Last Trio concerts: returns only is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Hyperion Records, the Trio’s long-standing record company, have recently released ‘The Complete Beethoven Piano Trios’ by The Florestan Trio as a specially priced 4 CD box set. Critically acclaimed, each disc reveals the extraordinary sensitivity, luminosity and tenderness of their playing. You can purchase or download the box set directly from Hyperion, as well as listen to extracts.

Hyperion Release Box Set is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

After 16 years of exceptional achievement and having recorded the major works of the Piano Trio repertoire to great acclaim, the career paths of the members of the Trio are diverging: Anthony Marwood will continue to develop his solo and directing activities; Richard Lester will be performing with the London Haydn Quartet, and as a soloist and principal cello with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe; and Susan Tomes will pursue solo engagements and chamber music projects, as well as writing and broadcasting. The Trio look forward to welcoming you to their last, celebratory Beethoven cycle at The Wigmore Hall, London, in January 2012.

Last Chance to Buy Tickets is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

 Concert 1 on Thursday 9 June, Concert 4 on Saturday 11 June and Concert 8 on Sunday 12 June are sold out, and only a few tickets remain available in the 2nd and 3rd price categories for the orchestral concert (Concert 2) on Friday 10 June. If you act quickly, you can still get to some wonderful concerts by checking what’s available below, and returning a booking form to the Florestan Festival Box Office, Strawberry Hole Oast, Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6HJ, or by calling the Festival Box Office from today, Thursday 6 May 2011, on 01797 253178. Please remember that our box office is manned by volunteers: if there is no answer, please leave a message on the answerphone and they will reply as soon as they can.

Download the booking form
Email enquiries@florestantrio.com for the festival leaflet
Box Office Telephone 01797 253178
Tickets £5.50 – £26, concessions available to students and unwaged with relevant ID

1 OPENING CONCERT
Thursday 9 June, 8pm SOLD OUT IN ALL PRICE CATEGORIES, returns only
The Florestan Trio

Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major, K502
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Opus 8
Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor, ‘Dumky’, Opus 90

The Florestan Trio open the festival with one of Mozart’s finest piano trios, Shostakovich’s Trio No. 1 written at the remarkable age of sixteen, and the much-loved ‘Dumky’ Trio by Dvořák.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh, East Sussex

2 CONCERTO CONCERT
Friday 10 June, 8pm    £26.00 TICKETS SOLD OUT, £22.00 and £13.00 A FEW STILL AVAILABLE
Richard Lester, Susan Tomes, Anthony Marwood, Lawrence Power
Florestan Festival Orchestra
Jaime Martín, conductor

Dvořák Silent Woods, B. 182, Opus 68 No. 5
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Opus 19
Dvořák Rondo in G minor, B. 181, Opus 94
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, K364

The Florestan Festival Orchestra returns to Rye under the baton of Jaime Martín for a spectacular concerto concert featuring two works for cello and orchestra by Dvořák, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and Mozart’s exquisite Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra.

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye

3 EXPLORATIONS
Saturday 11 June, 12.00noon (please note start time) £16.50 ONE PRICE, A FEW STILL AVAILABLE
Susan Tomes
The Doric String Quartet

Ligeti ‘Musica Ricercata’ for piano solo
Schumann String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Opus 41 No. 2

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of Ligeti’s death, Susan Tomes play his ‘Musica Ricercata’, a cycle of eleven pieces written in the early 1950s before he fled Stalinist Hungary. We also welcome back the virtuosic Doric String Quartet to play Schumann’s Quartet No. 2, written in 1842, his ‘Year of Chamber Music’.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

4 LIGHT AND DARK
Saturday 11 June, 6.30pm SOLD OUT IN ALL PRICE CATEGORIES, returns only
Anthony Marwood, Katharine Gowers, Lawrence Power, Rachel Roberts, Richard Lester
The Florestan Trio

Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Opus 87
Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor, Opus 65

We are delighted to welcome special guests Kathy Gowers, Lawrence Power and Rachel Roberts for Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No. 2, full of his characteristic exuberance and poignant lyricism, followed by Dvořák’s passionate Trio in F minor, composed shortly after the death of his mother.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

