Brodsky Quartet

MONDAY 11 JULY

11.15am-12.30pm

M12

Brodsky Quartet

Pittville Pump Room

£16 £23 £28

Brodsky Quartet Karen Tanaka At the Grave of Beethoven (10’) Benjamin Britten String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 (24’) Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9, Op. 117 (29’) Celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, the Brodsky Quartet’s energy and craftsmanship have attracted numerous awards and accolades worldwide. At the Grave of Beethoven was commissioned by the Brodsky Quartet. Responding to the tension and anxiety of modern life, the composer channels the pure spirit and ardent hope of the young Beethoven. Britten’s third string quartet was the composer’s last completed instrumental work, written during his final illness and described as “the moment where he gives up his soul, in music of affecting beauty”. Hugely admired interpreters of Shostakovich, the Quartet finish the programme with String Quartet No 9: rich, complex and full of humanity. Kindly supported by Mary MacKenzie, Richard Walton and Friends

3-5pm

M13 In the Footsteps of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Walking tour around Down Ampney (meeting place confirmed upon booking) £15 Please note: Terrain may be uneven under foot and there are some gradients. Please dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear. Walk in the footsteps of Gloucestershireborn Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose 150th anniversary is being celebrated this year. George Parris, director of The Carice Singers, leads the ramble starting at Down Ampney Parish Church and ending in a specially arranged private tour of Vaughan Williams’ birthplace where refreshments will be provided.