The programme opens on Thursday with the Brodsky Quartet. They will be joined by Roger Vignoles , who is our Artist in Residence throughout the festival. The programme includes the String Quartet by Barber and the F minor Piano Quintet by Brahms

On Friday the theme is "love won, love lost" with Elizabeth Watts and Mark Padmore singing Schumann and Schubert. Elizabeth Watts won the Rosenblatt Song Prize at Cardiff singer of the Year in 2007 and was a Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2007-2009.

On Saturday morning we are delighted to be joined by Jonathan Biss. This young American pianist is noted for his prodigious technique, intriguing programs, artistic maturity and diverse repetoire. He is another Radio 3 New Generation Artist, 2002-2004, and will be performing pieces by Janacek, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.

On Saturday evening Julian Bliss on the clarinet will be joined by Antoine Tamestit on the viola. Antoine Tamesit is yet another Radio 3 New Generation Artist, 2004-2006. Roger Vignoles will be joining them in a programme ranging from Mozart to Britten. This concert will be recorded by the BBC for transmission on Radio 3
at a later date.       

On Sunday early evening Academy of Ancient Music return to the Tetbury Music Festival with an all-Bach programme. Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) and Frank de Bruine (oboe) are the soloists, with director and harpsichordist Richard Egarr.

Last year some of the concerts were sell-outs before the event, so you might want to take advantage of priority booking by becoming a Dolphin.

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We look forward to seeing you later this year.

Graham Kean and Elise Smith, Co-Directors

The Tetbury Music Festival - 2010