October 2021
Concert by Candlelight: Anna Dennis & HEMF Baroque
Hastings Early Music Festival presents an evening of baroque arias and instrumental music in a Concert by Candlelight. Internationally-acclaimed opera singer, soprano Anna Dennis joins HEMF Baroque, the Festival Ensemble. Described by the Times as a “delectable soprano and a serene, ever-sentient presence”, Anna Dennis has performed at the Royal Opera House, ENO, La Scala, Göttingen and Aldeburgh. Concert work includes Berlin Philharmonie, Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, Gulbenkian Lisbon, and Sydney Opera House. HEMF Baroque features the UK’s leading…
Find out more »Beethoven ‘Pastoral’ & Schubert ‘Trout’ Quintet
In a historically authentic tradition of repurposing compositions, pianist Jan Rautio transcribed Beethoven’s programmatic symphony, The Pastoral, for the same combination of instruments as Schubert’s immortal Trout Quintet. Composed when Schubert was 22, the quintet was inspired by the surroundings of a summer trip in the Austrian Alps and uses his earlier song ‘Die Forelle’ (’The Trout’, D550) for the basis for the beautiful fourth movement. One of the most popular chamber music pieces of all time, it was the centrepiece…
Find out more »Tabea Debus ‘Ohrwurm’
The Festival Sunday afternoon concert features an emerging young artist and this year presents Tabea Debus. Described by The Times as a charismatic virtuoso, Tabea is constantly exploring the horizons of music for recorder and has performed widely across Europe, Asia, Colombia and the USA. She is a YCAT artist, regular guest on the BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and Early Music Show, and has released five solo discs to date. She is joined by Jon Rees on viol and…
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