One of the ‘20 Unmissable Events During September’  BBC Music Magazine, September 2011

LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 15-18 SEPTEMBER 2011
New Walk Museum Art Gallery 

2011 Artists: Nicholas Daniel, Artistic Director (oboe and cor anglais); Priya Mitchell (violin); Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin); Nathan Braude (viola); Natalie Clein (cello); Joy Farrall (clarinet); Emer McDonough (flute); Maggie Cole (harpsichord); Lucy Wakeford (harp); Craig Ogden (guitar); O Duo (percussion); Katya Apekisheva (piano); Charles Owen piano).

Event 1 Thursday 15^th September 7.30pm Evening Concert

Gershwin: 3 Preludes, piano 4 hands (KA, CO)
Piazzolla: Café 1930 and Nightclub 1960 from L’Histoire du Tango for oboe and guitar (ND, COg)
Ravel: Habanera for violin and piano (PM, KA)
INTERVAL
Messiaen: Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la fin du temps for cello and piano (NC, CO)
Fauré: Piano Quartet number 2 in G minor Op. 45 (PM, NB, NC, CO)

Event 2 Friday 16^th September 1.00pm Lunchtime Concert

Granados: Spanish Dances No. 4 and No. 12 (COg)
De Falla: 7 popular Spanish songs, G.40 (ND, PM, KA)
Piazzolla: Oblivion for oboe, viola and piano arr. Dominic Kelly (ND, NB, KA)
Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76 for piano, violin, and cello (CO, PM, NC)

Event 3 Friday 16^th September 7.30pm Evening Concert
Pre concert talk 6.45pm

Debussy: Rhapsodie for cor anglais and piano (ND, CO)
Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello (PM, NC)
Rodrigo: Sonatina para dos muñecas for piano 4 hands (KA, CO)
INTERVAL
Albeniz : Sevilla, Asturias for guitar (COg)
Obradors: 4 Songs from Canciones clásicas españolas for oboe and piano (ND, KA)
Turina: Piano Quartet, Op. 67 (KA, PM, NB, NC)

Event 4 Saturday 17^th September Coffee Concert 11.00am

Bach: Sonata No. 3 in D Minor BWV 527 for oboe, viola, cello and harpsichord (ND, NB, NC, MC)
Saint Saëns: Fantaisie in A for violin and harp Op. 124 (PM, LW)
Rodrigo: Impromptu for solo harp (LW)
Sarasate: Navarra for 2 violins and piano Op. 33 (PM, AS, ND)
Debussy: Trio for flute, viola and harp (EM, NB, LW)

Event 5 Saturday 17^th September Shopper’s Drop-In Concert 1.00 – 2.00pm
Craig Ogden (guitar) at Canas Y Tapas, Highcross, Leicester.

Event 6 Saturday 17th. September Cello Master Class 3.00 pm
at 'Embrace Arts' at the Richard Attenborough Centre

With Natalie Clein (cello) and four students from Leicestershire Music Service.

PLEASE NOTE

Natalie will be working with 4 carefully selected high-flying senior cello students from the Leicestershire Music Service. It is an opportunity for interested members of the public, which of course can include student cellists, to sit in on and observe what effectively will be 4 half hour cello lessons taught by one of the UK’s finest professional cello soloists.

CAR PARKING FOR THE MASTERCLASS

Car parking is available in the Leicester University car park next to the Richard Attenborough Centre (as you face the RAC, the car park is on the left). At the barrier ask to be let in for the Masterclass at RAC.

Event 7 Saturday 17^th September 7.30pm Evening Concert
Pre concert talk 6.45pm

Debussy: Syrinx for flute (EM)
Couperin: Concert Royale No. 1 in G major for oboe and harpsichord (ND, MC)
Ranki: Don Quixote y Dulcinea  for oboe and harpsichord (ND, MC)
De Falla: Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello (MC, EM, ND, JF, PM, NC)
INTERVAL 
Granados: Spanish Dances No. 3 and No. 5 for harp (LW)
Satie: 3 Gymnopedies for flute, clarinet, oboe and harp (EM, JF, ND, LW)
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet (LW, EM, JF, AS, PM, NB, NC)

Event 8 Sunday 18^th September 11.00am Family Concert

With O Duo (percussion)

Event 9 Sunday 18^th September 7.30pm Evening Concert

Turina: Oración Del Torero for string quartet (PM, AS, NB, NC)
Poulenc: Sonata for oboe and piano (ND, CO)
Ravel: La Valse piano 4 hands (KA, CO)
INTERVAL
Bizet/Sarasate: Carmen Fantasie for violin and piano, Op. 25 (PM, CO)
Ravel: Piano Trio for piano, violin, and cello (KA, AS, NC)

*Artists and repertoire subject to change