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SEASON 2016 SEASON 2016<br />
<strong>Welcome</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>21st</strong> <strong>season</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Plush</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
This summer we bring you ano<strong>the</strong>r exciting programme <strong>of</strong><br />
classical, contemporary and jazz performances in <strong>the</strong> magical<br />
setting <strong>of</strong> St John’s, <strong>Plush</strong>.<br />
performing works by Schumann, Brahms and Mozart alongside<br />
contemporary pieces for ensemble and solo artists. Talks,<br />
Open Rehearsals, a Film screening and Cabaret show starring<br />
Zoë Martlew complement a full and very stimulating weekend.<br />
World renowned groups Trio Dali and <strong>the</strong> Doric String Quartet<br />
join us for <strong>the</strong> first time, with an inspired programme <strong>of</strong><br />
Bartók, Adès and Schubert’s Quintet completing <strong>the</strong> <strong>season</strong>.<br />
Adrian Brendel Music Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
BBC New Generation artists Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson<br />
Tsoy launch <strong>the</strong> 2016 <strong>season</strong> in July with a compelling<br />
programme <strong>of</strong> Beethoven and Stravinsky piano music.<br />
Our new ‘Encounters’ events bring <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r inspiring<br />
musicians <strong>to</strong> explore sounds from jazz and improvisation<br />
<strong>to</strong> tango and Indian tabla. Musicians include pianist Joanna<br />
MacGregor OBE and rising star Andrew McCormack,<br />
percussionist Adriano Adewale and virtuoso violinist<br />
Thomas Gould.<br />
We celebrate <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> composer-in-residence Oliver<br />
Knussen over <strong>the</strong> August bank holiday, with an ensemble<br />
including soprano Claire Booth and pianist Tim Hor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
© Jack Liebeck
Weekend 1<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 1 • Emerging Artists<br />
Friday 15th July<br />
Weekend 1<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 2 • Encounters I<br />
Saturday 16th July<br />
7.30pm • £20<br />
Pavel Kolesnikov piano<br />
Samson Tsoy piano<br />
Pavel Kolesnikov<br />
“An outstanding young<br />
musician.”<br />
New Statesman<br />
Samson Tsoy<br />
“Ferocious temperament,<br />
brilliant virtuosity and<br />
poetic soul”<br />
The Russian Musician<br />
Beethoven Sonata in G, Op. 14, No. 2<br />
(Kolesnikov)<br />
Beethoven Bagatelles, Op. 126 (Tsoy)<br />
Beethoven Grosse Fugue, Op. 133<br />
(Kolesnikov, Tsoy)<br />
~<br />
Stravinsky Rite <strong>of</strong> Spring<br />
(Kolesnikov, Tsoy)<br />
Pavel Kolesnikov is a BBC New<br />
Generation artist making his Proms debut<br />
this year. He returns <strong>to</strong> <strong>Plush</strong> with regular<br />
piano duo partner and prize winning<br />
student from <strong>the</strong> Moscow conserva<strong>to</strong>ry,<br />
Samson Tsoy.<br />
They perform Igor Stravinsky’s<br />
magnificent transcription <strong>of</strong> his ‘Rite <strong>of</strong><br />
Spring’ for four hand piano and <strong>the</strong> no<br />
less technically demanding Beethoven's<br />
‘Grosse Fugue’. Two solo pieces open<br />
<strong>the</strong> concert: Beethoven’s exquisite early<br />
period sonata, and his final piano works,<br />
<strong>the</strong> cycle <strong>of</strong> six Bagatelles.<br />
7.30pm • £20<br />
Andrew McCormack<br />
“As a composer,<br />
McCormack has an<br />
instinct for seductive<br />
<strong>the</strong>mes that sound<br />
familiar and fresh.”<br />
The Guardian<br />
Andrew McCormack piano<br />
Thomas Gould violin<br />
Bernhard Schimpelsberger percussion<br />
The first <strong>of</strong> our ‘Encounters’ events<br />
features one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> brightest lights on<br />
<strong>the</strong> jazz piano circuit, award-winning<br />
Andrew McCormack. He teams with<br />
versatile violinist Thomas Gould and<br />
percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger<br />
in a performance embracing myriad<br />
influences from Indian tabla <strong>to</strong> classical<br />
and jazz improvisation. The event<br />
will feature original composition and<br />
improvisation - and promises <strong>to</strong> be<br />
breathtaking!
