East Neuk Festival 2023 brochure

Welcome

Welcome to East Neuk Festival 2023! We are proud to bring you an outstanding line-up of musicians from around the world, all performing programmes lovingly put together with us for you, which you will hear nowhere else. And because it is ENF, every event is intimate, close-up, relaxed, friendly and memorable!

ENF 2023 PERFORMERS:

Belcea String Quartet

‘one of the world’s leading chamber music ensembles’

(Süddeutsche Zeitung)

Castalian String Quartet

‘intimately alive to every shift of colour and mood’

(Classical Music)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

‘exceptionally fresh, spontaneous, natural and sincere’

(Pytomaniak)

Read more about all our performers at www.eastneukfestival.com

Bertrand Chamayou, piano

‘breathtaking beauty and incomparable power’

(Gramophone)

Vilde Frang, violin

‘…constantly alive to the music’s swirling undercurrents of electric energy’ (The Guardian)

Diyang Mei, viola

‘electrifying playing throughout’

(Süddeutsche Zeitung)

Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

‘marvellously rich and fervent’

(The Strad)

Sofia Ros, accordion

Winner of Trophée Mondiale de L’accordeon 2020 and Vienna International Music Competition 2021

Yeol Eum Son, piano

‘marvellous, intense and boundlessly virtuosic…’

(Freiburger Nachrichten)

Morgan Szymanski, guitar

‘…utterly committed and inspired’

(Music Web International)

Isabelle Van Keulen, violin/Director

‘taut musical intelligence and vivid sound’

(The Guardian)

Tom Wilkinson, organ

‘...a thrilling demonstration of Tom Wilkinson’s remarkable facility’

(The Herald)

CONCERTS

THURS 29 JUNE

QUEYRAS PLAYS BACH

4pm, Kilrenny Church. £20/15*, 70 min

KURTÁG Selection from Signs, Games and Messages

ANON (MARAIS?) Les Regrets

SAYGUN Partita for Cello, Op. 31

MARAIS La Rêveuse

J S BACH Suite in Cm for Cello, BWV 1011

Jean-Guihen Queyras cello

Queyras opens ENF23 in the lovely, sunlit interior of Kilrenny Church with a characteristically rich, fascinating programme dotting between the 18th and 20th centuries. Opening with Kurtág’s intense miniatures and culminating in Bach’s towering 5th Suite, this will be a mesmerising hour of music in the company of one of the world’s leading cellists.

BELCEA & FRIENDS 1

7.30pm, Crail Church

£30/20*, 105 min inc. interval

LISZT Les Années de Pélérinage (selection)

BRAHMS Sextet No 1 in B-flat, Op. 18

Belcea Quartet

Diyang Mei viola

Jean-Guihen Queyras cello

Bertrand Chamayou piano

The Belcea Quartet return to ENF with their ‘dream team’ of fellow musicians to play solo, duo, quartet and sextet over the course of the festival. Their starting points are the two sextets by Brahms – big pieces, heroic, tender, ethereal and passionate by turns – just wonderful chamber music. In two concerts (see also Friday 7.30) we hear them alongside virtuoso piano music from Bertrand Chamayou. We know that Brahms and Liszt had little time for each other (Brahms reputedly fell asleep at a Liszt concert, while Liszt once called Brahms’ music ‘hygienic’) but we think they make a pretty good combination!

FRIDAY 30 JUNE

CASTALIAN QUARTET

11.30am, Kilrenny Church

£25/17*, 70 min

MOZART Quartet in Dm, K.421

DVOŘÁK Quartet in G, Op. 106

The Observer described a Castalian Quartet concert as ‘…full of poetry, joy and sorrow’, which could perfectly describe this programme. Dvořák called Mozart ‘sweet sunshine’, but in fact Mozart is the one in intense and dramatic mood while Dvořák himself supplies many sunny, happy moments, even if they are tempered with darker moods. A compelling combination from this superb quartet.

