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Escape from the rigours of the British winter for a week of music-making in the sub-tropical Canary Islands. We return to Tenerife for our sixth festival, staying at the splendid Hotel Botanico surrounded by lush gardens in Puerto del la Cruz. Mass tourism is confined to an area far away from where we will be staying, and our tour will show you the island’s unspoilt volcanic landscape, well-preserved colonial villages and lush gardens. A visit to the Mount Tiede National Park is one of the highlights of a fascinating week.
In addition to our programme of concerts at the Hotel Botanico there will be a number of included excursions taking in the best of the island’s unspoilt north coast. We will visit the Sitio Litro Orchid Garden in Puerto de la Cruz, with its wonderful collection of more than three hundred varieties, followed by a visit to All Saints’ Church which has been serving the British community for more than a hundred years, where Christopher Monckton will give an organ recital. A visit to Mount Teide National Park will show us the island’s volcanic interior, and we will take a cable car to the summit at 3,718m from which there are breathtaking views of the island. We will also drive along the spectacular north coast route to Maca, a tiny village clinging to a steep ravine, and to Garachico with its 17th-century Franciscan convent. There will also be some free time to make visits on your own: La Oratava is a picturesque small town nearby and Tenerife’s Botanical Garden is located opposite the hotel.
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Flights with British Airways:
Depart London Heathrow 11.00, arrive Tenerife South 15.25
Depart Tenerife South 15.15, arrive London Heathrow 19.40
Alternative flights are available from regional airports – please call us for details
Situated in the harbour town of Puerto de la Cruz, within six acres of lush landscaped gardens, the Botanico has a reputation for offering guests exemplary service and is the perfect place to relax and unwind away from the buzz of the south.
The name Sacconi Quartet comes from the outstanding 20th century Italian luthier and restorer Simone Sacconi, whose book The Secrets of Stradivari is considered an indispensable reference for violin makers. Since its formation at the Royal College of Music in 2001, the Quartet has established a secure and substantial reputation.
They have enjoyed a highly successful international career, performing regularly throughout Europe, at London’s major venues, in recordings and in radio broadcasts. The Sacconi is ‘Quartet in Association’ at the Royal College of Music and Associate Artist at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre.
Stephan Loges was born in Dresden and was the winner of the first Wigmore Hall Song Competition which led to the start of his international career as a recitalist and soloist.
Tim Horton studied at Chetham's School of Music with Charles Hopkins, Ryszard Bakst and Heather Slade-Lipkin. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1995. In the same year he replaced Alfred Brendel at short notice in two performances of Schoenberg's Piano Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle at Symphony Hall, Birmingham and the Royal Festival Hall, London.
Since then he has played with the RLPO, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. In 2005 Tim was chosen as the scholar of the Klavier Festival Ruhr at the recommendation of Alfred Brendel. Tim has a duo partnership with cellist Adrian Brendel with whom he has given tours of Spain, Germany, Italy and the UK, including concerts at the Wigmore Hall, London. He has played regularly at the Plush, Aldeburgh, Bath and Elverum festivals and has collaborated with many leading chamber musicians including Paul Lewis, Peter Cropper, the Elias Quartet, the Vertavo Quartet, Charles Owen and the members of the Kungsbacka Piano Trio.
Christopher was a choral scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford where he developed a passion for both performing and teaching.
This led to a life-long interest in history, music and art history. He has led countless tours all over the world covering many subjects and periods. He is equally at home in the ancient world as he is in the major art galleries of Europe. Christoher Monckton is also a professional musician and a distinguished organist.
Simon Monckton studied Theology at Durham University. He is particularly interested in the influence of religion on great Mediaeval cathedrals and how this differed throughout Europe. Simon has led tours to destinations all over the world and has taken cultural tours to all regions of Spain on many occasions.
Sacconi Quartet Ben Hancox, Hannah Dawson, violins; Robin Ashwell, viola; Cara Berridge, cello
Stephan Loges, baritone
Simon Rowland-Jones, viola
Tim Horton, piano
Sunday 13 November
Sacconi Quartet
Purcell: Fantasias
Tippet: String Quartet No.2
Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D 810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
Monday 14 November
Stephan Loges, baritone
Tim Horton, piano
Luigi Denza: Occhi di fata
Schumann: Zwei Venetianische Lieder, Op.25 Nos. 17 and 18
Schumann: Kerner-Lieder Op.35
Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring, Op.18
Tosti: L'ultima canzone, Tristezza & Luna d'estate
Coward: Forbidden Fruit & A Bar on the Piccola Marina
Tuesday 15 November
Stephan Loges, baritone
Sacconi Quartet
Simon Rowland-Jones, viola
Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte arranged for string quartet and baritone
Turina: The Bullfighter’s Prayer
Barber: Dover Beach
Dvorak: String Quintet in flat major, Op.97
Wednesday 16 November
Sacconi Quartet
Tim Horton, piano
Britten: String Quartet No. 3
Franck: Piano Quintet
Thursday 17 November
Sacconi Quartet
Simon Rowland-Jones, viola
Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op.76 No.2 ‘Fifths’
Bridge: Lament and Caprice for two violas
Beethoven: String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Friday 18 November
Tim Horton, piano
Chopin: Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op.26 No.1
Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K511
Granados: The Maiden and the Nightingale
Chopin: Three Mazurkas Op.59
Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op.58
String Quartet
The name Sacconi Quartet comes from the outstanding 20th century Italian luthier and restorer Simone Sacconi, whose book The Secrets of Stradivari is considered an indispensable reference for violin makers. Since its formation at the Royal College of Music in 2001, the Quartet has established a secure and substantial reputation.
They have enjoyed a highly successful international career, performing regularly throughout Europe, at London’s major venues, in recordings and in radio broadcasts. The Sacconi is ‘Quartet in Association’ at the Royal College of Music and Associate Artist at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre.
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