Weekend 2 Weekend 2<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 3 • Discovery Concert<br />
Saturday 20th August<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 4 • Trio Dali<br />
Saturday 20th August<br />
5.30pm • £10 • 45 mins Trio Dali<br />
Jack Liebeck violin<br />
Amandine Savary piano<br />
Christian-Pierre La Marca cello<br />
& Adrian Brendel cello<br />
7.30pm • £20<br />
Bach Toccata in D Major, BWV912<br />
for Keyboard (Savary)<br />
Cassadó Suite for Solo Cello<br />
(La Marca)<br />
Martinů Duo No. 1 for Violin and Cello,<br />
H.157 (Liebeck, Brendel)<br />
This is a rare chance <strong>to</strong> hear all <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Trio Dali musicians in solo mode.<br />
Amandine Savary recently recorded<br />
Bach’s Toccatas <strong>to</strong> great acclaim, one<br />
<strong>of</strong> which opens <strong>the</strong> concert. Christian<br />
Pierre La Marca performs Gaspar<br />
Cassadó’s extrovert solo suite, written<br />
in <strong>the</strong> 1920s. And violinist Jack Liebeck<br />
joins forces with Adrian Brendel<br />
for Martinů’s eccentric and rarely<br />
performed duo for violin and cello.<br />
Trio Dali<br />
“...three young players<br />
with plenty <strong>to</strong> say and<br />
<strong>the</strong> most compelling<br />
manner <strong>of</strong> saying it.”<br />
Gramophone Magazine<br />
Trio Dali<br />
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 2 in C minor,<br />
Op. 66<br />
Roger Smalley Trio (1991)<br />
~<br />
Schubert Trio in B flat major, Op. 99<br />
(D.898)<br />
Trio Dali formed in 2006, winning<br />
several major prizes that established<br />
<strong>the</strong> group on <strong>the</strong> concert scene. Their<br />
recordings <strong>of</strong> Schubert, and most<br />
recently <strong>of</strong> Mendelssohn trio’s have<br />
been universally praised. They perform<br />
from <strong>the</strong>se recordings alongside a piece<br />
by Anglo-Australian composer, pianist<br />
and conduc<strong>to</strong>r Roger Smalley (1943-<br />
2015). Having studied with Boulez and<br />
S<strong>to</strong>ckhausen in <strong>the</strong> 1960s, Smalley<br />
developed a truly original musical voice<br />
that wasn't afraid <strong>to</strong> experiment. His Trio<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1991 is a case in point, one <strong>of</strong> three<br />
works based on <strong>the</strong> mazurkas <strong>of</strong> Chopin.
Weekend 3<br />
Bank Holiday<br />
Weekend<br />
Weekend 3<br />
Oliver Knussen<br />
Composer in Residence<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> Ensemble<br />
Tim Hor<strong>to</strong>n piano<br />
Melinda Maxwell oboe<br />
Clio Gould violin<br />
Jonathan Mor<strong>to</strong>n violin<br />
Sue Knight viola<br />
Claire Booth soprano<br />
Adrian Brendel cello<br />
Zoë Martlew cello/cabaret<br />
Saturday 27th August<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 5 • 5.30pm Film Screening<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 6 • 7.30pm Evening concert<br />
Sunday 28th August • Day Ticket £35<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 7 • 1pm Lunchtime Concert<br />
3-5pm • Open Rehearsal & Talk<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 8 • 5.30pm Revue Z<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 9 • 7.30pm Evening Concert<br />
Oliver Knussen<br />
“No figure in British<br />
contemporary music is<br />
more respected than<br />
composer-conduc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Oliver Knussen”<br />
The Guardian<br />
This year’s <strong>Plush</strong> Ensemble features<br />
musicians who have had a close<br />
connection with Knussen’s music as<br />
dedicatees and first performers, many<br />
<strong>of</strong> whom are longstanding friends <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Plush</strong>. Celebrated soprano Claire Booth<br />
joins us for <strong>the</strong> first time, alongside<br />
oboist Melinda Maxwell and multitalented<br />
performer Zoë Martlew.<br />
Oliver Knussen’s music is as refined<br />
as his conducting, full <strong>of</strong> colour and<br />
atmosphere and with a rich harmonic<br />
language.