YEOL EUM SON

4pm, Crail Church. £20/15*, 70 min

MOZART Fantasy in Cm, K. 475

JANÁČEK Sonata 1.X.1905

From the Street

MOZART Sonata in Cm, K. 457

KAPUSTIN Sonata No. 2

Son is so well known for her wonderful Mozart playing, so we asked her to juxtapose him with very different masterworks – Janáček’s impassioned tribute to a hero of Czech nationalism and Kapustin’s show-stopping jazz–classical fusion.

PATRON RECEPTION

6.30pm, Crail. Invitations to follow

BELCEA & FRIENDS 2

7.30pm, Crail Church

£30/20*, 105 min inc. interval

DEBUSSY Selection of solo piano works

BRAHMS Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36

Belcea Quartet

Diyang Mei viola

Jean-Guihen Queyras cello

Bertrand Chamayou piano

Brahms may have concealed a sorrowful love story in his second sextet: one motif represents the woman he almost married… and then didn’t. It opens with a tenderly ethereal whisper and ends with some of the most exhilarating music he ever wrote.

Chamayou, perhaps the leading French pianist of the moment, offers a selection of Debussy solo piano music before the interval.

SAT 1 JULY

CASTALIAN QUARTET 2

11.30am, Kilrenny Church

£25/17*, 70 min

HAYDN Quartet in D, Op. 20, No.4

SIBELIUS Voces Intimae, Op. 56

The Castalian Quartet brings together the man who wrote 68 quartets with another who wrote just one mature quartet. It is hard to imagine two more different musical personalities than Haydn and Sibelius and as a result, this morning’s programme offers fantastic proof (if it were needed) of the sheer richness of the quartet repertoire.

BACH AND BEYOND

3pm, Crail Church

£25/20*, 105 min inc. interval

J S BACH Suite for Solo Cello in G, BWV 1007 (arr. for viola)

TABAKOVA Pirin

J S BACH Works arranged for solo accordion

YSAŸE Sonata in Am for Two Violins

Corina Belcea violin

Krzysztof Chorzelski viola

Vilde Frang violin

Diyang Mei viola

Sofia Ros accordion

A proper one-off Festival treat this, as some of our finest musicians come together to offer an eclectic and spectacular afternoon of music. Bach is at its heart, both in his own music and in the work of later musicians he has influenced, culminating in the magnificent showpiece that is Ysaÿe’s Sonata for Two Violins.

*£5 tickets for those aged 7-17

FULL PROGRAMME: www.eastneukfestival.com

TICKETS: eastneukfestival.online.red61.co.uk / 0131 226 0008

BELCEA & FRIENDS 3

7.30pm, Crail Church

£30/20*, 110 min inc. interval

GARTH KNOX Quartet for 1

DEBUSSY Quartet in Gm, Op. 1

CHAUSSON Concerto for Violin, Piano and Quartet, Op. 21

Diyang Mei viola

Vilde Frang violin

Bertrand Chamayou piano

Belcea Quartet

We love the idea of Garth Knox’s quartet in which the viola plays all the parts – a tour de force that’s as serious as it is comic. Then the Belcea Quartet end this year’s residency playing alone in Debussy and then in ensemble for Chausson’s ravishing Concerto. There is nothing else like it in the catalogue, and with this world class line-up we expect a truly memorable evening.

SUNDAY 2 JULY

LATIN JOURNEYS

12pm, St Monans Church. £20/15*, 80 min

Guitarist Morgan Szymanski is joined by award-winning young accordionist Sofia Ros for a musical tour around Spain and South America: Scarlatti, Albeniz, Granados, Espinosa and more in the hands of these two superlative musicians.

