courses in the Czech Republic, when chamber groups gather from as far afield as Taiwan, Europe and the USA to benefit from a week’s coaching.
Free admission. Retiring collection.
Tickets £32.50/22 (concessions £30.50/20, students £12, unwaged £7) Antechaple £12 Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Tuesday 25th
ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSICTuesday 25 July 2017, 7.30pmSt John’s College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of St John’s College
Bach Sinfonia to Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, Cantata BWV 49Vivaldi Concerto for strings in G minor, RV 157Bach Weichet nur Betrübte Schatten, Cantata BWV 202Vivaldi Oboe Concerto in A minor, RV 461Bach Meine Herze schwimmt in Blut, Cantata BWV 199
Following the great success of their concert at last year’s Festival the Academy of Ancient Music return this year with an exquisite programme of Bach and Vivaldi. Two gorgeous Cantatas for soprano voice, and one orchestral Sinfonia by Bach, complement a concerto for strings and another for oboe by Vivaldi. AAM is renowned worldwide for its inspiring performances of baroque and classical music. Its players revel in the expressive power of their period instruments and aim to recreate the style and spirit in which this music was first performed. Over the past 40 years AAM has played to audiences on six continents and this season undertake an extensive tour of the US and Canada.
© Patrick Harrison
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PATRICK HEMMERLÉWednesday 26 July 2017, 2pmJesus College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College
Patrick Hemmerlé piano
Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II
French pianist Patrick Hemmerlé concludes his performance of Bach’s magnificent Preludes and Fugues having performed Book I on Thursday 20 July. Please note concert will finish at approximately 4.20pm.
Book for both Patrick Hemmerlé concerts (see page 14) and save £3.
Tickets £17 (concessions £15, students £9.50, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
Wednesday 26th
SILENT FILM WITH ORGAN IMPROVISATIONWednesday 26 July 2017, 9pmSt John’s College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of St John’s College
Richard Hills improvised organ accompaniment
A unique opportunity to see The Phantom of the Opera as you have never seen it before – with live accompaniment on the great organ of St John’s College. It’s hard to think of a better place to see this most gothic of all silent films, or of a more spine-tingling accompaniment. Richard Hills is one of the very few musicians truly to have bridged the divide between the classical and theatre organs; his skill in improvising live to this classic adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s story is awe-inspiring.
Screen and equipment provided by Keith Hearnshaw Big Screen Presentations.
SOUNDS GREEN: AFROSAMBAWednesday 26 July 2017, 6.15pm
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
See page 4 for further details of Sounds Green concerts
Tickets £18 (concessions £16) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
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Thursday 27th
LUNCHTIME CONCERTANNA LAPWOODThursday July 27 2017, 1.15pmPembroke College Chapelby kind permission of the Dean of Pembroke College
Programme will include: William Mathias Three Improvisations for Harp David Watkins Petite Suite Gabriel Pierné Impromptu Caprice Bach-Grandjany Etudes for Harp nos 3 and 6
Enjoy a scintillating programme of virtuoso harp music, from Bach to the present, played by this talented young musician, recently appointed Director of Chapel Music at Pembroke College.
Free admission, retiring collection.
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Thursday 27th
MARTINŮ QUARTET & GRAHAM WALKERThursday July 27 2017, 7.30pmEmmanuel United Reformed Church
Lubomír Havlák violin Libor Kaňka violin Zbyněk Paďourek viola Jitka Vlašánková cello
Graham Walker cello
Tomáš Svoboda String Quartet no 12, Op 202, ‘Post Scriptum’Janáček String Quartet no 1, The Kreutzer SonataSchubert String Quintet in C major, Op 163
Another opportunity to hear the superb Martinů Quartet, and two more works by Czech composers. Tomáš Svoboda wrote his String Quartet no 12 during the autumn of 2010. Svoboda wrote to a member of the Martinů that this work should express the sense of loss of his friends: “the longer you live, the more likely you are to lose your friends”. But, he adds, the “quartet is positive – a celebration of life”, and says it is a work of deep feeling in which all human experience is accepted and transformed into tenderness.
A very different mood is provided by Janáček’s Kreuzer Sonata, sometimes called a ‘wordless opera’ because of the way the unfolding music captures the intense dialogue, emotion and turmoil of the characters in Tolstoy’s novella which inspired the quartet.
And to bring this evening of deeply moving music to a close the quartet is partnered by cellist Graham Walker in Schubert’s String Quintet in C. Composed only two months before Schubert’s death in 1828, the transcendental beauty of the work is generally recognised as his most profoundly sublime composition.
