FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBERDAME KIRI TE KANAWA

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBERRUSSELL WATSON

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER TASMIN LITTLE

RAYMOND BLANC WELCOMES

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

I wish you the warmest welcome to Belmond Le Manoir and The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music now in its 23rd year I am delighted that you are sharing this wonderful experience with me

For 2014 each of our performers combines their remarkable talent with elegance and grace I have great pleasure in introducing you to Russell Watson Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Tasmin Little

I am very honoured that they will perform for us in the intimate setting of our neighbouring 12th Century St Maryrsquos Church For such a prestigious occasion you will be welcomed with a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception served with the most delicate canapeacutes After the performances I have created a wonderful dinner for you to savour with some of my favourite wines I hope you enjoy the evening

THE PERFORMANCESTHURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER

RUSSELL WATSON~

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBERDAME KIRI TE KANAWA

~SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER TASMIN LITTLE

THE PROGRAMME 645PM

Reception with Champagne Laurent-Perrier and canapeacutes at Belmond Le Manoir

~730PM

Torch lit walk to St Maryrsquos Church for the eveningrsquos concert performance

~915PM

Return for a celebration dinner created by Raymond Blanc and Gary Jones for the occasion

with selected wines from the extensive cellar

C H E F P A T R O N C H A I R M A N R A Y M O N D B L A N C O B E

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

WELCOME

3

RUSSELL WATSON

Salford tenor Russell Watson never imagined hersquod someday be one of the worldrsquos greatest classical singers Yet to date there have been ten albums each one winning more praise than the one before His first lsquoThe Voicersquo went to No 1 in the US and the UK classical charts and won two Classical Brit awards lsquoEncorersquo was No 1 in the UK classical charts for 30 weeks and Russell won another two Classical Brit Awards

Having performed for some of the worldlsquos greatest figures including British Royalty the late Pope John Paul II who requested a private audience with Russell at The Vatican Former US President Bill Clinton The Emperor of Japan European Prime Ministers Middle Eastern Sultans and even the Beckhams The list is endless

Russellrsquos collaborations include Pavarotti Lionel Richie Ashanti Sharice Michael Bolton Cliff Richard Lulu Sarah Brightman Mel B Meatloaf Cleopatra to name but a few

After overcoming two life-threatening brain tumours and gruelling radiotherapy treatment his stunning latest album lsquoOnly One Manrsquo released in November proves he is still a giant in the classical crossover

LE MENUSOUPE DE CRESSON ET POMMES DE TERRE

NOIX DE ST-JACQUES LARDONS FUMEacuteSWatercress and potato soup seared scallop

smoky bacon

~SALADE DE HOMARD SALICORNE ET POIREAUX

Salad of Cornish lobster samphire and baby leeks

~RISOTTO DE CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

CREgraveME DE TRUFFES Risotto of wild mushrooms truffle cream

~MAGRET DE CANARD ROcircTI CLEacuteMENTINE

ET GINGEMBRE SAUCE AU DE THEacute JASMINRoasted Goosnargh duck breast

clementine ginger jasmine tea sauce

~UN THEgraveME SUR UNE SAVEUR LA POMME

A theme on one flavour apple

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

5

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

DAME KIRI TE KANAWA

Photo Sony

When she was six years old Kiri stood on a chair and sang into the microphone of a provincial radio station Twenty years later international audiences were standing up from their chairs and giving ovations to one of the most beautiful soprano voices on the world music scene

Besides conquering opera houses and concert halls on every continent her prodigious recording output includes Christmas music classic and folk songs oratorio concerts with the worldrsquos principal orchestras seventeen major operas music theatre and offerings from composers including George Gershwin Cole Porter and Paul McCartney

Kiri was created a Dame in 1982 and has been awarded both the Order of Australia and the Order of New Zealand She is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music and Honorary doctorates have been awarded to Dame Kiri from both Oxford and Cambridge universities

Performing with her on the piano is Gary Matthewman who has been described by The Times and The Independent as lsquomovingly perceptiversquo and lsquoquick-witted and is now established as one of Britains leading song pianists

Gary has made numerous live broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio 3 and his recording of Schubertrsquos Winterreise with Matthew Rose for Stone Records was released early this year

LE MENUSOUPE Agrave LrsquoOIGNON ldquoWELSH RAREBITrdquoFrench onion soup Welsh rarebit

