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Our annual spring visit to Olga Polizzi's fabled Hotel Tresanton, overlooking the sea in St. Mawes, is a highlight fo the Kirker calender. Guests enjoy the superb level of service provided by Frederica Bartolini and ther staff, as well as delicious food and comfortable accommodation. Three top-level concerts will be held in the delightful Old Methodist Hall with its excellent acoustics. Performances in 2018 will be given by the Carducci String Quartet and Julian Bliss, clarinet, and will include works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Haydn and Beethoven. In addition to the wonderful music on offer we will also enjoy a visit to the private garden at Lamorran, located just behind the hotel in St. Mawes and overlooking the sea. The garden was created by the owner after a visit to Lady Walton's garden on the island of Ischia. Suberb musicianship and staying in one of England's finest hotels combine to make for a memorable spring break at a time when Cornwall is looking its best.
The 5 star hotel Tresanton enjoys a wonderful position, overlooking the sea. Olga Polizzi and her brother Sir Rocco Forte have won accolades around the world for their work as renowned hoteliers and Olga is recognised as a leading hotel designer of stylish but comfortable interiors. The hotel has 29 bedrooms, a terrace and a cosy bar. The menus for the three candlelit dinners will be carefully selected by the hotel’s chef to ensure guests enjoy the best locally sourced ingredients. Please note that there is no lift at this hotel.
Option Excursion
Lanhydrock House (14 March, 9.30am – 2.30pm) £60 per person. Rebuilt after a fire in 1881, Lanhydrock is a perfect example of a late Victorian country house and estate. Our visit includes a private tour and a light lunch with time to enjoy the gardens
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Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming, violins, Eoin Schmidt-Martin, viola Emma Denton, cello. The Carducci Quartet is one of the leading quartets of its generation, performing at venues thought the UK and America. They have their own recording label, Carducci Classics and present their own series of concerts each year in May at Highnam in Gloucestershire.
During 2015 they presented a number of complete cycles of the 15 quartets composed by Shostakovich – this won them the coveted Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Chamber Music in May 2016. Engagements during the 2016 season include performances at the Presteigne Festival, the North Norfolk Music Festival, at the Frick Collection in New York and at Wigmore Hall. The Carducci often take part in the Kirker series of music festivals both on land and at sea.
Anton Crayton studied cello with Melissa Phelps at The Royal College of Music and for a time was a member of the Marmen String Quartet.
He currently teaches cello in a number of schools throughout London and works in an administrative capacity for the National Youth Orchestra. He leads many Kirker music holidays and helps to create the music programmes for our series of Kirker Music Festivals.
The Carducci Quartet will play each concert and will be joined by Julian Bliss, clarinet.
12 March:
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Glass: String Quartet No. 3 ‘Mishima’
(Note: originally appeared as part of the film score for Mishima, a film by Paul Schrader)
Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, opus 96 (American Quartet)
13 March:
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op. 34
Rowland-Jones: String Quartet No.6 ‘Flock of Knot’
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
14 March:
Haydn: String Quartet No. 4 in D major, opus 20
Bartok: String Quartet No. 4
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95
Quartet
Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming, violins, Eoin Schmidt-Martin, viola Emma Denton, cello. The Carducci Quartet is one of the leading quartets of its generation, performing at venues thought the UK and America. They have their own recording label, Carducci Classics and present their own series of concerts each year in May at Highnam in Gloucestershire.
During 2015 they presented a number of complete cycles of the 15 quartets composed by Shostakovich – this won them the coveted Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Chamber Music in May 2016. Engagements during the 2016 season include performances at the Presteigne Festival, the North Norfolk Music Festival, at the Frick Collection in New York and at Wigmore Hall. The Carducci often take part in the Kirker series of music festivals both on land and at sea.
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