Summer Festival of Chamber Music - Paxton House, Scottish Borders Friday 22 - Sunday 31 July 2022
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Summer Festival
of Chamber Music
—
Paxton House, Scottish Borders
Friday 22 – Sunday 31 July 2022
Concerts and associated events are held in
the Picture Gallery unless otherwise stated.
Event duration is approximate and given as
Welcome to the 2022
an indication only.
Concert programmes will be available to
Music at Paxton Festival
download free of charge from Monday 18
July at musicatpaxton.co.uk. Printed copies
may be purchased from the box office when
you book your tickets, for pick-up at the venue It gives us great pleasure to invite you to join us in July for
on the day of the concert. our annual celebration of chamber music. Our wonderful guest
Covid-19: We continue to follow the musicians are hugely excited at the prospect of visiting Paxton
latest guidance from the Scottish and UK House to experience the thrill of performing in the Picture Gallery
governments to ensure your safety. Please
contact us (see back page) if you would like
and to enjoy the warmth of a Scottish Border welcome!
further details.
In this brochure you can explore the fantastic music that will be
presented by old Paxton friends and by exciting musicians who
are visiting for the first time. Pianists Angela Hewitt and Pavel
Kolesnikov perform captivating programmes, Pavel as part of a
fascinating mini-series he has curated with regular recital partner
Samson Tsoy. We have song recitals with baritone Roderick
Williams and mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly, and this year
marks the final festival with the Maxwell Quartet as our Associate
Ensemble. Their concerts promise not only passion and intensity,
but also the charisma and joy they bring to all their performances.
More than ever, we are committed to hosting outstanding young
musicians in the early stages of their careers – including the Echéa
Quartet, accordionist Ryan Corbett, the Mithras
Piano Trio, and young composer Sarah Cattley
With thanks to our supporters: for the Festival’s first ever commission – and lots
of family-friendly events.
Angus Smith, Artistic Director
and all our
Patrons, Benefactors
and Friends
Fri 22 July, 7.30pm · 2 hr Sat 23 July, 11am · 1 hr 30 Sat 23 July, 5pm · 1 hr
Marquee
Roderick Williams Baritone Masterclass
Susie Allan Piano Roderick Williams Baritone Ellie McLaren Fiddle
with Jerome Knox Baritone Susie Allan Piano Ciar Milne Small pipes
—
The Great Outdoors
G Butterworth
Songs from A Shropshire Lad
Songs by CW Orr, John Ireland, Ruth
Gipps, Peter Warlock, Rebecca Clarke,
Ernest Moeran, Elizabeth Maconchy,
Gerald Finzi, Ivor Gurney.
Sarah Cattley
Three poets: settings of Fredegond
Shove, Charlotte Mew and Frances
Cornford (Scottish première)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of Travel — —
Roderick is celebrated for the beauty of Ellie McLaren from Braemar and Ciar
This programme of beautiful British song
encompasses a celebration of nature
+ his rich baritone voice and is regarded as
one of the finest communicators of song
Milne from Dundee first played together
in 2019 and their wonderful blend of
PRE-CONCERT:
and the 150th anniversary of the birth Festival Introductory Talk: texts working today, qualities that make sounds offers a fantastic platform for
of Ralph Vaughan Williams. We are Angus Smith, Artistic Director his recitals compelling experiences. Here, soulful airs and upbeat dances alike.
delighted to honour the commitment 7pm · 15 min he and Susie share tips with young
RVW showed towards young musicians Angus will present a short overview of the professional singers on interpretation Tickets £10/£6 concessions
festival illustrating some of the recurring In association with Live Music Now Scotland
with a set of songs jointly commissioned and presentation.
features and themes of this year’s event.
by Music at Paxton and Thaxted Festival FREE EVENT for evening concert ticket holders
by rising composer Sarah Cattley. Tickets £10/£6 concessions
FREE ENTRY for accompanied children
POST-CONCERT: Ticket holders are invited to
“
In addition, outstanding young baritone Jerome stay on for a short informal Q&A with the artists
Knox, graduate of the University of Edinburgh immediately after the concert.
and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, has Williams is an intensely musical
been invited by Roddy to sing 10% of the Tickets £30/£25/£15 concessions singer, acutely responsive to the
programme as part of the visionary Momentum Supported by Thaxted Festival, sound and meaning of words.