~MAQUEREAU POMMES SOJA MIEL GINGEMBRECornish mackerel compressed apples soy

honey ginger

~ŒUF DE POULE PUREacuteE DE CRESSON

NOISETTES GRILLEacuteES JAMBON DE JABUGO Henrsquos egg watercress pureacutee toasted hazelnut

Jabugo ham

~FILET DE BŒUF ANGUS CEacuteLERI-RAVE SAUCE BORDELAISE Fillet of Angus beef braised Jacobs ladder celeriac

sauce Bordelaise

~AMANDINE DE POIRE DU MOMENT

CROUSTILLANT CARAMEL ET SON SORBETSeasonal pear Almondine caramel croustillant

and its own sorbet

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

7

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

TASMIN LITTLE

Photo Benjamin Ealovega

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

I wish you the warmest welcome to Belmond Le Manoir and The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music now in its 23rd year I am delighted that you are sharing this wonderful experience with me

For 2014 each of our performers combines their remarkable talent with elegance and grace I have great pleasure in introducing you to Russell Watson Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Tasmin Little

I am very honoured that they will perform for us in the intimate setting of our neighbouring 12th Century St Maryrsquos Church For such a prestigious occasion you will be welcomed with a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception served with the most delicate canapeacutes After the performances I have created a wonderful dinner for you to savour with some of my favourite wines I hope you enjoy the evening

THE PERFORMANCESTHURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER

RUSSELL WATSON~

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBERDAME KIRI TE KANAWA

~SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER TASMIN LITTLE

THE PROGRAMME 645PM

Reception with Champagne Laurent-Perrier and canapeacutes at Belmond Le Manoir

~730PM

Torch lit walk to St Maryrsquos Church for the eveningrsquos concert performance

~915PM

Return for a celebration dinner created by Raymond Blanc and Gary Jones for the occasion

with selected wines from the extensive cellar

C H E F P A T R O N C H A I R M A N R A Y M O N D B L A N C O B E

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

WELCOME

3

RUSSELL WATSON

Salford tenor Russell Watson never imagined hersquod someday be one of the worldrsquos greatest classical singers Yet to date there have been ten albums each one winning more praise than the one before His first lsquoThe Voicersquo went to No 1 in the US and the UK classical charts and won two Classical Brit awards lsquoEncorersquo was No 1 in the UK classical charts for 30 weeks and Russell won another two Classical Brit Awards

Having performed for some of the worldlsquos greatest figures including British Royalty the late Pope John Paul II who requested a private audience with Russell at The Vatican Former US President Bill Clinton The Emperor of Japan European Prime Ministers Middle Eastern Sultans and even the Beckhams The list is endless

Russellrsquos collaborations include Pavarotti Lionel Richie Ashanti Sharice Michael Bolton Cliff Richard Lulu Sarah Brightman Mel B Meatloaf Cleopatra to name but a few

After overcoming two life-threatening brain tumours and gruelling radiotherapy treatment his stunning latest album lsquoOnly One Manrsquo released in November proves he is still a giant in the classical crossover

LE MENUSOUPE DE CRESSON ET POMMES DE TERRE

NOIX DE ST-JACQUES LARDONS FUMEacuteSWatercress and potato soup seared scallop

smoky bacon

~SALADE DE HOMARD SALICORNE ET POIREAUX

Salad of Cornish lobster samphire and baby leeks

~RISOTTO DE CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

CREgraveME DE TRUFFES Risotto of wild mushrooms truffle cream

~MAGRET DE CANARD ROcircTI CLEacuteMENTINE

ET GINGEMBRE SAUCE AU DE THEacute JASMINRoasted Goosnargh duck breast

clementine ginger jasmine tea sauce

~UN THEgraveME SUR UNE SAVEUR LA POMME

A theme on one flavour apple

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

5

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

DAME KIRI TE KANAWA

Photo Sony

When she was six years old Kiri stood on a chair and sang into the microphone of a provincial radio station Twenty years later international audiences were standing up from their chairs and giving ovations to one of the most beautiful soprano voices on the world music scene

Besides conquering opera houses and concert halls on every continent her prodigious recording output includes Christmas music classic and folk songs oratorio concerts with the worldrsquos principal orchestras seventeen major operas music theatre and offerings from composers including George Gershwin Cole Porter and Paul McCartney

