NEXT CONCERTS
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Saturday 1 April 2023, 7.30pm
Chamber Recital: Faust in Song Faust Chamber Orchestra Series - Penn House Anna Cavaliero soprano Margo Arsane mezzo soprano Joylon Loy baritone Mark Austin piano An evening revisiting the Faust legend through song. Some of the best loved songs in the repertoire draw on an unforgettable story which captivated 19th century composers, writers and artists alike. This recital serves as a wonderful introduction to the theme and features favourite songs by Schubert, Beethoven, Liszt, and Verdi alongside a couple of forgotten gems including a couple of music hall parodies! The story will be explained over the course of the evening. The artists will soon record this programme for the Champs Hill record label and warmly welcome the chance to share it with a live audience. Tickets available here |
PAST CONCERTS
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Friday 20 January 2023, 7.30pm
Chamber Recital: Cello and Piano Miniatures Faust Chamber Orchestra Series - Penn House Programme to include: Vivaldi Sonata in B flat major F.XIV no. 6 Mendelssohn Song without Words Schumann Fantasiestücke Rachmaninov Vocalise Piazzolla Le Grand Tango Jonathan Rees cello Mark Austin piano Tickets available here |
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7-20 August 2022
Donizetti's 'Rita' Charing Cross Theatre Laura Perešivana Rita Brenton Spitieri Beppe Phil Wilcox Gasparo Mark Austin conductor Alejandro Bonatto director Faust Chamber Orchestra Tickets available here |
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Friday 29 April 2022
Piano Recital: Joseph Havlat Faust Chamber Orchestra Series - Penn House Haydn Sonata in D major Hob. XVI/37 Tailleferre Suite dans le style 'Louis XV' Poulenc Suite française après Claude Gervaise Tailleferre arr. Havlat Suite from 'Le Marchand d'oiseaux' Beethoven Variations and Fugue in E flat major, "Eroica Variations", op. 35 Joseph Havlat piano Tickets available here |
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Saturday 6 November 2021
Schubert 'Die schöne Müllerin' Faust Chamber Orchestra Series - Penn House Schubert Die schöne Müllerin Julien van Mellaerts baritone Mark Austin piano Tickets available here |
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Sunday 3 October 2021
Schubert 'Trout' Quintet Champs Hill Schubert String Quartet D46 Bottesini Double Bass Concerto no. 2 Bottesini Elegy Schubert Trout Quintet Toby Hughes double bass Faust Chamber Orchestra Ensemble |
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Saturday 17 July 2021, 5pm & 7.30pm
Cambridge Summer Music Festival Festival Launch Concert Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals (Tasmin Little, narrator) Charlotte Harding new work (world premiere) Dvorak Serenade for Strings Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Austin) Mark Austin conductor Faust Chamber Orchestra West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge For tickets please see the Festival website. |
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Sunday 25 July 2021, 6pm
FCO Chamber Series Summer Classics on the Lawn London Viennese Sound Penn House, Buckinghamshire To book tickets please click here. |
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Saturday 31 July 2021, 6pm & 8pm
Cambridge Summer Music Festival Festival Finale Concert Debussy Prélude a l'après-midi (arr. Farrington) Delius Paris: Song of a Great City (arr. Farrington) Dukas Sorcerer's Apprentice (arr. Farrington) Gershwin An American in Paris (arr. Farrington) David Hill conductor Faust Chamber Orchestra West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge For tickets please see the Festival website. |
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Thursday 16 July 2020 - 7:30 pm
Oundle International Festival CONCERT CANCELLED Haydn String Quartet in E flat op. 76 no. 6 Schumann Piano Quintet op. 44 Faust Chamber Orchestra Ensemble |
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Saturday 2 May 2020 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series - The Art of Song CONCERT CANCELLED "Katie Stevenson impresses" (Telegraph) A chance to hear a starry voice of the future in well-loved music by Handel, Mendelssohn, Elgar and classics of English Song Katie Stevenson mezzo soprano Mark Austin piano Penn House, Buckinghamshire |
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Saturday 30 November 2019 - 7:30 pm
