Five Weekends of Inspiring Concerts and Events in the Village of Plush, Dorset J une - September 2013 Plush Festival

returns this summer for its eighteenth annual series of concerts held in the former church of St Johns. London, UK, April 10, 2013 -- Plush Festival returns this summer for its eightee nth annual series of concerts held in the former church of St Johns. Under the M usic Direction of leading cellist Adrian Brendel, the festival is known for brin ging music of an international calibre to an intimate performance space, where a udiences can get close to the music in a stunning rural location. The musicianship is uniformly excellent, but it's the spirit behind the music tha t makes Plush exceptional. With its idyllic setting, and informal warmth, it's a sharp contrast to metropolitan concert halls. Roger Graef, Trustee As ever, this years concerts bring together masterpieces from the classical reper toire alongside a colourful range of new works and sounds. These include a hotly anticipated solo piano recital by Joanna MacGregor, a song recital featuring Ro derick Williams and Christopher Glynn, who perform Schuberts Schwanengesang along side works by Wagner and Wolf, and appearances from two quartets; BBC New Genera tion Artists Signum Quartet and the US based Ariel Quartet. Our Emerging s, including ing night of Levickis and Artists and New Horizons weekends 2012 Honens prize-winning pianist folk music and improvisation with Mercury Award nominated Sam Lee & shift the focus on to rising star Pavel Kolesnikov, and a spellbind Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Friends.

A special Festival Day on Saturday 22 June offers a complementary pre-concert ta lk and open rehearsal, as well as a Lunchtime and Evening performance, which inc ludes Brittens Metamorphoses alongside readings from Ted Hughes text by actress Di ana Quick. This precedes the first Young Musicians Education Workshop on Sunday 23 June, with masterclasses run by our visiting artists in collaboration with lo cal schools. Music at Plush began in 1995, when conductor William Lacey and cellist and Festi val Artistic Director Adrian Brendel gave an informal concert for friends - and this event sparked the creation of the annual festival. During the festival, mus icians live and rehearse in the manor house, owned by pianist Alfred Brendel, an d give concerts in the intimate 200-seat venue of St Johns, a church turned into a performance and recording space. New artists visiting this year include leading violinists Elisabeth Kufferath an d Clio Gould, leader of the Scottish Ensemble Jonathan Morton, and American viol ist Mark Holloway. They join regular festival favourites: pianists Charles Owen and Alasdair Beatson, violinists Corey Cerovsek and Thomas Gould and oboist Nich olas Daniel. Booking: Visit www.musicatplush.com for full details. Tickets range from 10 - 30 Friends priority booking runs from 25 March - 14 April. To join Friends visit Su pport Booking opens to all on 15 April Contact: Kat Brendel Music at Plush 13 Well Walk,

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