Kiri was created a Dame in 1982 and has been awarded both the Order of Australia and the Order of New Zealand She is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music and Honorary doctorates have been awarded to Dame Kiri from both Oxford and Cambridge universities

Performing with her on the piano is Gary Matthewman who has been described by The Times and The Independent as lsquomovingly perceptiversquo and lsquoquick-witted and is now established as one of Britains leading song pianists

Gary has made numerous live broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio 3 and his recording of Schubertrsquos Winterreise with Matthew Rose for Stone Records was released early this year

LE MENUSOUPE Agrave LrsquoOIGNON ldquoWELSH RAREBITrdquoFrench onion soup Welsh rarebit

~MAQUEREAU POMMES SOJA MIEL GINGEMBRECornish mackerel compressed apples soy

honey ginger

~ŒUF DE POULE PUREacuteE DE CRESSON

NOISETTES GRILLEacuteES JAMBON DE JABUGO Henrsquos egg watercress pureacutee toasted hazelnut

Jabugo ham

~FILET DE BŒUF ANGUS CEacuteLERI-RAVE SAUCE BORDELAISE Fillet of Angus beef braised Jacobs ladder celeriac

sauce Bordelaise

~AMANDINE DE POIRE DU MOMENT

CROUSTILLANT CARAMEL ET SON SORBETSeasonal pear Almondine caramel croustillant

and its own sorbet

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

7

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

TASMIN LITTLE

Photo Benjamin Ealovega

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

RUSSELL WATSON

Salford tenor Russell Watson never imagined hersquod someday be one of the worldrsquos greatest classical singers Yet to date there have been ten albums each one winning more praise than the one before His first lsquoThe Voicersquo went to No 1 in the US and the UK classical charts and won two Classical Brit awards lsquoEncorersquo was No 1 in the UK classical charts for 30 weeks and Russell won another two Classical Brit Awards

Having performed for some of the worldlsquos greatest figures including British Royalty the late Pope John Paul II who requested a private audience with Russell at The Vatican Former US President Bill Clinton The Emperor of Japan European Prime Ministers Middle Eastern Sultans and even the Beckhams The list is endless

Russellrsquos collaborations include Pavarotti Lionel Richie Ashanti Sharice Michael Bolton Cliff Richard Lulu Sarah Brightman Mel B Meatloaf Cleopatra to name but a few

After overcoming two life-threatening brain tumours and gruelling radiotherapy treatment his stunning latest album lsquoOnly One Manrsquo released in November proves he is still a giant in the classical crossover

LE MENUSOUPE DE CRESSON ET POMMES DE TERRE

NOIX DE ST-JACQUES LARDONS FUMEacuteSWatercress and potato soup seared scallop

smoky bacon

~SALADE DE HOMARD SALICORNE ET POIREAUX

Salad of Cornish lobster samphire and baby leeks

~RISOTTO DE CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

CREgraveME DE TRUFFES Risotto of wild mushrooms truffle cream

~MAGRET DE CANARD ROcircTI CLEacuteMENTINE

ET GINGEMBRE SAUCE AU DE THEacute JASMINRoasted Goosnargh duck breast

clementine ginger jasmine tea sauce

~UN THEgraveME SUR UNE SAVEUR LA POMME

A theme on one flavour apple

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

5

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

DAME KIRI TE KANAWA

Photo Sony

When she was six years old Kiri stood on a chair and sang into the microphone of a provincial radio station Twenty years later international audiences were standing up from their chairs and giving ovations to one of the most beautiful soprano voices on the world music scene

Besides conquering opera houses and concert halls on every continent her prodigious recording output includes Christmas music classic and folk songs oratorio concerts with the worldrsquos principal orchestras seventeen major operas music theatre and offerings from composers including George Gershwin Cole Porter and Paul McCartney

Kiri was created a Dame in 1982 and has been awarded both the Order of Australia and the Order of New Zealand She is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music and Honorary doctorates have been awarded to Dame Kiri from both Oxford and Cambridge universities

Performing with her on the piano is Gary Matthewman who has been described by The Times and The Independent as lsquomovingly perceptiversquo and lsquoquick-witted and is now established as one of Britains leading song pianists

Gary has made numerous live broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio 3 and his recording of Schubertrsquos Winterreise with Matthew Rose for Stone Records was released early this year

LE MENUSOUPE Agrave LrsquoOIGNON ldquoWELSH RAREBITrdquoFrench onion soup Welsh rarebit