Weekend 3 Weekend 3<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 5 • Film Screening<br />
Saturday 27th August<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 6 • Evening Concert<br />
Saturday 27th August<br />
5.30pm • £5 suggested<br />
donation<br />
Oliver Knussen<br />
“This is music that<br />
packs as much<br />
incident, information,<br />
and expression in<strong>to</strong><br />
mere minutes than<br />
some o<strong>the</strong>r composers<br />
manage in a lifetime.”<br />
The Guardian<br />
Sounds from <strong>the</strong> Big White House:<br />
Oliver Knussen at 50 (2001)<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>r Barrie Gavin<br />
A film made <strong>to</strong> celebrate Oliver Knussen’s<br />
50th birthday. The composer talks about<br />
<strong>the</strong> perils <strong>of</strong> early fame, about meeting<br />
Stravinsky and demonstrates his amazing<br />
collection <strong>of</strong> mechanical <strong>to</strong>ys. Music<br />
performed by <strong>the</strong> London Sinfonietta<br />
and BBC Symphony Orchestra includes<br />
excerpts from Where <strong>the</strong> Wild Things<br />
Are and <strong>the</strong> Horn Concer<strong>to</strong>.<br />
7.30pm • £20<br />
Claire Booth<br />
“Claire Booth brought<br />
great warmth <strong>to</strong><br />
Knussen's haunting<br />
texts and vocal line.”<br />
Chicago Sunday Times<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> Ensemble<br />
Debussy Violin Sonata (Mor<strong>to</strong>n, Hor<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
Knussen Ophelia’s Last Dance (Hor<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
Knussen Whitman Settings for soprano<br />
and piano, Op. 25 (Booth, Hor<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
~<br />
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor,<br />
Op. 25 (Hor<strong>to</strong>n, Gould, Knight, Brendel)<br />
Brahms’ piano quartet is a much loved<br />
staple <strong>of</strong> festival programmes, while<br />
Debussy’s violin sonata establishes <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong>ne for <strong>the</strong> atmosphere <strong>of</strong> Oliver<br />
Knussen's music with its own radical and<br />
taut form. Knussen's two short works are<br />
full <strong>of</strong> wonderful material. 'Ophelia's Last<br />
Dance' sets a series <strong>of</strong> dance fragments<br />
around a recurring piano <strong>the</strong>me, while <strong>the</strong><br />
‘Whitman Settings’ for soprano and piano<br />
reimagine a familiar genre with fresh ears,<br />
musing on things in space or sky.
Weekend 3<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 7 • Lunchtime Concert<br />
Sunday 28th August<br />
Open Rehearsal &<br />
Pre-Concert Talk<br />
Oliver Knussen &<br />
Harrison Birtwistle<br />
3-5pm • Free<br />
1pm • £10 • 1hr<br />
Jonathan Mor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Tim Hor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> Ensemble<br />
Stravinsky Three pieces for String<br />
Quartet (Gould, Mor<strong>to</strong>n, Knight,<br />
Brendel)<br />
Knussen Variations Op. 24 (Hor<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
Birtwistle An Interrupted Endless<br />
Melody (Maxwell, Hor<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
Mozart String Quartet in A major,<br />
K.464 (Mor<strong>to</strong>n, Gould, Knight,<br />
Brendel)<br />
Join us for a journey through unusual<br />
reper<strong>to</strong>ire before arriving at one<br />
<strong>of</strong> Mozart's most interesting and<br />
progressive quartets. Stravinsky’s<br />
pieces for string quartet sound as fresh<br />
<strong>to</strong>day as <strong>the</strong>y did a century ago, and<br />
open <strong>the</strong> senses for two great works by<br />
Oliver Knussen and Harrison Birtwistle.<br />
‘Variations’ is inspired by models <strong>of</strong><br />
Stravinsky, Copland and Webern,<br />
while and Birtwistle's oboe piece has<br />
a choice <strong>of</strong> three different piano<br />
accompaniments!<br />
Clio Gould
Weekend 3 Weekend 3<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 8 • REVUE Z<br />
Sunday 28th August<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 9 • Evening Concert<br />
Sunday 28th August<br />
7.30pm • £20<br />
Richard Strauss Three Ophelia Songs, Op. 67<br />
(Booth, Hor<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
Knussen Triptych (Maxwell, Gould, Knight, Brendel)<br />
~<br />
Berg Four Songs, Op. 2 (Booth, Hor<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
Schumann Piano Quintet, Op. 44<br />
(Hor<strong>to</strong>n, Gould, Mor<strong>to</strong>n, Knight, Brendel)<br />
5.30pm • £10 • 50 mins<br />
Zoë Martlew<br />
"A shimmering<br />
performance with<br />
uncommon sensitivity.”<br />
The Strad<br />
Cellist, performer, composer,<br />
broadcaster and educa<strong>to</strong>r; <strong>the</strong><br />
increasingly uncategorisable Zoë<br />
Martlew performs and records around<br />
<strong>the</strong> world. She is artistic direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Saigon Chamber Music <strong>Festival</strong> in<br />
Vietnam, cello tu<strong>to</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> NYO, and<br />
makes regular appearances as performer<br />
and commenta<strong>to</strong>r on TV and radio.<br />
Uproarious, moving, sexy and <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong><br />
wall, Revue Z features her <strong>the</strong>atrical<br />
compositions for cello, voice and prerecorded<br />
soundtrack in a dazzling array<br />
<strong>of</strong> musical styles.<br />
The expressionist intensity <strong>of</strong> Richard Strauss' Ophelia Songs set<br />
<strong>the</strong> scene, followed by a trio <strong>of</strong> works by Knussen, including his<br />
great Cantata for oboe quartet. Alban Berg’s Opus 2 songs (1910)<br />
were written at <strong>the</strong> cusp <strong>of</strong> him abandoning <strong>to</strong>nality. In contrast,<br />
Schumann’s exuberant quintet returns us <strong>to</strong> a romantic world <strong>of</strong><br />
unfettered melody and good spirits. It was written for his wife Clara<br />
and premiered with Mendelssohn at <strong>the</strong> piano.
