X-Drifts is an annual festival that is a unique interface between artists, academics and think tanks. A varied programme of activities delivered by practitioners and academics is the basis by which to engage innovative engagement amongst participants.
Time and venue of performance with dancer to be announced.
Chapel Arts, Cheltenham, GL50 3QQ
Joseph Phibbs String Quartet No 1 (24’)
Darren Bloom new work (premiere) (10’)
Mark-Anthony Turnage Contusion (20’)
A brand new work from Darren Bloom, 2016 RPS Composition Prizewinner, joins two other recent works the Piattis have a close relationship with. Phibbs’ first quartet was a Piatti commission in 2014, and Turnage’s Contusion gained a prizewinning performance from them at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition.
Lyddington, Church Lane, LE15 9LR
Haydn: String Quartet op.33 no.3 ‘The Bird’
Walton: Quartet no.2 in A minor
Brahms: String Quartet No.2 in A minor
St. Mary's Church, South Creake
Haydn: String Quartet in C Op.33 No.3 ‘The Bird’
Walton: String Quartet No.2 in A minor
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor Op.51 No.2
Programme tbc
Hollywell Music Room, Oxford
Beethoven: Op.130 in B flat major with Op.133 ‘Grosse Fugue’
Haydn: Op.33 No.3, ‘The Bird’
Walton: String Quartet No.2 in A minor
Brahms: Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.51
We will be releasing a disc this year with Champs Hill Records; recording our very own commission by Joseph Phibbs, a new version of Mark Anthony-Turnage’s ‘Contusion'(dedicated to the Piatti Quartet) and works by Britten and Bridge.
Dorset County Museum,High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XA
Beethoven: Op.95 in F minor, ‘Serioso’
Walton: Quartet No.2 in A minor
Brahms: Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.51
Sidmouth Parish Church
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Phibbs: String Quartet No.1
Bridge: 3 Idylls
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor, Op.95, ‘Serioso’
Main Stage, ExCeL London Royal Victoria Dock Western Gateway London E16 1XL
World premiere of a new work for string quartet: a poetic translation of mathematical ideas into sound.
Composer Emily Howard’s music is known for its particular connection with science and she has a background in mathematics and computer science. Regular conversations with mathematicians and scientists enhance her creative work and over the last year Emily has been exchanging ideas with mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.
The Kirker Ischia Music Festival: Over the past eleven years Kirker have presented a series of high-level concerts on the beautiful island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples with some of the world’s most distinguished chamber musicians, pianists and singers. All six concerts are held in the concert hall at La Mortella, next to the study where Sir William Walton composed. The hall is reached via the glorious garden at La Mortella which was created by Lady Walton over many years and is now universally recognised as one of the world’s great gardens.
La Mortella
Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op.33 No.3, ‘The Bird’
Walton: String Quartet in A minor
Brahms: String Quartet No.1, Op.51 in C minor
La Mortella
Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor, Op.95, ‘Serioso’
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Dvorak: String Quintet in E flat major, Op.97
Guest violist: Simon Rowland-Jones
La Mortella
Programme to include Dvorak Terzetto
Piatti Quartet, Simon Rowland-Jones (viola), Carole Presland (piano), Luis Gomes (tenor) will all be performing in this concert.
La Mortella
Walton: Passacaglia for solo cello
Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello
Brahms: String Quartet no.3 in B flat major
Carole Presland will also be performing works by Liszt
La Mortella
Haydn: String Quintet in G, Hob.2
Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor
Performers also include Carole Presland (piano) and Simon Rowland-Jones (viola). Luis Gomes (tenor) will also be performing in this concert.
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, Op.95, ‘Serioso’
Lucien Durosoir: Quartet No.3 in B minor
Walton: Quartet in A minor
Haydn: Op.20 No.2 in C
Britten: 3 Divertimenti
Brahms: String Quartet No.2 in A minor
Programme tbc
Heading ton School, The Hall, Headington Road, Oxford, OX3 7TD
Brahms: String Sextet No.2, Op.36 in G major
Zemlinsky: Song for soprano and string sextet, Maiblumen blühten überall
Guest cellist: Guy Johnston
Guest soprano: Raphaela Papadakis
Programme tbc
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St. Hilda's College, Oxford
Programme tbc
World premiere of Jacques Cohen: ‘From Behind Glass’
Haydn: Op.33 No.3 ‘The Bird’
Beethoven: Op.95 in F minor, ‘Serioso’
Brahms: String Quartet Op.51 No.1 in C minor
Programme tbc
Middle Temple Hall, London, EC4Y 1AF
Vaughan-Williams: ‘On Wenlock Edge’
Tenor: Ian Bostridge
Piano: Julius Drake