The 19th
North Norfolk Music Festival
9th - 16th August 2024
All concerts and Festival Suppers will be held at the
Church of Our Lady St Mary, South Creake
Friday 9th August
OPENING GALA CONCERT
12 ENSEMBLE
MARY BEVAN soprano
Edmund Finnis Hymn
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ludwig van Beethoven Heiliger Dankgesang from String Quartet in A minor, Op.132
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Dowland Lachrimae Antiquae (arr. Ruisi)
Benjamin Britten Les Illuminations
The 12 Ensemble, expanded to 15 for this special concert, are returning to NNMF to perform Vaughan Williams’ richly-textured Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, the late Beethoven transcendental slow movement, Heiliger Dankgesang from his String Quartet in A minor, Op.132, and Dowland’s Lachrimae Antiquae (arr. Ruisi).
Distinguished soprano, Mary Bevan, will join the Ensemble for Benjamin Britten’s song cycle Les Illuminations, his magnificent, colourful setting of poems by Arthur Rimbaud.
Friends of NNMF Party
Join us as our guest for post-concert drinks and canapés in the Festival Marquee after the Gala Concert.
Our annual party for The Friends provides a chance for everyone to get together. This is free for Friends but places MUST be booked in advance. If you are not already a member, see our website for details on how to join.
Saturday 10th August
Festival Supper
A two course buffet supper will be served from 5.45pm by the chefs and staff from Back To Your Place, Byfords, the well-known local caterer based in Holt.
JAMES NEWBY baritone
SIMON LEPPER piano
A ROYAL RECITAL
Schubert - Der Sänger
Wolf - Königlich Gebet
Mahler - Rheinlegendchen
Liszt - König von Thule
Britten - Le Roi s’en va-t’en Chasse
Poulenc - La Reine de Coeur
Saint-Saens - Le pas d’armes du Roi Jean
Schumann - Gedichte die Königin Maria Stuart
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Schumann - Ballade des Harfners
Purcell - Music for a while
Mozart - Ridente la calma
Haydn - Die zu späte Ankunft der Mutter
Elgar - Was it some Golden Star?
Madeleine Dring - Mélisande, the far away princess
Cornelius - Die Könige
Heggie - The Haughty Snail-King
Beethoven – Flohlied
Worseley Charles - The Green-eyed Dragon
James Newby returns to NNMF with pianist Simon Lepper in a wide ranging and inventive programme built around kings and queens called A Royal Recital, made up of songs by Schubert, Schumann, Elgar, Purcell and others.
This season James will sing the title role in Eugene Onegin at the Staatsoper, Hannover, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Garsington Opera and will give a recital in the Mahler Festival at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Sunday 11th August
KLEIO STRING QUARTET
BRITTEN 3 Divertimenti
SIMON ROWLAND-JONES 6 Miniatures (première)
DVOŘÁK String Quartet in G, Op.106
We are delighted to welcome the Kleio Quartet for their NNMF debut. They were winners of the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition in 2023 and were recently a quartet in residence at Snape Maltings. In the first of their two concerts they will play Britten’s 3 Divertimenti, Simon Rowland-Jones’ 6 Miniatures (première), and Dvořák’s tuneful String Quartet in G, Op.106.
Festival Supper
A two course buffet supper will be served from 5.45pm by the chefs and staff from Back To Your Place, Byfords, the well-known local caterer based in Holt.
EMANUIL IVANOV piano
BEETHOVEN F minor Op. 2 No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Preludes and Fugues Nos. 5, 2, 12 and 15
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RACHMANINOV Etudes Tableaux Op. 39 Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9
MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN - Selection from "12 Etudes in all the minor keys":
No.8 "Erlkönig"
No.11 "Minuetto"
No.12 "Prelude and Fugue"
The brilliant young Bulgarian pianist, Emanuil Ivanov, is launched on an impressive international performing career since winning the 2019 Busoni Competition. Emanuil has recently made extensive tours in Bulgaria,
South Africa, Japan and Italy. We will hear him play works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Etudes by Canadian virtuoso pianist Marc-André Hamelin, as well as Rachmaninov’s Etudes Tableaux.
Monday 12th August
Festival Supper
A two course buffet supper will be served from 5.45pm by the chefs and staff from Back To Your Place, Byfords, the well-known local caterer based in Holt.
KLEIO STRING QUARTET
BARTHOLEMEW LAFOLETTE cello
SIMON ROWLAND-JONES viola
SCHUBERT Quintet in C, D.956
BRAHMS Sextet in G major, Op.36
For their second concert at the 19th NNMF the Kleio Quartet will play Schubert’s Quintet in C, D.956 together with cellist, Bartholomew Lafolette, already familiar to NNMF audiences from two previous appearances. The second part of the concert will be entirely devoted to Brahms’ magisterial Sextet in G major, Op.36, when they will be joined by violist and Joint Festival Director, Simon Rowland-Jones.