Elgar at Ely Cathedral Elgar The Kingdom Mary Bevan soprano Jane Irwin mezzo soprano Ed Lyon tenor Gareth Brynmor John baritone Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Cambridge University Symphony Chorus Faust Chamber Orchestra David Hill conductor |
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Saturday 23 November 2019 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series - The Romantic Violin Beethoven Sonata no. 1 op. 12/1 Clara Schumann Three Romances Bartok Roumanian Dances Brahms Sonata no. 1 in G op. 78 Ravel Tzigane Mathilde Milwidsky violin John Reid piano Penn House, Buckinghamshire |
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Sunday 29 September 2019 - 7:30 pm
Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival - Finale Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto no. 1 op. 33 Fauré Seven Songs (2010) arr. Colin Matthews Fauré Requiem op. 48 Siobhan Stagg soprano Ed Ballard baritone Guy Johnston cello Hertfordshire Chorus (David Temple chorus director) Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor |
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Saturday 13 July 2019 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series - 2017 Kathleen Ferrier Award Winner How Long Must I Dream - songs and arias by Brahms, Debussy, Duparc, Mozart and Strauss Anna Harvey mezzo soprano Julien van Mellaerts baritone Mark Austin piano Winner of the 2017 Kathleen Ferrier Award and the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition, baritone Julien van Mellaerts is a rising star praised for his ‘warmth and wit’ by the Times. Recent engagements have taken him to Berlin, Barcelona and on tour across New Zealand. Anna Harvey, described as "simply wonderful" by the New York Times, has performed at the BBC Proms, Garsington Opera, Welsh National Opera, Verbier Festival and the Xian Symphony Orchestra. She is currently a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, where she sings 7 roles this reason. Mark Austin regularly gives duo recitals with singers at venues including Kings Place, St John’s Smith Square, Opéra de Bastille, Paris and the Luxembourg Philharmonie. He was awarded a 2018 Bayreuther Festspiele Stipendium and makes his conducting debut for the Royal Opera in 2019. |
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Saturday 6 April 2019 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series - Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet Programme to include: Schubert Piano Quintet in A major 'Trout' Beatrice Phillips violin Guy Button viola Hannah Sloane cello Toby Hughes double bass Mark Austin piano Schubert’s much-loved ‘Trout’ Quintet is a classic of the chamber repertoire. The title comes from the fourth movement, which uses the melody of one of Schubert’s most tuneful songs, ‘Die Forelle’/‘The Trout’ as its theme. Written for the unusual combination of violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano, the work explores a more spacious texture than is normally possible in a piano quintet. Schubert uses this to great advantage, for instance allowing the cello often to sing lyrical melodies rather than supply the bass line. Very few works of music take the listener on such a sunny and optimistic journey, only occasionally tempered by a hint of melancholy. |
Saturday 26 January 2019 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series - Virtuoso of the Keyboard
Haydn Sonata in E-flat major Hob.XVI:52
Beethoven Sonata in C major op. 53 'Waldstein'
Chopin Scherzo no.1 in B minor
Liszt Sonata in B minor
Florian Mitrea piano
Young pianist Florian Mitrea’s ‘stupendous virtuosity’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung) is increasingly recognised around the world.
He has performed at Carnegie Hall and venues across Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, China, Japan and South Korea, and won numerous competitions.
For this recital he performs four masterpieces for piano solo, ranging from the classical elegance of Haydn to the emotional turbulence of Liszt’s epic B minor sonata. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear an artist of exceptional talent who delivers compelling interpretations with breathtaking virtuosity.
Chamber Series - Virtuoso of the Keyboard
Haydn Sonata in E-flat major Hob.XVI:52
Beethoven Sonata in C major op. 53 'Waldstein'
Chopin Scherzo no.1 in B minor
Liszt Sonata in B minor
Florian Mitrea piano
Young pianist Florian Mitrea’s ‘stupendous virtuosity’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung) is increasingly recognised around the world.
