SCHUBERTIAD

A celebration of Schubert

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“a weekend of the most special sort” The Herald

Many of his most marvellous orchestral works are suffused with easily singable tunes. This gift is experienced in its most pure form in his extraordinary song output. This year’s Schubertiad focuses on Schubert’s vocal music in the context of his predecessors and successors framed by three key instrumental works - ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet, ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata and ‘Wanderer Fantasy’ – and some of his unforgettable music for piano duet.

The Prince Consort is a dynamic group of singers led by pianist Alisdair Hogarth. They are rapidly developing a unique reputation for their performances at the Wigmore Hall, London. Their mission is to reinvent the great tradition of song recitals in a way which makes it fresh for new audiences.

Having The Prince Consort join us for the weekend means we have the luxury of four singers in residence enabling us to hear several singers in each concert and also to experience vocal ensemble music both by Schubert and also his great admirer and successor Brahms. Particularly fascinating is the opportunity to hear a series of Schubert songs performed in their original versions and then performed in their arrangements by virtuoso pianists such as Liszt and Rachmaninoff. Alisdair Hogarth will be a tired man by Sunday evening!

The artists roster is completed by the exciting Escher String Quartet, who have just joined the BBC’s Next Generation Artists scheme, and two artists well known to Perth audiences – Alasdair Beatson and William Conway.

The support from our Schubertiad Circle Members and Patrons is greatly appreciated and we would like to thank the following people for their generous and continued support.

Schubertiad Circle MembersMartin and Petronella Haldane Iain M HallidayFrank HitchmanDouglas HomeMr Magnus Linklater and the Baroness Linklater of ButterstoneJane SpiersJames WatersHedley G Wright

Schubertiad PatronsWilliam and Elizabeth BerryGerard and Dorothy CambridgeMr H CrollDr Pamela HarperMr L and Mrs F HuntJean and Tom WhyteMrs E.J and Dr D.T Williams

We would also like to thank Cliquot Champagne and our Schubertiad Circle Members and Patrons who prefer to remain anonymous.

Schubertiad 2011 The Prince Consort and FriendsWhen one thinks of Schubert, one thinks first and foremost of melody.

The Prince Consort

Packagesall concerts Saturday and Sunday: £85; concessions £72 add on Friday night concert: £20 (no concessions)Saturday day ticket: £42; concessions £36Sunday day ticket: £53.50; concessions £45

Kids go free to all performances (2 under 16s per paying adult). Not available on £8 seats for the evening concerts. Additional children £6.

Students £6 all performances (£5 for BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra)

horsecrossregular 10% discount applies across all tickets, concessions and packages

booking fees: 50p per individual ticket or £1 per package

Ticket Offers

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7.30pm: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Schubert SymphonyNo8inBminor‘Unfinished’Prokofiev PianoConcertoNo3Tchaikovsky SymphonyNo4inFMinor

BBCScottishSymphonyOrchestraDenisKozhukhin,pianoXianZhang,conductor

This wonderful programme opens both the Perth Concert Series for 2011-2012 and our 2011 Schubertiad. To be able to include Schubert’s wonderful ‘Unfinished’ in our Schubertfest is a real luxury. Add to this the virtuosity of Denis Kozhukhin and Tchaikovsky’s fate laden F Minor Symphony and this adds up to an October evening not to be missed.Gannochy Auditorium£24, £20, £18, £14.50, £9.50 (includes booking fee)

“Denis Kozhukhin’s win [at the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition] is incontestable... his radiant musicality was unceasingly served by stunning technical mastery. At the age of only 23, he is already in the company of the greats.” Le Soir, May 2010

Friday 7 October

The Prince Consort

10am: Introduction to SchubertiadSchubertiad director James Waters introduces Schubertiad 2011 and explains the makeup of this year’s programme.Norie-Miller Studio (unreservedseating)free, but ticketed

11am: Wanderer and ArpeggioneSchubert WandererFantasySchubert ArpeggioneSonata

WilliamConway,celloAlasdairBeatson,piano

For a cellist and a pianist the ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata and the ‘Wanderer Fantasy’ are peaks of the repertoire. We welcome both Alasdair Beatson and William Conway back to Schubertiad in Perth. Alasdair will perform the thunderous and virtuosic ‘Wanderer Fantasy’ and these two brilliant Scottish musicians will collaborate in the wonderful, lyrical and haunting ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata.Gannochy Auditorium (unreservedseating)£13, concessions £10.50 (includesbookingfee)

3pm: Rachmaninoff, Godowsky and Liszt arrange SchubertSchubert DasWandern*Schubert/Godowsky Morgengruss~Schubert Wohin*Schubert/Liszt Ständchen~Schubert Ständchen(Schwanengesang)#Schubert/Liszt DieForelle~Schubert/Liszt SoireesdeVienneNo.6~Schubert/Godowsky MomentMusical#Schubert DieForelle#Schubert/Liszt Ständchen(Schwanengesang)~Schubert Ständchen#Schubert/Rachmaninoff Wohin~Schubert Morgengruss*Schubert/Liszt DasWandern~

Saturday 8 October

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Alasdair Beatson

“a pianist possessed of very unusual clarity, lightness and profundity of musical interpretation” The Herald

AlisdairHogarth,piano~AnnaLeese,soprano#NicholasMulroy,tenor*

Schubert’s songs provided fantastic fodder for virtuoso pianists of many eras to arrange for inclusion in their concerts. Schubertiad 2011 offers the opportunity here to encounter the songs sung in their original versions as well as arrangements by great pianistic lions of the 19th and 20th centuries. This fascinating and surprising programme also offers the chance to hear soprano Anna Leese, a finalist in the 2011 Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Gannochy Auditorium (unreservedseating)£13, concessions £10.50 (includesbookingfee)

