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A story of the love between musical siblings Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn. Two child prodigies joined not only by blood but by their unwavering love, companionship and musical synergy. In this intimate, narrated programme, Piatti Quartet shine a light on the letters and music of Fanny and Felix, exploring the influences and ultimate story of two musical siblings that changed the face of classical music.
Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80
Fanny Hensel: Quartet in E flat major
Programme TBA
Programme to include:
Sophie Rahman
Britten: 3 Divertimenti
La Bonne Chanson
Nicky Spence, tenor
Julius Drake, piano
| Philip Glass | String Quartet No. 2 Company |
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| Joseph Phibbs | String Quartet No. 4 (London premiere, a Piatti Qt & RTF commission) |
| Sophia Jani | Fall, Glow, Dissolve |
| Caroline Shaw | Valencia |
| Grace Evangeline-Mason | A Winter Carol (arrangement commissioned by Piatti Qt– world premiere) |
| Lucy Walker | There is No Rose |
| John Adams | Fellow Traveller |
Schubert: ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet D804
Puccini: Crisantemi
Dvorak: ‘American’ Quartet Opus 9
We team up once again with St. Martin’s Voices for another special night at SMITF.
Jake Runestad – The Hope of Loving
Eric Whitacre – Five Hebrew Love Songs
Sarah Dacey – Love Letter
James MacMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Kerry Andrew – All Things Are Quite Silent
Rebecca Clarke – Philomela
IN MEMORY OF PETER BRICE
The Festival first hosted the Piatti Quartet in 2014 when they were our ‘Quartet in Residence’. Peter Brice brought them to Rye and championed their work. They were able to bring such joy to so many people as they played in the Primary school, held open rehearsals, a masterclass and performed not only in stunning churches but also at The Queen’s Head with a ‘Beer & Bartok’ free concert. They also performed a specially commissioned piece by Joseph Phipps, with whom they have forged a creative relationship. Peter thought they were brilliant and so do we. Come and hear one of the country’s foremost quartets.
Programme
Phibbs: Quartet no. 4 (Piatti 24 commission) Peter Brice helped commission the original Phibbs 1.
Britten: Quartet No.1 (when Peter Brice first heard Piatti Quartet, they played Britten).
Interval
Dvorak ‘American’ (Piatti Quartet played Dvorak in the 2014 Rye Arts Festival and Peter Brice first heard Piatti Quartet with Dvorak).
Charlotte Harding: Kildonan (Piatti and Francis Routh Trust commission 2024, beautiful meditation on Scottish isle)
Ravel: Quartet in F major
Interval
Schubert: Quartet in A minor ‘Rosamunde’