HICMF brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate. This year’s event ‘Beethoven 249’ centres on celebrating the great man to mark this most notable anniversary. We are honoured once again to be joined by a truly incredible gathering of musicians to perform a varied and attractive programme of masterpieces throughout the week.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat, Op. 16
Performers: Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Amy Harman, bassoon; James Pillai, horn; Simon Callaghan, piano
HICMF brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate. This year’s event ‘Beethoven 249’ centres on celebrating the great man to mark this most notable anniversary. We are honoured once again to be joined by a truly incredible gathering of musicians to perform a varied and attractive programme of masterpieces throughout the week.
Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in F minor, Op 2 (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, contrabass and piano)
Antonin Dvorak: Two Waltzes, Op.54 arranged for string quintet
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quintet in C, Op. 29 (‘Storm’)
Performers: Priya Mitchell, violin; Benjamin Gilmore, violin; Gary Pomeroy, viola; Meghan Cassidy, viola; Ashok Klouda, cello; Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, bass; Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Peter Sparks, clarinet; Amy Harman, bassoon; James Pillai, horn; Simon Callaghan, piano
HICMF brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate. This year’s event ‘Beethoven 249’ centres on celebrating the great man to mark this most notable anniversary. We are honoured once again to be joined by a truly incredible gathering of musicians to perform a varied and attractive programme of masterpieces throughout the week.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat (Archduke), Op. 97
Performers: Benjamin Gilmore, violin; Ashok Klouda, cello; Simon Callaghan, piano
HICMF brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate. This year’s event ‘Beethoven 249’ centres on celebrating the great man to mark this most notable anniversary. We are honoured once again to be joined by a truly incredible gathering of musicians to perform a varied and attractive programme of masterpieces throughout the week.
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E-flat major Hob XV: 10
Ludwig van Beethoven: Duo for viola & cello in Eb WoO 32
Clara Schumann: Piano trio in G minor, op. 17
Gerald Finzi: Interlude for oboe & strings, Op. 21
Franz Peter Schubert: String quartet no.14 (Death and the Maiden) in D minor, D 810
Performers: Nicholas Daniel, oboe; Natalie Klouda, violin; Benjamin Gilmore, violin; Sara Wolstenholme, violin; Benjamin Roskams, viola; Robert Cohen, cello; Ashok Klouda, cello; Irina Botan, piano
North London’s annual festival which brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate.
North London’s annual festival which brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate.
North London’s annual festival which brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate.
North London’s annual festival which brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate.
North London’s annual festival which brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate.
North London’s annual festival which brings together distinguished chamber musicians from around the world for a celebration of chamber music in venues around Highgate.
Get into the Christmas spirit with an evening of sacred music, popular festive songs and traditional carols from acclaimed choir Voxcetera.
Enjoy beautiful choral works spanning 400 years, from anthems by Byrd and Praetorius to contemporary composers including John Rutter, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen and Cecilia McDowall. And there’ll be dazzling arrangements of popular songs and carols such as Winter Wonderland, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and Ding Dong Merrily on High.
It isn’t Christmas without a Christmas concert – so why not start the season in beautiful surroundings with joyous, tranquil and uplifting music.
Voxcetera chamber choir sings Gabriel Fauré’s much-loved, moving masterpiece, with soloists Ellie and Jamie Sperling, accompanied by violin, cello, harp and organ.
The concert will also feature Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine; a selection from Gustav Holst’s Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, a collection of ancient Indian sacred texts; and Henry Balfour Gardiner’s dramatic Evening Hymn.
And you’ll hear beautiful music from contemporary composers: the hypnotic Northern Lights by Ola Gjeilo; and Paul Aryes’ sun-drenched love song Quanto sei bella.
Voxcetera is a north London-based chamber choir, directed by its founding conductor Jane Hopkins. Recent activity includes concerts at St Martin-in-the-fields, East Finchley Arts Festival, overseas tours and recording work.
Virtuoso banjo player and fiddler Aaron Jonah Lewis has been elbow-deep in traditional American music since their first lessons at the age of five with Kentucky native Robert Oppelt. Their concerts take audiences on a journey through the back roads of American old time and folk music, with detours through ragtime and early jazz.
