St Barnabas Schubert Festival Weekend : January 2013
This major weekend festival devoted to Schubert comprised about 12 hours of his most famous music, including many chamber music masterpieces (the Octet, both the ‘Trout’ and the String Quintets, the ‘Death and the the Maiden’ string quartet, and both piano trios etc) as well as favourite duets, lieder and solo piano music. Each work was played by a different ensemble or musician, and we hd a distinguished team of about 55 musicians participating in the festival. There were 5 long concerts, with 3 evening sessions from 7 to 10 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and 2 afternoon sessions on Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm to 6 pm.
Friday January 25th : Evening session : 7.00 – 10.00pm
| 7.00 pm | ‘Shepherd on the Rock’ D 965 | Alison Rayner (soprano) Mark Lacey (clarinet) Paul Guinery (piano) |
| 7.20 pm | ‘Auf dem strom’ D 943 | Anando Mukerjee (tenor) Tobias Breyer (horn) Paul Guinery (piano) |
| 7.30 pm | interval | |
| 7.45 pm | Impromptu in B flat D 935 no 3 | Charles Economou (piano) |
| 8.00 pm | Variations on ‘Trockne Blumen’ for flute and piano D 802 | Alena Lugovkina (flute) Pavel Timofejevsky (piano) |
| 8.25 pm | interval | |
| 8.40 pm | Octet in F major D 803 | The Alexandra Ensemble |
Saturday January 26th : Afternoon session : 2.00 – 6.00 pm
| 2.00 pm | Four impromptus D 899 | Viv McLean (piano) |
| 2.35 pm | Sonata in A minor ‘Arpeggione’ D 821 | Leander Kippenberg (cello) Dinis Sousa (piano) |
| 3.05 pm | interval | |
| 3.20 pm | Piano sonata in A major D664 | Simon Watterton (piano) |
| 3.40 pm | Selection of favourite lieder | Jeanette Ager (mezzo) Viv McLean (piano) |
| 4.20 pm | tea | |
| 4.50 pm | Fantasia in F minor D 940 | Dina Duisen & Gamal Khamis (piano duo) |
| 5.15 pm | Quartet in D minor D 810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ | The Hieronymus Quartet |
| 6.00 pm | supper |
Saturday January 26th : Evening session : 7.00 – 10.00 pm
| 7.00 pm | Piano Trio in E flat D 929 | The Grier Trio |
| 7.50 pm | interval | |
| 8.05 pm |
Piano Sonata in B flat D 960
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Daniel Browell (piano) |
| 8.50 pm |
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| 9.10 pm | Piano Quintet in A major D 667 ‘Trout’ | Fenella Humphreys (violin) Nicholas Bootiman (viola) Rebecca Knight (cello) Ben Russell (double bass) Annabelle Lawson (piano) |
Sunday January 27th : Afternoon session : 2.00 – 6.00 pm
| 2.00 pm | Fantasie in C D 760 ‘Wanderer’ | Hugh Mather (piano) |
| 2.35 pm | Grand Duo in A major D 574 | Chieri Tomii (violin) Tadashi Imai (piano) |
| 2.50 pm | interval | |
| 3.05 pm | Piano Sonata in A D 959 | Konstantin Lapshin (piano) |
| 3.40 pm | Selection of favourite lieder | Samuel Queen (baritone) Manon Ablett (piano) |
| 4.20 pm | tea | |
| 4.50 pm | Grand Rondo in A major D 951 / Variations in A flat D 813 | The Amadeus Piano Duo |
| 5.25 pm | Violin Sonatinas in D and G minor D 384 & 408 | Fenella Humphreys (violin) Nicola Eimer (piano) |
| 6.00 pm | supper |
Sunday January 27th : Evening session : 7.00 – 10.00 pm
| 7.00 pm | Piano Trio in B flat D 929 | The Lakeside Trio |
| 7.50 pm | interval | |
| 8.05 pm |
Piano Sonata in C minor D 958
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Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano) |
| 8.50 pm |
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| 9.10 pm | String Quintet in C D 956 | Richard Milone & Julia Burkert (violins) Margrit Hasler (viola) Anthony Lewis & Jonathan Tunnell (cellos) |
Enquiries : to Hugh Mather or (020) 8997 7691
Location : St Barnabas church is on the corner of Pitshanger Lane and Denison Road, in North Ealing. Its postcode is W5 1QG. Parking is always available on neighbouring streets, and there are no meters or residential parking schemes. The nearest tube stations are Ealing Broadway (on the Central and District Lines) and Hanger Lane (on the Central Line). From Ealing Broadway, use the E2 or E9 bus services. Taxis are also available outside Ealing Broadway tube station. The church is a 15 minute walk along Brunswick Road from Hanger Lane tube.