CLOSING CONCERT

5pm, Holy Trinity St Andrews

£30/18*, 120 min inc. interval

PÄRT Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

BACH Fantasia & Fugue for Organ, BWV 542

BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

GLASS Mad Rush for Organ

GLASS American Seasons

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Isabelle van Keulen violin/director

Tom Wilkinson organ

Unleashing the full magnificent power and colour of Holy Trinity’s organ, Tom Wilkinson joins the SCO and violinist Isabelle van Keulen for a spectacular closing concert. Opening in near silence with Arvo Pärt, the concert closes with the exhilarating thrill of Philip Glass’s response to Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons – his ‘American Seasons’ is a gem.

We hope to announce our jazz, contemporary and traditional music events in March 2023.

*£5 tickets for those aged 7-17

FULL PROGRAMME: www.eastneukfestival.com

TICKETS: eastneukfestival.online.red61.co.uk 0131 226 0008

ENF TICKETS

Tickets are available by phone, online and in person at the 180 Box Office at 180 High St, Edinburgh, EH1 1QS, 10am-6pm MON-FRI.

Online: eastneukfestival.online.red61.co.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)131 226 0008 10am-6pm MON-FRI (every day in festival)

Booking dates: (all periods commence 10am)

Premier & Gold Patrons priority: Mon 30th Jan

Silver Patrons priority: Tue 31st January

Bronze Patrons priority: Wed 1st February

Subscribers priority: Thu 2nd February

GENERAL BOOKING: Fri 3rd February

If you are not yet a patron, from Monday 30th January you may phone the box office, make your donation and book at the same time.

Payment: card or cash (no cheque)

Booking Fee: £1 per ticket up to a max of £5 per transaction. NB booking fees are incurred by the box office provider and are non-refundable.

Tickets can be posted, if booked 2 weeks ahead, for £1.50. Venue collection 30 mins before for free.

Booking during the festival: Online until 10am on the day of the event. On the door from 30 mins before. Payment at venues is cash only. You may reserve tickets for events later in the day at a venue box office.

Facilities: Venues vary; see info on our website www.eastneukfestival.com/venues and contact us if you have concerns not covered. Doors open 30 mins before, unless specified. Venues do not have sheltered waiting areas. Children under 7 not admitted unless specified. Under-18s must be accompanied by an adult. Latecomers are not guaranteed admission, in whole or in part. If admitted, it may not be possible to take the seat you booked – standing may be the only option.

Refunds: We cannot offer refunds unless an event is cancelled. We accept returns only in exceptional circumstances and cannot guarantee to resell tickets.

Programme is correct at time of going to press but we reserve the right to make unforeseen changes. In such circumstances we will make every reasonable effort to inform bookers promptly. Venue capacities are calculated in line with official guidance. Should restrictions be introduced due to Covid (or anything else), we may be obliged to reduce audience numbers. In this case we will begin with the most recent bookers, who will have their tickets (for affected event only) cancelled and fully refunded. Our no-refund/ no-resell policy above will continue to apply to any part of any booking unaffected by such unforeseen changes.

All ENF events will be managed in line with current official guidance and regulations as of the date of the event, which may include wearing masks social distancing. Updates will be on the website.

VENUE INFORMATION

Crail Parish

Marketgate, KY10 3TL

Kilrenny

Main Street, KY10 3JL

Zone 1: green & yellow

Zone 2: all others

Side aisles: partial view but acoustic excellent

St Monans Burnside, KY10 2AL

Zone 2: dotted frames

Holy Trinity, St And. South St, KY16 9NL

red: “entrance side”

red: “far side”

Zone 1: green, yellow, blue Zone 2: all others

Parking: church car park and on street nearby.

Accessible portaloos in car park - no loos in the church. Gravel path from car park to main entrance is steep. Those of limited mobility should be driven to lower gate, walk over graveyard and enter via green room (ask steward for guidance). 4 steps into church from front door.

Zone 1: green & yellow

Zone 2: all others, side view

Red: unreserved, limited view

Parking: on street

No loos in the church. Public loos (inc. accessible) in Church Square, behind. 2 shallow steps into church; ramps available.

Detailed plans are on the booking website

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GALLERY

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THANKS

East Neuk Festival could not take place without generous help from its supporters.

