2024 Programme

Friday 5 July

7 pm St Mary's, Upper Street, N1 2TX
Opening Concert - From the Homeland
Generously supported by DAVY'S WINE MERCHANTS

BEDŘICH SMETANA - Z domoviny/From the Homeland
BOHUSLAV MARTINU - Piano Trio no. 2 in d
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK - Piano Trio in f, opus 65

3 contrasting and highly individual Czech pieces of music to crack open the 2024 Festival in dramatic style!

Joana Ly - violin
Miguel Ángel Villeda Cerón - cello
Martin André - piano

Saturday 6 July

6 pm St Mary's, Upper Street, N1 2TX
Opera Gala - Viva VERDI!
Arias, Duets and Overtures by
GAETANO DONIZETTI, PIETRO MASCAGNI
GIACOMO PUCCINI, GIOACHINO ROSSINI
GIUSEPPE VERDI and more!

Sky Ingram - soprano
Brenton Spiteri - tenor
Fran Hills - piano

9 pm Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN

Generously supported by
BRIDGEWOOD & NEITZERT Ltd

Baroque Violin Masterworks
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN -
Fantasia no.5 in A, TWV 40:18
NICOLA MATTEIS JR - Fantasia in a
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH -
Sonata no. 3 in C, BWV 1005

Kati Debretzeni - baroque violin

Sunday 7 July

11 am Yoga at the Arc , 98 St Paul Street N1 7DF
Yoga Class with live Cello

Experience 75 minutes of flowing yoga set against a backdrop of a live cellist. This experience will explore how sound, breath and movement weave together, shifting energy and creating a sense of deep calm and connection. A truly beautiful and unique experience and suitable for all experience and abilities. The class will close with a long rest (or Savasana), allowing the music to drift over and soothe you. There is an opportunity following the class to gather in the ARC cafe and enjoy a drink or lunch with friends.

The studio is fully equipped with mats and props, so there is no need to bring anything with you.

Ann Pidcock - tutor
Kirsten Jenson - cello

5 pm Studio 1, Frame,
Angel Central , 21 Parkfield St, N1 0PS
Contemporary Dance Class with Live Music
"Find your Freedom" through movement inspired by live music (played by a string quartet) from Classical to Modern. This is a 1 hour class led by the inspirational dancer Iván, in a friendly and welcoming spirit, perfect for beginners and anyone who is curious to try something fun and creative.
JOSEPH HAYDN - Quartet, opus 20 no. 3, 3rd Movement
FELIX MENDELSSOHN - Quartet No. 5, 3rd Movement
PINK FFLOYD - "Wish you were here"
QUEEN - "Don't stop me now"

Iván Merino Gaspar - tutor
Joana Ly & Barbara Toth - violins
Barnaby Adams - viola
Kirsten Jenson - cello

Monday 8 July

2.30pm Islington Museum
245 St John St, London EC1V 4NB
Open House Event: Thérèse Lessore and the Circus

A graduate of the Slade School of Art and founding member of The London Group, Thérèse Lessore may be one of the most prolific modern artists you have never heard of.
Designed to coincide with the artist’s 140th birthday, Thérèse Lessore and the Circus is an open-house event at Islington Museum showcasing some of the artist’s best-known circus paintings which record her experience of attending Islington’s New World’s Fair Circus in the 1920s and 1930s. Historian Jason Price will be on hand to shed light on Lessore’s remarkable life and career, as well as some of the circus acts depicted in her paintings.

The event will take place from 2.30 to 4.30pm, with short talks at 3 & 4pm. Free entry.

Swallow's Liberty Horses by Thérèse Lessore

Saturday 13 July

11 am Coffee with Haydn
The Green in Clerkenwell
29 Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU
Coffee morning with Haydn
The Festival has teamed up with one of Culpeper's pubs, The Green, to present the very first COFFEE CONCERT, with 2 beautiful works by the Master of the String Quartet, Joseph Haydn, played in the warm and natural acoustic of the wooden-floored bar.
JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet, opus 54 no. 1 in G
String Quartet, opus 20 no. 3 in g

Ellie Fagg & Joana Ly - violins
Dorothea Vogel - viola
Gemma Wareham - cello

6 pm St Mary's, Upper Street, N1 2TX
Towards the New World, from Australia to America
A Selection of Songs and Duets from;
Australia
PIERRE FLASSE - Moving Home. The Lemon Tree
Russia
MODEST MUSSORGSKY - The Nursery Songs
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - Michelangelo Verses, opus 145
Czech
VITĚZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ -
Sbohem a šáteček/Waving farewell, opus 14
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK - Cigánské Melodie, opus 55
Germany
JOHANNES BRAHMS - Zigeunerlieder, opus 103
Austria
HUGO WOLF - Michelangelo-Lieder
France
JOSEPH CANTELOUBE - Chants d'Auvergne, 1st Series
England
HENRY PURCELL - King Arthur, Act 3
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT - Songs before Sleep
America
SAMUEL BARBER - Hermit Songs, opus 29
AMY BEACH - A Canadian Boat Song

Daniella Sicari - soprano
Peter Rose - bass
Martin André - piano

9 pm Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN

Postcards From Home
A rare chance to hear this journey live, documenting the travels of 3 musicians from the different backgrounds of Indian music, Western Classical & Jazz, - the result is a captivating instrumental collaboration which blends the different sound worlds to create a truly organic whole. The three 'adventurers' are all highly respected in their own territories and in this concert, they explore compositional styles, traditions and performance etiquette. With a unique palette of sounds, they search for common meeting points and launch pads for improvisational templates and a new repertoire inspired by places including Paris, Goa, Tibet, Brazil, Morocco and the Scottish island of Harris.

