Music at Tresanton 2010
Artistic director - Noam Greenberg
Five years ago seven musicians gathered in the small village of St Mawes, on the tip of the Roseland peninsula, to mark Schumann's 150th anniversary by playing through all of his piano chamber music. Since then Music at Tresanton has been offering annual programmes and attracting audiences from the Roseland peninsula as well as from further afield in Cornwall and the UK.
The 2010 winter festival, French Connections: George Enescu, will take place between the 5-7 of November. Goerge Enescu, one of the most important musical figures of the 20th century, is mainly remembered today as a virtuoso violinist and as the teacher of Yehudi Menhuin. Yet he was also an excellent pianist and an excellent and original composer whose music, apart from a few exceptions, is sadly absent from concert programmes these days. Our programme of four concerts will present a wide variety of compositions by Enescu, including early pieces such as the two piano suites, written in a style reminiscent of Fauré and Ravel, as well as his later compositions such as the 2nd piano quartet, the 2nd cello sonata, and the 3rd violin sonata written in a distinctly original style and incorporating many Romanian folk music characteristics. These pieces will be coupled together with music by Fauré (Enescu's composition teacher in Paris), Ravel (his fellow student in Fauré's class) and other composers (Franck, Brahms, Bartók) whose music had a distinct influence on Enescu's.
We're thrilled to have violinist Pekka Kuusisto playing with us for the first time this year, and Chen Halevi, Katharine Gowers, William Coleman and Mikayel Hakhnazaryan all returning to St Mawes.
All inclusive offers are available from Hotel Tresanton including room, breakfasts, dinners and tickets to all concerts for the special price of Ł385 per person (sharing a double room). See our Booking Details page, or click here for our Booking Enquiry form.
Tickets for individual concerts or subscriptions for all four (without accommodation) are also available from the Cornish Riviera Box Office.
Come for a weekend of music in the magical and intimate atmosphere of the Methodist Chapel in St Mawes.
Enjoy a music holiday in Cornwall out of season with sunny days, empty roads, and uncrowded attractions.
Treat yourself: visit the famous gardens, the Tate Gallery in St Ives, the Eden Project, walk the coastal path, explore the creeks and waterways of Falmouth Harbour, relax by a cosy fire with scones and clotted cream.