~MAQUEREAU POMMES SOJA MIEL GINGEMBRECornish mackerel compressed apples soy

honey ginger

~ŒUF DE POULE PUREacuteE DE CRESSON

NOISETTES GRILLEacuteES JAMBON DE JABUGO Henrsquos egg watercress pureacutee toasted hazelnut

Jabugo ham

~FILET DE BŒUF ANGUS CEacuteLERI-RAVE SAUCE BORDELAISE Fillet of Angus beef braised Jacobs ladder celeriac

sauce Bordelaise

~AMANDINE DE POIRE DU MOMENT

CROUSTILLANT CARAMEL ET SON SORBETSeasonal pear Almondine caramel croustillant

and its own sorbet

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

7

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

TASMIN LITTLE

Photo Benjamin Ealovega

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

Salford tenor Russell Watson never imagined hersquod someday be one of the worldrsquos greatest classical singers Yet to date there have been ten albums each one winning more praise than the one before His first lsquoThe Voicersquo went to No 1 in the US and the UK classical charts and won two Classical Brit awards lsquoEncorersquo was No 1 in the UK classical charts for 30 weeks and Russell won another two Classical Brit Awards

Having performed for some of the worldlsquos greatest figures including British Royalty the late Pope John Paul II who requested a private audience with Russell at The Vatican Former US President Bill Clinton The Emperor of Japan European Prime Ministers Middle Eastern Sultans and even the Beckhams The list is endless

Russellrsquos collaborations include Pavarotti Lionel Richie Ashanti Sharice Michael Bolton Cliff Richard Lulu Sarah Brightman Mel B Meatloaf Cleopatra to name but a few

After overcoming two life-threatening brain tumours and gruelling radiotherapy treatment his stunning latest album lsquoOnly One Manrsquo released in November proves he is still a giant in the classical crossover

LE MENUSOUPE DE CRESSON ET POMMES DE TERRE

NOIX DE ST-JACQUES LARDONS FUMEacuteSWatercress and potato soup seared scallop

smoky bacon

~SALADE DE HOMARD SALICORNE ET POIREAUX

Salad of Cornish lobster samphire and baby leeks

~RISOTTO DE CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

CREgraveME DE TRUFFES Risotto of wild mushrooms truffle cream

~MAGRET DE CANARD ROcircTI CLEacuteMENTINE

ET GINGEMBRE SAUCE AU DE THEacute JASMINRoasted Goosnargh duck breast

clementine ginger jasmine tea sauce

~UN THEgraveME SUR UNE SAVEUR LA POMME

A theme on one flavour apple

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

5

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

DAME KIRI TE KANAWA

Photo Sony

When she was six years old Kiri stood on a chair and sang into the microphone of a provincial radio station Twenty years later international audiences were standing up from their chairs and giving ovations to one of the most beautiful soprano voices on the world music scene

Besides conquering opera houses and concert halls on every continent her prodigious recording output includes Christmas music classic and folk songs oratorio concerts with the worldrsquos principal orchestras seventeen major operas music theatre and offerings from composers including George Gershwin Cole Porter and Paul McCartney

Kiri was created a Dame in 1982 and has been awarded both the Order of Australia and the Order of New Zealand She is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music and Honorary doctorates have been awarded to Dame Kiri from both Oxford and Cambridge universities

Performing with her on the piano is Gary Matthewman who has been described by The Times and The Independent as lsquomovingly perceptiversquo and lsquoquick-witted and is now established as one of Britains leading song pianists

Gary has made numerous live broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio 3 and his recording of Schubertrsquos Winterreise with Matthew Rose for Stone Records was released early this year

LE MENUSOUPE Agrave LrsquoOIGNON ldquoWELSH RAREBITrdquoFrench onion soup Welsh rarebit

~MAQUEREAU POMMES SOJA MIEL GINGEMBRECornish mackerel compressed apples soy

honey ginger

~ŒUF DE POULE PUREacuteE DE CRESSON

NOISETTES GRILLEacuteES JAMBON DE JABUGO Henrsquos egg watercress pureacutee toasted hazelnut