Tuesday 13th August
WILL DUERDEN double bass
SVITLANA KOSENKO piano
Reinhold GLIERE Two Pieces for double bass, Op. 32
Frantisek HERTL Sonata for double bass
Simon ROWLAND-JONES Long Distance (premiere)
Lili BOULANGER Nocturne
Reinhold GLIERE Two Pieces for double bass, Op. 9
Will studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and is currently completing his MA at the Royal College of Music with Caroline Emery and Rodrigo Moro Martin. Last year he was selected by Young Classical Artists’ Trust (YCAT) as one of their new artists. The programme will include romantic pieces by Russian composer Glière, Hertl, Boulanger and a new work by Simon Rowland-Jones.
Festival Supper
A two course buffet supper will be served from 5.45pm by the chefs and staff from Back To Your Place, Byfords, the well-known local caterer based in Holt.
ALEXANDRA LOWE soprano
JAMES BAILLIEU piano
Le Voyage
RAVEL Shéhérazade
BIZET Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe
Charles KOECHLIN Shéhérazade Op.84
RAVEL Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
DEBUSSY Chansons de Bilitis
BIZET Ouvre ton cœur (bolero)
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RAVEL Chants populaires: Chanson espagnole
RAVEL Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera
PAULINE VIARDOT Les filles de Cadix and Madrid (bolero)
A SELECTION OF ARIAS
Alexandra Lowe studied at the Royal Northern College Music before joining the Opera Course at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She joined the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera Covent Garden where she appeared in many roles and worked with conductors such as Sir Anthony Pappano and Sir Mark Elder. Recent highlights include Donna Anna at Glyndebourne in 2023 and Fiordiligi for Opera North in 2024.
Wednesday 14th August
Festival Supper
A two course buffet supper will be served from 5.45pm by the chefs and staff from Back To Your Place, Byfords, the well-known local caterer based in Holt.
DANIEL LEBHARDT piano
LISZT Legend No.1 "St. Francis of Assisi`s sermon to the birds,” S.175
LISZT Sunt lacrimae rerum from Annees de pelerinage, Book III
Robert SCHUMANN Kreisleriana
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Robert SCHUMANN Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133
Clara SCHUMANN Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op.20
Robert SCHUMANN Geistervariationen
LISZT La cloche sonne, S.238
LISZT Legend no.2 "St Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves" S.175
Hungarian pianist Daniel Lebhardt is already a favourite of NNMF audiences from his two previous magnificent recitals. The New York Times noted that he played with “power, poetry and formidable technique.” He has a busy international career as soloist and chamber musician, and we will hear him in both those roles at this year’s NNMF. He will be playing works by Liszt, and by Clara and Robert Schumann.
Thursday 15th August
CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F minor, Op.95 “Serioso”
JANACEK String Quartet N0.1, “Kreutzer sonata”
HAYDN String Quartet in B flat, Op.76 No.4 “Sunrise”
Stalwarts of NNMF, the wonderful Castalian String Quartet are back for two concerts this year. They begin with an all-quartet programme made up of three of the most outstanding works of the string quartet repertoire: Beethoven String Quartet in F minor, Op.95 ‘Serioso’, Janacek No.1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’, Haydn Quartet in B flat, Op.76 No.4 ‘Sunrise.’
Festival Supper
A two course buffet supper will be served from 5.45pm by the chefs and staff from Back To Your Place, Byfords, the well-known local caterer based in Holt.
MITHRAS TRIO
HAYDN Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Hob. XV:10
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht, Op.4 (arr. Piano Trio by Eduard Steuermann)
SCHUBERT Piano Trio in B flat Major, D. 898
The Mithras Trio are making their second foray to the Festival having already delighted audiences at our Winter Series, Wells Maltings. Established in 2017 they won first prize at the 10th Trondheim Chamber Music Competition and were BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for the 2021-2023 seasons. They will play Haydn’s E Flat Trio, Schoenberg’s early romantic work Verklärte Nacht (arr. by Eduard Steuermann) and Schubert’s iconic Piano Trio in B flat.
Friday 16th August
LAURA LOLITA PEREŠIVANA soprano
WILLIAM VANN piano
Songs by William WALTON, ROSSINI, DUPARC, FLANDERS AND SWANN, Stephen SONDHEIM, and arias from Manon by MASSENET and La rondine by PUCCINI, and Quattro canzoni popolari by Luciano BERIO.
Laura is returning to Norfolk for the second time. The Latvian soprano joined the prestigious Academy at La Scala, Milan this season and has already made her debut there in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. She was asked to cover the role of Magda in La rondine within days of her arrival in a new production - clearly La Scala loves Laura as much as we do!
Friday 16 August 5.45pm Festival Supper
A two course buffet supper will be served from 5.45pm by the chefs and staff from Back To Your Place, Byfords, the well-known local caterer based in Holt.
CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET
DANIEL LEBHARDT piano
WILL DUERDEN double bass
HAYDN String Quartet in A, Op.20 No.6
BARTÒK String Quartet No.5, Sz.102
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SCHUBERT “Trout” Quintet, D.667
We seized the opportunity of bringing together several of our 2024 ‘artists in residence’ in order to end the 19th NNMF with our first ever performance of Schubert’s Trout Quintet. Also included in the programme are one of Haydn’s most joyful masterpieces, Op.20 No.6 in A, and Bartók’s 5th quartet, noted for its extraordinary stylistic variety and phenomenal energy.