He has performed at Carnegie Hall and venues across Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, China, Japan and South Korea, and won numerous competitions.
For this recital he performs four masterpieces for piano solo, ranging from the classical elegance of Haydn to the emotional turbulence of Liszt’s epic B minor sonata. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear an artist of exceptional talent who delivers compelling interpretations with breathtaking virtuosity.
The Old Palace, Hatfield House
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Sunday 23 September 2018 - 8:00 pm
Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival - Festival Finale
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem Op. 45 (performed in German)
Ailish Tynan soprano
Ben McAteer baritone Hertfordshire Chorus Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor |
The Old Palace, Hatfield House
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Thursday 20 September 2018 - 7:30 pm
Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival - Opening Concert
Mendelssohn Overture The Hebrides Op. 26
Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello Op. 102 Brahms Symphony No. 1 Op. 68 Magnus Johnston violin
Guy Johnston cello Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor |
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Saturday 21 April 2018 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital - Touched By The Divine
International mezzo-soprano Anna Harvey performs exquisite songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Haydn, accompanied by Mark Austin. The programme includes Schumann's beautiful cycle Liederkreis op.39 and Haydn's dramatic cantata Ariadne auf Naxos.
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Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Anna Harvey mezzo-soprano
Mark Austin piano |
Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 24 February 2018 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital
Following a Coffee Talk ‘How to listen to a Clarinet Quintet’ on 7 February by Faust Chamber Orchestra’ Artistic Director, Mark Austin, members of the orchestra perform these two glorious masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire. In the hands of Mozart and Brahms the beautiful tone of the clarinet blends exquisitely with strings to create soundscapes full of drama, emotion, and joy.
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 The second recital in the 2017-18 season, this event offers another opportunity to hear exceptional musicians in a very special setting. Taking place in the music room of Penn House in Buckinghamshire, by kind permission of The Earl and Countess Howe, every recital offers a wonderful chance to get closer to the world of chamber music in an intimate environment, focusing on one particular genre at a time, and with insightful spoken introductions from the performers. Members of Faust Chamber Orchestra
Beatrice Philips Violin Guy Button Violin Elitsa Bogdanova Viola Jonathan Rees Cello Max Welford Clarinet |
Hall Barn
Buckinghamshire |
Wednesday 7 February 2018 - 10:30 am
Chamber Series Coffee Talk
Have you ever wished that you could listen to chamber music with more understanding? Join Faust Chamber Orchestra’s Artistic Director, Mark Austin, for an entertaining and accessible exploration of two masterpieces by Mozart and Brahms. Then come to a live performance on Saturday 24 February and enjoy the music all the more!
