Whittington International Chamber Music Festival, May 2015

Tue, May 12th 2015 at 12:00 am- Sun, May 17th 2015 - 12:00 am

A sequence of six concerts from May 12-17 dedicated to the chamber music of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).

Whittington Chamber Music Festival
Whittington Chamber Music Festival

Through our administration of The Mary Hignett Bequest Fund, Oswestry Rotary Club is proud to sponsor the latest Whittington International Chamber Music Festival a sequence of six concerts from May 12-17 dedicated to the chamber music of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), along with Mozart one of classical musics most astounding prodigies, yet undeservedly not attracting the same passion.  Theres an evening too dedicated to Fanny, his sister and his inspiration.

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Download your own programme brochure (jpg): page 1, page 2.

For details of the advance Launch concert on March 12, click here.

Tuesday 12/05/15

Concert 1
Whittington Church, 7.30pm


String Quartet No 1 in E flat Op 12
Capriccio in E minor Op 81 No 3 for String Quartet
String Quintet No 1 in A Major Op 18

Friday 15/05/15

Concert 4
Whittington Church 7.30pm


Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor Op 1
Mendelssohn arrangement for young musicians
Romance sans Paroles
Piano Quartet No 2 in F minor

Wednesday 13/05/15

Concert 2
Whittington Church 7.30pm


Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 49
Fugue in E flat Major Op 81 No 4 for String Quartet
String Quartet No 2 in A minor Op 13 'Ist es wahr?'

Saturday 16/05/15

Concert 5
Whittington Church 7.30pm


Fanny Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor
Two pieces dedicated to her by Felix:
Piano Trio No 2 in C minor Op 66
String Quartet No 6 in F minor Op 80

Thursday 14/05/15

Concert 3
Whittington Church 1.00-2.00pm


Albumblatt o. Op
Variations concertantes in D Op 17
Sonata no 2 in D Op 58

Sunday 17/05/15

Concert 6
Whittington Church 7.30pm


String Quintet No 2 in B flat Op 87
String Symphony No 10 in B minor
Octet in E flat Op 20

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