The Heath String Quartet with Timothy Orpen on clarinet

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present the Heath String Quartet with Timothy Orpen on clarinet

Oliver Heath and Rebecca Eves (violin)
Gary Pomeroy (viola)
Christopher Murray (cello)

Another young quartet from the RNCM this time with Making Music sponsorship, the Heath Quartet is rapidly establishing a reputation for exciting and innovative performances. Local cellist Christopher Murray will already be familiar to those who attended our AGM in 2004.

Haydn: String Quartet op.20 no.6
Britten: String Quartet no.3
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
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Navarra String Quartet

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present the Navarra String Quartet

Xander van Vliet and Marje Ploemaeher (violins)
Simone van der Geissen (viola)
Nathaniel Boyd (cello)

Tillet Trust sponsorship brings the Navarra Quartet on tour to Hexham. They met at RNCM, where they are currently postgraduate students, in 2002 and have since won numerous chamber music awards.

Beethoven: String Quartet op.18 no.1
Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 5
Schubert: String Quartet in A minor (Rosamunde)

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Mark Padmore (tenor) with Roger Vignoles

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Mark Padmore (tenor) with Roger Vignoles

International tenor Mark Padmore does not often have time for recitals so when this opportunity arose it was too good to miss. What better way to spend St. Valentine's Day than listening to the bewitching tones of a fine singer accompanied by master of the keys Roger Vignoles.

Schubert: Schwanengesang
Britten: Winter Words

In association with Queens Hall Arts

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Hexham and District Music Society present Divertimenti

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Divertimenti

Paul Barritt and Rachel Isserlis (violins)
Jonathan Barritt (viola)
Sebastian Comberti and Josephine Horder (cellos)

A finer string quintet would be hard to find which is why Divertimenti have been invited back. Their interpretation of the Schubert Quintet was wonderful last time and we expect the Brahms to be as memorable.

Frank Martin: Pavane Couleur du Temps
Joseph Miroslav Weber: String Quintet in D
Brahms: String Quintet in F minor (Piano Quintet reworking)

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Zum

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Zum

Adam Summerhayes (violin)
Chris Grist (cello)
Eddie Hession (accordion)

The full Zum band gave the December concert in 2004. They now have a trio version playing the same dynamic mix of tango, gypsy, jazz and varied folk idioms: an evening of exciting and delightful music.


Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Kungsbacka Piano Trio

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present the Kungsbacka Piano Trio

Malin Broman (violin)
Jesper Svedberg (cello)
Simon Crawford Smith (piano)

The Kungsbacka Trio first played in Sweden and have since built an impressive reputation for exciting interpretations. They perform throughout Europe and beyond and are already recording their first discs. Their visit in 2006 was a great success.

Beethoven: Piano Trio op.70 no.1 (The Ghost)
Ravel: Piano Trio
Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat D898

Sponsored by Mike Anton & Associates

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477

Llyr Williams - Piano

Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham - 7.45pm

Hexham and District Music Society present Llyr Williams on piano.

Welsh pianist Llyr WilIiams shot to fame following his debut recital at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival to which he has been invited each succeeding year. He is acclaimed for his brilliant technique and for the poetic expressiveness and power of his playing.

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in G op.31 no. 1
Bartok: 3 Burlesques
Debussy: Children's Corner
Schumann: Kreisleriana
Chopin: Ballade no.4 in F minor

Prices:
Single concerts £12, students £6 and children £1
Subscription available at £65.

Box office telephone: 01434652477