Kathleen Ferrier
1912-1953
Centenary Year 2012
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Calendar of Events 2012
Monday,16th January Evening 7.30pm | SCARBOROUGH:, Central Hall, Queen Street Anna Stephany – Mezzo-soprano Simon Lepper - Accompanist 60th Anniversary of Concert with Kathleen Ferrier & Gerald Moore at Central Hall on 16th January 1952 www.kathleenferrieratscarborough.com |
Wednesday, 25th January 11am - 12noon | WESTMINSTER MUSIC LIBRARY "Kathleen Ferrier - Her Life and Legacy" 160 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9UD One hour lectures by Paul Campion |
Tuesday, 31st January 7.30pm | LONDON - Dulwich Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery "Kathleen Ferrier - Her Life and Legacy" Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD 75 minute lecture with Sheila Armstrong, who will read from Kathleen's letters and Paul Campion. Followed by drinks and book signing/CD sales |
February 2012 | Naxos re-issue of St Matthew Passion and Cantata BWV 67 on 3 CDs Naxos 8.111373-75 |
Sunday, 12th February 11 -4pm | LONDON Gustav Mahler Society Austrian Cultural Forum, 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ Kathleen Ferrier and Mahler Dr. Christopher Fifield |
Saturday, 3rd March Afternoon | MANCHESTER Celebrating Kathleen Ferrier Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall Sylvia Alexander in conversation with Peter Davison Recital by Kathryn Rudge – mezzo- soprano KFS Bursary Winner Talk by Sarah Broughton & Suzanne Phillips Writer & Director of Ordinary Diva followed by Q & A session Showing of Ordinary Diva Booking: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Tel: 0161 907 9000 |
Tuesday 13th March 8.00pm | DULWICH 6 Croxted Road, London SE21 8SW Dulwich Books Festival The Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier with Dr. Christopher Fifield Tickets £10 including refreshments Further details Tel: 020 8670 1920 www.dulwichbooksevents.com |
Monday 19th March 7.45pm | BRUSSELS: Cinema GALERIES Galerie de la Reine 28 1000 Brussels Premiere of the film Kathleen Ferrier contact@galeries.be Tel: +32 (0)2 514 74 98 See News page for further details |
Sunday, 25th March 3.00pm | LEEDS Leeds Lieder Clothmakers Hall, Leeds University Recital by Kitty Whately Winner of 2011 Ferrier Award Christopher Glynn – piano |
Sunday, 25th March 6.30pm | LONDON: St John's, Smith Square, Westminster St Matthew Passion - Bach City of London Choir The Hanover Band Hilary Davan Wetton - conductor Angharad Gruffydd-Jones - soprano Katherine Nicholson - contralto Andrew Staples - tenor (Evangelist) Marcus Farnsworth - baritone (Christus) Roderick Williams - baritone Booking: www.sjss.org.uk Tel: 020 7222 1061 |
April 2012 | Decca commemorative 14 CD Boxed set & DVD released Decca 478 3589 BLACKBURN Kathleen Ferrier Exhibition Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery |
2nd April – 31st May | LONDON: Barbican Music Library Ferrier and Friends - A Centenary Celebration An exhibition dedicated to Kathleen Ferrier Paul Campion will give an hour-long lecture at the Barbican Music Library on Wednesday, 4th April at 6.30pm, (see below) entitled Ferrier and Friends - A Centenary Celebration Both exhibition and lecture will be free of charge. |
Sunday, 1st April (Palm Sunday) 11.00am (part I) 2.15pm (part II) | LONDON: Royal Festival Hall St. Matthew Passion – Bach Bach Choir David Hill – conductor James Gilchrist – Evangelist Brindley Sherratt – Christ Lisa Milne – soprano Renata Pokupic – mezzo-soprano Andrew Kennedy – tenor Timothy Mirfin – bass Florilegium Booking: www.southbankcentre.co.uk Tel: 0844 847 9915 |