“I’ve heard quite a lot of old-time fiddle and banjo playing, trust me, but I’ve never heard it like this… played at break-neck speeds, Aaron’s fiddle whipping around tight corners like a high-end sports car… It’s like watching Bach hopped up on speed, composing kickass barn dance tunes in Appalachia… [Aaron is] a player you need to watch.” -No Depression
Greg Adams, Archivist at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, says, “Lewis is one of the few performing musicians with the facility to build compelling musical bridges between the printed banjo music and techniques of the 19th century and the instrument’s journey into recorded sound by the turn of the 20th century.”
Baby Gospel is an uplifting family concert of soul, Motown and gospel music, featuring the astonishing vocal talents of London’s CK Gospel Choir.
The whole family can enjoy singing and clapping along to hits by Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Adele, Jackie Wilson, Pharrell and more – as well as some traditional Gospel songs and nursery rhymes. Concerts are baby-friendly and open to all ages from newborns to school age to grandparents.
CK Gospel Choir are a versatile professional group from London who are united by their love of gospel music and have provided backing for artists such as Beverley Knight, Peter Andre and Alfie Boe.
“The most uplifting and relaxing activity we have ever done together as a family” Curious Life of a Mummy
Suitable for newborns and up
Baby Gospel is an uplifting family concert of soul, Motown and gospel music, featuring the astonishing vocal talents of London’s CK Gospel Choir.
The whole family can enjoy singing and clapping along to hits by Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Adele, Jackie Wilson, Pharrell and more – as well as some traditional Gospel songs and nursery rhymes. Concerts are baby-friendly and open to all ages from newborns to school age to grandparents.
CK Gospel Choir are a versatile professional group from London who are united by their love of gospel music and have provided backing for artists such as Beverley Knight, Peter Andre and Alfie Boe.
“The most uplifting and relaxing activity we have ever done together as a family” Curious Life of a Mummy
Suitable for newborns and up
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat K.407 Ludwig van Beethoven duo for clarinet and bassoon No.3 in B flat WoO 27 Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor Op.45
Sophia Jaffé & Natalie Klouda - violin Lena Fankhauser - viola Reinoud Ford - cello Fabian van de Geest - horn Amy Harman - bassoon Julian Bliss - clarinet Irina Botan - piano
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 3
Franz Schubert String Trio in B flat D.471 Natalie Klouda Piano Quintet (London premiere) Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in D minor Op.49
Jack Liebeck & Alexandra Raikhlina – violin Rosalind Ventris - viola Bartholomew LaFollette & Gemma Rosefield - cello Katya Apekisheva – piano
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat major K.493 Dora Pejačević Piano Quintet in B minor Op.40
Alexandra Raikhlina & Jack Liebeck – violin Rosalind Ventris - viola Bartholomew LaFollette & Gemma Rosefield - cello Katya Apekisheva - piano
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 5
Antonín Dvořák Bagatelles Op.47 Natalie Klouda Violin Sonata Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat Op.47
Alexander Sitkovetsky - violin Benjamin Gilmore - viola Ashok Klouda - cello Wu Qian - piano Borut Zagoranski - classical accordion
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 6
FUNDRAISING CONCERT IN SUPPORT OF FOOD BANK AID with special guest ROWAN ATKINSON
Exploring Schubert Extracts from Schubert's letters read by Rowan Atkinson set alongside two of his most sublime works for piano trio.
