Crossroads Chamber Music Festival

Australian violin ‘royalty’ Madeleine Easton brings the three-day Crossroads Chamber Music Festival to the Central Coast, on the new rescheduled dates of 6-8 October 2023.

This beloved three-day chamber music festival features an exhilarating program of recitals that includes performances by renowned concert pianists Phillip Shovk and Clemens Leske, accomplished violinist and Bach Akademie founder Madeleine Easton, the talented Australian string quartet Phoenix Collective, and the brilliant Concertante Ensemble chamber orchestra from the Central Coast. Join us for a celebration of high-quality chamber music that is sure to captivate and inspire.

FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER

OPENING GALA WITH MADELEINE EASTON AND PHILLIP SHOVK

6pm, Robert Knox Hall, Central Coast Conservatorium 45 Mann St, Gosford

Beethoven Sonata no.1 in D major 1st Movt
De Falla 7 Canciones Populares Españoles – De Falla
Dinicu Hora Staccato

SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER

CONCERT 1 – BACH AKADEMIE | BACH ON SATURDAY

11am, St Mary’s Chapel, Gosford Anglican Church, 7 Mann Street Gosford

Bach Cantata BWV 182 – Sinfonia
Bach Trio Sonata BWV 1038 for flute, violin + cont.
Bach ‘Die Kunst der Fuga’ Contrapunctus 1 – 4

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Bach Cantata BWV 209 ‘Non sa che sia dolore’
Sinfonia
Recitative: Non sa che sia dolore
Aria: Parti pur e con dolore
Recitative: Tuo saver al tempo e l’età contrasta
Aria: Ricetti gramezza e pavento

CONCERT 2 – MADELEINE EASTON AND CLEMENS LESKE IN RECITAL

3pm, Robert Knox Hall, 45 Mann Street Gosford

Biagio Marini Capriccio Per Sonare Il Violino Con Tre Corde à Moda de Lira

L.V Beethoven Sonata no.5 in F major op.24  ‘Spring’

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Carl Vine Piano Sonata no.1, 2nd Movement: Leggiero e legato

Prokofiev Sonata no.2 in D major op.94

SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER

CONCERT 3 – THE CONCERTANTE ENSEMBLE CONCERT

2pm, Gosford Anglican Church, 7 Mann Street Gosford

W.A Mozart String Quintet no.4 in G minor K516
Allegro
Menuetto: Allegretto
Adagio ma non troppo
Adagio: Allegro

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J. Brahms String Quintet no.2 op.111 in G major
Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Adagio
Un poco allegretto
Vivace, ma non troppo presto

CONCERT 4 – THE PHOENIX COLLECTIVE | THE ART OF THE STRING QUARTET

6pm, Robert Knox Hall, Central Coast Conservatorium of Music 45 Mann St, Gosford

Ella Macens – Resting With Angels
Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D Major, Op.64 No.5 ‘The Lark”
Allegro moderato
Adagio cantabile
Menuetto allegretto
Finale vivace

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Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No.12 Op.96 “American’
Allegro ma non troppo
Lento
Molto vivace
Finale: vivace ma non troppo

Website: www.crossroadsfestival.com.au

Tickets: www.trybooking.com/CKVKL