Tuesday, 3rd April, lunch-time | MANCHESTER: Bridgewater Hall Manchester Midday Concerts Society Diana Moore – Mezzo Soprano John Reid – Piano Selected repertoire from Kathleen’s seven Midday concerts Booking: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Tel: 0161 907 9000 |
Wednesday, 4th April 8:00pm | GATESHEAD: The Sage "A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier" Diana Moore – Mezzo John Reid – Piano Brian Kay - Narrator Booking: www.thesagegateshead.org Tel: 0191 443 4661 |
Wednesday, 4th April 6.30pm – 8.30pm | LONDON: Barbican Music Library Ferrier and Friends - A Centenary Celebration Paul Campion A one hour lecture, illustrated with musical examples. Followed by Q & A session and the opportunity to study The Centenary exhibition. Book signings and CD sales Free of charge but places need to be booked Tel: 020 7638 0569 Email: barbicanlib@cityoflondon.gov.uk |
Friday, 6th April (Good Friday) 2.30pm | LONDON: St John's, Smith Square, Westminster St. John Passion - Bach Polyphony Katy Watson - soprano Iestyn Davies - counter-tenor Ian Bostridge - tenor (Evangelist) Nicholas Mulroy (tenor arias) Roddy Williams (bass arias & Pilate) Neal Davies bass-baritone (Christ) Booking: www.sjss.org.uk Tel: 020 7222 1061 |
Friday, 6th April (Good Friday) 7.30pm | CHICHESTER: Chichester Cathedral St Matthew Passion - Bach City of London Choir The Hanover Band Hilary Davan Wetton - conductor Angharad Gruffydd-Jones - soprano Katherine Nicholson - Alto Andrew Staples - Evangelist Marcus Farnsworth - Christus Edward Price - Bass www.chichestercathedral.org.uk Tel: 01243 813595 |
Tuesday, 17th April 7.30pm | LONDON: Leighton House, Kensington, SW10 Kensington & Chelsea Music Society Kitty Whately – mezzo-soprano Njabulo Madlala – baritone Simon Lepper - piano www.kcmusic.org.uk |
Thursday, 19th April 1.00 pm | LONDON: St John's, Smith Square, Westminster Karina Lucas - Mezzo Sholto Kynock - piano Booking: www.sjss.org.uk Tel: 020 7222 1061 |
Sunday, 22nd April 10.45am 2:30pm | HIGHER WALTON: All Saints’ Church Morning Service Kathleen Ferrier Commemoration |
Wednesday, 25th April 2.00pm | LONDON: Wigmore Hall 57th Kathleen Ferrier Award Semi-Final Booking: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Tel: 020 7935 2141 |
Friday, 27th April 6.00pm | LONDON: Wigmore Hall 57th Kathleen Ferrier Award Final Booking: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Tel: 020 7935 2141 |
Friday, 27th April 8.00pm | ABBOTSHOLME, Staffordshire Abbotsholme Arts Society Karina Lucas – Mezzo Sholto Kynock – Piano Tickets: 01543 263304 |
Monday, 7th May 7.30pm | MAYFIELD, East Sussex “The Life and Voice of Kathleen Ferrier” Dr. Christopher Fifield Mayfield Festival St. Thomas R C Church Mayfield, East Sussex Booking: info@mayfieldfestival.co.uk |
Thursday, 10th May | MANCHESTER: Bridgewater Hall Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth) – Mahler Halle Orchestra Sir Mark Elder - conductor Alice Coote – Mezzo soprano Lars Cleveman - Tenor Booking: www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Tel: 0161 907 9000 |
20th May to 26th August | GLYNDEBOURNE Glyndebourne Festival Opera Exhibition A Kathleen Ferrier commemorative display will be on show at the Circle level at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. It will celebrate not only the centenary of Kathleen Ferrier's birth but also the 65th anniversary of Carl Ebert's production of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, the first production of that opera in which Ferrier sang. |
Thursday, 24th May | PERTH “A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier” Perth Festival Diana Moore – Mezzo Christopher Glynn – Piano Brian Kay - Narrator |
Sunday, 27th May | BATH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL “Klever Kaff” Hilary Summers – Mezzo-soprano Paul Allen – Presenter (A repeat of the acclaimed 2010 sell-out performance) Booking: www.bathboxoffice.org.uk Tel: 01225 463362. |
