The St Barnabas Schubert Festival will take place from Friday to Sunday 25th-27th January. It will comprise 12 hours of glorious music, in 5 sessions (ie long concerts), played by over 50 musicians. The 3 evening concerts are from 7 to 10 pm and the 2 afternoons from 2 to 6 pm. This details the programme for the first session (Friday evening). Please see the other entries on Concert Diary for sessions 2-5, or look at our website for full details of all the pieces and performers.
The works include most of the major chamber masterpieces (the Octet, Trout Quintet, String Quintet, 'Death and the Maiden' quartet and both Piano Trios) as well as Schubert’s most famous lieder, violin and piano works, piano duets and solo piano works.
The festival will be held 'in the round' with the musicians in the middle of the nave, so everyone is reasonably close. We have a Bosendorfer concert grand, previously used by the BBC for broadcasts on Radio 3. We also have a projection system to enable everyone to have a clear view. There are regular breaks for refreshments, and tea and supper are available.
Admission is £12 per session, or £50 for the entire festival (half price for young people). No tickets will be issued beforehand. The church is very large and admission is guaranteed, so just turn up. It will be a wonderful weekend – don’t miss it ! All proceeds will go to St Barnabas Church Funds