The Cambridge Brahms Festival is a new festival celebrating the life and music of Johannes Brahms, with chamber music, Lieder, choral works, orchestral works, an historical
instruments concert and various talks by visiting and resident Brahms scholars.
Queens' Aliki Vatikioti Senior Organ Scholar, Edward Reeve (2014), is the Artistic Director.
In line with the vision of the Festival, the events will have free admission across various colleges and churches in Cambridge.
The full programme can be viewed online and the concert listings can be found below:
- MONDAY 17 APRIL at 7.30pm (until 8.00pm)
Sidney Sussex College Chapel
Pre-performance talk by William Bosworth: “Brahms’ Sonata Opus 78”
Free admission
- MONDAY 17 APRIL at 8.00pm (until 9.00pm)
Sidney Sussex College Chapel
Cello Sonata in D major, opus 78 (after the violin); Cello Sonata in E minor, opus 38
Cello - Joy Lisney, Sophia Ramnarine
Piano - James Lisney, Edward Reeve
Free admission
- TUESDAY 18 APRIL at 1.00pm (until 2.00pm)
The Bateman Auditorium, Caius College: Brahms Lieder Recital
Baritone - Stephen Whitford
Piano - Richard Gowers
Free admission
- TUESDAY 18 APRIL at 8.00pm (until 9.00pm)
Jesus College Chapel: “Brahms the Progressive”
Clarinet Trio, opus 114; Piano Quintet, opus 34
The Orpheus Trio, The Empyrean Quintet
Free admission
- WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL at 12.30pm (until 1.00pm)
St Columba’s Church
Pre-performance talk by Edward Reeve: “Brahms and the natural horn”
Free admission
- WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL at 1.00pm (until 2.00pm)
St Columba’s Church: “Brahms on historic instruments”
Horn Trio, opus 40; Intermezzi for solo piano
Natural horn - Kathryn Zevenbergen
Violin - Aditya Chander
Fortepiano - Edward Reeve
Free admission
- WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL at 8.00pm (until 9.00pm)
The Old Library, Pembroke College: “Brahms the Nostalgic”
Clarinet Sonata in E-flat, opus 120; Scherzo from the F-A-E Sonata
Clarinet - Helen McKeown
Violin - Julia Hwang
Piano - Edward Reeve
Free admission
- THURSDAY 20 APRIL at 7.30pm (until 8.00pm)
Christ’s College Chapel
Pre-performance talk by Professor Robert Pascall: “Brahms and the Choral Tradition”
Free Admission
- THURSDAY 20 APRIL at 8.00pm (until 9.00pm)
Christ’s College Chapel: “Brahms and the Choral Tradition”
Missa Canonica; Geistliches Lied; Four Songs for Women’s Choir, Horns and Harp, opus 17; Movements from the Requiem
Harp - Anna Lapwood
Horn - Kathryn Zevenbergen, Moritz Grimm
Piano - Edward Reeve
Free admission
- FRIDAY 21 APRIL at 7.30pm (until 8.00pm)
West Road Concert Hall
Pre-performance talk by Dr. Martin Ennis
- FRIDAY 21 APRIL at 8.00pm (until 9.00pm)
West Road Concert Hall: Orchestral and Choral Concert
Tragic Overture; Nänie; Begräbnisgesang; Academic Festival Overture; Second Piano Concerto
Piano Edward Reeve
Conductors Toby Hession, Richard Gowers, Edward Reeve, Roc Fargas-i-Castells
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The only ticketed concert is the closing orchestral concert, which takes place at West Road Concert Hall on Friday 21st April. Tickets are £12/10/5 and can be booked at https://www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/concert/brahms-orchestral-and-choral-concert/