Brinkburn Music Festival

4 - 6 and 11 - 13 July 2008

Programme at a glance - click on dates for more information

pdf of the 2008 Brinkburn Festival leaflet

Fri 4 July	7.30pm	Joanna MacGregor - American jazz Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Sat 5 July	7.30pm	Nicola Benedetti with Stephen Osborne Debussy - Prokofiev - Brahms
Sun 6 July	11am	Pieter Wispelwey Bach Suites on original baroque cellos
Sun 6 July	4.30pm	Gabrieli Consort & Players with Tees Valley Youth Choir
Fri 11 July	7.30pm	The Cardinall's Musick - The Caged Byrd
Sat 12 July	4pm	Daniela Lehner - mezzo soprano and Jose Luis Gayo - piano. Schubert - Korngold - Schuman
Sat 12 July	7.30pm	Pavel Haas Quartet Pavel Haas - Prokofiev - Dvorak
Sun 13 July	12 noon	Gabrieli Consort - Purcell
Sun 13 July	3pm	Gabrieli Consort & Players - Three Odes for St Cecilia

Weekend One

Friday 4 July - 7.30pm

Joanna MacGregor

This dynamic pianist returns with a wonderful selection of American-inspired jazz and blues classics for Independence Day, and Mussorgsky's colourful and monumental Pictures at an Exhibition, one of the greatest works of the romantic piano repertoire. Concert ends 9.30pm

Ends 9.30pm

Saturday 5 July - 7.30pm

Nicola Benedetti with pianist Steven Osborne

The award-winning young violinist performs a recital with pianist Steven Osborne

Debussy Violin Sonata

Prokofiev Violin Sonata No 1 in F minor Op 80

Brahms Violin Sonata No 2 in A major Op 100

The multi-award winning violinist described by The Independent as having "the gift of communication in spades" returns to Brinkburn with her own recital. We recommend early booking as Nicola was a huge hit in 2005.

Ends 9.30pm

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Sunday 6 July

Why not start the day with coffee and pastries in the marquee?

11am - Pieter Wispelwey

This renowned and virtuoso Dutch cellist performs all six of Bach's suites, for many the greatest works in the cello repertoire, on original instruments. There will be a leisurely lunch break during the concert.

Part one 11am-12 noon, part two 1.30pm - 3pm

including a lunch break Ends 3pm

Afternoon tea available in the marquee - can be pre-booked.

4.30pm - Gabrieli Consort & Players with Tees Valley Youth Choir

This programme features two masterpieces from baroque Rome. Domenico Scarlatti's beautiful Stabat Mater setting for ten solo voices is all too rarely heard. For Handel's youthful and exuberant Dixit Dominus, the Gabrielis will be joined by the brilliant Tees Valley Youth Choir who made such an impression at last year's festival.

Ends 5.30pm

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Weekend Two

Friday 11 July - 7.30pm - The Cardinall's Musick

The Caged Byrd

Making their Brinkburn debut, Andrew Carwood directs this award-winning early music vocal ensemble in a celebration of the genius of the recusant Catholic composer William Byrd (c.1540-1623). They have earned an enviable reputation as one of the most expressive, entertaining and professional ensembles in the world. Concert ends 9.30pm

Ends 9.30pm

Saturday 12 July

We are delighted to present two of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists in concerts which will be recorded for future broadcast. These rising stars will be names to look out for in the future.

4pm - Daniela Lehner - mezzo soprano and Jose Luis Gayo - piano.

This wonderful young mezzo soprano from Austria presents a selection of Lieder from Schubert (to include Gretchen am Spinnrade, Heidenröslein, Der König in Thule, Der Musensohn) and Korngold, and Schumann's beautiful song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 based on poems about love, marriage, birth and death.
Ends 5pm

7.30pm - Pavel Haas Quartet

Pavel Haas - Quartet No.1
Prokofiev - Quartet No.2
Dvorak - Quartet in F Op.95 'American'

We are very excited to welcome this dynamic young string quartet from Prague, who take their name from the Czech composer, and who are passionately committed to the Czech repeetoire.

Ends 9.30pm

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Sunday 13 July - A Purcell Celebration with the Gabrieli Consort & Players Director Paul McCreesh

12 noon Purcell Anthems

Purcell composed sacred music throughout his creative life, and left a particularly fine body of verse anthems for strings and voices. This concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for the Early Music Show, and will include Sing unto the Lord, Rejoice in the Lord always, Let mine eyes run down with tear' and My beloved spake.

Ends 1pm

3pm Three Odes for St Cecilia

Purcell Welcome to all the Pleasures
Britten Hymn to Saint Cecilia
Purcell Hail, Bright Cecilia
Purcell's intimate early masterpiece Welcome to all the Pleasures is contrasted by his most extrovert ode Hail, Bright Cecilia for seven solo voices and full baroque orchestra. Britten's music was hugely indebted to Purcell's style and his own ode to the Patron Saint of music provides a worthy companion piece.

Ends 5pm

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Ticket Prices

		zone -	A	B	C	D
Fri 4 July	7.30pm	Joanna MacGregor	27	20	12	10
Sat 5 July	7.30pm	Nicola Benedetti with Stephen Osborne	27	20	12	10
Sun 6 July	11am	Pieter Wispelwey	27	20	12	10
Sun 6 July	4.30pm	Gabrieli Consort & Players with Tees Valley Youth Choir	27	20	12	10
Fri 11 July	7.30pm	The Cardinall's Musick	26	16	12	10
Sat 12 July	4pm	BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist	18	16	12	10
Sat 12 July	7.30pm	BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist	22	16	12	10
Sun 13 July	12 noon	Gabrieli Consort - Purcell	27	20	12	10
Sun 13 July	3pm	Gabrieli Consort & Players Three Odes for St Cecilia	33	24	12	10

Prices in £

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Discounts On Offer - only one discount applies:

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