Jabugo ham

~FILET DE BŒUF ANGUS CEacuteLERI-RAVE SAUCE BORDELAISE Fillet of Angus beef braised Jacobs ladder celeriac

sauce Bordelaise

~AMANDINE DE POIRE DU MOMENT

CROUSTILLANT CARAMEL ET SON SORBETSeasonal pear Almondine caramel croustillant

and its own sorbet

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

7

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

TASMIN LITTLE

Photo Benjamin Ealovega

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

DAME KIRI TE KANAWA

Photo Sony

When she was six years old Kiri stood on a chair and sang into the microphone of a provincial radio station Twenty years later international audiences were standing up from their chairs and giving ovations to one of the most beautiful soprano voices on the world music scene

Besides conquering opera houses and concert halls on every continent her prodigious recording output includes Christmas music classic and folk songs oratorio concerts with the worldrsquos principal orchestras seventeen major operas music theatre and offerings from composers including George Gershwin Cole Porter and Paul McCartney

Kiri was created a Dame in 1982 and has been awarded both the Order of Australia and the Order of New Zealand She is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music and Honorary doctorates have been awarded to Dame Kiri from both Oxford and Cambridge universities

Performing with her on the piano is Gary Matthewman who has been described by The Times and The Independent as lsquomovingly perceptiversquo and lsquoquick-witted and is now established as one of Britains leading song pianists

Gary has made numerous live broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio 3 and his recording of Schubertrsquos Winterreise with Matthew Rose for Stone Records was released early this year

LE MENUSOUPE Agrave LrsquoOIGNON ldquoWELSH RAREBITrdquoFrench onion soup Welsh rarebit

~MAQUEREAU POMMES SOJA MIEL GINGEMBRECornish mackerel compressed apples soy

honey ginger

~ŒUF DE POULE PUREacuteE DE CRESSON

NOISETTES GRILLEacuteES JAMBON DE JABUGO Henrsquos egg watercress pureacutee toasted hazelnut

Jabugo ham

~FILET DE BŒUF ANGUS CEacuteLERI-RAVE SAUCE BORDELAISE Fillet of Angus beef braised Jacobs ladder celeriac

sauce Bordelaise

~AMANDINE DE POIRE DU MOMENT

CROUSTILLANT CARAMEL ET SON SORBETSeasonal pear Almondine caramel croustillant

and its own sorbet

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

7

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

TASMIN LITTLE

Photo Benjamin Ealovega

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

When she was six years old Kiri stood on a chair and sang into the microphone of a provincial radio station Twenty years later international audiences were standing up from their chairs and giving ovations to one of the most beautiful soprano voices on the world music scene

Besides conquering opera houses and concert halls on every continent her prodigious recording output includes Christmas music classic and folk songs oratorio concerts with the worldrsquos principal orchestras seventeen major operas music theatre and offerings from composers including George Gershwin Cole Porter and Paul McCartney

Kiri was created a Dame in 1982 and has been awarded both the Order of Australia and the Order of New Zealand She is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music and Honorary doctorates have been awarded to Dame Kiri from both Oxford and Cambridge universities

Performing with her on the piano is Gary Matthewman who has been described by The Times and The Independent as lsquomovingly perceptiversquo and lsquoquick-witted and is now established as one of Britains leading song pianists

Gary has made numerous live broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio 3 and his recording of Schubertrsquos Winterreise with Matthew Rose for Stone Records was released early this year

LE MENUSOUPE Agrave LrsquoOIGNON ldquoWELSH RAREBITrdquoFrench onion soup Welsh rarebit

~MAQUEREAU POMMES SOJA MIEL GINGEMBRECornish mackerel compressed apples soy

honey ginger

~ŒUF DE POULE PUREacuteE DE CRESSON

NOISETTES GRILLEacuteES JAMBON DE JABUGO Henrsquos egg watercress pureacutee toasted hazelnut

Jabugo ham

~FILET DE BŒUF ANGUS CEacuteLERI-RAVE SAUCE BORDELAISE Fillet of Angus beef braised Jacobs ladder celeriac

sauce Bordelaise

~AMANDINE DE POIRE DU MOMENT

CROUSTILLANT CARAMEL ET SON SORBETSeasonal pear Almondine caramel croustillant

and its own sorbet

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

7

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

TASMIN LITTLE

Photo Benjamin Ealovega

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

TASMIN LITTLE

Photo Benjamin Ealovega

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

Tasmin Little has firmly established herself as one of todayrsquos leading international violinists She has performed on every continent in some of the most prestigious venues of the world including Carnegie Hall Musikverein Concertgebouw Philharmonie Vienna Konzerthaus South Bank Centre Barbican Centre and Royal Albert Hall Lincoln Center and Suntory Hall

