Festival Finale

A great concert for newcomers to chamber music - the Promenade Concert is like a musical ‘taster menu’! Take a gentle stroll through Penarth and hear 3 short concerts in 3 venues 

Young musicians are given a platform to shine

Ryan Bancroft discusses his life and career illustrated by his choice of chamber music

Gala Concert with Guest Artists Rebecca Evans CBE and Ryan Bancroft

James Lea shares insights and gives context to Mahler Symphony No. 4

PCMF Friends’ Reception

Haydn’s profound and moving meditations on the seven sentences uttered by Christ on the cross with poems read by Donald Maxwell.

Family Concert “Chamber Music for the Imagination”

Late night folk tunes with Don Grant and Fergus McCreadie

Mozart’s virtuosic horn quintet, Don & Fergus’s original take on Bartok’s Romanian folk dances and Dohnanyi’s sextet

Talented, young musicians in a gorgeous, intimate venue

Horn Masterclass with Richard Watkins

A musical journey to the USA

Rare performances of 2 Boulez masterworks and Macmillan

The opening concert takes us towards the rare performances of two Boulez masterworks in the late night concert.

Rob Fokkens works with emerging composers and David Adams and Alice Neary

A relaxed concert in a supportive environment

Schumann - 3 Romanzen for Oboe and Piano Op.94
Huw Watkins - Elegy for Violin and Piano
Schoenberg - Ode to Napoleon Op.41
Dvořák - Piano Quintet in A major Op.81

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An introduction to Schoenberg Ode to Napoleon. A great way to get inside this fascinating work before this evening’s performance.

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Samuel West discusses his life and career with David Adams, illustrated by his choice of chamber music played live by the festival musicians

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A concert featuring talented young musicians

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Lenny Sayers presents a concert featuring children from Albert Primary School alongside festival musicians including ‘party tricks’ performed by the musicians and interactive games for the audience

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Poulenc - Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano Fp 43

Ligeti - Hora Lunga from Sonata for solo viola

Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Op.31

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Guest Artists - Rebecca Evans, Carlo Rizzi, Samuel West

Ravel - Introduction et Allegro

Huw Watkins - String Trio (world première)

Strauss (arr. Matthews) - “Capriccio” Sextet and Closing Scene; additional narration by Sir David Pountney

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CCVG Symphonic Brass - a 10 piece youth brass ensemble - gets us in the mood for the Gala evening ahead

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Oxford University Musicologist, Professor Laura Tunbridge, explores Strauss's final opera, Capriccio

A guided tour of the Gwendoline and Margaret Davies collection at the National Museum of Wales

This guided tour is given with a suggested donation of £5 per person which will be donated to the National Museum, Cardiff

Space is limited.

We’re sorry that the Art Gallery Tour is currently sold out. We are looking into increasing capacity for this. Please email admin@penarthchambermusicfestival.org.uk if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

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A drinks reception with festival musicians for Friends and Patrons of PCMF