Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Paxos Festival Trust

Paxos Festival Trust & Guildhall School of Music & Drama present:
PAXOS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008

Concerts

The programme for the 2008 Paxos Festival will be performed by 15 musicians from Poland, Germany, Korea, the Ukraine, Russia, Spain, Portugal and the UK. All senior students at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, this is an ideal opportunity for them to study and perform some major chamber music works alongside the less familiar. The chance to work intensively on a wide range of repertoire is invaluable. They will be working with Krzysztof Smietana (Violin), Julian Farrell (Clarinet) and Caroline Palmer (Piano).

TUESDAY 26 AUGUST – Old Schoolhouse, Loggos at 8.30pm

Vivaldi
Bassoon Concerto in e RV484
Schubert
Shepherd on a Rock
Rimsky-Korsakov
Piano and Wind Quintet
Interval
30 mins
Schumann
Piano Quartet in E♭

THURSDAY 28 AUGUST – Old Schoolhouse, Loggos at 8.30pm

Beethoven
Wind Trio
Schubert
Duo in A
Vaughan Williams
Piano quintet in c minor
Interval
30 mins
Debussy
Fêtes Galantes
Dohnányi
Sextet

SATURDAY 30 AUGUST – Old Schoolhouse, Loggos at 8.30pm

Ravel
Mother Goose
Poulenc
La Courte Paille
Michail Paliologou
Pharmakon
Interval
30 mins
Saint-Saëns
Une Flûte Invisible
Saint-Saëns
Carnival of the Animals

TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER – Old Schoolhouse, Loggos at 8.30pm

Glinka
Trio Pathétique
Schulhoff
Trio for Flute, Viola & Double-bass
Mahler
Songs
Interval
30 mins
Poulenc
Élégie
Dvořák
String Sextet in A op. 48

THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER – Old Schoolhouse, Loggos at 8.30pm

Brahms
Violin Sonata in d minor
Ravel
Chansons Madécasses
Françaix
Octet
Interval
30 mins
Brahms
Piano Quartet 1 in g minor

Please note that concerts start at 8.30pm. Intervals will be 30 minutes, allowing time to purchase refreshments nearby. Listen for the bell for the 5 minute warning.