Festival 2024
FESTIVAL 2024
29 August – 1st September 2024
Natalie Clein Artistic Director
4 VENUES
IN PURBECK AND ACROSS DORSET
12 ARTISTS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD
4 DAYS
OF EXHILARATING LIVE MUSIC
VIDEOS GALLERY – coming soom
PICMF 2023
Promotional Video
SCHUBERT
String Quintet in C Major, D.956 | PICMF 2023 | DORCHESTER MUSEUM
PHOTOS 2024
ARTISTS PICMF 2024
Natalie Clein cello & artistic director
Lotte Betts Dean mezzo soprano
Henning Kraggerud violin
Alma Kraggerud violin
Priya Mitchell violin
Aoife Ní Bhriain violin
Nurit Stark violin
Brett Dean viola
Tatu Kauppinen cello
Einav Yarden piano
Speakers
Judge Theodore Meron
Robert Rinder
PROGRAMMES PICMF 2024
CONCERT 1
Tales from the enchanted forest
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
Thu 29th August 2024
7:00PM
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Kraggerud “Tales from the enchanted forest“
Alma Kraggerud violin, Franz Kraggerud cello, Hector Kraggerud piano
Improvisation by Aoife Ní Bhriain, Henning Kraggerud and Festival performers including Natalie Clein
Schubert Excerpt from Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor, D. 821 (2nd & 3rd mov)
Tattu Kauppinen cello, Einav Yarden piano
Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
Natalie Clein, cello, Einav Yarden, piano
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Dvořák Silent Woods Op. 68
Kiki Skinner cello, Einav Yarden piano
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Alma Kraggerud, violin, Henning Kraggerud, viola, Franz Kraggerud, cello, Hector Kraggerud, piano
CONCERT 2
Cell’Ode to Joy
St Nicholas' Church, Studland
Fri 30th August 2024
11:00AM
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Natalie Clein, cello
Gubaidulina Preludes for solo cello
Tatu Kauppinen, cello
Bach Cello Suite No. 4 in E♭ major, BWV 1010
Tatu Kauppinen, cello
Bach Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Natalie Clein, cello
Arlen Somewhere over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, arr. for cello duet by Levent Altuntas
Kiki Skinner, Natalie Clein, cello
EVENT 3
In Conversation with Rob Rinder
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
Fri 30th August 2024
5:30PM
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Why is music important in our lives?
Natalie Clein talks with Rob Rinder
CONCERT 4
Beginnings
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
Fri 30th August 2024
19:00PM
£34 ticket including 5:30pm talk (event 3)
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Beethoven Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat major
Nurit Stark, Natalie Clein, Einav Yarden
Improvisation
Henning Kraggerud & Aoife Ní Bhriain, violin
Stuart MacRae Chaidh mo Dhonnachadh ‘na bheinn
Lotte Betts Dean, Priya Mitchell, Tatu Kauppinen
Schumann songs from ‘Frauenliebe und -leben‘
Lotte Betts Dean mezzo soprano, Einav Yarden, piano
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Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 87
Priya Mitchell, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Henning Kraggerud, Brett Dean, Natalie Clein
CONCERT 5
Violin Extravaganza
Saint Peter’s Church, Church Knowle
Sat 31st August 2024
11.00AM
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Mozart String Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola K. 423
Priya Mitchell, violin & Henning Kraggerud, viola
Irish folk fiddle improvisation – Aoife Ní Bhriain, violin
Rosza Sonata for 2 violins Op. 15
Aoife Ní Bhriain & Nurit Stark, violin
Veress Sonata for Solo Violin
Nurit Stark, violin
CONCERT 6
Fathers and their children
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
Sat 31st August 2024
4:00PM
(One hour long no interval)
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Improvisation by Henning Kraggerud & Alma Kraggerud, violin
Ralph Vaughan-Williams Three Vocalises: Prelude
Sally Beamish Buzz
Lotte Betts Dean, mezzo soprano, Brett Dean, viola
JS Bach Fantasy from the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV 903
CPE Bach Fantasia in E flat major, Wq. 58/6
CPE Bach Sonata in C minor, Wq. 65/31
Joseph ‘Papa‘ Haydn Sonata in D major sonata Hob XVI/24
Einav Yarden, piano
EVENT 7
In Conversation with Judge Theodore Meron
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
Sat 31st August 2024
6:00PM
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Natalie Clein talks with Judge Theodore Meron about his life experience and love of music, especially Schubert
CONCERT 8
“ Youth and experience – joy and reflection “
St Mary’s Church, Swanage
Sat 31st August 2024
7:30PM
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Schubert String Trio in B-flat major, D. 581
Nurit Stark, Henning Kraggerud, Natalie Clein
Brett Dean “I Starred Last Night, I Shone” World Premiere
(new version for mezzo soprano and string trio)
Lotte Betts Dean, Nurit Stark, Brett Dean, Natalie Clein
Schubert Auf dem Strom D. 943 Op. 119
Lotte Betts Dean, Natalie Clein, Einav Yarden
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Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Henning Kraggerud, Alma Kraggerud, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Priya Mitchell, Nurit Stark, Brett Dean, Natalie Clein, Tatu Kauppinen
CONCERT 9
Friendship through generations
St James' Church, Kingston
Sun 1st September 2024
11:30AM
Free entry to 25 year old and under. Thanks to the CAVATINA ticket scheme.
Concert dedicated to Tony Viney
Dvořák Selection from 4 Romantic pieces Terzetto For 2 Violins and Viola In C, Op. 74, B. 148 – Scherzo
Henning Kraggerud, Alma Kraggerud, violin, Nurit Stark, viola
Schumann Mary Stuart songs Op. 135 for string quartet (arrangement Brett Dean)
Lotte Betts Dean and string quartet
Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Henning Kraggerud, Alma Kraggerud, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Priya Mitchell, Nurit Stark, Brett Dean, Natalie Clein, Tatu Kauppinen