Booking Information As many of you know, the Box Office charges levied at our traditional provider mean booking fees remain prohibitively high for subscription bookings. Therefore to encourage you to continue to book either individual tickets or for the whole series, tickets will be sold directly through the Festival Office with a personal service from the Festival team. Telephone Bookings: Telephone booking opens to the general public on Monday 6th December. Please call the Festival office on 01423 562303 and a member of the team will be happy to take your booking. The office is open 9.30am-5.30pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays 10.00am - 4pm. Booking in Person: The team would be delighted to see you if you decide to come in to the office in person to book your tickets. Please be aware that we are located on the second floor. If this presents a problem, please phone in advance and one of our team shall meet you in our entrance hall on the ground floor.
Your Support Harrogate International Festivals is heavily reliant on the generous support it receives from its Friends, without which the year-round delivery of our prestigious Festivals, and Education and Community work would not be able to continue and develop. As we find ourselves in an increasingly challenging financial climate, the Arts are experiencing cuts and changes like never before. As you may be aware following the government’s recent Spending Review, Arts Council England are facing cuts of 30% over the next 4 years, and naturally as a result the shapes of arts organisations as we know them are likely to transform dramatically. Further knock-on effects of the government cuts are resulting in local councils also having to reconsider whether they fund the arts in the same way, if at all. Your support is invaluable. You can support the Festival for as little as £25 a year. See below for more information of becoming a Friend of the Festival, join now by calling 01423 562303.
Postal Bookings: Please complete your booking form and return to Harrogate International Festivals, Raglan House, Raglan Street, Harrogate, HG1 1LE. Booking forms are available to download on our website www.harrogate-festival.org.uk Payment Method: Payment can be made by cash, cheque or a major credit / debit card (excluding American Express). Cheques should be made payable to ‘Harrogate International Festivals’ and should be for the full value of your tickets to include the appropriate booking fee.
Coffee and Tea will be available for purchase during the interval thanks to the Old Swan Hotel. Harrogate International Festivals is a registered charity, no. 244861 All information in this leaflet is correct at the time of going to print. Harrogate International Festivals reserves the right to make such alterations as may become necessary.
Premier Partners
Dame Fanny Waterman DBE President of Harrogate International Festivals Friends Benefits
• Advance details of Festival of all Festival events
• Priority booking for Festival Events with Platinum Friends getting
priority, followed by Gold Friends and then Silver Friends, before
tickets go on sale to the public.
• Platinum and Gold Friends (subject to consent) are credited in our
Festival Programme Book and receive a complimentary copy.
• Invitations to special exclusive Friends events throughout
Telephone Bookings: 01423 562 303
We could not do this without the invaluable contribution made by the Festival Friends who have been integral to our growth and development over the years, through their loyalty and financial support. Harrogate International Festivals greatly appreciates their contribution. Premier Friends
HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL F E S T I VA L S
Launched in July 2009, The Premier Friends Foundation is an exclusive opportunity for a select group of supporters to make a difference PREMIER FRIENDS to the work of the Harrogate International Festivals. Joining the Premier Friends will create a longterm, year round association with the Festival encompassing the highest quality performing arts, literary and education participation across the district, alongside a comprehensive series of benefits designed to keep you entertained all year round!
Harrogate International
Sunday Series 2011
A season of coffee concerts at the Old Swan Hotel
For details of the benefits of becoming a Premier Friend or how to join the Premier Friends please contact Fran Lyth, Public Affairs Co-ordinator on 01423 562 303 or fran@harrogate-festival.org.uk
Booking Fees: All bookings are subject to a booking fee of £2. In order to cover the cost of postage, there is an additional 50p charge, however, you can choose to pick your tickets up on the door of the concert. For more information on the Harrogate International Sunday Series please contact Bryony Davies on 01423 562303 or bryony@harrogate-festival.org.uk
Friends of Harrogate International Festival Harrogate International Festivals has grown into one of the regions 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.
the year.
• Friends of the Festival membership card
• Festival newsletter
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Premier Friends Suggested £500+ per year
Platinum Friend Gold Friend Silver Friend (£100 per year) (£50 per year) (£25 per year)
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 contribution- an extra 28p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost for you. Spreading your payments We can offer Premier, Platinum and Gold Friends the facility of spreading your payments across the year by standing order- please contact the Festival Office for details. To join the Festival Friends please in the membership form on the reverse of the booking form, or for more information please call Fran Lyth at the Festival office on 01423 562 303 or email fran@ harrogate-festival.org.uk Premier Partners
Telephone Bookings: 01423 562 303
HARROGATEINTERNATIONALFESTIVALS
welcome
to the 2011 Harrogate International Sunday Series. Now in its 18th year, the Sunday Series is once again bringing some of the very best international classical chamber musicians to Harrogate. In these challenging times, we are even more dedicated to putting music of all kinds at the heart of our activities, while bringing international excellence and innovation to the region enabling people to experience some of the greatest artists working in the world today. We look forward to welcoming you to these events in the splendid surroundings of the Old Swan Hotel in the new year. The Festival Team
Sunday 6 February 11am
Sunday 20 March 11am
MATTHEW TRUSLER
EMMA JOHNSON
GUY JOHNSTON
JOHN LENEHAN
Featuring two rising stars of the international string world, Matthew Trusler and Guy Johnston, the Sunday Series presents a stunning programme for unaccompanied violin and ‘cello. Johnston has forged a place as one of the leading cellists of his generation, enjoying international acclaim with orchestras worldwide. Similarly, Trusler himself has gained a reputation as Britain’s leading violinist, whilst also proving himself as an accomplished international recitalist. The two join forces in their recital to deliver a programme featuring works from Turnage’s commission for Johnston, to the well-known drama of Bartok and Ravel.
Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinettists to have established an international career as a soloist. One of the chief inspirations for Emma’s music making has been listening to great singers; when she plays the clarinet she tries to emulate the expressive power of the human voice. Another goal has been to get better acceptance for the clarinet as a solo classical instrument, and she is known for drawing upon a large range of musical expression in her concerts Following her highly-acclaimed appearances in previous years, Harrogate International Festivals are proud to welcome back the star to the stage for what will be a dynamic and vibrant performance, one not to be missed.
“Lustrous, sensitive artistry” The Telegraph
“She walks onto a concert platform and suddenly transforms herself into an expressive instrument of sublime beauty’ ” The Guardian
clarinet
violin
Mark-Anthony Turnage Milo Kodaly Duo for Violin and Cello Bartok Ciacconna from Solo Sonata Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello Tickets: £16, £14.50
Sunday 6 March 11am
LEON McCAWLEY piano
SIMONE DINNERSTEIN
Having built on his earlier successes with the BBC Young Musician of the Year and Leeds International Piano Competition, Leon McCawley has established himself as one of England’s finest young pianists, and has in recent years also made his recital debuts in international quarters. McCawley’s programme takes us on a journey from the elegance of Mozart’s earlier sonata from a time when the fortepiano was just beginning to displace the harpsichord, through to the romanticism of Chopin and Brahms. The perfect start to the New Year and a new season.
New York-based pianist Dinnerstein has fast been gaining international attention as a commanding and charismatic artist, and as one of the most compelling women pianists performing today. Known for her intelligent and emotionally powerful performances, her Sunday Series programme exhibits the harmonic intensity of Bach, Schumann and Schubert, that won’t fail to leave an indelible impression on a mesmerised audience.
Telephone Bookings: 01423 562 303
piano
“Evidence of gifts above and beyond the ordinary” Gramophone Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 12 Bach Englische Suite Nr. 3 in G-Moll Bach/Busoni Choralpräludium “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” Bach/Kempff Choralpräludium “Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein” Bach/Hess Choralpräludium “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Schubert 4 Impromptus Op. 90 Tickets: £16, £14.50
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Debussey Première Rapsodie Schubert Sonata in A minor D. 821 ‘Arpeggione’ Rota Clarinet Sonata Stravinsky Three pieces for solo Clarinet Rachmaninov Vocalise Giampieri Il Carnevale de Venezia
Ballroom & Rear Garden Room Garden Room
£72
Series Subscription
£67
(Subscribers enjoy a 10% discount when booking for all five concerts)
piano
cello
Sunday 23 January 11am
“The playing of Leon McCawley, one of Britain’s brightest young pianists, is not just technically flawless, it also has a freshness” The Independent Mozart Fantasie in C minor Chopin 4 Impromptus Mozart Sonata in E flat major Brahms Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel Op. 24 Tickets: £16, £14.50
Booking Information
Leon McCawley
23rd Jan £16
£14.50
Matthew Trusler & Guy Johnston
6th Feb
£16
£14.50
Simone Dinnerstein
6th Mar
£16
£14.50
Emma Johnson & John Lenehan
20th Mar £16
£14.50
Brodsky Quartet
3rd Apr
£16
£14.50
Individual tickets are £16 and £14.50 for each concert. £16 seats are situated in the Ballroom and front of the Garden Room, and £14.50 seats are situated towards the back of the Garden Room. Discounts All tickets are available at a 30% discount to children aged 16 and under, unemployed and students in full-time education.
Tickets: £16, £14.50
Sunday 3 April 11am
BRODSKY QUARTET The Brodsky Quartet are at the forefront of the international chamber music scene. Their love and mastery of the traditional string quartet repertoire is evident from their highly acclaimed performances of composers ranging from Beethoven, Schubert and Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich, Britten and Respighi. Their passion to embrace “all good music” has been the driving force behind their success and has kept their approach fresh and their enthusiasm high for well over 30 years. “The Brodsky Quartet are the team for the new century” Gramophone Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor Korngold String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 Korngold String Quartet No.2, Op. 26 in E flat major Tickets: £16, £14.50
Telephone Bookings: 01423 562 303
U25 - £5 tickets Throughout the series there are a limited number of tickets that will be available to under-25s for just £5, giving access to some of the best seats in the house. Appropriate identification must be shown. Subject to availability. Please note each offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.
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.
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