scheme that supports young professional RVW Trust & Momentum (momentum-now.com)
performers affected by the Covid pandemic. Sponsor: Andrew & Hilary Walker His approach to English Romantic
song repertoire is revelatory”
BBC Music Magazine
4 5
Sat 23 July, 7.30pm · 1 hr 45 Sun 24 July, 12 noon · 1 hr Sun 24 July, 4pm · 2 hr conclusions, as delivered by acclaimed
tenor and BBC Radio Scotland
Maxwell Quartet Ryan Corbett Accordion Maxwell Quartet with broadcaster Jamie MacDougall, may
Music at Paxton Associate Ensemble Jamie MacDougall Narrator surprise you. And it would not be right
Colin Scobie Violin Ryan Corbett Accordion to end the Maxwell Quartet’s residency
George Smith Violin without a proper dose of their fantastic
Elliott Perks Viola presentation of traditional Scottish
Duncan Strachan Cello folk music. This is an event that should
— not be missed!
Haydn
String Quartet in G, Op. 77 No. 1 Tickets £25 /£15 concessions
Limited Free tickets for 8–25s (see page 15)
Prokofiev
String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50
Dvořák
—
J S Bach “
The Maxwell Quartet’s Haydn …
String Quartet No. 13 in G, Op. 106 Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 sharply executed, tongue-in-cheek
Domenico Scarlatti droll, perky, playful and puckish”
Prokofiev’s first string quartet was the Sonata in F, K. 107
Fanfare, USA
product of a commission from the Alexander Nagaev
Library of Congress in Washington Sonata No. 1, Op. 13 —
DC. He wrote in his autobiography Tchaikovsky Haydn Tue 26 July, 11.30am / 2pm / 4pm · 40 min
that before he commenced writing Romance in F minor, Op. 5 String Quartet in F, Op. 77 No. 2 Marquee
he “studied Beethoven’s quartets, Jindřich Feld Roxanna Panufnik
chiefly in railway carriages on my way Konzertstück From ‘The Audience’ for narrator Traditional Tunes
from one concert to another” and Dave Heath and string quartet: The Performers; for Tiny People
the resulting work has a distinct ‘neo- Take to the Sky The Critic; First Date (She); First Date Ruaridh Geddes Fiddle
classical’ flavour. Dvořák’s Quartet in G Felix Mendelssohn (He); The Drinker Neil Sutcliff Accordion
was written a year after the composer Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Brahms —
returned from the USA to his beloved String Quartet No. 3 in B flat, Op. 67 Music and storytelling with Roo and Neil –
Bohemia. It is a spirited work, with Now in his final year at the Royal Traditional Scottish folk music enjoy sparkling traditional Scottish tunes
an abundance of short motifs and a Conservatoire of Scotland, Ryan was and songs introduced in an interactive
rhythmic energy that creates a lively awarded the Gold Medal at the Royal The Maxwell’s concert is a delicious and fun performance specially designed
dialogue between the players. Overseas League Competition. Later this blend of the serious (Brahms), the not for young children (3–7).
summer he will be performing as soloist so serious (Haydn) and party music!
Tickets £30/£25/£15 concessions with the National Youth Orchestra of Roxanna Panufnik turns the tables Children must be accompanied by an adult
Limited Free tickets for 8–25s (see page 15) Scotland. His programme is a captivating in ‘The Audience’ as Wendy Cope’s (max 3 children per adult).
In association with Live Music Now Scotland
blend of transcriptions and entertaining gloriously insightful and funny poems
pieces written especially for the accordion. examine what might be going through Tickets £6 per child (single sibling rate £3)
the minds of listeners at a concert – her Accompanying adults free entry
Tickets £15/£9 concessions
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Tue 26 July, 7.30pm · 2 hr Samuel Barber Wed 27 July, 7.30pm · 2 hr
Three Songs, Op. 10
Dame Sarah Connolly Mark-Anthony Turnage Pavel Kolesnikov Piano
Mezzo-soprano Songs of Sleep and Regret Samson Tsoy Piano
Joseph Middleton (Scottish première) —
Piano Ernest Chausson Schubert
Poème de l’amour et de la mer Sonata in B flat, D.617
Arnold Schoenberg Fantasia in F Minor, D.940
Erwartung, Op. 2 No. 1 Brahms
Jesus Bettelt, Op. 2 No. 2 Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52a
Alban Berg Variation on a theme by Schumann
Dem Schmerz sein Recht, Op. 2 No. 1
Kurt Weill No other great composer wrote as much
Songs from Lady in the Dark, music for piano duet as Franz Schubert,
One Touch of Venus, Lost in the Stars, but his pieces transcended the tradition
and Je ne t’aime pas of creating entertainment for social
gatherings to become key works amongst
Dame Sarah Connolly grew up in his output.