Ticket income generates only 20% of production costs, so we give our warmest thanks to all those who make the festival possible. If you would like to join them, we’d love to hear from you.

= Founder Patron

Accurate at the time of going to press.

FOUNDERS

Donald & Louise MacDonald

PREMIER PATRONS

William & Elizabeth Berry

Geoff & Mary Ball

Donald & Corinne Brydon

J. Douglas Home

Gavin & Kate Gemmell

Esther & Ian Higgins

Shields & Carol Henderson

Jay & Richard Hitchman

Rachel & Nicky James

Christine Lessels

Ann & James Macdonald

Roy & Svend McEwan-Brown

Robert H Mackay & PA Whitley

Richard Price & Pauline Fox

Lady Shaw

Peter & Christine Smith

Mrs Ann Usher

Krysia & Grenville Williams

Hedley G Wright

GOLD PATRONS

Tove Brown

Cathy & John Anderson

Cambo Estate

Sheila Colvin

Bea & George Cowan

Michael & Freddie Dale

John & Sue Frame

Mrs Jane Griffiths

David & Pam Jenkins

Dr Larry & Mairi Rolland

Ian and Isabel Sandison

David & Elizabeth Simpson

Alasdair & Valery Speirs

Sheena Sturrock

Catherine Wilson

SILVER PATRONS

Mrs Valerie Barratt

Wendy Bellars

Drummond & Vivian Bone

Paula & Colin Brown

Angus & Kim Cameron

Liz Childs

Judith Colman & Philip Holman

Mrs Jen Corbett

Mrs Diana Crichton

Bill & Charlotte Duthie

Richard & Cath Dyer

Mrs Jenny Gilderdale

Fiona Grant

Prof & Mrs A Grieve

Ronnie & Ann Hannah

Elizabeth & David Hudson

Harry & Jeanette Johnston

John & Ann McKechnie

Helen Page

Mrs Cynthia Reekie

Mr & Mrs Michael Spencer

Anne Waring & Paul Broda

Brenda White

Dr Ian Young

BRONZE PATRONS

Robert & Catriona Brown

Gerard & Dorothy Cambridge

David Eves & Gill Dennes

Euan & Ruth Fraser

Stephen & Patricia Illingworth

Vivien & Geoffrey Millar

Tom & Ann O’Connell

Ann Riddle

Alan Sainer

Mrs Willa Stewart

Christopher Trotter

SUBSCRIBER PATRONS

Dr Thomas Amos

Mrs Naomi Clemson

Dr Joseph Colerio

Andrew Connel

Mark Jones

Sheila Lockhart

Helen & Nigel Morgan

Mrs M A Moss

Mrs Helena Ross

Audrey Scott

Mr Murray Smith

…and others who wish to remain anonymous.

TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS

The Cruden Foundation

Hugh Fraser Foundation

Tay Charitable Trust

The William Syson Foundation

OUR VALUED PARTNERS

Crail Parish Church

Kilrenny Church

St.Ayle Church, Anstruther and Cellardyke

Anstruther Town Hall

Balcaskie Estates

Built by Ecko

Event Tech-Style Ltd

NTS Kellie Castle and Garden

Holy Trinity St Andrews

St Monans Church

University of St Andrews

Our thanks to you all!

ENF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Donald MacDonald CBE, Chair

Shields Henderson, Treasurer

Svend McEwan-Brown, Secretary

Graham Anderson, Trustee

Kiki MacDonald, Trustee

Hilke MacIntyre, Trustee

Elizabeth Riches MBE, Trustee

ENF TEAM

Svend McEwan-Brown, Artistic Director

Ian Gray, General Manager

Tuesday McPhail, Event Producer

David Behrens, Arts Activist

Helen Wyllie, Graphic Designer

www.eastneukfestival.com

East Neuk Festival is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC036207, and a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland, No: SC413581. VAT Registration No: 865346694.