Viva Lewes Issue #153 June 2019
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MUSIC<br />
Classical round-up<br />
THURSDAY 6–SATURDAY 8<br />
<strong>Lewes</strong> Chamber Music Festival<br />
The annual festival returns, this year celebrating in particular<br />
Gabriel Fauré and the music of his time. Artistic Director<br />
Beatrice Philips says: “There’s a hugely rich chamber music<br />
repertoire from late 19th Century France – it was very difficult<br />
to decide what to programme and what to exclude!”<br />
Don’t miss Fauré’s mighty Piano Quintet no.1, Op. 89 on<br />
Friday 7th at 6pm, although the whole festival promises some<br />
memorable gigs, such as pianist Alasdair Beatson playing<br />
Birtwistle’s fiendish Harrison’s Clocks, and a festival finale at<br />
which the Eusebius Quartet perform Bartok’s final String Quartet, No. 6. Seventeen artists,<br />
seven concerts, three days. Catch it if you can.<br />
Trinity St John Sub Castro and All Saints Centre. £15-£17. leweschambermusicfestival.com<br />
PICK<br />
OF THE<br />
MONTH<br />
Photo of Alasdair Beatson by Kaupo Kikkas<br />
SATURDAY 1, 7PM<br />
& SUNDAY 16, 5PM<br />
La Traviata. The NSO Orchestra and Chorus,<br />
conducted by Ben Knowles, present Verdi’s<br />
great romantic tragedy. These two fully staged<br />
performances in <strong>Lewes</strong> are part of a tour taking<br />
in Brighton, Eastbourne and East Grinstead.<br />
Directed by Cate Couch. All Saints Centre. £22<br />
(£11 students; accompanied child under 16 free)<br />
newsussexopera.org<br />
SUNDAY 2, 3PM<br />
St Michael’s Recitals. Anne Hodgson (Flute)<br />
and Nick Houghton (Piano). St Michael’s, free.<br />
stmichaelinlewes.org.uk<br />
SATURDAY 8, 5PM<br />
Glyndebourne Festival. Massenet’s Cendrillon<br />
(Cinderella) makes its Festival debut, and<br />
Dvorak’s Rusalka opens on Saturday 29th.<br />
Glyndebourne Opera House. £15-£230<br />
glyndebourne.com<br />
SUNDAY 9, 4PM<br />
The Corelli Ensemble. The Corellis’ final<br />
concert of the season featuring Sussex Composers.<br />
Seaford Baptist Church. £10 in advance,<br />
£12 on the door. Children free.<br />
corelliensemble.co.uk<br />
SUNDAY 9, 6PM<br />
& SUNDAY 16, 6PM<br />
Hamsey Festival. Musicians of All Saints.<br />
The first of the two concerts in Hamsey<br />
Church features music for wind quartet,<br />
including Peter Copley’s Die Nacht ist kommen.<br />
The following week a string quartet from MAS<br />
plays music by Haydn, Frank Bridge and Guy<br />
Richardson. Hamsey Church. £12 regular, £9<br />
concession, under 18s free on the door only.<br />
mas-lewes.co.uk<br />
SATURDAY 22, 7PM<br />
Glynde Place Concert Series. BBC Radio<br />
3 New Generation Artist Elisabeth Brauss<br />
(piano) in concert. The programme includes<br />
works by Scarlatti, Schubert and Beethoven.<br />
Glynde Place. £30, under 16s £15. glynde.co.uk<br />
SATURDAY 22, 7.30PM<br />
Rachmaninov Vespers. Esterhazy Chamber<br />
Choir conducted by Richard Dawson.<br />
St Anne’s Church. £15 on door, £12 in advance.<br />
esterhazychoir.org<br />
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