County Durham and is now firmly
established as one of the world’s The Fantasia is conceived on a grand
leading opera and concert singers. scale, with its lyrical opening setting
Her enchanting programme with regular the tone for the entire piece. Brahms’s
recital partner, Joseph Middleton,
features the beautiful music of Samuel
‘Love Song Waltzes’ span a range of
emotions, from joy to rejection and “
[The Liebeslieder-Walzer are]
Barber, late-Romantic songs by anger, while his Variation on Schumann’s brought to life with an unfaltering
Chausson, Schoenberg and Berg, and theme is a poignant work written and sweetness of touch and an easy,
irresistible show numbers by Kurt Weill. dedicated to Clara Schumann shortly unobtrusive sense of momentum –
We are also delighted to present Mark- after her husband Robert had been
qualities present in everything
“
For British mezzos, the lineage of
Anthony Turnage’s Songs of Sleep and
Regret a month after its world première
at the Aldeburgh Festival.
confined in an asylum.
Tickets £25/£15 concessions
these two played”
The Guardian
prior interpreters is daunting,
stretching back beyond Janet Baker
to Kathleen Ferrier. Ms. Connolly
+
POST-CONCERT: Ticket holders are invited
has nothing to fear from the to stay on for a short informal Q&A session
comparison. This was everything with Sarah and Joseph immediately after the
concert.
a recital should be”
New York Times Tickets £25/£15 concessions
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Thu 28 July, 5.30pm · 50 min Thu 28 July, 7.30pm · 2 hr Fri 29 July, 7.30pm · 2 hr Sat 30 July, 10 am · 45 min
Berwick Parish Church
An Evening with Pavel Kolesnikov Piano Echéa Quartet
Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922) — Aliayta Foon-Dancoes Violin Family Concert:
— In Memory of Marcel Proust Rosa Hartley Violin Echéa Quartet
Marcel Proust and the Parisian Schubert Dave Shaw Viola Gerda Stevenson Narrator
Salon culture Sonata for Piano No. 18 in G, D.894 Eliza Millett Cello
Our tribute to Proust in the centenary Atzenbrugger Tänz in A, D.365 No. 30; —
of his death opens with a roundtable Waltz in B minor D.145 Schubert
event exploring the elegant salon Louis Couperin Quartetsatz in C minor, D.703
culture and Parisian high society of the Unmeasured prelude in G minor; Haydn
Belle Epoque. Speakers include Professor Sarabande No.110 in A minor Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5
Peter Dayan (Professor of Word and Hahn Beethoven
Music Studies, University of Edinburgh) Les deux écharpes; Premières Valses: Quartet in F, Op. 59 No. 1
and Professor Frances Fowle (Senior III. Ninette; IV. Valse Noble; IX.
Curator, National Galleries of Scotland). La Feuille; Narghilé from Le rossignol We are thrilled to welcome the young
éperdu; Ouranos members of the Echéa Quartet to
FREE EVENT for evening concert ticket holders Fauré Paxton House. Former recipients of the
Nocturne No. 12 in E minor, Op. 107 Royal Philharmonic Society’s Albert and
Franck Eugenie Frost Prize, the Quartet recently —
Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, Op. 21 won the string ensemble prize in the A relaxed performance specially
Royal Overseas League competition. created for families and young children,
Pavel has designed a fascinating and Currently Chamber Music Fellows at featuring a selection of short pieces
compelling framework in which to present the Royal College of Music in London, and a classic Scottish folk story.
Schubert’s ‘monumental but elusive’ they have also featured in concerts in
Piano Sonata in D, taking his inspiration London, Paris and Vienna, and have Highly recommended for all ages
from Marcel Proust’s responses to music broadcast on BBC Radio 3. from 5 upwards.
and marrying it with the writer’s stream
of consciousness literary style. The
programme features works by Proust’s
Their programme for Paxton is a classic
combination of quartets by Schubert,
“
This quartet is going to go far”
favourite composers, and the crowning Haydn and Beethoven – a magical Guy Johnston,
“
Kolesnikov, ever a poetic and daring
glory is Franck’s great ‘Prelude, Chorale
and Fugue’. In Pavel’s words, ‘It’s
sequence for the glorious setting of the
Picture Gallery.
cellist & festival director
player, constructed a tantalising fascinating that, as different a personality Tickets £6/£4 concessions
as Schubert was to Proust, they align so Tickets £23/£14 concessions Limited Free tickets for 8–25s (see page 15)
homage to Proust. It obeyed none
Limited Free tickets for 8–25s (see page 15) FREE ENTRY for accompanied under 12s
of the conventions of an ‘ordinary serendipitously in their magical pieces.’