Thursday, 28th June | LONDON: Wigmore Hall Kathleen Ferrier and her Musical World Ferrier Centenary Concert Sarah-Jane Brandon – soprano Anna Stéphany – mezzo-soprano Ben Johnson – tenor Johnathan McGovern – baritone James Baillieu – piano John Reid – piano Tickets on sale from 31st January Friends and Mailing List earlier Booking: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Tel: 020 7935 2141 (Arranged by Kathleen Ferrier Awards) |
July 2012 | CARLISLE: Cumbria Kathleen Ferrier Exhibition Cumbria Archives Petteril Bank House, Carlisle |
Saturday, 7th July 2.30pm | BURY ST EDMONDS: Cathedral Lecture Room The Elgar Society (East Anglian Branch) “The Voice and Life of Kathleen Ferrier” Dr. Christopher Fifield |
Friday, 13th July 12.45pm 7.30pm | CARLISLE Kathleen Ferrier Day “The Voice and Life of Kathleen Ferrier” Dr. Christopher Fifield The Fratry Carlisle Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Recital Joan Rodgers - soprano The Cathedral, Carlisle |
Saturday, 14th July 4.00pm | BUXTON: Buxton Festival, Pavilion Arts Centre Kitty Whately –mezzo-soprano Njabulo Madlala - baritone Gamal Khamis - piano |
Friday, 20th July 12.30pm | BUXTON FESTIVAL: Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton “With much love - the music and letters of Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953)" Victoria Simmonds – mezzo Anna Tilbrook - piano |
Monday, 13th August 11.00am | EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Details to be confirmed (Arranged by Kathleen Ferrier Awards) Booking: www.hubtickets.co.uk Tel: 0131 473 2000 |
September 2012 | Naxos ‘Great Singers’ Series Kathleen Ferrier - Arias and songs Naxos 8.112071 |
Friday 7th September 7.30pm | NEW YORK: Christ Church United Methodist Church, Park Avenue and 60th, New York The Vocal Record Collectors Society Kathleen Ferrier - A Centenary Celebration Lecture by Paul Campion |
Thursday, 20th September | LONDON: Wigmore Hall "A Tribute to Kathleen Ferrier" Alice Coote mezzo-soprano (Decca Kathleen Ferrier Prizewinner) Graham Johnson - Piano In a programme of favourite Ferrier music. (Arranged by Kathleen Ferrier Awards) Booking: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Tel: 020 7935 2141 |
Thursday, 20th September | PENKHULL Music Festival Stoke-on-Trent Further details to follow Kitty Whately – Mezzo |
October 2012 | BLACKBURN: Museum & Art Gallery Kathleen Ferrier Exhibition |
5th October to 27th October | BLACKBURN: Blakeys Lounge, King George’s Halls Art Exhibition By well-known artist Ronald William Webb |
Saturday, 27th October 7.45pm | BEACONSFIELD: Beaconsfield High School “With much love - the music and letters of Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953)" Victoria Simmonds – mezzo Anna Tilbrook - piano |
Saturday, 27th October | BLACKBURN Kathleen Ferrier Society Weekend Various venues within Blackburn Talks, Recitals Film shows Ferrier Exhibition at Blackburn Museum |
Sunday, 28th October 10.00am 7.00pm - FINAL | BLACKBURN: King George’s Hall Kathleen Ferrier Society 17th Bursary for Young Singers Competition |
Wednesday, 21st November | LONDON: Royal Albert Hall Dream of Gerontius – Elgar Bart’s Choir Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
Saturday, 8th December | BLACKBURN: Cathedral Messiah - Handel Blackburn Music Society |
Sunday, 23rd December 7.30pm | LONDON: St John's, Smith Square, Westminster Messiah - Handel Polyphony Katy Watson - soprano Iestyn Davies – counter tenor James Gilchrist - tenor Neal Davies - bass baritone Booking: www.sjss.org.uk Tel: 020 7222 1061 |
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