2010 Sunday Series

Booking Information

Ballroom & Rear Garden Room Garden Room seating seating

£70

Series Subscription

£65

(Subscribers enjoy a 10% discount when booking for all six concerts)

Endellion Quartet

24th Jan £15

£13.50

Artur Pizarro

7th Feb

£15

£13.50

Michael Collins

7th Mar

£15

£13.50

Aquarelle Guitar Quartet 21st Mar £15

£13.50

Garrick Ohlsson

11th Apr £15

£13.50

Family Concert

21st Feb £6 (adults)

£4 (child U16)

Individual tickets are £15 and £13.50 for all concerts except the Family Concert on February 21st. £15 seats are situated in the Ballroom and front of the Garden Room, and £13.50 seats are situated towards the back of the Garden Room. Series subscriptions include the Family Concert, so don’t forget to book extra tickets for children and grandchildren!

Discounts All tickets are available at 30% discount to children aged 16 and under, unemployed and students in full-time education. Appropriate identification must be shown. Subject to availability. Please note that this cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.

Telephone Booking Telephone booking opens on Friday 11th December to the general public. Bookings are taken from Monday - Saturday, 10.00am 5.00pm on: 0845 130 8840.

Bookings in Person The Box Office is open 10.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Saturday and is located at the entrance to Harrogate International Centre: Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA. Parking is available for Box Office users. Payment can be made by cash, cheque (with accompanying bankers card) or a major credit/debit card (excluding American Express).

Postal Bookings Write to: Box Office, Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA enclosing details of your ticket requirements.

Cheques should be made payable to ‘Harrogate Borough Council’ and should be for the full value of your tickets plus the appropriate booking fee.

Booking Fees Please note that Harrogate International Centre charges 10% booking fee on tickets bought by cheque and credit/debit card for one concert.

The booking fee is reduced to 5% if tickets for more than one concert are purchased in one transaction, or if 8 or more tickets are purchased for one concert. All subscriptions will be subject to the 5% booking fee.

Customers purchasing their tickets in person at the box office by debit card or cash pay no booking fee.

Friends of the Festival do not pay the 10% booking charge when using their priority postal booking period. To become a Friend of the Festival, call 01423 562303.

E-mail Enquiries Ticket reservations can be made by e-mail: box@harrogate-festival.org.uk Reservations will be held for 7 days. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. Tickets may only be resold at the discretion of the management.

Coffee and tea will be served during the interval and can be purchased for £1.25 in the Red Lounge or Rose Room.

Gift Vouchers Why not treat a friend or relative? A subscription to the Sunday Series makes an ideal present. Series vouchers are available on request from the Box Office.

Friends of Harrogate International Festival Harrogate International Festivals has grown into one of the region’s leading cultural providers, attracting the best international, national and local artists to perform every year. The Festival team works year round to bring the finest performing arts, literature and education participation to Harrogate and Yorkshire. We could not do this without the invaluable contribution made by the Festival Friends. They have been integral to our growth and development over the years through their loyalty and financial support.

Harrogate International Festivals greatly appreciates all our Friends.

Friends Benefits • Advanced details of all Festival events • Priority booking period for Festival events • Invitations to Friends events • Personalised membership card • Festival newsletter • name credit in Festival Programme Book (platinum and Gold friends only) Platinum Friend (£100 per year)

Gold Friend (£50 per year)

Harrogate International

Sunday Series 2010

A season of coffee concerts at the Old Swan, Hotel In partnership with

Silver Friend (£25 per year)

Life Platinum Friend (£1,000 one-off payment) Life Platinum Friends receive Platinum benefits for life.

Life Gold Friend (£500 one-off payment) Life Gold Friends receive Gold Friends’ benefits for life.

Giving to the Festival the Tax Efficient Way If you pay income tax, you can significantly increase the value of your donation to the Festival by agreeing to Gift Aid your contributionan extra 28p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost to you.

Concert Venue The Old Swan Hotel, Swan Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SR Ample free parking is available to concert goers at the Hotel.

Spreading your payments We can offer Platinum and Gold Friends the facility of spreading your payments across the year by standing order- please contact the Festival Office for details.

Harrogate International Festival is a registered charity, no. 244861 All information in this leaflet is correct at the time of going to print. Harrogate International Festival reserves the right to make such alterations as may become necessary.

To join the Festival Friends, or for more information please call Rachel Pilkington at the Festival Office on 01423 562303 or email Rachel@harrogate-festival.org.uk

HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL F E S T I VA L S

PREMIER PARTNER

Ticket Hotline: 0845 130 8840

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Ticket Hotline: 0845 130 8840

HARROGATEINTERNATIONALFESTIVALS

welcome

to the 2010 Harrogate International Sunday Series. Now in our 17th year, the Harrogate International Festivals presents another prestigious season of classical Sunday morning coffee concerts. We are delighted to be returning to the beautiful Old Swan Hotel, the original home of the Sunday Series. The hotel’s Ballroom holds many happy memories for Festival artists, many of whom began prestigious careers from its stage. We look forward to welcoming you to the splendour of the Old Swan Hotel for a season of the best classical music talent the world has to offer.

