Events list
2020 Festival (Postponed to Autumn 2020 - dates to be confirmed)
2020 Festival Artists
Violin: David Lopez, Matilde Loureiro, Madeleine Pickering, Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers
Viola: Joseph Griffin, Lucas Levin, Gerardo Mendez, Jonathan Ponet
Cello: Lydia Hillerudh, Findlay Spence, Garwyn Linnell
Piano: Ziteng Fan
Ametza String Quartet
Mila Piano Trio
2020 Concert 1 - Opening concert
Thursay 23rd April 7:30pm
URC, Romsey
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op. 76 No. 5
Watkins String Trio
Beethoven String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
2020 Concert 2 - Ametza String Quartet
Friday 24th April 1:00pm
URC, Romsey
Beethoven String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
Mendelssohn String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2
2020 Concert 3 - Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann
Friday 24th April 7.30pm
URC, Romsey
Beethoven Piano Trio E flat major, Op. 70 No. 2
E. T. A. Hoffmann Grand Trio in E flat major
Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
Mila Piano Trio and Joseph Griffin
2020 Concert 4 - Family Concert - Animal Antics
Sat 25th Apr 2019 11:00 am
URC, Romsey
A relaxed and informal concert of music inspired by the animal kingdom including movements by Haydn and Saint-Saens.
Children go free!
2020 Concert 5 - Fantasia
Sat 25th April 2019 4.30pm
URC, Romsey
Bacewicz Duets on Folk Themes
Purcell Fantasias
Pärt Summa
Vasks Castillo Interior
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
2020 Concert 6 - Late Night Chamber Music
Sat 25th Apr 2019 9:00 pm
KJH, Romsey
Ginastera String Quartet, Op. 1
Piazzolla Grand Tango
Álvarez Metro Chabacano
Other pieces will be announced during the concert
2020 Concert 7 - Bach
Sun 26th Apr 2019 12 pm
TH, Romsey
J.S. Bach Well-Tempered Clavier transcribed for strings
2020 Concert 8 - Festival Finale
Sun 26th Apr 2019 5:00 pm
TH, Romsey
Beethoven ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata arr. String Quintet
Taneyev Trio in D major, Op. 21
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
2019 Autumn Concert - 2020 Festival launch - Nov 2019
Fri 8th Nov 2019 7:30 pm
URC, Romsey
Beethoven Trio in E- flat major, Op. 3
Handel - Halvorsen Passacaglia
Enescu Aubade
Sibelius Duo in C major for violin and viola
Dohnanyi Serenade in C major, Op. 10
Laura Rickard (violin),
Joseph Griffin (viola),
Lydia Hillerudh (cello)
2019 Summer Concert
Sat 10 Aug 2019 7:30 pm
URC, Romsey
Beethoven Sonata No. 5 in F major for violin and piano
de Beriot Grand Duo
Leclair Sonata for Two violins, Op. 3 No. 6
Franck Sonata in A major
Laura Rickard (violin),
Emma Rojacker (violin),
Ziteng Fan (piano)
2019 Festival (25 - 28 April)
2019 Festival Artists
Matilde Loureiro, Bridget O'Donnell, Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers, Leonie Trips (violin)
Joseph Griffin, Gerardo Mendez , Jonathan Ponet (viola)
Cliona Ni Choileain, Lydia Hillerudh, Ben Michaels (cello)
Amy Roberts (oboe)
Ziteng Fan (piano)
Bloomsbury String Quartet - Eva de Vries, Janell Yeo (violin), Rachel Maxey (viola), Felicity Smith (cello)
Mila Piano Trio - Ziteng Fan (piano), Laura Rickard (violin), Cliona Ni Choileain (cello)
2019 Concert 1 - Opening concert
Thursay 25th April 7:30pm
URC, Romsey
Zelenka Trio in B-flat major
Suk Mediation on an Old Bohemian Chorale
Prokofiev Sonata for Two Violins
Dvorak Cypresses
Kabalevsky String Quartet No. 1
2019 Concert 2 - Bloomsbury String Quartet
Friday 26th April 1:00pm
URC, Romsey
Schubert Quartettsatz
Schulhoff 5 Pieces for String Quartet
Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life”
2019 Concert 3 - Clara Schumann at 200
Friday 26th April 7.30pm
URC, Romsey
Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17
Brahms Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann
Clara Schumann Three Romances
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Mila Piano Trio and Amy Roberts
2019 Concert 4 - Family Concert
Sat 27th Apr 2019 11:00 am
URC, Romsey
The Bloomsbury Quartet are currently Wigmore Hall/Open Academy’s Fellowship Ensemble and in their second concert at RCMF, the Quartet present a wide variety of music for the whole family.
