Programme 2022 - English Rhapsody 

Festival Evensong in the City

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The festival opens with evensong at St Bartholomew the Great celebrating the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams.

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In Gloucestershire

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Brother Tree Sound String Quartet perform works by Howells and Imogen Holst in the stunning surroundings of St Stephen Walbrook.

Brilliant Brass

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Principal brass players from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform an eclectic English programme featuring music by Purcell and Elgar.

Piano Recital: Bach, Chopin, Shaw

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Please note change from the advertised programme. 

Outstanding pianist George Fu performs a ravishing programme including Bach, Chopin, and Caroline Shaw.

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Stars of the Yehudi Menuhin School Showcase

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The first in a series of three lunchtime recitals showcasing some of the world’s finest young talents, exploring repertoire from these shores and beyond. Concert 1: Bridge and Saint-Saëns.

Essentially English

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An evening of fabulous songs embracing Shakespeare sonnets, the English folk idiom and iconic songs by Leslie Bricusse, John Barry, Tony Hatch, and Lennon & McCartney.

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RVW150: Symphony No. 5

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The Academy of St Mary-le-Bow perform a programme of English music, including Vaughan Williams's glorious Symphony No. 5 and Finzi's A Severn Rhapsody.

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Stars of the Yehudi Menuhin School Showcase

The second in a series of three lunchtime recitals showcasing some of world’s finest young talents, exploring repertoire from these shores and beyond. Concert 2: Vaughan Williams and Ireland.

RVW150: G Minor Mass and Music for the Queen

Hilary Davan Wetton conducts a spectacular programme of choral music including Handel, Vaughan Williams, and Parry with the City of London Choir.

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Stars of the Yehudi Menuhin School Showcase

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The third in a series of three lunchtime recitals showcasing some of world’s finest young talents, exploring repertoire from these shores and beyond. Concert 3: Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

RVW150: The Lark Ascending and Piano Quintet

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Principal players from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra join pianist Mark Bebbington for a programme of music by Ireland, Finzi and Vaughan Williams. 

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English Song

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Mezzo-soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons and pianist Lana Bode perform beautiful English songs by composers from Vaughan Williams to Madeline Dring

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Festival Finale

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The English Chamber Orchestra performs an enchanting programme of English music for strings, including Vaughan Williams’s celebrated Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and Finzi's Clarinet Concerto with Emma Johnson as soloist.