Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh

posted by Imogen Smart in Blog, Florestan Festival on 20th March 2010

With eight concerts in four days, the festival includes three of Schumann’s piano trios, plus ‘Davidsbűndler’ for solo piano, and ‘Florestan and Eusebius’, an exploration of Schumann’s musical personalities by Robert Philip. The popular Friday night chamber concerto concert in Rye has Boccherini’s String Quintet in F Major, Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C major, and a string quintet arrangement of the famous and fiendish ‘Kreutzer’ Violin Sonata by Beethoven. A second outing is given to Huw Watkins’ new piano trio on the opening night, and Saturday’s early evening concert which features Schubert’s magnificent Piano Trio in B flat major is followed by Schoenberg’s early and iconic string sextet, ‘Verklärte Nacht’. Further inspiration is given with trios by Haydn and Schubert, including the latter’s magnificent Piano Trio in B flat major, and one of Beethoven’s greatest creations, the ‘Archduke’ Trio.

Full programme below
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Tickets £5.50-£26, concessions available to students with ID

1 Opening Concert
Thursday 10 June, 8pm
The Florestan Trio

Haydn: Piano Trio in E flat major, Hob XV:22
Huw Watkins: Piano Trio
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Opus 63

One of Haydn’s late piano trios opens the festival, followed by the new Piano Trio by British composer and pianist Huw Watkins, which received its world premiere last year at the Wigmore Hall by the Florestan Trio. Then it’s time to kick off our bicentenary celebrations with Schumann’s impassioned Trio in D minor.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh, East Sussex

2 Chamber Concerto
Friday 11 June, 8pm
Richard Lester, Susan Tomes, Anthony Marwood
The London Haydn Quartet, Jonathan Manson

Boccherini: String Quintet in F Major, Opus 20 No. 3, G291
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415
Beethoven: ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata, Opus 47, arranged (Anon) in 1832 for string quintet

The London Haydn Quartet and baroque cellist Jonathan Manson accompany our three soloists for one of Boccherini’s sublime String Quintets, Mozart’s brilliant Piano Concerto in C major, and a string quintet arrangement of the famous and fiendish ‘Kreutzer’ Violin Sonata by Beethoven.

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye

3 Classic Quartets
Saturday 12 June, 12.30pm
The London Haydn Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartet in E flat major, Opus 127
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Opus 20 No. 2

Playing with classical bows and gut strings, the London Haydn Quartet performs two great classical string quartets; Beethoven’s complex and lyrical twelfth quartet and the second of Haydn’s ‘Sun Quartets’ in C Major.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

4 Trios Triumph    This concert is now SOLD OUT 
Saturday 12 June, 6.30pm
The Florestan Trio

Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Opus 80
Haydn: Piano Trio in D minor, Hob XV:23
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D898

Schumann’s exhilarating and adventurous F major Trio is followed by Haydn’s Trio in D minor. Concluding the performance is one of Schubert’s greatest works of genius, the magnificent Piano Trio in B Flat major.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

5 Transfigured Night
Saturday 12 June, 9.45pm
Anthony Marwood, Catherine Manson, James Boyd, Michael Gurevich, Richard Lester, Sally Pendlebury

Schoenberg: String Sextet, ‘Verklärte Nacht’, Opus 4
Schoenberg’s early iconic work ‘Verklärte Nacht’, inspired by Richard Dehmel’s poem.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

6 Coffee Concert
Sunday 13 June, 11.30am
Susan Tomes
The Florestan Trio

Schumann: ‘Davidsbündler’, Opus 6
Haydn: Piano Trio in B flat major, Hob XV:20

Susan Tomes plays Schumann’s ‘Davidsbündler’, a piano suite comprising eighteen character pieces where we meet Schumann’s artistic alter egos ‘Florestan’ and ‘Eusebius’. The Florestan Trio then play the demanding and sophisticated Trio in B flat by Haydn.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

7 Florestan and Eusebius
Sunday 13 June, 5pm
Robert Philip

Robert Philip returns to Peasmarsh to discuss the musical personalities of Robert Schumann.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

8 Finale   This concert is now SOLD OUT
Sunday 13 June, 7pm
The Florestan Trio

Haydn: Piano Trio in C major, Hob XV:21
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Opus 110
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, Opus 97, ‘Archduke’

The Florestan Trio close the festival with a triple treat, including Schumann’s alluring final piano trio and one of Beethoven’s greatest creations, the ‘Archduke’ Trio, written in 1810, the year of Schumann’s birth.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

Education Programme
Children from local primary schools will be participating in workshops following the festival, culminating in a new piece of chamber music written and performed by the children, which parents and friends will be invited to attend.

Plus ‘cushion concerts’ for pre-school aged children and their carers – watch this space!

Access Information
To enquire about access for people with disabilities and ticket availability, please write to the Florestan Festival, Strawberry Hole Oast, Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6HJ, or email enquiries@florestantrio.com.

Venues
We are honoured to use two beautiful and historic churches for our venues. Some seats may have a restricted view of the stage due to the pillars or the idiosyncrasies of the building. Pews and chairs can be hard: you are welcome to bring a cushion.

Food
Professionally prepared and homemade food will be available before Concerts 1, between Concerts 4 and 5, and before Concert 8. Further information about the food will be sent with tickets for the appropriate concerts. A licensed bar will be available at all concerts except Concert 6.

Accommodation
For help with accommodation enquiries, please contact the Rye Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01797 229049, email: ryetic@rother.gov.uk, website: www.visitrye.co.uk.

Refunds and Changes
The Florestan Trust regrets that in the event of alteration no refund can be made. The right is reserved to substitute artists and to vary programmes if necessary.

Concerts by The Florestan Trio are presented and supported by The Florestan Trust, a company limited by guarantee. The Florestan Trust is registered company number 4625088 and registered charity number 1095978.