J.P. Jofre: Tangodromo String Quartet and Bandoneon No. 1
R. Strauss: Four Last Songs, Op. Posth, (arr. James Crabb)
Interval
M. Bonis: “Ave Maria”
George Crumb: Three Early Songs
F. Mendelssohn: 6 Gesange - Auf Flügeln des Gesanges - Op. 34 No. 2
R. Hahn: 12 Rondels - No.9, “Les etoiles”
W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K622 (arr. Marnix van den Berg)
Carolyn Sampson - soprano
Julian Bliss - clarinet
James Crabb - accordion
Jack Liebeck - violin
Alexandra Raikhlina - violin
Benjamin Roskams - viola
Laurie Anderson - viola
Katherine Jenkinson - cello
Adrian Brendel - cello
S. Watton - double bass
K. Chong - piano
We end the Festival with a heady mix of Modern & Classical, Lieder and String Quartet, Clarinet and Bandoneon, Early Songs and Last Songs. Few things in music are more sublime and moving than the Strauss and Mozart pieces - a fitting finale!