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2024 Festival
2nd-8th December
7:30 pm, Monday 2nd December
Concert 1 - Baroque Night!
Venue: St Anne’s Highgate
£30 adults, £6 full-time students and Kids Go Free!*
SOLD OUT – please click ‘Book Online’ to be added to the waiting list
Rachel Podger – violin, Tom Foster – harpsichord, Sergio Bucheli – lute , Jonathan Byers & Ashok Klouda – cello, Daisy Bevan – soprano
Bach – Violin Sonata in G BWV 1021
Handel – 9 German Arias – No.1 Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer
Gabrielli – Cello Sonata in G
Kapsberger – Libro primo Intavolatura di lauto: Toccata VI
Handel – Sonata in D HWV 371
Handel – 9 German Arias – No.7 Die ihr aus dunkeln Grüften
– INTERVAL –
Vivaldi – Cello Sonata in G minor RV 42
Handel – E major Harmonious Blacksmith
Handel – 9 German Arias – No.5 Singe, seele
Gabrielli – Canon a due violoncelli
Biber – Sonata Representativa
Handel – 9 German Arias – No.6 Meine Seele hört im Sehen
Approximate finish time: 9:40pm
7:30 pm, Wednesday 4th December
Concert 2 - Tor Mordôn
Venue: St Anne’s Highgate
£30 adults, £6 full-time students and Kids Go Free!*
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Nicholas Daniel OBE – oboe, Elena Urioste – violin, Benjamin Roskams – viola, Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE & Ashok Klouda – cello, Irina Botan & Isata Kanneh-Mason – piano
JC Bach Quartet for oboe & strings in Bb W.B60
Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings Op.2
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No.1 in Bb
– INTERVAL –
N. Klouda ‘Tor Mordôn’ (2024) for cello & piano world premiere, commissioned by American Patrons of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London, Mr. and Mrs. William Jacob III
Schumann Piano Quartet Op.47 in Eb
Approximate finish time: 9:30pm
6:30 pm, Friday 6th December
Concert 3 - Vivaldi to Debussy
Venue: St Anne’s Highgate
£30 adults, £6 full-time students and Kids Go Free!*
Funds raised from donations at this concert will support Haringey Young Musicians, a vital vehicle for local young people to develop their creative potential.
Everyone who donates on the night will be entered into a draw with prizes including an evening in the finest box at the Royal Opera House (four tickets) to see Cinderella, and two tickets to the coveted Jacob Collier Christmas gig at Union Chapel.
Prize draw will take place at the HICMF Gala Concert on Sunday 8th December.
Thomas Gould, Natalie Klouda & Francesco Sica – violin, Benjamin Roskams – viola, Clare O’Connell & Ashok Klouda – cello, Julian Bliss – clarinet, Eleanor Turner – harp
& young performers from Haringey primary schools
Vivaldi ’Spring’ from The Four Seasons, arranged by Jody Hughes for solo violin, string quartet & harp
Shostakovich String Quartet No.8
J. Collier ’Hideaway’, arranged by Rob Taggart, with musicians from Haringey primary schools
– INTERVAL –
Schubert String Trio in Bb D.471
D. Tabakova ’Insight’ for string trio
Debussy Danses Sacrée et Profane for harp and strings
Vivaldi ’Winter’ from The Four Seasons, arranged by Jody Hughes for solo violin, string quartet & harp
Approximate finish time: 8:30pm
6:30 pm, Saturday 7th December
Concert 4 - Tangos to Fandangos
Venue: St Anne’s Highgate
£30 adults, £6 full-time students and Kids Go Free!*
£40 combined ticket for both Saturday concerts
Benjamin Gilmore, Natalie Klouda & Francesco Sica – violin, Jürg Dähler – viola, Ashok Klouda – cello & castanets, Irina Botan – piano, Plinio Fernandes – guitar
Dvorak String Quartet in Eb Op.51
Piazzolla Histoire du Tango for violin & guitar – ’Bordel 1900’, ’Café 1930’ and ’Nightclub 1960’
– INTERVAL –
Haydn Piano Trio in C Hob XV:21
Coleridge-Taylor 5 Fantasiestücke Op.5 for string quartet, I. Prelude & III. Humoresque
Boccherini ‘Fandango’ Quintet in D, G.448 for guitar and string quartet
Approximate finish time: 8:30pm…BUT for just £10 more, why not stay for our Late Night Concert…..?
9:15 pm, Saturday 7th December
Concert 5 - Film Scores & New Works
Venue: St Anne’s Highgate
£20 adults, £6 full-time students and Kids Go Free!*
£40 combined ticket for both Saturday concerts
Caroline Dale – cello, Gavin Greenaway – piano
Icons of the film music world Caroline Dale and Gavin Greenaway present music from ‘Gladiator’, ‘The Mission’ and ‘Atonement’ alongside Greenaway’s new compositions for cello and piano.
Gavin Greenaway is an Emmy ® award-winning pianist, composer and conductor with an extensive catalogue of achievements including conducting 100+ feature film and TV soundtracks. A longtime collaborator of Hans Zimmer, Greenaway’s own compositions, which incorporate a range of influences from jazz to minimalism, have been described as ‘unashamedly melodic, deeply personal… and immediately engaging’. Cellist Caroline Dale has appeared as concerto soloist with multiple orchestras and is a renowned studio and session musician, with film credits including the solo cello for ‘Hilary and Jackie’ , ‘Truly Madly Deeply’, ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’, and ‘Pride & Prejudice’.
Close musical collaborators for many years, the lush soundworld of Greenaway and Dale is one to be savoured – join us in this late-night setting and be transported.
Approximate finish time: 10pm-10:10pm
3:30 pm, Sunday 8th December
Concert 6 - Not So Silent Cinema: 'Sherlock Junior'
Venue: St Anne’s Highgate
£20 adults, £6 full-time students and Kids Go Free!*
£45 combined ticket for both Sunday concerts
A rare opportunity to experience this 1920’s classic silent comedy film with a live score, 100 years on from its original release.
Francesco Sica & Natalie Klouda – violin, Jürg Dähler – viola, Ashok Klouda – cello, Simon Callaghan – piano
Screening of ‘Sherlock Junior’ (1924), with score composed by Stephen Prutsman
Approximate finish time: 4:25pm
7:30 pm, Sunday 8th December
Concert 7 - Gala Concert
Venue: St Anne’s Highgate
£30 adults, £6 full-time students and Kids Go Free!*
£45 combined ticket for both Sunday concerts
Benjamin Gilmore & Natalie Klouda – violin, Jürg Dähler – viola, Ashok Klouda – cello, Julian Bliss – clarinet, Daisy Bevan – soprano, Irina Botan & Simon Callaghan – piano
Beethoven selection of Irish Folk Songs WoO 152, for soprano & piano trio
Strauss ’Morgen’ Op.27 arranged for soprano, cello & piano
Schumann ’Märchenerzählungen’ Op.132 for clarinet, viola and piano
Schubert ’Shepherd on the Rock’ D.965 for soprano, clarinet & piano
– INTERVAL –
Caroline Shaw ’Entr’acte’ for string quartet
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op.25
Approximate finish time: 9:30pm
Booking information
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*Kids Go Free!
Up to 2 children aged 16 or under may attend any festival concert when accompanied by a paying adult. Booking is still advised for the children’s seats.
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