2019 Concert 5 - Vienna - City of Dreams
Sat 27th April 2019 5.30pm
URC, Romsey
Mozart Quartet in F major for oboe, violin, viola and cello
Kreisler Einleitung und Romanze
Wolf Italian Serenade
Schubert Rondo in A major for violin and strings, D. 438
Schubert Notturno in E flat major
Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1 No. 1
2019 Concert 6 - Late Night Chamber Music
Sat 27th Apr 2019 9:00 pm
KJH, Romsey
Gershwin String Quartet
Piazzolla Tangata
Piazzolla Fuga y misterio
2019 Concert 7 - Bach
Sun 28th Apr 2019 11:30am
KJH, Romsey
J.S. Bach Partita in B minor
J.S. Bach 3-part inventions transcribed for strings
Matilde Loureiro (violin), Geraldo Mendez (viola) and Clíona Ní Choileáin (cello)
2019 Concert 8 - Finale: Octets for Strings
Sun 28th Apr 2019 5:00 pm
TH, Romsey
Gulaboff Davis Octet
Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major, Op 20
Enescu Octet in C major, Op. 7
2018 Autumn Concert
Fri 12th Oct 2018 7:30 pm
URC, Romsey
Haydn Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:27
Brahms Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 101
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor, M. 67
2018 Festival (26 - 29 April)
2018 Festival Artists
Alexandra Gorski, Matilde Loureiro, Laura Rickard, Emma Roijackers (violin)
Rachel Maxey, Gerardo Mendez (viola)
Cliona Ni Choileain, Lydia Hillerudh, Ben Michaels (cello)
Tabea Debus, Olwen Foulkes (recorder )
Ziteng Fan (piano)
Charlotte La Thrope (soprano)
Cydonie Banting (composer-in-residence)
Helios Ensemble directed by Benedict Williams
Romsey Youth Choir directed by Marion Maxey
Mila Piano Trio - Ziteng Fan (piano), Laura Rickard (violin), Cliona Ni Choileain (cello)
2018 Concert 1 - Festival Launch
Thu 26th April 2018 7:30 pm
Romsey Abbey
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 10 in B minor
Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb major
and a guest performance by Romsey Youth Choir conducted by Marion Maxey
2018 Concert 2 - Mila Piano Trio
Fri 27th April 2018 7.30pm
URC, Romsey
Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, op. 70 no. 1 "Ghost"
Cydonie Banting Small Hunter *premiere*
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A Minor
2018 Concert 3 - Baroque with Helios Ensemble
Sat 28th April 2018 5:30 pm
TH, Romsey
A concert by the baroqu e specialist Helios Ensemble of JM Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Buxtehude
2018 Concert 4 - Late Night Chamber Music
Sat 28th April 2018 9.30pm
KJH, Romsey
Kreisler Recitative and Scherzo- Caprice
Piazzolla Muerte del Angel
Villa Lobos Quartet No. 1
Falla Asturiana
Bizet/Milone Carmen Fantasy for 4 violins and bass
2018 Concert 4 - Festival Finale
Sun 29th April 3.30pm
TH, Romsey
Vaughan Williams String Quintet
Banting Crane Songs
Bartok Duos for 2 violins
Brahms Sextet No. 2 in G major