Tasmin is an exclusive recording artist for Chandos Records Her recording of the Elgar Violin Concerto with Sir Andrew Davis and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra garnered enormous international critical acclaim and was awarded the Criticrsquos Choice award in the 2011 Classic BRIT awards Her recording of the Walton Violin Concerto released in April 2014 with BBC Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner has also attracted outstanding reviews including being selected as Album of the Week by the Sunday Times and Recording of the Month (June 2014) by BBC Music Magazine

Tasmin Little is an Ambassador for The Princersquos Foundation for Children and the Arts is a Fellow of the Guildhall of Music and Drama an Ambassador for Youth Music and has received Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Bradford Leicester Hertfordshire and City of London

In June 2012 Tasmin Little was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queenrsquos Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List for Services to Music

LE MENUCONSOMMEacute DE GIBIER ET CHAMPIGNONS SAUVAGES

Consommeacute of winter game and wild mushrooms

~SALADE DE CRABE SAUMON FUMEacute ET CAVIAR

Salad of Devonshire crab smoked salmon and caviar

~RAVIOLE DE COURGE MUSQUEacuteE

FROMAGE PERSILLEacute ET AMANDES GRILLEacuteES Ravioli of butternut squash blue cheese

and toasted almonds

~PINTADE ROcircTIE CEgravePE LARDONS ET GNOCCHI Pot roasted guinea fowl cep bacon and

potato gnocchi

~ldquoOUR MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREADrdquo

Soft toffee with bitter chocolate on a crumbly shortbread salted butter ice-cream

~CAFEacute PUR ARABICA PETITS FOURS

ET CHOCOLATS DU MANOIR

MONSIEUR BLANC GARY JONES BENOIT BLINET LEURS EacuteQUIPES VOUS SOUHAITENT

ldquoBON APPEacuteTITrdquo

9

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is the fulfilment of Raymond Blancrsquos personal vision ndash to create a hotel and restaurant in harmony where guests will find perfection in food comfort service and welcome Belmond Le Manoir is a house that loves to celebrate and for 23 years The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music has welcomed many of the most established artists from the world of opera classical music and jazz Past performers have included Rick Wakeman Alfie Boe Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Julian Lloyd Webber Inessa Galante Montserrat Caballeacute the Jacques Loussier Trio and Melvyn Tan

THE RAYMOND BLANC

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC2014

HISTORY OF THE RAYMOND BLANC FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

10

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

11

TICKETSTickets for The Raymond Blanc Festival of Music include a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception upon arrival the eveningrsquos concert performance at St Maryrsquos Church followed by a celebration dinner at Belmond Le Manoir with accompanying wines

All reservations are taken on a strictly first come first served basis

Dress is black tie You will be seated at tables with fellow guests in either La Belle Eacutepoque or the restaurant

THURSDAY 2ND OCTOBER pound42500 per person non-residents or pound40000 residents

FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER pound40000 per person non-residents or pound37500 residents

SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER pound39500 per person non-residents or pound37000 residents

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor those of you choosing to stay with us overnight you will receive pound25 off the ticket price for the evening Belmond Le Manoir has a choice of 32 elegant bedrooms and suites offering the highest standard of comfort and luxury each with their own spark of individuality

For further details and reservations please telephone on01844 277484 or e-mail eventsmqsbelmondcom

All menus are subject to change without prior notice

DIRECTIONSFROM OXFORD THE SOUTH AND THE WEST Take the A40 from Oxford towards London Three miles after the Headington roundabout take the exit signposted Thame Cross over the M40 at Junction 8 and follow the directions from Birmingham and the North

FROM LONDON AND THE EAST Take the M40 Motorway from London towards Oxford

Leave the Motorway at Junction 7 signposted Thame and Wallingford

Turn left at the junction onto the A329

Continue on the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND THE NORTH Take the M40 south towards London Leave the Motorway at Junction 8 onto the A418 towards Aylesbury and Thame

After 14 of a mile turn right towards Wallingford

At the T-junction after the LASSCO Three Pigeons turn right onto the A329

Follow the A329 for two miles then turn right at the sign for Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons is located 200 yards on the right

Belmond Le Manoir aux QuatrsquoSaisons Church Road Great Milton Oxford OX44 7PDUnited Kingdom

T +44 1844 278881E manoirmqsbelmondcom

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