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What's on - February 2012
Thank you to all who joined the Sacconis for their 10th Birthday Concert at London's Kings Place in January. It was a very special evening and great to see so many people there at the sold out event!
Looking ahead to February, the Sacconis will be visiting Leeds, Southwold and Bristol and will play with the fantastic Matthew Sharp and Nathan Williamson. Ben will also take centre stage when he performs the Neilsen Violin Concerto with the Maidstone Symphony Orchestra on 4th February.
• Wednesday 1st February, 7.45pm
Brighton College Autograph Concerts, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 0AL
The Sacconis perform Haydn, Bartók and Mozart for the Brighton College Autograph Concerts series. For more information, visit the Brighton College website at: www.brightoncollege.org.uk
• Tuesday 14th February, 7.30pm
Leeds International Concert Season, The Venue, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PD
The Sacconis return to Leeds to perform a programme of Haydn, the Borodin' iconic 2nd String Quartet and the famous Dvorak American Quartet. For more information, please visit the website at: www.leedsconcertseason.com
• Saturday 18th February, 3pm
Southwold Concert Series, St Edmund's Church, Bartholomew Green, Southwold, IP18 6JA
The Quartet will be joined by pianist Nathan Williamson to perform the magnificent Elgar Piano Quintet in an afternoon concert that also includes works by Haydn and Bartók. For more information, please visit: www.southwoldconcertseries.co.uk
• Tuesday 21st February, 8pm
• Wednesday 22nd February, 8pm
Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED
Matthew Sharp and the Quartet travel to Bristol for two performances of Death's Cabaret: A Love Story, a groundbreaking new kind of concerto commissioned for the outstanding cellist, baritone and story-teller with the acclaimed Sacconis - resident at Bristol Old Vic - from celebrated composer Stephen Deazley and award-winning writer Martin Riley. Reviewed as 'A spell-binding triumph ... extraordinarily impressive and effective', for more information, please visit the Bristol Old Vic website at: www.bristololdvic.org.uk/deathscab
Looking ahead, Sacconi highlights include ...
• 12th March - Luton Music Club
• 15th March - Worshipful Company of Musicians' Prizewinners concert
• 24th March - Music at St Peter's, Canterbury
• 17th April - SAVE THE DATE: Concert at the Royal College of Music ahead of the Sacconi Festival in Folkestone in May
• 18th-20th May - The fifth annual Sacconi Chamber Music Festival in Folkestone
For details of all forthcoming concerts by the Sacconi Quartet, please visit their concerts diary page on www.sacconi.com