Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2024
General booking opens Tuesday 27 February
Priority Booking:
Patrons from 6 Feb
Associates from 13 Feb
Friends from 20 Feb
International performers present live classical music in its most intimate form.
Festival String Quartet
David Adams Violin/Viola
Lucy Gould Violin
James Toll Violin/Viola/Baroque Violin
Kate Gould Cello
Visiting Artists
Gould Piano Trio
Lucy Gould Violin
Benjamin Frith Piano
Richard Lester Cello/Baroque Cello
Liz Kenny Lute/Theorbo
Max Baillie Violin
Simone Van Der Giessen Viola
Marianne Schofield Double Bass
Katharine Dain Soprano
Fritz Brothers Swing Jazz Band
Piers Hellawell Composer-In-Residence
Sam Glazer Workshop Leader
Lenny Sayers Family Concert Presenter
Aestus Quartet Emerging Quartet-in-Residence
Schools' Performance
Fri 3 May 11am – 12pm / St Paul's Church
The culmination of our Festival education project led by the wonderful Sam Glazer involving local schoolchildren who will devise from scratch and perform their own original songs alongside our Festival musicians and others. Come and hear the results!
Tickets: Free
Winchester Go LD Funky Lunch
Fri 3 May 12.30pm – 1pm / The Arc
Aestus Quartet
Come and join us. It’s free!
Tickets: Free
Opening Concert
Fri 3 May 4pm – 6pm / St Paul's Church
Festival String Quartet, Gould Piano Trio, Katharine Dain
Haydn String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No 3 Fifths
Piers Hellawell Up By The Roots
Amy Beach Three Songs Op. 21
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor
Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)
Late Night Concert
Fri 3 May 9pm – 10pm / St Lawrence Church
Lucy Gould, David Adams, Simone van der Giessen, James Toll, Richard Lester, Kate Gould, Aestus Quartet, Katharine Dain
Wagner Prelude to Tristan und Isolde, arr. for sextet by Sebastian Gürtler
Piers Hellawell The Still Dancers - Invocation III: Floating
Berio Sequenza lll for solo soprano Arensky Cello Quartet in A minor Op. 35
Tickets: £19 (Unreserved seating)
Family Concert: Wonderful Worldwide Wander-fest
Sat 4 May 11.30am – 12.30pm / The Nutshell
Don’t miss this chance to introduce children to classical music from all over the world in a very relaxed setting. Presenter Lenny Sayers and international Festival performers will explore a fascinating range of short piecse by Haydn to Piazzolla with lots of fun audience participation. Primary school age encouraged but the concert will be entertaining and illuminating for all ages 1 – 100!
Tickets: £5 (Free for under 4s. Unreserved seating)
Masterclass
Sat 4 May 2pm – 3pm / The Nutshell
Eminent cellist, Richard Lester, coaches the Aestus Quartet playing Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E♭
Tickets: £5 (Unreserved seating)
Festival Gala Concert Inner World
Sat 4 May 7.30pm / Theatre Royal Winchester
Directed by David Adams, Festival String Orchestra, Aestus Quartet, Katharine
Dain, Max Baillie, Kate Gould
Mozart Divertimento in D K.136
Barber Adagio for Strings
Arvo Pärt Fratres for solo violin and strings
Mozart Exsultate Jubilate for soprano and strings
Carl Vine Inner World for solo cello and electronic recording
Tchaikovsky Serenade in C Op. 48
Tickets: £30 / £23 / £19
(ticket prices include £2 theatre restoration levy)
Composer’s Talk
Sun 5 May 2.30pm – 3pm / St Paul's Church
Piers Hellawell gives his insights into the world of composition
Tickets: Free
Afternoon Concert
Sun 5 May 3.30pm – 5.15pm / St Paul's Church
Aestus Quartet, Katharine Dain, Festival String Quartet, Gould Piano Trio, Simone van der Giessen, Marianne Schofield
Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn String Quartet in E♭
Fauré La Bonne Chanson Op. 61
Piers Hellawell Weaver of Grass
Debussy String Quartet in G minor Op. 10
Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)
Classical Swing
Sun 5 May 8pm – 9.30pm / St Paul's Church
Inspired by the great fiddler Fritz Kreisler, the Fritz Brothers transport some of classical music’s most beautiful melodies to New Orleans and Paris of the 1930s… With an all-star lineup up led by violinist Max Baillie and clarinet player Ewan Bleach, this band brings you uniquely re-imagined versions of tunes by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and more, alongside some swing jazz and manouche classics.
Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)
Baroque Coffee Concert
Mon 6 May 10.30am – 11.30am / St Paul's Church
Liz Kenny, James Toll, Richard Lester
Biber Sonata for Violin & Basso Continuo No 3
Gabrielli Ricercar II in A minor for solo cello
Corelli Sonata for Violin & Basso Continuo in A Op. 5 No 9
Kapsberger Toccata I from Libro Quarto d’Intavolature di Chitarrone for solo lute
Corelli Sonata for Violin & Basso Continuo in D minor Op. 5 No 12 La Follia
Tickets: £19 (£16 in side aisles)
Festival Finale
Mon 6 May 3.30pm – 5.15pm / St Paul's Church
Gould Piano Trio, Festival String Quartet
Brahms Piano Trio in C minor Op. 101
Germaine Tailleferre String Quartet
Bongani Ndodana-Breen Safika – Three Tales of African Migration
Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor Op. 80
Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)
Additional information
Venues
The Arc
Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB
St Paul's Church
St Paul's Hill, Winchester SO22 5AB
Theatre Royal Winchester
Jewry Street, Winchester SO22 5SB
The Nutshell
15 Kings Walk, Winchester SO23 8AF
St Lawrence Church
The Square (off Great Minster Street), Winchester SO23 9EX
For more information visit winchesterchambermusic.com
Young Persons' Ticket Scheme
Winchester Chamber Music Festival offer a limited number of free tickets to under 18-year-olds throughout the Festival.
To claim a free ticket please call Festival Manager on 07853 275542.
Proof of eligibility may be required.
These tickets are not available for the Family Concert.