Franz Schubert Notturno in E flat for piano trio Op.148 D.897 Franz Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B flat Op.99, D.898
Rowan Atkinson - speaker Benjamin Gilmore - violin Ashok Klouda - cello Simon Callaghan – piano
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 7
Ralph Vaughan-Williams Piano Quintet in C minor Felix Mendelssohn Sextet in D Op.110
Zahra Benyounes – violin Rosalind Ventris & Lena Fankhauser – viola Ashok Klouda – cello Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE – double bass Simon Callaghan - piano
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 8
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No.5 Joseph Boulogne ‘Chevalier Saint Georges’ String Quartet No.3 in G Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio & Rondo for glass harmonica and quartet K.617 (performed by accordion and string quartet) Selection of works by Astor Piazzolla for accordion and strings
Natalie Klouda & Zahra Benyounes – violin Rosalind Ventris & Lena Fankhauser – viola Ashok Klouda – cello Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE – double bass Borut Zagoranski – classical accordion
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 9
"Corelli to Jazz"
A rare opportunity to hear renowned violinist Thomas Gould and jazz pianist extraordinaire Gwilym Simcock as they join forces to take you on an improvisatory journey like no other. At the heart of the programme, the duo explore Corelli's Violin Sonatas and see what happens when the improvisatory nature of the writing is taken a step further...
Thomas Gould – violin Gwilym Simcock - piano
The 2022 festival represents HICMF’s 10th anniversary and is our most special to date. 10 concerts are packed into the 5-day festival from 7 – 11 December, with renowned musicians joining us from as far afield as the USA, Austria, Germany and Croatia. From Boulogne to Brahms, Piazzolla to Pejačević, and despite the lack of alliteration, even ‘Corelli to Jazz’, there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy!
Concert 10 GALA CONCERT
Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E flat Op.20
Katharine Gowers, Natalie Klouda, Thomas Gould & Sara Wolstenholme – violin Lena Fankhauser & Meghan Cassidy – viola Nathaniel Boyd & Ashok Klouda – cello Irina Botan - piano
Chamber choir Voxcetera returns to St. Michael’s, Highgate, for a thrilling concert featuring Camille Saint-Saëns’ Requiem and four pieces by one of the best-loved and most distinctive composers of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten.
Saint-Saëns’ compelling and accessibly beautiful 1878 Requiem moves from quiet simplicity to unearthly fortissimi to shake you to the core. Originally scored for a vast orchestra, this version arranged for harp, strings and organ maintains Saint-Saëns’ heightened expression and heartfelt sincerity, but with the intimacy of chamber music. The performance features soprano Angela Henckel who has performed with notable ensembles all over the world, and in UK venues including the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, St. Martin’s-in-the Fields and Symphony Hall, Birmingham, as well as on Radio 3.
Britten wrote in 1945, “One of my chief aims is to try to restore to the musical setting of the English Language a brilliance, freedom and vitality that have been curiously rare since the death of Purcell”. That vitality is abundant in his extraordinary cantata Rejoice in the Lamb, by turns as mad and as beautiful as the religious poems by Christopher Smart from which Britten took the text. Other short works on the menu are the joyful Jubilate Deo, the dramatic Missa Brevis in D, and Festival Te Deum which sets ethereal Gregorian chant against a progression of shifting organ chords.
A bar will be open before the concert and during the interval.
Jazz in the House is back! Programmed by Blow the Fuse for the first time, we kick off our spring season with Small Print, featuring Norma Winstone.
An off-shoot of acclaimed group ‘The Printmakers’, the members of Small Print have played with the likes of John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler and Vince Mendoza, to name a few! Featuring singer Norma Winstone, pianist Nikki Iles and Mark Lockheart on saxophone, join us in the beautiful, informal setting of Lauderdale House as we kick off the new season of Jazz in the House with an unforgettable evening of music.
Tickets:
Standard £15.50
Unwaged Concession £12.50
(This concession applies to guests with disabilities and those not in work. There are no senior concessions for Jazz in the House)
Under 35s Concession £8
Doors open at 7:30pm
John Etheridge and Art Themen have often appeared together in recent years. Neither musician needs much introduction – Etheridge, one of UK’s most eminent guitarists and Themen, a doyen of saxophone over a career of six decades.
Together with Pete Whittaker and George Double they draw from the bluesier end of jazz. Groovy, spiky and lyrical by turns. Mature and vigorous music making!
Performers:
John Etheridge – Guitar
Art Themen – Saxophone
Pete Whittaker – Organ
George Double – Drums
Tickets:
Standard £15.50
Unwaged Concession £12.50
(This concession applies to guests with disabilities and those not in work. There are no senior concessions for Jazz in the House)
Under 35s Concession £8
Limited numbers!