recital’ and was all the better for it” Tickets £25/£15 concessions
The Guardian Sponsor: Neville & Kathleen Cartwright
10 11
Sat 30 July, 2pm · 45 min Sat 30 July, 7.30pm · 2 hr Sun 31 July, 12 noon · 1 hr Sun 31 July, 4pm · 2 hr
Berwick Parish Church
Mithras Piano Trio Mithras Piano Trio Angela Hewitt Piano
Robert Gower Organ BBC New Generation Artists
— Ionel Manciu Violin
Ralph Vaughan Williams Leo Popplewell Cello
Anniversary Celebration Dominic Degavino Piano
We are delighted that Robert Gower, —
organist of Berwick Parish Church and Cecilia McDowall
an authority on British organ music, Cavatina at Midnight
is helping us to celebrate RVW’s 150 th Beethoven
anniversary with a lovely programme Piano Trio in E flat, Op. 70 No. 2
that includes the famous Rhosymedre Tchaikovsky — —
and a selection from the English Folk Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 Mozart Mozart
Song Suite. Piano Trio in E, K. 542 Sonata in F, K. 332
Formed in 2017, the Mithras Piano Lili Boulanger Sonata in B flat, K. 333
FREE ENTRY Trio has already won many of the D’un matin de printemps J S Bach
most prestigious prizes open to young Fauré French Overture in B minor, BWV 831
chamber ensembles. In 2021 they were Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120 Chopin
Sat 30 July, 5pm · 1 hr selected for the BBC New Generation 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62
Marquee Artists programme, succeeding Fauré’s Piano Trio in D was written Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31
illustrious artists such as violinist Alina in 1923 and this late work was
Megan McDonald Ibragimova, the Belcea Quartet, pianist enthusiastically welcomed by the A beautifully crafted programme for our
Accordion Steven Osborne and the Ébène Quartet. Parisian press, with one reviewer praising Festival Finale. Mozart’s Piano Sonatas
Calum McIlroy Cecilia McDowall’s elegiac Cavatina its “elegant clarity and serenity.” rarely receive the same attention as his
Voice, guitar, mandolin references the famous movement from The same qualities are apparent in Lili grander compositions, yet they contain
— Beethoven’s Op.130 string quartet, and Boulanger’s vision of Spring, composed great wit and sophistication. In his
Calum was a finalist in the BBC Radio Tchaikovsky’s only Piano Trio was written just six years before and bearing the French Overture, Bach evidently enjoys
Scotland Young Traditional Musician of in memory of his close friend, the pianist influence of Debussy. It was one of the playing with the distinctive rhythms
the Year, and Megan is in great demand Nikolai Rubinstein, and is accordingly a last works of this fine composer who of Baroque French dance, lending,
with many folk groups. Their irresistible bold and passionate work. tragically died at the young age of 24. in Angela’s words, “grandeur and
brand of music is guaranteed to bring a pomposity” to the work. Chopin wrote
smile to your face! Tickets £23/£14 concessions Tickets £15/£9 concessions not only of his immense admiration for
Limited Free tickets for 8–25s (see page 15) Limited Free tickets for 8–25s (see page 15)
Mozart, but also insisted that his pupils
“ “
In association with Live Music Now Scotland should always warm up their fingers and
improve their technique by playing the
Tickets £10/£6 concessions Playing full of character and a One of the reliably mesmerising
music of Bach.
vivid sense of engagement” musicians of the day”
PlanetHugill The Sunday Times on Angela Hewitt Tickets £30/£25 concessions
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Visitor Information How to Book
How to get to Paxton House Covid-19 Safety Tickets are available in Free tickets for young people aged 8–25
We are delighted to offer a limited number of
By road (postcode TD15 1SZ): The entrance The health and wellbeing of our audiences, advance from Fringe/Red61: free tickets to those aged 8–25 for concerts by
to Paxton House is on the B6461, opposite musicians, staff, suppliers and volunteers 0131 226 0009 the Maxwell Quartet, Echéa Quartet and
the junction with the B6460 and adjacent to are our priority, and we are working hard to
the village of Paxton. The House is signposted ensure that we can provide a safe concert-
musicatpaxton.online. Mithras Piano Trio, thanks to the generosity
of the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust ticket
from the A1 Berwick-upon-Tweed bypass, and going experience this summer. Although red61.co.uk scheme. Tickets may be booked in advance
the entrance is 3 miles along the B6461 on Music at Paxton 2022 is currently planned to
Box Office open 10am – 6pm, Mon – Fri or on the day of the concert, subject to
the left-hand side of the road. be held without major social distancing, our
(Mon–Sat from mid-June) availability. Full price tickets may be booked
seating plans have been revised in order to
By rail: Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station is at the same time for accompanying adults.
