A Weekend of Faure

A weekend of

Fri 1 – Sun 3 Mar

“To me... music exists to elevate us as far as possible above everyday life” Gabriel Fauré

In co-production with

tickets: 01738 621031 www.horsecross.co.uk Horsecross Arts Ltd is a charity registered in Scotland, no SC022400

Gabriel Fauré wrote some of the most tuneful music to come out of France.

Over seven concerts we examine many aspects of his charming and alluring music.

A wonderful group of artists has been assembled for this project including the brilliant Minguet and Navarra String Quartets, singers Anna Grevelius and Andrew Kennedy and the brilliant National Youth Choir of Scotland who will give a performance of Fauré’s unforgettable Requiem in the beautiful surroundings of St John’s Kirk.

Navarra String Quartet

Introduction to Fauré

by Roy Howat Fri 1 Mar: 6.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

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Minguet Quartet Fri 1 Mar: 7.30pm Fauré Debussy Fauré

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Perth Concert Hall

String Quartet String Quartet Piano Quintet Op.115

Minguet Quartet Roy Howat, piano A rich romantic programme to open our celebration of Fauré.

“The playing of the the four musicians is a wonderful combination of delicacy and soulfulness” Echo Klassik £20.50, £15.50, £10.50; concessions £18.50, £13.50, £8.50 (includes booking fee)

Leon McCawley in Recital Sat 2 Mar: 1pm Fauré Brahms Fauré Chopin

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Perth Concert Hall

Pièces brèves Op.84 16 Waltzes Op.39 Theme and Variations Op.73 Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor

Leon McCawley, piano Leon McCawley is one of Britain’s foremost pianists and has forged a remarkable career since winning first prize in the 1993 International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition at age nineteen.

“This country is blessed with a generation of pianists who have moved seamlessly from young lionhood to wise experience, and right at the top of that list is Leon McCawley” Birmingham Post £12.50; concessions £10.50 (includes booking fee)

Alisdair Hogarth

National Youth Choir of Scotland

Fauré Chamber Music Sat 2 Mar: 4pm Fauré Fauré Fauré

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Perth Concert Hall

Cello Sonata No.1 Violin Sonata No.2 Piano Trio

Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin Neil Heyde, cello Roy Howat, piano Fauré’s chamber music is at the heart of his musical output. This programme includes three of his most ravishing works.

“The absolute high point of this year’s chamber music series was the concert by British pianist Roy Howat” Klosterser Zeitung

Songs by Fauré, Duparc and Ravel Sun 3 Mar: 3pm

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Perth Concert Hall

Anna Grevelius, mezzo soprano Alisdair Hogarth, piano Alisdair Hogarth led our 2011 Schubertiad.

Here he partners one of the most exciting young mezzos of today, Anna Grevelius. £12.50; concessions £10.50 (includes booking fee)

Fauré Piano Music Sun 3 Mar: 5.30pm

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Perth Concert Hall

£12.50; concessions £10.50 (including booking fee)

Fauré Piano Music, including Dolly Suite and Souvenirs de Bayreuth

Fauré’s Requiem

Roy Howat and Emily Kilpatrick, piano

Sat 2 Mar: 7.30pm

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St John’s Kirk

Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Fauré Ave Maria and Tantum Ergo Fauré Requiem National Youth Choir of Scotland Christopher Bell, conductor Fauré’s Requiem is one of the best loved of all choral masterpieces. Christopher Bell’s National Youth Choir of Scotland now have an international reputation for the quality of their singing.

“Not only are these young vocalists ever disciplined in their diction and intonation, but, under conductor Christopher Bell, they brought outstanding musicality to their approach to Fauré’s familiar score” Scotsman £15; concessions £12.50 (includes booking fee)

weekend package £75; concessions £70 for all concerts

Fauré’s Dolly Suite was familiar to many as the signature music for Listen with Mother. Roy Howat and Emily Kilpatrick offer an hour of charming piano duets including the downright eccentric Souvenirs de Bayreuth. £12.50; concessions £10.50 (includes booking fee)

La bonne chanson Sun 3 March: 7.30pm

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Perth Concert Hall

Fauré La bonne chanson Vaughan-Williams On Wenlock Edge Fauré Piano Quintet No.2 Andrew Kennedy, tenor Alisdair Hogarth, piano Navarra String Quartet Our weekend is rounded-off with a programme which offers a rare opportunity to hear Fauré’s La bonne chanson in its original chamber music form and finishes with his first Piano Quintet “Andrew Kennedy has emerged as one of the brightest young tenors on the international circuit” Musical Criticism

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Friday 1 March 6.30pm 7.30pm

Introduction to Fauré by Roy Howat Minguet Quartet

Saturday 2 March 1pm 4pm 7.30pm

Leon McCawley in Recital Fauré Chamber Music Fauré’s Requiem

Sunday 3 March

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