2 4 and 9 11 July 2010
Programme includes Mark Padmore, Carducci Quartet, Nicholas Daniel, Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Playes,
Pieter Wispelwey,
Mahan Esfahani.
Programme at a glance - click on dates for more information
Weekend One
| Fri 2 July |
7.30pm |
Mark Padmore tenor and Roger Vignoles piano
Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48
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| Sat 3 July |
5pm |
Carducci Quartet Masterclass
The quartet offer advice and encouragement to some talented young string players from the region |
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| Sat 3 July |
7.30pm |
Carducci Quartet and Nicholas Daniel oboe
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80
Bliss - Oboe Quintet
Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden' |
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| Sun 4 July |
2pm |
Mark Padmore tenor, Nicholas Daniel oboe and Roger Vignoles piano
Britten - Winter Words Op. 52
Vaughan Williams -Ten Blake Songs
Howells - Sonata for Oboe and Piano |
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| Sun 4 July |
5pm |
Choral Evensong with the Brinkburn Festival Choir |
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Weekend Two
| Fri 9 July |
7.30pm |
Pieter Wispelwey cello
Britten - 3 Cello Suites Op. 72, 80 and 87 |
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| Sat 10 July |
6pm |
Gabrieli Players
Soloists: Rebecca Bottone, Renata Pokupic, Romina Basso, Andrew Kennedy Paul McCreesh director
Handel Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (The Triumph of Time and Truth) |
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| Sun 11 July |
1pm |
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
Handel - Suite in B flat HWV 494
Couperin (Le Grand) - Les Folies Francaises Passacaille - La Morinete
Handel - Suite 1 in A, HWV 426
J S Bach - Praeludium et Fuga in a-moll, BWV 894 |
 See a short film clip of Mahan Esfahani talking about himself and his music.
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| Sunday 11 July |
3pm |
Gabrieli Players with Tees Valley Youth Choir and Chethams Chamber Choir
Soloists: Rebecca Bottone, Anna Stéphany, Jeremy Budd, Alex Ashworth
Paul McCreesh director
Handel - Messiah |
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Weekend One
Friday 2 July - 7.30pm
Mark Padmore tenor and Roger Vignoles piano
Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48
The festival is delighted to welcome back this wonderful tenor, this year with Roger Vignoles, in a song recital centred around Schumann's best-known song cycle .
Ends 9.30pm
Saturday 3 July - 5pm
Carducci Quartet Masterclass
Join members of the Carducci Quartet as they offer advice and encouragement to some talented young string players from the region. The Brinkburn masterclasses always provide a fascinating insight into the world of professional musicians.
Ends 6.30pm
Saturday 3 July - 7.30pm
Carducci Quartet and Nicholas Daniel oboe
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80
Bliss - Oboe Quintet
Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden'
Back by popular demand, this dynamic Anglo-Irish ensemble are this year joined by distinguished oboist Nicholas Daniel.
Ends 9.30pm
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Sunday 4 July - 2pm
Mark Padmore tenor, Nicholas Daniel oboe and Roger Vignoles piano
Britten - Winter Words Op. 52
Vaughan Williams -Ten Blake Songs
Howells - Sonata for Oboe and Piano
An unusual programme of three great masterpieces of the English tradition.
Ends 4pm
Sunday 4 July - 5pm
Choral Evensong with the Brinkburn Festival Choir
A wonderful opportunity to join the Brinkburn Festival Choir in a choral celebration to round off the first weekend. Enjoy singing in the Priory's inspiring acoustic.
If you are an experienced singer and would like to join this year's Choir, please contact Sheila Taylor at 20,000 Voices tel: 01670 852445 email: info@20000voices.org
Ends 6 pm
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Weekend Two
Friday 9 July - 7.30pm
Pieter Wispelwey cello
Britten - 3 Cello Suites Op. 72, 80 and 87
We're delighted to welcome back this renowned Dutch cellist following his Brinkburn debut in 2008. Pieter will play all three of Britten's sublime suites for solo cello, inspired by Bach and the great cellist Rostropovich.
Ends 9.30pm
Saturday 10 July - 6pm
Gabrieli Players
Soloists: Rebecca Bottone, Renata Pokupic, Romina Basso, Andrew Kennedy
Paul McCreesh director
Handel Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (The Triumph of Time and Truth)
The Gabrielis perform a little known masterpiece from Handel's early period in Rome. The story is an allegory of the triumph of celestial pleasures over temporal ones: Handel responds with some of his most energetic, colourful and ravishing scores
Ends 9.30pm - extended interval for refreshments
Sunday 11 July - 1pm
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
Handel - Suite in B flat HWV 494
Couperin (Le Grand) - Les Folies Francaises Passacaille - La Morinete
Handel - Suite 1 in A, HWV 426
J S Bach - Praeludium et Fuga in a-moll, BWV 894
This award winning young harpsichordist from Iran is one of this years BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, and is quickly gaining an international reputation. This should be a perfect pre-lunch musical aperitif, and will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Ends 2pm
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Sunday 11 July - 3pm
Gabrieli Players with Tees Valley Youth Choir and Chetham's Chamber Choir
Soloists: Rebecca Bottone, Anna Stéphany, Jeremy Budd, Alex Ashworth
Paul McCreesh director
Handel - Messiah
The combined forces of Gabrielis and two outstanding youth choirs bring the festival to a tumultuous close with Handel's most famous work, heard for the first time at Brinkburn.
Ends 6pm (no interval)
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