Doors open at 7:30pm
Alan Barnes and Dave Newton have been playing and recording together for over 40 years! With Andrew Cleyndert and Matt Fishwick completing the line-up, we can’t wait to welcome this world-class quartet.
Alan Barnes is a prolific international performer, composer, arranger, bandleader and touring soloist. He is best known for his work on clarinet, alto and baritone sax, where he combines a formidable virtuosity with a musical expression and collaborative spirit that have few peers. Alan’s unique musicianship, indefatigable touring, and warm rapport with audiences have made him uniquely popular in British jazz. He has received over 25 British Jazz Awards, most recently in 2014 for clarinet, and has twice been made BBC Jazz Musician of the Year.
David Newton was voted best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz awards for the thirteenth time in 2014 and was made a Fellow of Leeds College of Music in 2003. His reputation as an accompanist is unparalleled, and he has featured on numerous recordings since the mid-80s.
Performers:
Alan Barnes – Saxophones/Clarinet
Dave Newton – Piano
Andrew Cleyndert – Bass
Matt Fishwick – Drums
Standard £15.50
Unwaged Concession £12.50
(This concession applies to guests with disabilities and those not in work. There are no senior concessions for Jazz in the House)
Under 35s Concession £8
Limited numbers!
Doors open at 7:30pm
Join us for a special, outdoor edition of Jazz in the House on our Tea Lawn!
Picnic make absorbing and life affirming music. Join Deirdre Cartwright, Annie Whitehead, Alison Rayner and Winston Clifford for some inspirational, upbeat jazz with South African, Latin and Reggae influences.
Performers:
Deirdre Cartwright – Guitar
Annie Whitehead – Trombone
Alison Rayner – Bass
Winston Clifford – Drums
Tickets:
Tea Lawn £15.50 per person
Bench £60
(Group of 4)
Picnic Table £90
(Group of 6)
Unwaged Concession £12.50
(This concession applies to guests with disabilities and those not in work. There are no senior concessions for Jazz in the House)
Doors open at 7pm
Laura Jurd and Corrie Dick (of the Mercury Prize-nominated band Dinosaur) join Liam Noble and Ruth Goller for a stunning evening of Jazz in the House!
Composer-performer Laura Jurd’s distinct voice as an improvising trumpet player is at the heart of everything she creates. Her music celebrates and innovates the rich traditions of jazz and folk music, whilst often reflecting her love of The Beatles and Stravinsky to name two notable influences. Her compositions dig into something primal, earthy and human, whilst taking twists and turns that both invite surprise and evoke the inevitable.
Performers:
Laura Jurd – Trumpet
Liam Noble – Piano
Ruth Goller – Bass
Corrie Dick – Drums
Tickets:
Standard £15.50
Unwaged Concession £12.50
(This concession applies to guests with disabilities and those not in work. There are no senior concessions for Jazz in the House)
Under 35s Concession £8
Limited numbers!
Doors open at 7:30pm
The Jive Aces, renowned for their high-energy swinging music and spectacular live show are back Upstairs at the Gatehouse!
Join us for an evening with the UK’s No.1 Jive & Swing band! The Jive Aces strive to spread smiles and cheer with their swinging music and classic vintage style from crooning smooth ballads to blasting honking rhythm and blues.
With their hallmark yellow suits and a repertoire that stretches from the timeless tunes of the swing era to the glitz of the Rat Pack with a dash of classic rock & roll, they perform songs in their unique upbeat style by such great artists as Louis Prima, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald as well as a selection of superb original tunes.
“The Jive Aces have to be one of the most entertaining and multi-talented acts around. Brilliant musicianship combined with a madcap sense of fun on stage.”
The Stage
“The Jive Aces rocked us, literally. They raised the roof with their quirky suits and energetic moves.”
The Huffington Post
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together world-class musicians for a thoroughly varied programme of chamber music performed in the intimate, candle-lit setting of St Anne’s Church.