The Festival Team

Dame Fanny Waterman DBE, President of the Harrogate International Festivals

Sunday 7 February 11am

Sunday 21 March 11am

Sunday 21 February 11am

ARTUR PIZARRO

AQUARELLE GUITAR QUARTET

Mike Hayward & Laura Grime

piano Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro shot to fame in 1990 when he won first prize in the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition and is renowned throughout the world for his lyrical poeticism and outstanding virtuosity.

The programme covers a vast range of styles and emotions, but perhaps the highlight is the inclusion of Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit – often called the most technically difficult and virtuosic pieces in the repertoire. Expect fireworks from one of the best pianists of the younger generation – if not any generation.

“Perceptive, sympathetic, brilliant” Gramophone Schumann Waldszenen Op.82 Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit

Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58 Prokofiev Sonata No.7 in B flat Op.83 Tickets: £15, £13.50

Sunday 7 March 11am

MICHAEL McHALE piano

The Endellion is renowned as one of the finest quartets in the world and are famed for their interpretation of Beethoven’s works. Their Sunday Series programme has a Russian theme, featuring the first of Beethoven’s Op.59 Quartets, known as the ‘Rasoumovsky’ quartets because they were commissioned by the Russian ambassador to Vienna. The Russian flavour continues with Tchaikovsky’s beautiful and elegiac Third Quartet.

“In music of the Viennese Classical composers the Endellion has few challengers” The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Beethoven String Quartet No.8 in E minor Op.59 No.2 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.3 in E flat Op.30 Tickets: £15, £13.50

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Michael Collins’ phenomenal talent, depth of expression and warmth of personality have made him one of today’s most sought-after soloists.

Collins’ programmes are beautifully constructed, and the Sunday Series recital is no exception. With classical poise and elegance from Weber, romantic melodies from Saint-Saëns, sultry jazz from Gershwin and virtuosic displays in Messager’s Solo de Concours, there really is something for everyone.

“Collins dazzles like a bel canto diva in the pyrotechnic leaps, trills and runs, while he lavishes his rich tone, phenomenal breath control and deeply satisfying expressive insights” Sunday Times Saint-Saëns Sonata Op.167 Poulenc Sonata Gershwin 3 Preludes André Messager Solo De Concours

“A genuine treat: energetic, sensitive, texturally varied, technically faultless and highly evocative” Classic FM Programme to include works by: Rimsky-Korsakov

Gismonti Piazzolla Tickets: £15, £13.50

Sunday 11 April 11am

Our Family Concerts are designed to introduce children to live performance in a relaxed environment, providing a perfect opportunity for families to have fun together at a performance that all ages can enjoy.

Mike and Laura will be exploring the traditional music of Scotland through the various instruments, tunes, dance and even costumes!

This dynamic, fun duo will be playing some well-known tunes as well as some of their own compositions, and there will be plenty of opportunities for the audience to get involved! Don’t miss this highly enjoyable morning’s entertainment.

Tickets: £6 adults, £4 children Suitable for children aged 5 – 12.

The performance will be approximately 1 hour long Please note: The Family Fun concert is included in the Sunday Series subscription, but please indicate if you would like extra tickets for family members for this performance.

piano

clarinet

ENDELLION QUARTET

The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet was formed at the Royal Northern College of Music under the guidance of Craig Ogden and Gordon Crosskey. The group is constantly expanding its repertoire, through commissions and with its own arrangements from various musical genres. Their Sunday Series recital will feature works by well-known composers including Rimsky-Korsakov, and new arrangements and compositions of music from around the world. A must for any fan of the guitar.

GARRICK OHLSSON

MICHAEL COLLINS Sunday 24 January 11am

Family Concert

Finzi 5 Bagatelles Weber Grand Duo Concertante Gabriel Pierne Canzonetta Op. 19 Bizet Carmen Fantasy Tickets: £15, £13.50

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Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. 2010 is the bicentenary of Chopin’s birth, and in celebration Ohlsson will be performing an all-Chopin recital, featuring some of his best-known works alongside some rarer treats.

The Second Sonata is known for the famous ‘Funeral March’ of the second movement, but we also see a lighter side to Chopin in the beautifully rich Waltz. The programme concludes with the virtuosic and passionate Scherzo, completing a fitting tribute to a Romantic genius.

“Mr. Ohlsson... played with stunning but never steely power, free but never distorted rubato, and delicate but never precious beauty” New York Times Chopin Three Nocturnes Op.9 Two Polonaises Op.40 Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op. 35 Mazurkas Op.7 Nos. 1,2,3 Mazurkas Op.30 No.4 Waltz in A flat Op.42 Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor Op.31 Tickets: £15, £13.50

Ticket Hotline: 0845 130 8840

OLD SWAN HOTEL Dating back to 1840, the Old Swan Hotel is one of Harrogate’s oldest and most cherished hotels. The hotel’s Victorian splendour and traditional elegance is complimented today by a modern and contemporary environment. The hotel had a full £6.8m refurbishment completed in March 2006, and the Garden Room, Ballroom and restaurant all benefit from a new light and stylish décor. The hotel has 175 free car parking spaces.

If travelling by train, the railway station is five minutes walk away or a short taxi ride.

Following the Sunday Series concert, why not enjoy lunch in the hotel? Food is at the centre of all we do at the Old Swan Hotel, and our freshly prepared food has made us famous. We only source the best produce available, and our chefs are true professionals who blend stringent quality standards with flair and imagination. For more details and to book, please call 01423 500055 or visit www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/oldswan

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