5 AFFIRMATION
Saturday 11 June, 9.45pm     £16.00 ONE PRICE, A FEW STILL AVAILABLE
Anthony Marwood, Katharine Gowers, Lawrence Power, Rachel Roberts, Richard Lester

Bruckner String Quintet in F major

Dusk brings its magical ambience to the late-night concert in Peasmarsh Church. This year we are treated to Bruckner’s expressive String Quintet where intimacy meets expanse.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

6 COFFEE CONCERT
Sunday 12 June, 11.30am      £14.00  ONE PRICE, A FEW STILL AVAILABLE
The Doric String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in A major, Opus 20 No. 6
Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D810, ‘Death and the Maiden’

The Doric String Quartet play the final of Haydn’s revolutionary Opus 20 ‘Sun Quartets’ and a treasured masterpiece by Schubert, the ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

A drinks party for the Friends of The Florestan Trio will follow this concert.

7 RESPECTABLE FOLK
Sunday 12 June, 5pm      £5.50  ONE PRICE, A FEW STILL AVAILABLE
Robert Philip

Dvořák, Bartók and Ligeti all drew on ‘folk’ music for their compositions. Robert Philip investigates how and why they did it.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

8 FINALE
Sunday 12 June, 7pm     SOLD OUT IN ALL PRICE CATEGORIES, returns only
The Florestan Trio
The Doric String Quartet
Lawrence Power

Beethoven Piano Trio No. 11 in G major, ‘Kakadu Variations’, Opus 121a
Bartók String Quartet No. 4
Dvořák Piano Quartet in E flat major, Opus 87

The Florestan Trio and friends perform Beethoven’s ‘Kakadu Variations’, Bartók’s gripping String Quartet No. 4, and finally the captivating Piano Quartet in E flat by Dvořák of which he wrote to a friend, ‘the melodies just surged upon me’ – a most fitting and breathtaking farewell to the Florestan Festival.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

Booking Form Notes
Download the booking form. Please write in the boxes the number of tickets you would like to purchase for each concert. Remember to include the total cost for each concert. If you would like to purchase a FESTIVAL PASS for the whole festival, please complete that row of the booking form ONLY. If you are buying a Festival Pass, but also some individual concert tickets, please indicate the number of Festival Passes and individual concert tickets in the relevant boxes.

PAYMENT
Please make cheques payable to Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh. In order to avoid refunds or requests for additional payments, cheques should be left blank with a maximum amount entered between the crossed lines i.e. “a sum not exceeding £x.xx”. The Box Office Manager will enter the correct amount. Please return your form with your payment and a medium sized stamped addressed envelope to Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh, Strawberry Hole Oast, Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6HJ. If you live overseas please email enquiries@florestantrio.com and we will send you the relevant bank payment details.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
a) Seating for Concerts 6 and 7 is unreserved.
b) A Festival Pass provides the top ¬¬price tickets available for all 8 concerts, giving an overall saving of £10 on the top prices shown above. A comparable adjustment is made if top price tickets are not available.
c) Seating for Concert 2 in Rye Church is now numbered. You ticket will say if you should sit in a Left or Right Row. Please note £13.00 tickets are unreserved seating in the side aisles. A certain number of these seats have a restricted view of the performance area.
d) Concessions are only offered to students and the unwaged (UB40) with relevant ID cards.
e) The Florestan Trust regrets that in the event of alteration no refund can be made. The right is reserved to substitute artists and to vary programmes if necessary.

Additional Information
For enquiries about access for people with disabilities and ticket availability, please write to the Florestan Festival, Strawberry Hole Oast, Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6HJ. You can also call the box office from Thursday 5 May 2011 during normal office hours (9am – 5pm) on 01797 253178. The Festival is supported by a great team of volunteers, including our box office. If there is no answer, please leave a message on the answerphone and they will reply as soon as they can.

Venues
We are privileged to use two historic and wonderful churches as our main festival venues. Built for worship rather than concert venues, please be aware that some seats may have a restricted view of the stage due to the pillars or the quirks of the buildings. Also, pews and chairs can be hard: you are welcome to bring a cushion.

