One genius dominates the programme: Felix Mendelssohn. He's heard in the company of the composers who inspired him most: Bach, Weber, Schubert and Beethoven.
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| Wednesday 2nd July |
Event 1
Wednesday 2 July, 7.30pm Kilconquhar Church |
BEETHOVEN AND MENDELSSOHN I
Eroica Quartet
Sold out, sorry.
Tickets still available for Beethoven and Mendelssohn II (Thursday at 4pm)
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| Thursday 3 July |
Event 2
Thursday 3 July, 12 noon
Crail Church |
THE ROMANTIC DREAM I
Llŷr Williams, Piano |
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Event 3
Thursday 3 July, 4pm
The Ship Inn, Elie |
GHOSTS I
Sold out, sorry.
Tickets still available for Ghosts II (Friday at 4pm) |
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Event 4
Thursday 3 July, 4pm
Crail Church |
BEETHOVEN AND MENDELSSOHN II
Eroica Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in C, Op.59 No.3 (31')
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat, Op.44 No.3 (33') |
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Event 5
Thursday 3 July, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews
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ANCIENT AND MODERN I: PÄRT & BACH
Orlando Consort
SCO Strings
Christopher George, Director
JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No.3 & No.4
Pärt: Works including Cantus in Memoriam
Benjamin Britten and Fratres
People worldwide have found consolation and repose in the music of Arvo Pärt. He touches something deep in everyone with an ear to listen. His own inspiration came from the music of Bach, which is why they are heard together in this unmissable one-off concert.
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Event 6
Thursday 3 July, 7.30pm
Kellie Castle |
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Sold out, sorry.
Why not try another of our ghost stories? Or an evening of lovely music for strings and voices in the dramatic setting of Holy Trinity St Andrews? (see above)
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| Friday 4 July |
Event 7
Friday 4 July, midday
Crail Church |
THE ROMANTIC DREAM II
Llŷr Williams, Piano
Janáček: On an Overgrown Path (35')
Schubert: Sonata, D.784 in A minor (18') |
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Event 8
Friday 4 July, 4pm
Cameron Kirk |
GHOSTS II
In lovely, remote Cameron Kirk, M.R. James
tells the chilling tale of the terrible secret of The Ash Tree.
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Event 9
Friday 4 July, 4pm
Cellardyke Church |
VIENNESE WINDS
SCO Winds
Pärt: Fratres (arr. for wind octet) (10')
Beethoven: Octet, Op.103 (25')
Beethoven: Rondino, WoO 25 (6')
Schubert: Serenade (10')
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Event 10
Friday 4 July, 7.30pm
Crail Church |
BOHEMIA I
Škampa Quartet
Dvořák: Quartet No.12 in F, Op.96 "American" (27')
Fischer: Morava (19')
Smetana: Quartet No.1 "From My Life" (28') |
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Event 11
Friday 4 July, 7.30pm
Kinkell Byre |
SHEILA CHANDRA and
HUUN HUUR TU at the Barn
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Event 12
Friday 4 July, 10pm
St Monans Church |
ANCIENT AND MODERN II:
Chant by Candlelight
Sold out, sorry.
Tickets still available for Ancient & Modern I (Thursday at 7.30pm) and Ancient & Modern III (Saturday at 2pm)
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| Saturday 5 July |
Event 13
Saturday 5 July, from midday
Kinkell Byre
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FIDDLES AT THE BARN
Full details will be released in March 08
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Event 14
Saturday 5 July, midday
St Monans Church |
BEETHOVEN AND MENDELSSOHN III
Eroica Quartet
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, Op.95 (22')
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op.80 (24')
Sold Out! Sorry
Tickets still available for Beethoven and Mendelssohn II. Thursday at 4pm
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Event 15
Saturday 5 July, 2pm
RAF Leuchars |
ANCIENT AND MODERN III:
In a Strange Place
Orlando Consort
Huun Huur Tu
Piper (Tbc)
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Event 16
Saturday 5 July 3pm
Kilconquhar Loch |
GHOSTS III
Sold Out! Sorry - why not try Ancient and Modern III (above) - amazing music in a weird and atmospheric Cold War building. |
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Event 17
Saturday 5 July, 4.30pm
Crail Church |
THE WAVES
Llŷr Williams, Piano
Richard Holloway, Speaker
Debussy: Preludes
Virginia Woolf: Seascapes from The Waves |
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Event 18
Saturday 5 July, 8pm
Crail Church |
TRIO AND OCTET
Llŷr Williams, Piano
Alexander Janiczek, Violin
David Watkin, Cello
Eroica Quartet
Škampa Quartet
Sold Out! Sorry
Tickets still available for The Waves, (please see above)
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Event 19
Saturday 5 July, from 9pm
Kinkell Byre
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CEILIDH
Auld Reekie Scottish Dance Band
The first ever East Neuk Festival Ceilidh -
a chance to dance the night away to live
music in the superb setting of Kinkell Byre
and rub shoulders with the Festival artists.
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| Sunday 6 July |
Event 20
Sunday 6 July, midday
St Monans Church |
BOHEMIA II
Škampa Quartet
Sold Out! Sorry
A few tickets still available for Bohemia I (please see Friday 7.30pm above) |
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Event 21
Sunday 6 July, 4pm
Fairmont St Andrews |
RUSH ON SHAKESPEARE
Christopher Rush, Speaker |
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Event 22
Sunday 6 July, 6pm
Fairmont St Andrews |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Christoph König, Conductor
Mendelssohn: Incidental music to
Shakespeare's play
Weber: Extracts from Oberon |
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