Leicester International Music Festival 2026
Programme
Concert 1
Thursday 17th September, 1pm
Journey to the Last Sonata
Britten: 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op.49 15’
Allie Daniel: Reader
Nicholas Daniel: Oboe
Schumann: Abendlied 3’
Nicholas Daniel: oboe
Katya Apekisheva: piano
Schubert: Sonata in Bb Major, D960 45’
Katya Apekisheva: piano
Concert 2
Friday 18th September, 7pm
Nocturnes and New Friends
Schubert: Notturno for piano trio, D897 12’
Jack Liebeck: violin
Ashok Klouda: cello
Danny Driver: piano
Britten: Suite for violin and piano, Op. 6 15’
Jack Liebeck: violin
Katya Apekisheva: piano
Huw Watkins: Oboe Quartet (world première) 15’
Nicholas Daniel: oboe
Jack Liebeck: violin
Ting-Ru Lai: viola
Ashok Klouda: cello
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Vaughan Williams Foundation in making this performance possible.
Interval
Britten: Notturno 5’
Katya Apekisheva: piano
Schubert: Fantasie in F minor D940 18’
Katya Apekisheva & Danny Driver: piano four hands
Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 47 30’
Jack Liebeck: violin
Ting-Ru Lai: viola
Ashok Klouda: cello
Danny Driver: piano
Concert 3
Saturday 19th September, 1pm
Ferdinand the bull - a concert for families
A free concert for families and a brilliant, relaxed introduction to the exciting sounds of classical music. Presented by festival director and oboe maestro Nicholas Daniel, this 45-minute interactive concert is built especially for little ears and curious minds, making it a perfect introduction to classical music. Alongside carefully-chosen highlights from our festival programme, we will feature Alan Ridout’s story of Ferdinand the Bull.
What to Expect:
Hear top international musicians play up close
Feel free to sit back, wiggle, dance and move around the hall
Family Comforts: Easy access to quiet chill-out spaces, baby-changing facilities
This concert is FREE but let us know you would like to come by booking below.
Concert 4 ‘Festival Finale’
Saturday 19th September, 7pm
Life, Love and Schubert
Schubert: Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major, D487 15’
Jack Liebeck: violin
Ting-Ru Lai: viola
Ashok Klouda: cello
Katya Apekisheva: piano
Holloway: Cor Anglais Quintet (world première) 18’
Nicholas Daniel: cor anglais
Jack Liebeck: violin
Ben Roskams: violin
Ting-Ru Lai: viola
Ashok Klouda: cello
Britten: Cabaret Songs 15’
Allie Daniel: voice
Danny Driver: piano
Interval
Shakespeare (from Hamlet)
There is a willow grows aslant a brook 2’
Allie Daniel: voice
Bridge, arr Britten: There is a willow grows aslant a brook 8’
Ting-Ru Lai: viola
Danny Driver: piano
Schumann: Piano Quintet Op. 44 30’
Jack Liebeck: violin
Ben Roskams: violin
Ting-Ru Lai: viola
Ashok Klouda: cello
Katya Apekisheva: piano