Food and Drink
Professionally prepared and homemade food will be available before Concert 1, between Concerts 4 and 5, and before Concert 8. A BBQ will be available after Concert 3. Further information about the food will be sent with tickets for the appropriate concerts. A licensed bar will be available at all concerts except Concert 6.

Accommodation
For help with accommodation enquiries, please contact the Rye Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01797 229049, email: ryetic@rother.gov.uk, www.visitrye.co.uk

Box Office Enquiries
Tel: 01797 253178

The box office is open from Thursday 6 May 2011, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday, and during the festival itself. The Festival is supported by a great team of volunteers, including our box office. If there is no answer, please leave a message on the answerphone and they will reply as soon as they can.

Artistic Directors: The Florestan Trio
General Manager: Imogen Smart
Project & Concerts Manager: Keturah Haisman
Education Project: Sam Glazer, The Lawson Trio
Design: Camilla Lilliesköld
Illustration: Ian Bilbey

Concerts by The Florestan Trio are presented and supported by The Florestan Trust, a company limited by guarantee. The Florestan Trust is registered company number 4625088 and registered charity number 1095978.

2011 Festival tickets sell fast is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Hyperion Record of the Month is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Friends of the Florestan Trio is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Anthony Marwood violin
Richard Lester cello
Susan Tomes piano

With eight concerts in four days, this last Florestan Trio festival in Peasmarsh includes cherished chamber music from Mozart, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Schumann. Czech flavour is evident with works by Dvořák, including the ‘Dumky’ Trio and the beautiful ‘Silent Woods’ for cello and orchestra, while Robert Philip takes a look at the ‘folk’ music influences on Dvořák, Bartók and Ligeti in his Sunday talk. Susan Tomes plays Ligeti’s ‘Musica Ricercata’ and we welcome back the brilliant Doric String Quartet for several performances including Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ quartet. The acclaimed Jaime Martín conducts the Florestan Festival Orchestra, and violist Lawrence Power joins Anthony Marwood for Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra. Lawrence also joins special guests, violinist Katharine Gowers and violist Rachel Roberts for a Saturday evening string quintet, and the late-night concert of Bruckner’s quintet with Anthony Marwood and Richard Lester. The festival ends in magnificent fashion with a finale of Beethoven, Bartók and Dvořák.

Full programme below
Postal Bookings accepted NOW
Download the booking form
Email enquiries@florestantrio.com for the festival leaflet
Box Office Telephone 01797 253178  OPENS Thursday 5 May 2011
Tickets £5.50 – £26, concessions available to students and unwaged with relevant ID

1 OPENING CONCERT
Thursday 9 June, 8pm
The Florestan Trio

Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major, K502
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Opus 8
Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor, ‘Dumky’, Opus 90

The Florestan Trio open the festival with one of Mozart’s finest piano trios, Shostakovich’s Trio No. 1 written at the remarkable age of sixteen, and the much-loved ‘Dumky’ Trio by Dvořák.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh, East Sussex

2 CONCERTO CONCERT
Friday 10 June, 8pm
Richard Lester, Susan Tomes, Anthony Marwood, Lawrence Power
Florestan Festival Orchestra
Jaime Martín, conductor

Dvořák Silent Woods, B. 182, Opus 68 No. 5
Dvořák Rondo in G minor, B. 181, Opus 94
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Opus 19
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, K364

The Florestan Festival Orchestra returns to Rye under the baton of Jaime Martín for a spectacular concerto concert featuring two works for cello and orchestra by Dvořák, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and Mozart’s exquisite Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra.