facilitate a little more space for everyone. Public booking opens: Mon 25 April
on the east coast main line. Paxton House is a
Priority booking for Friends: Mon 18 April*
ten-minute taxi journey from the station. Additionally, a number of safety measures
Priority booking for Patrons and Benefactors:
from last year’s Festival remain in place,
Mon 11 April
including: enhanced cleaning procedures;
Onsite Dining hand sanitiser and facemasks available at the
*To be eligible for priority booking, join the
Friends from £30 p.a. More information
The Stables Tearoom will be open venue(s); a cash-free onsite box office.
from Friends Secretary Wendy Saywood: Doors, Access and Seating
throughout the festival. For up-to-date
Printed material will be kept to a minimum: 07783 720 953 / friends@musicatpaxton.co.uk
information on menus and opening times Unless otherwise indicated, concerts take
concert programmes will be available to
please contact them directly: The onsite Festival Box Office will be place in the Picture Gallery (up the stairs at
download for free from our website; visitors
01289 386 905 / paxtonhouse.co.uk located in a gazebo on the grassy area the far side of the courtyard). Please note:
who prefer a printed copy will be able to
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Picnics: purchase these from the box office in advance,
Unsold tickets for all events will be available
The marquee will be open from 5pm Tuesday for pick up at the venue during the Festival. Paxton House has full disabled access:
for purchase from one hour before the
to Friday, and all day on Saturday and Sunday assistance may be required for wheelchair
It may be necessary to request that audiences advertised concert. Please note: we will
(until 1 hr prior to marquee concerts) for you users wishing to use the lifts, and we would
wear face coverings whilst inside the venue(s), not be accepting cash payments.
to enjoy your picnic under cover, come rain or encourage visitors with additional access
unless exempt for medical reasons.
shine. Alternatively, there are plenty of picnic Concessions are available to those under 18, requirements to let us know in advance, so
tables within the grounds of Paxton. Please do not attend if you have tested in full time education, registered unemployed, that we can make all arrangements
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symptoms of the virus. Regretfully, we are not able to offer
Dine In The Village concessions to senior citizens.
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Music At Paxton 2022: at a glance
DESIGN & ILLUSTR ATION: FOGBANK PROJEC TS
Music at Paxton … plus FREE taster concerts in association with
Live Music Now Scotland and Paxton House. Booking details at musicatpaxton.co.uk
Sun 01 May 3pm Sophie Rocks, classical harp
Sun 19 Jun 3pm Phoenix Duo, cello and piano
Summer Festival of Chamber Music
Fri 22 Jul 7pm Festival Introductory Talk
Fri 22 Jul 7.30pm Roderick Williams, baritone & Susie Allan, piano
Sat 23 Jul 11am Masterclass: Roderick Williams & Susie Allan
Sat 23 Jul 5pm Ellie McLaren, fiddle & Ciar Milne, pipes
Sat 23 Jul 7.30pm Maxwell Quartet, Music at Paxton Associate Ensemble
Sun 24 Jul 12 noon Ryan Corbett, accordion
Sun 24 Jul 4pm Maxwell Quartet with Jamie MacDougall, narrator
Tue 26 Jul 11.30am, Traditional Tunes for Tiny People: Ruaridh Geddes, fiddle &
2pm & 4pm Neil Sutcliffe, accordion with Live Music Now Scotland [Marquee]
Tue 26 Jul 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-sop. & Joseph Middleton, piano
Wed 27 Jul 7.30pm Pavel Kolesnikov, piano & Samson Tsoy, piano
Thu 28 Jul 5.30pm ‘Marcel Proust & Parisian Salon culture’: Roundtable Talk
Thu 28 Jul 7.30pm Pavel Kolesnikov, piano
Fri 29 Jul 7.30pm Echéa Quartet
Sat 30 Jul 10am Family concert: Echéa Quartet with Gerda Stevenson, narrator
[Berwick Parish Church]
Sat 30 Jul 2pm Robert Gower, organ [Berwick Parish Church]
Sat 30 Jul 5pm Megan McDonald, accordion & Calum McIlroy, voice, guitar
Sat 30 Jul 7.30pm Mithras Piano Trio
Sun 31 Jul 12 noon Mithras Piano Trio
Sun 31 Jul 4pm Angela Hewitt, piano
Tickets: 0131 226 0009 / musicatpaxton.online.red61.co.uk
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