Book both Martinu Quartet concerts (see page 20) and save £4.
Tickets £20 (concessions £17, students £10, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
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Friday 28th
Tickets £24.50 (concessions £22, students £12, unwaged £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
CHORAL WORKSHOP: THE TENEBRAE EFFECTFriday July 28 2017, 11am-1pmRobinson College Chapelby kind permission of the Dean of Robinson College
The Tenebrae Effect is an inspiring choral development initiative developed by Tenebrae, one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. It is designed to challenge and advance every participant whilst giving singers the opportunity to learn in a friendly and challenging environment. Join Tenebrae’s Artistic Director, Nigel Short, for what is set to be a fascinating and informative morning.
Most value is brought to those with prior choral experience who wish to improve within smaller, focused groups; it is suggested that participants should either be familiar with the scores or be confident sight-readers. Scores will be provided by Tenebrae on the day. Minimum age 16.
RepertoireChilcott Marriage to my lady povertyStanford The blue birdParry My soul there is a country (Songs of Farewell)
Numbers are limited; prior booking essential.
Book for the workshop and Tenebrae’s evening concert and save £2.
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Friday 28th
TENEBRAEFriday July 28 2017, 7.30pmTrinity College Chapelby kind permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College
Tenebrae Choir Children’s Choirs of St John the Divine, Kennington Nigel Short conductor
Tavener Song for AtheneVaughan Williams Three Shakespeare SongsMurill Two Shakespeare SongsTavener Hymn to the Mother of God & Funeral IkosOwain Park FootstepsStanford The Blue BirdElgar O Wild WestJoby Talbot Path of Miracles ‘Leon’ and ‘Santiago’
Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles was the first major work commissioned by the award-winning vocal ensemble, Tenebrae, in 2005 and received high acclaim (“an evocative odyssey” – The Times).
To accompany its revival, Tenebrae has commissioned a unique new choral work by Owain Park, Footsteps, which allows Tenebrae to perform alongside the Children’s Choirs of St John the Divine, Kennington, and marks the fifteenth-anniversary season of this world famous choir. Candlelight, singing from memory and an imaginative use of the concert space guarantees Tenebrae at its dramatic best.
Tickets £30.50/27.50 (concessions £28.50/25.50, students £14.50, unwaged £7) Antechapel: £10. Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
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Tuesday 25th Saturday 29th
FITZ PROM: FOYLE-ŠTŠURA DUOSaturday 29 July 2017, 1.15pmFitzwilliam Museum
Michael Foyle violin Maksim Štšura piano
Leoš Janáček Sonata for violin and pianoRichard Strauss Sonata for Violin and Piano in Eb major Op 18
Michael Foyle and Maksim Štšura started their collaboration in 2012 and have since performed extensively in prestigious venues across the United Kingdom and abroad.
Today’s programme includes Janáček’s virtuoso piece and the sumptuous sonata by Strauss.
Admission free. Retiring collection.
MUSIC FOR KIDS: THE KING’S WOBBLY MUSICIANSSaturday 29 July 2017, 3pmEmmanuel United Reformed Church
Sara Stowe Matthew Spring
Who’s the sweetest, who’s the loudest, who’s the best of the King’s musicians? There’s only room for one in the King’s court, so come along and help him decide. Suitable for ages 3 – 7 years.
Tickets £10 adult, £7 child, £28 family of four – max 2 adults (concessions £7) Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
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Wednesday 26th Saturday 29th
FESTIVAL FINALETIM KLIPHUIS SEXTETSaturday July 29 2017, 7.30pmWest Road Concert Hall
Tim Kliphuis violin Nigel Clark guitar Roy Percy double bass Seonaid Aitken violin and vocals Fiona Winning viola Su-a Lee cello and singing saw
Dutch violinist and Festival favourite Tim Kliphuis returns to Cambridge to bring the 2017 Festival to a foot-stomping end! The ensemble breathes new life into existing styles with an exhilarating blend of classical, gypsy jazz and folk music.
Classically-trained and widely regarded as Stéphane Grappelli’s heir, Tim Kliphuis’s improvised sound is totally new, as Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington rub shoulders with Antonio Vivaldi, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and many others.
Expect musical fireworks and explosive energy from this award-winning group.
Tickets £27.50/24.50/19/14 (concessions £25.50/22.50/17/14, student £10, unwaged £7)Prices include box office booking fee Cambridge Live Tickets | 01223 357851 | www.cambridgesummermusic.com
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VENUESCambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside, CB2 1JE
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Old Divinity School St John’s College St John’s Street, CB2 1TP
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St Columba’s Church Downing Street, CB2 3EL
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