Jacqueline Shave - violin
John Parricelli - guitar
Kuljit Bhamra - tabla

Sunday 14 July

11 am Yoga at the Arc, 98 St Paul Street N1 7DF
Yoga Class with Harp Sound Bath

Join us for a special class where gentle yoga will combine with the hypnotic sound of the live Harp. This experience creates a space for moving inwards, to tap into our deeper selves as we individually and collectively become one with the music. Allow the Harpist to take you on a journey, as the melody gently moves through you, bringing a sense of relaxation, releasing tension and restoring balance to all of your being. The class will close in a series of floor-based Yin poses (fully supported with props), before moving into a long rest (Savasana) while the Harp music gently washes over you.
There is an opportunity following the class to gather in the ARC cafe and enjoy a drink or lunch with friends.

The studio is fully equipped with mats and props, so there is no need to bring anything with you.

John Slade - tutor
Catrin Meek - harp

5 pm Piazza, Angel Central, 21 Parkfield St, N1 0PS
Please note that if there is any possibility of rain or cold and windy weather, this concert will be moved into a cosy, vacant shop unit upstairs near the cinema!
Tea Time Jazz
Sol and his group bring a fabulous set list to this Sunday Tea Time extravaganza! 3 incredibly talented and passionate musicians. Their appearance in every Festival to date has always led to SOLD OUT signs, so beware, don't leave it to the last minute to get your ticket!

Tea for Two (Vincent Youmans)
Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez)
Crepuscule (Django Reinhardt)
In the Still of the Night ( Cole Porter)
Louisiana fairy Tale (Haven Gillespie)
Nuages (Django Reinhardt
Si tu vois ma mère (Sidney Bechet)
Russian Lullaby (Irving Berlin)
Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael)
I’ll never be the same (Matty Malneck)

Sol Grimshaw Trio
Sol Grimshaw - guitar lead
Dave Kelbie - guitar rhythm
Matt Holborn - violin

Thursday 18 July

7 pm Christ Church Highbury,
159 Highbury Grove N5 1SA
Piano Masterworks

JEAN SIBELIUS - The Trees, opus 75
FREDERIC CHOPIN - Études, opus 10, nos. 1 to 6
FREDERIC CHOPIN - Études, opus 25, nos. 1, 2, 6, 12
FRANZ LISZT - Sonata in b minor

Dmitrii Kalashnikov - piano

Friday 19 July

6 pm Around the Angel
Walking Concert - From ancient to modern

Get to know the Angel through this musical walk! We will be walking together and stopping at some of its most iconic and unusual sites - the concert starts at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration with some string duos, moves on to the White Conduit Projects and the Bakery Art Gallery, and finishes with a string quartet at the Piazza, Angel Central.
Coals Yard, Quentin Blake Centre,
3 Myddelton Passage, EC1R 1XW
CAROLINE SHAW - Limestone & Felt
FRANCESCO BARSANTI - Collection of Old Scot Tunes
White Conduits Project, 1 White Conduit St N1 9EL
BOHUSLAV MARTINU - Madrigals for violin and viola
The Bakery Art Gallery, 6 Charlton Place, N1 8AJ
BÉLA BARTÓK - Duos for 2 violins
LUCIANO BERIO - Aldo: Duet no. 24 for 2 violins
Piazza, Angel Central, 21 Parkfield St N1 0PS
WOOD WORKS - A Selection of Nordic folk tunes arranged by The Danish String Quartet

Francesca Barritt & Joana Ly - violins
Dan Shilladay - viola
Su-a Lee - cello

9 pm Little Angel Theatre,
14 Dagmar Passage N1 2DN
Solo Bach
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Suite no. 2 in d, BWV 1008
Suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012

Miguel Ángel Villeda Cerón - cello

Saturday 20 July

6 pm Christ Church Highbury,
159 Highbury Grove N5 1SA
Grand Finale
Generously supported by
MARK JOHNSON ASSOCIATES

VITĚ ZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ - String Quartet, opus 8
LEOŠ JANÁČEK - Pohádka/A Fairytale,
for cello and piano
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK - String Quartet no. 11 in C, opus 61

Francesca Barritt & Joana Ly - violins
Dan Shilladay - viola
Su-a Lee - cello
Martin André - piano