The third series of
chamber music concerts featuring an international line up of artists gets
underway next month at Holkham Hall.
Marble Hall at Holkham |
The first concert in
the 2013 series takes place on Saturday April 13 at 7pm in the atmospheric
venue of the Marble Hall at Holkham and features countertenor Iestyn Davies and
Julius Drake on piano. Their programme
includes works by Purcell, Poulenc, Faure and also, in this centenary year of
his birth, works by Britten.
Iestyn is one of Great
Britain’s most internationally successful singers. He won first prize in the 2004 London Handel
Singing Competition and has gone on to sing major roles in operas around the
world. He is a particular favourite at
the Metropolitan Opera, New York City where he stole the show in autumn 2011 in
‘Rodelinda’ alongside RenĂ©e Fleming. He
will return to the Metropolitan Opera in the 2013/14 season to sing Bottom in
Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Julius Drake, a regular
performer at Holkham, works with leading artists both in recital and on disc,
appearing at major concert venues worldwide.
In recent seasons he has played at the Aldeburgh, Edinburgh and Salzburg
festivals as well as the Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Centre, the Concertgebouw
in Amsterdam and Philharmonie in Cologne, Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Vienna and
frequently at London’s Wigmore Hall.
For the first time this
year regular concert visitors can take advantage of a new season ticket and
enjoy all five concerts in the series for the special price of £110, a saving
of £20.
Tickets for the concert
on April 13 cost £25 and include a glass of wine in the Saloon during the
interval and an opportunity to view some of the other state rooms in the hall.
To book or for further
information contact the Holkham ticket office on 01328 713111 or visit www.holkham.co.uk.
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