The annual Stanford Festival hosted by the Stanford Society will be in Cambridge in 2023!

A performance of Stanford's Piano Concerto No.2 with Finghin Collins are soloist. Conductor and timings to be confirmed nearer the time!

STANFORD 100Mihhail Gerts, conductorCarol McGonnell, clarinet Wagner Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Stanford Clarinet Concerto Brahms Symphony No. 4 The NSO’s Stanford 100 series marking the centenary of Charles Villiers Stanford’s death begins with the enchanting Clarinet Concerto paired with his peers, Wagner and Brahms.  ‘Extraordinary clarinettist’ (New York Times) Carol McGonnell is the soloist for the romantic and characterful concerto with Mihhail Gerts – ‘captivating from the first to the last note’ (RPonline) – conducting.  The Prelude & Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde is sensual and sublime, Brahms’ mighty and magnificent Fourth Symphony a poetic, passionate masterpiece.Presented by NCH

STANFORD 100Killian Farrell, conductorFinghin Collins, pianoIna Boyle The Magic Harp Stanford Piano Concerto No. 2Dvořák Symphony No. 5Our Stanford 100 salute continues with his large-scale romantic Second Piano Concerto, shot through with rousing drama, lilting poetry and exquisite fantasy, with the ‘exceptionally intelligent, exceptionally sensitive’ (International Record Review) Finghin Collins at the keyboard.  Fast-rising star-in-the-making conductor Killian Farrell serves up Ina Boyle’s enchanted orchestral rhapsody, and Dvořák’s glorious Fifth Symphony revels in the colourful life and idyllic nature of his native Bohemia.Presented by NCH

PICKWICK ENSEMBLE   Matteo Ruffo, Irene Cardo violini Margherita Sarchini, Federico Maria Fabbris viole Fabio Storino violoncello Ettore Bongiovanni corno Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Quintetto per archi n. 1 in fa maggiore op. 85 (1903) (Matteo Ruffo, Irene Cardo, Margherita Sarchini, Federico Maria Fabbris, Fabio Storino) Allegro Andante Allegretto Durata: 30’ ca. Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Trio per archi in sol minore (1894) (Matteo Ruffo, Margherita Sarchini, Fabio Storino) Allegro agitato Vivace Adagio quasi Andante Allegro agitato Durata: 17’ ca. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford  Phantasy in la minore per corno e quartetto d’archi (1922) (Ettore Bongiovanni, Matteo Ruffo, Irene Cardo, Federico Maria Fabbris, Fabio Storino) Durata: 12’ ca.

Reinecke Flute Sonata “Undine” Op. 167 Stanford A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster Brahms FAE Scherzo (1853) Frank Bridge Three Idylls for string quartet (1906) Stanford Fantasy No. 1 in G minor (1921) with Ríona Ó Duinnín flute Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano Contempo Quartet John Finucane clarinet Part one of a three-concert series curated by Finghin at the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall, Dublin to mark the centenary of the death of Charles V. Stanford. More information here

Stanford A Fire of Turf (seven songs) Rebecca Clarke / Muriel Herbert Selected Songs Stanford Clarinet Sonata op. 129 (1911) with Benjamin Russell baritone Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano John Finucane clarinet Part two of a three-concert series curated by Finghin at the Kevin Barry Room of the National Concert Hall, Dublin to mark the centenary of the death of Charles V. Stanford. More information here

Songs by Charles V. Stanford and his influences and students - Brahms / Muriel Herbert and others with Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano Benjamin Russell baritone Presented as part of the Festival Lied Würzburg, with the support of Culture Ireland. Festival ink here

Stanford 100 Leslie Suganandarajah, conductor Leia Zhu, violin Stanford Irish Rhapsody No.1 Mendelssohn Violin ConcertoBeethoven Symphony No. 4Stanford 100 concludes with his First Irish Rhapsody, decorously laced with traditional melodies woven into the most finely spun musical cloth.  Two exciting talents – conductor Leslie Suganandarajah and violinist Leia Zhu, ‘making that difficult transition from prodigy to star with apparent ease’ (The Guardian) – make their NSO debuts with Mendelssohn’s heart-on-sleeve Violin Concerto, stamped with his signature lyrical lightness of touch.  Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony moves from shadow to light and a high-wire finale of quicksilver contrasts and prancing humour. Presented by NCH