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye

3 EXPLORATIONS
Saturday 11 June, 12.00noon (please note earlier start time)
Susan Tomes
The Doric String Quartet

Ligeti ‘Musica Ricercata’ for piano solo
Schumann String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Opus 41 No. 2

On the eve of the fifth anniversary of Ligeti’s death, Susan Tomes play his ‘Musica Ricercata’, a cycle of eleven pieces written in the early 1950s before he fled Stalinist Hungary. We also welcome back the virtuosic Doric String Quartet to play Schumann’s Quartet No. 2, written in 1842, his ‘Year of Chamber Music’.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

4 LIGHT AND DARK
Saturday 11 June, 6.30pm
Anthony Marwood, Katharine Gowers, Lawrence Power
Rachel Roberts, Richard Lester
The Florestan Trio

Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Opus 87
Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor, Opus 65

We are delighted to welcome special guests Katharine Gowers, Lawrence Power and Rachel Roberts for Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No. 2, full of his characteristic exuberance and poignant lyricism, followed by Dvořák’s passionate Trio in F minor, composed shortly after the death of his mother.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

5 AFFIRMATION
Saturday 11 June, 9.45pm
Anthony Marwood, Katharine Gowers, Lawrence Power
Rachel Roberts, Richard Lester

Bruckner String Quintet in F major

Dusk brings its magical ambience to the late-night concert in Peasmarsh Church. This year we are treated to Bruckner’s expressive String Quintet where intimacy meets expanse.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

6 COFFEE CONCERT
Sunday 12 June, 11.30am
The Doric String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in A major, Opus 20 No. 6
Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D810, ‘Death and the Maiden’

The Doric String Quartet play the final of Haydn’s revolutionary Opus 20 ‘Sun Quartets’ and a treasured masterpiece by Schubert, the ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh
*A drinks party for the Friends of The Florestan Trio will follow this concert.

7 RESPECTABLE FOLK
Sunday 12 June, 5pm
Robert Philip

Dvořák, Bartók and Ligeti all drew on ‘folk’ music for their compositions. Robert Philip investigates how and why they did it.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

8 FINALE
Sunday 12 June, 7pm
The Florestan Trio
The Doric String Quartet
Lawrence Power

Beethoven Piano Trio No. 11 in G major, ‘Kakadu Variations’, Opus 121a
Bartók String Quartet No. 4
Dvořák Piano Quartet in E flat major, Opus 87

The Florestan Trio and friends perform Beethoven’s ‘Kakadu Variations’, Bartók’s gripping String Quartet No. 4, and finally the captivating Piano Quartet in E flat by Dvořák of which he wrote to a friend, ‘the melodies just surged upon me’ – a most fitting and breathtaking farewell to the Florestan Festival.

Venue: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh

EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Children from Peasmarsh and Beckley Primary Schools will be taking part in the Festival’s education project this year. Taking inspiration from featured composers and Robert Philip’s talk on the influence of folk music on their music, the children will be developing and composing work based on folk tales and folk music. Sam Glazer, Education Animateur and The Lawson Trio will be leading the project and we look forward to the sharing performance on Monday 13 June.

BOOKING FORM NOTES
Download the booking form. Please write in the boxes the number of tickets you would like to purchase for each concert. Remember to include the total cost for each concert. If you would like to purchase a FESTIVAL PASS for the whole festival, please complete that row of the booking form ONLY. If you are buying a Festival Pass, but also some individual concert tickets, please indicate the number of Festival Passes and individual concert tickets in the relevant boxes.

PAYMENT
Please make cheques payable to Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh. In order to avoid refunds or requests for additional payments, cheques should be left blank with a maximum amount entered between the crossed lines i.e. “a sum not exceeding £x.xx”. The Box Office Manager will enter the correct amount. Please return your form with your payment and a medium sized stamped addressed envelope to Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh, Strawberry Hole Oast, Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6HJ. If you live overseas please email enquiries@florestantrio.com and we will send you the relevant bank payment details.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
a) Seating for Concerts 6 and 7 is unreserved.
b) A Festival Pass provides the top ¬¬price tickets available for all 8 concerts, giving an overall saving of £10 on the top prices shown above. A comparable adjustment is made if top price tickets are not available.
c) Seating for Concert 2 in Rye Church is now numbered. You ticket will say if you should sit in a Left or Right Row. Please note £13.00 tickets are unreserved seating in the side aisles. A certain number of these seats have a restricted view of the performance area.
d) Concessions are only offered to students and the unwaged (UB40) with relevant ID cards.
e) The Florestan Trust regrets that in the event of alteration no refund can be made. The right is reserved to substitute artists and to vary programmes if necessary.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For enquiries about access for people with disabilities and ticket availability, please write to the Florestan Festival, Strawberry Hole Oast, Ewhurst Lane, Northiam, East Sussex, TN31 6HJ. You can also call the box office from Thursday 5 May 2011 during normal office hours (9am – 5pm) on 01797 253178. The Festival is supported by a great team of volunteers, including our box office. If there is no answer, please leave a message on the answerphone and we will reply as soon as we can.

VENUES
We are privileged to use two historic and wonderful churches as our main festival venues. Built for worship rather than concert venues, please be aware that some seats may have a restricted view of the stage due to the pillars or the quirks of the buildings. Also, pews and chairs can be hard: you are welcome to bring a cushion.

FOOD AND DRINK
Professionally prepared and homemade food will be available before Concert 1, between Concerts 4 and 5, and before Concert 8. A BBQ will be available after Concert 3. Further information about the food will be sent with tickets for the appropriate concerts. A licensed bar will be available at all concerts except Concert 6.

ACCOMMODATION
For help with accommodation enquiries, please contact the Rye Tourist Information Centre, tel: 01797 229049

BOX OFFICE ENQUIRIES
Tel: 01797 253178
The box office is open from Thursday 6 May 2011, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday, and during the festival itself. The Festival is supported by a great team of volunteers, including our box office. If there is no answer, please leave a message on the answerphone and we will reply as soon as we can.

MANAGEMENT
Artistic Directors: The Florestan Trio
General Manager: Imogen Smart
Project & Concerts Manager: Keturah Haisman
Education Project: Sam Glazer, The Lawson Trio
Design: Camilla Lilliesköld
Festival Illustration: Ian Bilbey

Concerts by The Florestan Trio are presented and supported by The Florestan Trust, a company limited by guarantee. The Florestan Trust is registered company number 4625088 and registered charity number 1095978

Florestan Festival at Peasmarsh is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Susan Tomes on BBC Radio 4 is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

The programme is repeated on Saturday 30 October 2010 at 3.30pm.

Rosa Newmarch and Leos Janacek, BBC Radio 4 is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Philanthropy in the arts is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

“It seems a long time ago since I was turning pages at this year’s Florestan Festival and yet the experience is still very vivid. Although I have turned pages for Susan Tomes at Florestan Trio recording sessions, I have rarely done so in front of an audience. I have appeared at the occasional Christmas party and also at two or three concerts at King’s College School, Wimbledon, but this was the first time I had been asked to occupy the page turner’s seat during the festival.

It may seem strange to many of those who have been press-ganged into such an activity themselves that I quite enjoy page turning. I have certainly learnt much more about the chamber music repertoire from sitting at the bottom end of a piano than I have from being a member of the audience at concerts or from listening to recordings.

There are, however, several differences between turning the pages at recording sessions and at live concerts. At the former, the main aim is to be silent and to get the pages over with no crackling or rustling of the paper and no creaking of the floorboards. If something does go wrong and, heaven forfend, one turns two pages at once or knocks the music to the floor, there is the opportunity of doing another take, once, that is, the pianist has regained his or her composure. At a concert there are no second ‘takes’ and, if anything does go wrong, there are lots of people to witness the mistake.

During this year’s Florestan Festival my two main preoccupations were with my chair and with the number of repeats that were to be observed in the music. Actually, there was a third, and that was trying to get away with any problems that might arise. For the first concert I was particularly keen to have a good look at the scores in advance, especially as one of them was a new piece I had neither heard nor seen before. On that occasion all went well with the page turing but I had been so occupied with studying the score that I had omitted to check my chair which, as it turned out, had one leg shorter than the others. Thus it wasn’t long before I noted that every time I stood up to turn a page and then sat down afterwards it was if a man with a wooden leg was walking across the stage. At the interval I therefore searched in the vestry for a piece of paper that I could fold into a wedge and having found that it solved the problem, I kept it with me for the rest of the weekend.

One does have to concentrate pretty hard when page turning and to keep an eye on what is to come. The presence of silent bars for the pianist towards the end of a right hand page is a great boon for the page turner who has got slightly lost as it gives an opportunity of catching up again before action is again needed. It was not until the last concert of the festival that I got up with the intention of turning a page forward at a repeat mark in a Haydn Trio rather than back. Fortunately Sue made an appropriate gesture and I realized what was required but it was a nasty moment which I know was noticed by some, but not too many I hope, in the audience.