Join us for chamber music favourites by Beethoven and Brahms amongst others, set alongside lesser-known gems by Enescu and Richard Strauss. Rowan Atkinson CBE returns to the festival for an evening of Mozart to raise funds for Food Bank Aid, and The Julian Bliss Quintet makes it first appearance at HICMF for an afternoon of jazz focusing on the music of George Gershwin. It promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and festive week of music topped off with mince pies and mulled wine.
We look forward to welcoming you there!
Concert 1
Joseph Haydn Piano Trio in Bb Hob XV:20
Richard Strauss Variations on a Bavarian Folk Song for string trio TrV109
Johannes Brahms Sextet No 2 Op.36
Sophia Jaffé, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Natalie Klouda – violin
Meghan Cassidy, Ruth Gibson – viola
Robert Cohen, Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan – piano
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together world-class musicians for a thoroughly varied programme of chamber music performed in the intimate, candle-lit setting of St Anne’s Church.
Join us for chamber music favourites by Beethoven and Brahms amongst others, set alongside lesser-known gems by Enescu and Richard Strauss. Rowan Atkinson CBE returns to the festival for an evening of Mozart to raise funds for Food Bank Aid, and The Julian Bliss Quintet makes it first appearance at HICMF for an afternoon of jazz focusing on the music of George Gershwin. It promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and festive week of music topped off with mince pies and mulled wine.
We look forward to welcoming you there!
Concert 2
Gustav Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor
Vaughan Williams Nocturne & Scherzo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quintet No 4 in G minor K.516
Sophia Jaffé, Braimah Kanneh-Mason – violin
Meghan Cassidy, Ruth Gibson – viola
Robert Cohen – cello
Irina Botan – piano
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together world-class musicians for a thoroughly varied programme of chamber music performed in the intimate, candle-lit setting of St Anne’s Church.
Join us for chamber music favourites by Beethoven and Brahms amongst others, set alongside lesser-known gems by Enescu and Richard Strauss. Rowan Atkinson CBE returns to the festival for an evening of Mozart to raise funds for Food Bank Aid, and The Julian Bliss Quintet makes it first appearance at HICMF for an afternoon of jazz focusing on the music of George Gershwin. It promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and festive week of music topped off with mince pies and mulled wine.
We look forward to welcoming you there!
Concert 3
Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Natalie Klouda, Benjamin Nabarro – violin
Meghan Cassidy – viola
Ashok Klouda – cello
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together world-class musicians for a thoroughly varied programme of chamber music performed in the intimate, candle-lit setting of St Anne’s Church.
Join us for chamber music favourites by Beethoven and Brahms amongst others, set alongside lesser-known gems by Enescu and Richard Strauss. Rowan Atkinson CBE returns to the festival for an evening of Mozart to raise funds for Food Bank Aid, and The Julian Bliss Quintet makes it first appearance at HICMF for an afternoon of jazz focusing on the music of George Gershwin. It promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and festive week of music topped off with mince pies and mulled wine.
We look forward to welcoming you there!
Concert 4
George Enescu Piano Quintet No 1
Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op.115
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Nabarro – violin
Meghan Cassidy – viola
Robert Cohen – cello
Julian Bliss – clarinet
Irina Botan – piano
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together world-class musicians for a thoroughly varied programme of chamber music performed in the intimate, candle-lit setting of St Anne’s Church.
Join us for chamber music favourites by Beethoven and Brahms amongst others, set alongside lesser-known gems by Enescu and Richard Strauss. Rowan Atkinson CBE returns to the festival for an evening of Mozart to raise funds for Food Bank Aid, and The Julian Bliss Quintet makes it first appearance at HICMF for an afternoon of jazz focusing on the music of George Gershwin. It promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and festive week of music topped off with mince pies and mulled wine.
We look forward to welcoming you there!
Concert 5
HICMF will be helping to raise vital funds for the charity Food Bank Aid through this evening’s concert which explores Mozart’s music and life with readings by Rowan Atkinson CBE
Rowan Atkinson – narrator
Ailish Tynan – soprano
Sophia Jaffé, Natalie Klouda – violin
Meghan Cassidy – viola
Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan – piano
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together world-class musicians for a thoroughly varied programme of chamber music performed in the intimate, candle-lit setting of St Anne’s Church.
