Stunning line-up for Llanfyllin Music Festival

Early bird tickets have gone on sale for the Llanfyllin Music Festival which is being held over the weekends of July 5-6 and July 12-13. 

The annual Festival has released a world-class line-up of international music from Handel to Shostakovich.

For the first weekend, there’s the illustrious string quartet, the Creswick Quartet, and the vibrant wind group, the Ensemble Renard, who have both visited the event several times before.

But new to local audiences are the Early Music group, the Ensemble Hesperi, and the innovative trio, Pelléas Ensemble, who will play on the second weekend.

An innovation this year is a Sunday afternoon concert, with a combined ticket for both concerts that day.

The full line-up with all concerts set for St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin

5th July: 7.30 pm Creswick Quartet and Ensemble Renard joint concert
A unique opportunity to hear the incomparable string quartet, the Creswick, with the talented young wind players from the Renard. They will be playing Vivaldi’s Concerto for Oboe, Bassoon, Strings and Continuo, and Mozart’s Horn and Clarinet Quintets.
6th July 2.30 pm Sunday afternoon with Ensemble Renard
Enjoy a some music from composers whose names may not be familiar, but whose pieces will charm you. 19^th century Anton Reicha is known as the Father of the wind quintet, Schifrin’s La Nouvelle Orleans is a jazzy number from the composer of film music, including Mission Impossible. Klughardt’s Wind Quintet finishes the concert - Klughardt was a contemporary of Liszt, and influenced by Robert Schumann.

6th July 7.30 pm Creswick Quartet
Masters of the string quartet play Purcell’s Fantazias, the String Quartet No. 8 by Shostakovich and Dvorak’s American Quartet

12th July 7.30 pm Ensemble Hesperi
The Ensemble combine recorder, violin, cello and harpsichord; they have appeared on Radio 3’s Early Music Show and in festivals including St Magnus and Buxton. Their programme is called "Handel in the Strand": music from the most celebrated composers in London at the turn of the 18th century, including Purcell and Corelli. 

13th July 7.30 pm Pelléas Ensemble
A predominantly French programme, including music by Debussy, Couperin and Ravel, from a harp, viola and flute trio. They will be in Shropshire in May, playing at the Clun Festival.

Early Bird tickets are on sale online

Early Bird tickets, priced £18, are available until the end of May, when standard tickets go on sale, at £20. Both concerts on Sunday, July 6, are available for £34. Standard tickets will be on sale at Llanfyllin Spar and Welshpool Jewellers from June.

Tickets are available through https://www.llanfyllinfestival.org.uk/.

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