Leicester Museums and Galleries host an exciting range of performances and music events including the Leicester International Music Festival and Lunchtime Concert series at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery.
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Events
Summer Piano Recital: Piers Lane
Friday 15th June 2012
7.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op.20, Debussy: Jardins sous la pluie, Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau, Debussy: L’Isle joyeuse, Liszt: Venezia e Napoli. Chopin: Waltzes (complete). £20.00
Tickets:
New Walk Museum shop: 0116 225 4920
Book online: www.musicfestival.co.uk
Leicester International Music Festival: The Art of Music
13th - 16th September 2012
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Artists: Nicholas Daniel (ND) (Artistic Director/Oboe); Priya Mitchell (PM) (violin); Maxim Rysanov (MR) (viola); Guy Johnston (GJ) (cello); Helen Sharp (HS) (harp); Charles Owen (CO) (piano); Katya Apekisheva (KA) (piano); Carducci Quartet (CQ) (Matthew Denton (MD) (violin); Michelle Fleming (MF) (violin); Eoin Schmidt-Martin (ES-M) (viola); Emma Denton (ED) (cello).
Tickets:
On sale from New Walk Museum shop: 0116 225 4920 or Book online: www.musicfestival.co.uk
Please see below event listings at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, for full event listings, download the festival programme.
Event 1 Thursday 13th September 7.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
6.45 Pre-Concert Talk
Evening Concert
Haydn: String Quartet in Bb Op.76 No.4, Sunrise(CQ)
Michael Berkeley: Oboe Quintet (ND, CQ)
INTERVAL
Mozart: Preludes and Fugues for string trio K404a (PM, MR, GJ)
Beethoven: Piano Trio Op70 No1 Ghost (PM, GJ, CO)
Tickets: £19 / Young Persons 8 to 25 FREE
Event 2 Friday 14th September 1.00pm – 2.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Lunchtime Concert
Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major K370 (ND, PM, MR, GJ)
Mozart: Divertimento for String Trio in Eb major K563 (PM, MR, GJ)
Tickets: £9 / Young Persons 8 to 25 FREE
Event 3 Friday 14th September 7.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
6.45 Pre-Concert Talk
Evening Concert
Haydn: String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No. 5, Sun (CQ)
Jonathan Harvey: Death of Light, Light of Death (ND, HS, MD, ES-M, ED)
INTERVAL
Beethoven: Eyeglass Duo in Eb major for Viola and Cello WoO32 (MR, GJ)
Beethoven: String Quintet in C major Op29 (PM, MF, ES-M, MR, GJ)
Tickets: £19 / Young Persons 8 to 25 FREE
Event 4 Saturday 15th September 11.00am – 12.00 noon
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Coffee Concert
David Matthews: Concertino Op42 The Flaying of Marsyas for oboe and string quartet (ND, CQ)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 10 in G Major, Op 96 (PM, CO)
Tickets: £9 / Young Persons 8 to 25 FREE
Event 5 Saturday 15th September 2.30pm - 3.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Family Concert
Kaleidoscope with the Carducci String Quartet
A Carducci Quartet Family Concert is never dull!
Come and be bowled over by fresh new sounds and opportunities to take part.
Tickets: £6 / Children £3
Suitable for age 5+
Event 6 Saturday 15th September 7.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
6.45 Pre-Concert Talk
Evening Concert
Haydn: Quartet in D minor, Op103 (unfinished) (CQ)
Mozart: Violin Sonata in F Major K376 arr Nicholas Daniel for oboe and piano (ND, CO)
Sven-Ingo Koch: nostalgia for oboe quintet.World Première sponsored by
INTERVAL
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No 4 in C major Op102 No1 (GJ, CO)
Beethoven: String Quintet in C minor Op104 (PM, MD, MR, ES-M, GJ)
Tickets: £19 / Young Persons 8 to 25 FREE
Event 9 Sunday 16th September 6.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Festival Finale
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (KA).
INTERVAL
Mozart: Sonata in F Major K497 for piano 4 hands (KA, CO)
Mozart: Piano Quartet in Eb major K493 (PM, MR, GJ and CO)
Tickets: £19 / Young Persons 8 to 25 FREE
The Festival is immensely grateful to the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust' for supporting free access to concerts for Young People aged between 8 and 25 inclusive.
Download below this years International Music Festival programme:
