PICMF PAST EDITIONS

FORGOTTEN VOICES
2023
FREEDOM
2022
LIGHT
2021
PICMF
2019

FORGOTTEN VOICES

“There was such an abundance of music to choose from this year. The theme of forgotten voices opens up a world of possibilities. There are so many composers from different centuries that are either rarely or never performed. Whether for reasons of gender, repression, or sometimes just fashion, it seems we have lost too many interesting voices on the modern concert stage. I hope my programming this year will introduce each of you to at least one new name – and universe. I feel incredibly lucky to bring to Purbeck this year, such a group of world-class performers. I first heard the Danel Quartet live last year at a chamber music festival in Denmark, where they played a Weinberg quartet I had never heard. It was one of those performances that will stay with me always because of the incredible intensity both of the performers and the music. It means so much to bring them to Purbeck and to include some work by this still underperformed genius. I am also deeply happy to have Marianna Shirinyan back in Purbeck – her charisma and deep musicality will touch each of you, I am sure. The same is true of my treasured colleague Nurit Stark and I am very excited to bring these two powerful women together on stage! And talking of powerful women (and of course we will be hearing the music of several), I am also very excited to have Katharina Ziemke and Vivi Lachs bring their unique worlds to us. Katharina Ziemke will paint live as we play Bosmans and Clarke, forming images with the music, and I am incredibly excited to see what will be produced on stage! And Vivi Lachs will bring the forgotten world of the Yiddish dance hall to life for us in words, song and hopefully some dance. Finally, I am thrilled to finally have the stunning Kate Royal come to sing at the festival. I wish each of you many moments connecting with forgotten voices during the festival, whether in a concert or whilst walking on the south coast path.” – Natalie Clein, Artistic Director

FREEDOM

“The word ‘freedom’ has, perhaps, nuanced and different meanings for each of us. For the lucky ones, it’s a concept we can make our own as our lives progress. For others, it’s something that’s not taken for granted but rather to be yearned for. As a cellist and a musician I have always been fascinated by the balance between discipline and freedom and the seeming contradiction that the more discipline I find, the freer I can be. There will be free improvisation (with Stephan Braun, Hayden Chisholm and Max Baillie) which also needs the greatest of control, and a new work by Deborah Pritchard.” – Natalie Clein, Artistic Director

LIGHT

“When thinking of a theme which to base my ideas of programming thisyear on, the image of ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ kept coming back tomy me. The idea that we could commune together again on stage and asaudience members and that live music making is essential to our lives and asource of ‘Light’ and hope for many of us. Life was not simple for most of the composers whose works you will hear this weekend, but through strugglesvery different in nature, a deeper understanding and beauty is revealed.” – Natalie Clein, Artistic Director

Solitary Nature

“When building a programme for this year’s Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival, I was inspired by the solitary nature of listening to music, as well as its polar opposite – the chance to commune in something together. This takes place on both sides of the stage – as performers we also move between a state of creative solitude and direct communication through music. The music you will experience over the next four days explores both worlds – from the solo player exploring Bach, Hindemith, Vasks to the collective joy found in Tchaikovsky, Boccherini, Mendelssohn and more. – Natalie Clein, Artistic Director

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