Weekend 4<br />
Joanna MacGregor<br />
“One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
most exciting<br />
and enterprising<br />
pianists <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
moment.”<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 10 • Encounters II<br />
Friday 9th September<br />
The Observer<br />
7.30pm • £20<br />
Adriano Adewale<br />
“Atmospheric and<br />
res<strong>to</strong>rative, <strong>the</strong> music<br />
evoked natural sounds<br />
such as <strong>the</strong> rattling<br />
<strong>of</strong> snakes and <strong>the</strong><br />
trickling <strong>of</strong> rain.”<br />
Jazzwise<br />
Encounters II<br />
Adriano Adewale percussion<br />
Joanna MacGregor piano<br />
Martynas Levickis accordion<br />
Adrian Brendel cello<br />
Our second ‘Encounters’ project has<br />
<strong>the</strong> tango at its heart. Adriano Adewale<br />
combines his imaginative percussion<br />
skills with Joanna MacGregor’s<br />
effervescent pianism and Adrian<br />
Brendel’s sonorous cello. Following <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
first encounter at Darting<strong>to</strong>n <strong>Festival</strong> in<br />
2015, <strong>the</strong>y reunite at <strong>Plush</strong> with a new<br />
addition; virtuoso accordionist Martynas<br />
Levickis. They will explore improvisations<br />
related <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> tango and o<strong>the</strong>r forms,<br />
showcasing <strong>the</strong>ir skills individually and<br />
collectively.
Weekend 4<br />
<strong>Plush</strong> 11 • Doric String Quartet<br />
Saturday 10th September<br />
7.30pm • £25<br />
Doric String Quartet<br />
Alex Reding<strong>to</strong>n violin<br />
Jonathan S<strong>to</strong>ne violin<br />
Hélène Clément viola<br />
John Myerscough cello<br />
& Adrian Brendel cello<br />
Doric string Quartet<br />
“I found <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
performances <strong>the</strong> most<br />
inventive, engaging,<br />
moving and beautiful.”<br />
The Strad<br />
Bartók String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91<br />
Thomas Adès The Four Quarters, for<br />
String Quartet, Op. 28 (2010)<br />
~<br />
Schubert String Quintet in C major,<br />
D.956<br />
Schubert’s String Quintet is always<br />
a cathartic finale <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>season</strong>, this<br />
year performed by <strong>the</strong> Doric String<br />
Quartet. Their programme is one <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> most exciting <strong>to</strong> date pairing<br />
Bartók’s extraordinary String Quartet<br />
No. 4 with ‘The Four Quarters’ by<br />
Thomas Adès. This bold and mysterious<br />
piece explores four different times<br />
<strong>of</strong> day through complex rhythms<br />
and textures, culminating in final<br />
movement The Twenty-fifth Hour.
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Friends booking 8-17 April 2016<br />
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In September 2016 we are holding our<br />
fourth Young Musicians Workshop at<br />
<strong>Plush</strong>, giving local students <strong>the</strong> chance<br />
<strong>to</strong> connect and discover <strong>the</strong> joys <strong>of</strong><br />
ensemble music through sessions led by<br />
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Registered Charity no. 1121687<br />
Music Direc<strong>to</strong>r Adrian Brendel<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Producer Kat Brendel<br />
Assistant Jesse Bescoby<br />
Design Binomi
Weekend 1<br />
Fri 15 - Sat 16 July<br />
Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy<br />
Andrew McCormack Trio<br />
Weekend 2<br />
Sat 20 August<br />
Trio Dali<br />
Weekend 3<br />
Bank Holiday Sat 27 - Sun 28 August<br />
Oliver Knussen & <strong>Plush</strong> Ensemble:<br />
Film, Concerts, Talks, Cabaret<br />
Weekend 4<br />
Fri 9 - Sat 10 September<br />
Joanna MacGregor & Friends<br />
Doric String Quartet<br />
Tickets<br />
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St Johns, <strong>Plush</strong>, Dorset DT2 7RJ
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