At the end of each piece, and particularly at the end of each concert, it was always a great joy to experience, by way of the audience’s tremendous ovation, the feeling of warm appreciation for the Trio and its most recent performance. It is a privilege to be present when the music making is of that astonishingly high calibre – and for me to have a grandstand seat.”

From the Page-turner’s chair is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Times Literary Supplement on ‘Out of Silence’ is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Your comments would be welcomed, as we’d love to know what you think.

New CD Release: Czech Piano Trios is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Piano Trio in G minor, Op 15, Bedrich Smetana
Piano Trio No 1 ‘Cinq pièces brèves’, Bohuslav Martinu
Piano Trio, Petr Eben

Hyperion CDA67730, May 2010

Visit Hyperion for a detailed description, reviews and audio samples

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Eben, Martinu, Smetana: Piano Trios (CDA67730) is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

The RPS Awards are considered the UK’s top awards for live classical music, and recognise the finest musicians, composers and organisations in the business. You can read more about the Awards and nominees here. The winners will be announced tomorrow, Tuesday 11 May 2010, at a ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel, London.

We’re keeping our fingers crossed for Huw. If he wins, he will be in good company. In 2000 the RPS recognised the achievements of the Florestan Trio with the Chamber Ensemble Award, and in 2006 Anthony Marwood was named Instrumentalist of the Year.

RPS shortlist the Huw Watkins Piano Trio is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Thursday 10 June, 8pm
1 Opening Concert
Limited number of 2nd Price tickets at £16 still available

Friday 11 June, 8pm
2 Chamber Concerto Concert
Limited number of 2nd Price tickets at £20 and 3rd Price tickets at £13 still available

Saturday 12 June, 12.30pm
3 Classic Quartets
Limited number of tickets at £16.50 still available

Saturday 12 June, 6.30pm
4 Trios Triumph
SOLD OUT

Saturday 12 June, 9.45pm
5 Transfigured Night
Limited number of tickets at £16 still available

Sunday 13 June, 11.30am
6 Coffee Concert
Limited number of tickets at £14 still available

Sunday 13 June, 5pm
7 Pre-Concert Talk
Limited number of tickets at £5.50 still available

Sunday 13 June, 7pm
8 Finale Concert
SOLD OUT

2010 Florestan Festival Tickets Sell Fast is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Although they had wished for a better time, Keturah said “with nearly 40,000 runners, the roads were so crowded that it was almost impossible to do anything other than be carried along at the same pace as everyone around you. The psychological boost of running with so many others was huge; as was the effect of seeing hordes of people out to cheer you on. And the variety of entertainment that lined the streets was amazing: hunting horns, samba bands, burlesque dance troops, teenage rock groups; whatever the talent, hearing the noise up ahead was a real motivator.

We had agreed in advance that we would run the whole way together, and would only separate if one of us needed to stop. This pact, and our competitive natures, meant that neither of us would admit to feeling like walking, and we crossed the line together, exhausted but exhilarated, and a little emotional, 4 hours and 20 minutes after we had crossed the start line.”

We’re immensely proud of you both – many congratulations!

Marathon Update is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

I had a great piece of luck in the week the book was published: the Guardian newspaper published a full page of excerpts.

People who’ve tried to order the book say that Waterstone’s is being very slow, and that it may be better to try your independent bookseller, or the publisher, Boydell and Brewer, or two websites which offer unbeatable discounts, plus free postage: The Book Depository or Amazon.

Out of Silence is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Keturah Haisman, the Festival’s Project and Concerts Manager, has been quietly, but busily training for the Paris Marathon, which takes place on Sunday 11 April 2010. We wish her, and her partner Ben who is also running, good speed, good fortune, and a happy finish!

Visit the Paris Marathon website to find out more about the route she will be running. We’ll let you know how she, and Ben, got on, next week.

Marathon Running is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.

Friends Festival Priority Booking open until 14 April is a post from the Florestan Trio blog.