5pm: A Portrait of The Prince ConsortJames Waters in conversation with Jennifer Johnston and Alisdair Hogarth.Norie-Miller Studio (unreservedseating)free, but ticketed

7.30pm: To a Distant BelovedSchubert Schwanengesang(Heinesettings)*Beethoven AndieferneGeliebte#Schubert Schwanengesang(Rellstabsettings)~

JenniferJohnston,mezzosoprano~NicholasMulroy,tenor*MarcusFarnsworth,baritone#AlisdairHogarth,piano

Beethoven, while not a prolific song writer, did compose the first ever real song cycle in ‘An die ferne Geliebte’. This year’s Schubertiad sets Schubert in the context of his predecessors and successors in the German Lieder tradition. The Prince Consort pairs the Beethoven Cycle with Schubert’s haunting and valedictory ‘Schwanengesang’ to poems by Rellstab and Heine. The concluding section of Schubert’s final cycle is performed by Jennifer Johnston following in the footsteps of other mezzo sopranos who have interpreted these wonderful songs. Marcus Farnsworth who performs ‘An die ferne Geliebte’ was the winner of the song prize in this year’s Kathleen Ferrier competition at the Wigmore Hall.Gannochy Auditorium£22.50, £18.50; concessions £20.50, £16.50 (includesbookingfee)

Saturday 8 October

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Alasdair Beatson

“a pianist possessed of very unusual “a lively, flexible ensemble which brings together some of the most exciting youngsingers around” Opera Today on The Prince Consort

11am: 15 Great Schubert SongsDerHirtaufdemFelsen# DerTodunddasMädchen^DiejungeNonne^ DieForelle^Ganymed^ Heidenröslein#Fischerweise# AndieMusik#AnSilvia* DubistdieRuh*AufdemWasserzusingen* DerZwerg~ImFrühling~ NachtundTräume~Erlkönig~

AnnaLeese,soprano# JenniferJohnston,mezzosoprano^NicholasMulroy,tenor* MarcusFarnsworth,baritone~YannGhiro,clarinet AlisdairHogarth,piano

Schubert was the greatest song writer of all and he created extraordinary music which has remained at the core of the song repertoire. This concert unashamedly brings together 15 of his most famous and best loved songs each one a masterpiece in its own right. ‘Der Hirt auf dem Felsen’ with its haunting clarinet obbligato and ‘Erlkönig’ with its virtuosic piano accompaniment and dramatic Goethe text are only two of the jewels in this programme.

The Prince Consort is joined by Yann Ghiro, well known to Perth audiences for his performances as solo clarinettist of the Hebrides Ensemble and with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.Gannochy Auditorium (unreservedseating)£13, concessions £10.50 (includesbookingfee)

3pm: Vocal duets, trios and quartetsSchubert Duets,TriosandQuartetsforVoicesandPiano

AnnaLeese,soprano JenniferJohnston,mezzosopranoNicholasMulroy,tenor MarcusFarnsworth,baritoneAlisdairHogarth,piano

In addition to his 750 odd solo songs Schubert wrote much music for vocal ensemble which is charming but rarely heard. The Prince Consort has created a delightful programme of duets, trios and quartets for singers and piano for this year’s Schubertiad. Everyone can be guaranteed to hear a piece of music they have never encountered before! Gannochy Auditorium (unreservedseating) £13, concessions £10.50 (includesbookingfee)

Sunday 9 October

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5pm: Death and the MaidenSchubert QuartettsatzSchubert StringQuartetinDminor‘DeathandtheMaiden’

EscherStringQuartet

The brilliant young Escher Quartet joins us from America for this year’s Schubertiad with two scintillating pieces of chamber music. The ‘Quartettsatz’ is a single movement containing enough excitement for a complete string quartet! ‘Death and the Maiden’is a deeply dramatic work which as well as being loved by concert-goers has also been used extensively as a film and theatre soundtrack.Gannochy Auditorium (unreservedseating) £13, concessions £10.50 (includesbookingfee)

7.30pm: Closing ConcertSchubert FantasieinFminorBrahms LiebesliederWaltzesSchubert VariationsonanOriginalThemeBrahms NeueLiebeslieder AnnaLeese,soprano JenniferJohnston,mezzosopranoNicholasMulroy,tenor MarcusFarnsworth,baritoneAlisdairHogarth,piano withPhilipFowke,piano

Schubert was the founder of the great tradition of 19th century song writing: Brahms was one of his most distinguished successors. He took the form of vocal ensemble, which is also presented elsewhere in this year’s Schubertiad, and developed it to its ultimate in his ‘Liebeslieder Waltzes’. In this closing concert they are paired with two of Schubert’s most unforgettable works for piano duet.Gannochy Auditorium £22.50, £18.50; concessions £20.50, £16.50 (includesbookingfee)

“Stylistically and tonally, the blend was sensational… A vivid, compelling performance, and one that betrayed more of the composer’s character than he could have planned.”The Independent on Sunday on The Prince Concert performing Brahms Liebeslieder, Jan 09

Sunday 9 October

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“a deservedly popular festival, as adventurous as it is enthralling” The Herald

Friday 7 October7.30pm BBCScottishSymphonyOrchestra

Saturday 8 October10am IntroductiontoSchubertiad11am WandererandArpeggione3pm Rachmaninoff,GodowskyandLisztarrangeSchubert5pm APortraitofThePrinceConsort7.30pm ToaDistantBeloved

Sunday 9 October11am 15GreatSchubertSongs3pm Vocalduets,triosandquartets 5pm DeathandtheMaiden7.30pm ClosingConcert

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