Join us for chamber music favourites by Beethoven and Brahms amongst others, set alongside lesser-known gems by Enescu and Richard Strauss. Rowan Atkinson CBE returns to the festival for an evening of Mozart to raise funds for Food Bank Aid, and The Julian Bliss Quintet makes it first appearance at HICMF for an afternoon of jazz focusing on the music of George Gershwin. It promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and festive week of music topped off with mince pies and mulled wine.
We look forward to welcoming you there!
Concert 6 - Jazz concert
The Genius of Gershwin
George Gershwin was a musician who bridged the worlds of jazz and classical music. Enamoured with both genres and convinced that each could bring something to the table, he mastered the art of combining jazz and classical to create his famous signature sound. In this programme The Julian Bliss Quintet presents their unique take on some of Gershwin’s most famous compositions with original arrangements and adaptations.
The Julian Bliss Quintet
Julian Bliss – clarinet
Martin Shaw – trumpet
Jason Rebello – piano
Ferg Ireland – bass
Ed Richardson – drums
The Highgate International Chamber Music Festival is back for its 11th year, bringing together world-class musicians for a thoroughly varied programme of chamber music performed in the intimate, candle-lit setting of St Anne’s Church.
Join us for chamber music favourites by Beethoven and Brahms amongst others, set alongside lesser-known gems by Enescu and Richard Strauss. Rowan Atkinson CBE returns to the festival for an evening of Mozart to raise funds for Food Bank Aid, and The Julian Bliss Quintet makes it first appearance at HICMF for an afternoon of jazz focusing on the music of George Gershwin. It promises to be an exciting, thought-provoking and festive week of music topped off with mince pies and mulled wine.
We look forward to welcoming you!
GALA CONCERT
Natalie Klouda Five Rings for String Quartet (2012)
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat Op.1 No 1
Antonín Dvořák Piano Quintet No 2 in A Op. 81
Sophia Jaffé, Natalie Klouda
Meghan Cassidy – viola
Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan – piano
Benjamin Britten’s much-loved work for voices and harp is the centrepiece of this year’s Christmas concert, which will also feature atmospheric sacred music from across the centuries and popular secular Christmas songs. You’ll also have the opportunity to raise the roof by joining in with a couple of well-known carols!
With Voxcetera chamber choir, Olivia Jageurs (harp), Paul Ayres (organ and piano), conducted by Jane Hopkins.
BAR: open from 7pm selling wine and mince pies.
Voxcetera returns to the beautiful St Michael’s Church with two dazzling works for choir and strings, written nearly 300 years apart.
Vivaldi: Gloria
In a crowded field, little beats this for exuberant Baroque joy. Yet it is full of variety, from the slow and tender “Et in terra pax” to the effervescent “Domine, Fili unigenite”, the choir accompanied throughout by sprightly strings, oboe and trumpet.
Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass
“Most of my favourite composers are film composers working in America today” says the New York-based Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, and this thrilling mass pays tribute to the emotions, adrenaline and sense of wonder of film music. Scored for choir and strings and using traditional Latin texts, the 30-minute piece is strong on melody and rich in harmony, opening with gorgeous shimmering chords that emerge magically out of silence. It’s unmistakably modern, but it’s also in touch with early sacred music including Gregorian chant.
with:
Voxcetera chamber choir
Jane Hopkins, conductor
Ellie Sperling & Bethany Partridge, soloists
String orchestra, oboe, trumpet, organ
Voxcetera is a chamber choir celebrating sacred and secular music from medieval times to the present day under the direction of its founding conductor Jane Hopkins. The choir’s achievements include its popular Christmas concerts; performances with chamber ensembles of Fauré’s Requiem, Saint-Saëns’ Requiem and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, at St Michael’s Highgate; tours to Germany and Ireland; performances at St Martin-in-the-Fields, St. John Smith Square, St. Stephen Walbrook and East Finchley Arts Festival; appearances at the Science Museum, British Library and the Southbank Centre; and a variety of recording work.