Three nights’ accommodation with breakfast
Cultural Tours & Musical Holidays
The Kirker Music Festival at The Star, Alfriston
United Kingdom
tbc nights from £tbc per person
The Star, Alfriston
We are looking forward to returning to Alex and Olga Polizzi’s hotel in the picturesque and historic village of Alfriston. The third and most recent addition to the Polizzi Collection of hotels, The Star is a superbly managed and welcoming hotel with elegant accommodation and delicious cuisine. Music is at the core of our stay at The Star, with three concerts in the Old Chapel just across the road and two talks in the lovely Pilgrim’s Room in the hotel. There will also be time to explore the stunning Sussex coastline and the South Downs, with maps for Alex Polizzi’s favourite walks available at the hotel. Duncan Grant’s murals at Berwick Church and the Towner Gallery at Eastbourne with its collection of works by Eric Ravilious are also within a short drive.
Piano
Melvyn Tan
Born in Singapore in 1956, Melvyn Tan came to England at a very young age to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey. There he studied with Nadia Boulanger, Vlado Perlemuter and Marcel Ciampi. They all inspired his lifelong passion for French music. He has circled the globe giving solo recitals and as a soloist with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors in major concert halls and festivals everywhere – Salzburg, Edinburgh, City of London Festivals, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Edinburgh and Salzburg to name just a few.
Cello
Matthijs Broersma
Matthijs Broersma was born in Holland and began playing the cello at the age of four. After studying at The Yehudi Menuhin School with Louise Hopkins and Leonid Gorokhov, he continued his studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Hochschule der Künste, Bern. He received numerous scholarships and awards and in 2010 he won 1st prize in the Kenneth Page Cello Competition.
Viola, Composer & Kirker Music Director
Simon Rowland-Jones
"Performer, editor, composer and teacher, Simon Rowland-Jones has always led a very busy, all-embracing musical life. He was founder violist of the Chilingirian Quartet, in which he played for a total of ten years, and subsequently performed with many other leading chamber groups.
What's included
Three dinners
Three concerts and talks as described with programme notes
The services of the Kirker Tour Leader
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