Gioachino Rossini – Barber of Seville - (arranged for piano four hands by Arnold Schoenberg)
Bohuslav Martinů – La Revue de Cuisine
Manuel de Falla – The Three-Cornered Hat Suite (arranged for chamber ensemble by Joseph Havlat) World Premiere

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Joaquín Turina – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.1

The grand finale of the Stamford International Music Festival features the largest ensemble of the season, with 14 musicians, including trumpet, bassoon, clarinet, piano, strings, and perhaps even castanets.

The centrepiece of the programme is the world premiere of Manuel de Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No.1, arranged for chamber ensemble by Joseph Havlat and commissioned especially by SIMFestival.

Featuring:

James Gilbert, clarinet

Rebecca Allen, bassoon

Lucy Humphris, trumpet

Joseph Havlat, piano

Jâms Coleman, piano

Freya Goldmark, violin

Alessandro Ruisi, violin

Ting Ru Lai, viola

Edgar Francis, viola

Eliza Millett, cello

Nathaniel Boyd, cello

_, double-bass

 

Stamford International Music Festival 2025 May 15th-17th

Led by international violinist and festival director Freya Goldmark, SIMFestival is a vibrant annual celebration of chamber music, bringing together 14 exceptional musicians for an intimate and dynamic series of performances each May. Our 2025 festival embraces the Sounds of Spain, showcasing works by Bizet, Turina, de Falla, Boccherini and Granados alongside beloved masterpieces by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach and Haydn. With large ensemble pieces, solo recitals, a world premiere and a dedicated children’s concert, the festival offers a chance to hear some of the best chamber music performed in the historic town of Stamford.

Please visit www.simfestival.com for more information.