In the beautiful setting of St. Andrew’s Church, the festival between August 12 and 14, will feature a concert of music inspired by the Bard, including The Ghost Trio by Beethoven.
Other highlights of the three-day programme are the Schubert Octet , Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and the world premiere of Trio no.2 Eidfjord by Simon Rowland Jones.
Besides the three evening concerts, there is a morning of French music – preceded by coffee and croissants – a master-class for talented young pianists and a festival service in the church on Sunday morning, when the choir will be accompanied by the festival strings in Mozart’s Missa Brevis in F , K192 and his glorious Laudate Dominum .
The Gould Piano Trio (Lucy Gould on violin, Alice Neary on cello, and Benjamin Frith on piano) plus Robert Plane on clarinet are once again joined by a star-studded cast of fellow musicians.
Tickets are available from Forum Books, in Corbridge, or the Queen’s Hall box office, in Hexham.
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