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 Featuring musical examples, anecdotes and some ideas for deeper listening, this Coffee Talk is an ideal way to get closer to great music in the wonderful setting of Hall Barn, by kind permission of The Hon Jenefer Farncombe. Mark Austin speaker
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Penn House Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 11 November 2017 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital
Haydn Fantasia in C major, Hob XVII: 4
Debussy L'Isle Joyeuse Schubert 4 Impromptus, D.899 Beethoven Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 Bartók 6 Romanian Dances Stravinsky Petroushka Suite Clare Hammond piano
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LSO St Luke's
London |
Friday 5 May 2017 - 7:30 pm
Late and Early
Schumann Overture: Hermann und Dorothea
Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 Guy Johnston cello
Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor |
Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 29 April 2017 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital - 'Amble with Brahms'
Love, Melody, Spain - An intimate vocal recital featuring some of Brahms’ greatest Lieder Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben op. 42
Brahms Vergebliches Ständchen op. 84/4 Brahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir op. 105/1 Brahms Mainacht op. 43/2 Brahms Ständchen op. 106/1 Brahms Geheimnis op. 71/3 Brahms Bei dir sind meine Gedanken op. 95/2 Brahms Der Jäger op. 95/4 Brahms Spanisches Lied op. 6/1 Schumann Spanische Liebeslieder op. 138: no. 2 Tief im Herzen no. 8 Hoch, hoch sind die Berge de Falla Siete canciones populares españolas Anna Harvey mezzo-soprano
Mark Austin piano |
Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 25 March 2017 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital - 'Amble with Brahms'
Orchestral Colours in the Home - Contrasting chamber works on an epic scale Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Members of Faust Chamber Orchestra
Jenna Sherry violin Guy Button viola Jonathan Rees cello Mark Austin piano |
St Anne's
Kew |
Friday 24 March 2017 - 7:00 pm
Chamber Series Recital - 'Amble with Brahms'
Orchestral Colours in the Home - Contrasting chamber works on an epic scale Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Members of Faust Chamber Orchestra
Jenna Sherry violin Guy Button viola Jonathan Rees cello Mark Austin piano |
Hall Barn
Beaconsfield |
Tuesday 21 March 2017 - 7:00 pm
Chamber Series Coffee Talk - 'Amble with Brahms'
Orchestral Colours in the Home - Contrasting chamber works on an epic scale Mark Austin speaker / piano
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Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 28 January 2017 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital - 'Amble with Brahms'
Guest Artists: Castalian String Quartet - Great quartets of the past and future Haydn String Quartet in C, Op.76 No.3 ‘Emperor’
Thomas Ades The Four Quarters Beethoven String Quartet in F, Op.59 No.1 ‘Razumovsky’ Castalian String Quartet:
Sini Simonen violin Daniel Roberts violin Charlotte Bonneton viola Christopher Graves cello Mark Austin speaker |
Supported by
the Beaconsfield Old Church School Charity St Mary's & All Saints
Beaconsfield |
Saturday 26 November 2016 - 6:30 pm
Education Programme Concert
The Majestic Horn Programme including:
Mozart Horn Concerto no. 3 K447 Biber Battalia Bach 'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' songs and carols Faust Chamber Orchestra
Laetitia Stott horn Mark Austin conductor Seer Green and Butlers Court schools pupils Jane Smith conductor Julia Woodroffe conductor |
Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 19 November 2016 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital - 'Amble with Brahms'
The Power of Melody - Masterpieces of the sonata repertoire Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, ‘Spring’
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Kristine Balanas violin
Mark Austin piano |
Charterhouse School
Godalming |
Sunday 16 October 2016 - 6:00 pm
A Bizet Gala Evening – an Opera South production
Bizet Don Procopio
Together with some of Bizet’s greatest arias and choruses Mark Milhofer, Alex Otterburn, Margo Arsane, Henry Neill, Jon Openshaw, Simon Grange and Eve Daniell
Opera South Chorus Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor Narrated by Dame Penelope Keith |
Kings Place Hall One
London |
Sunday 25 September 2016 - 3:30 pm
Classicism according to Cherubino
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'
Mozart Oboe Concerto in C major, K.314 Mozart Le nozze di Figaro 'Non so più'; 'Voi che sapete' Rossini Il barbiere di Sivigilia 'Una voce poco fa' Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D.200 Katie Bray mezzo soprano
Olivier Stankiewicz oboe Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor |
St Mary's & All Saints
Beaconsfield |
Saturday 24 September 2016 - 7:30 pm
Gala charity concert in aid of Bradbury House
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'
Mozart Flute Concerto No.2 in D major, K.314 Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D.200 Jennifer Stinton flute
Faust Chamber Orchestra Mark Austin conductor |
Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Friday 8 July 2016 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital
'Hidden Worlds' Mozart Quartet no. 19 in C, K465, 'Dissonance'
Dvořák Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 81 Members of Faust Chamber Orchestra:
Jenna Sherry violin Greta Mutlu violin Elliott Perks viola Hannah Sloane cello Mark Austin piano |
West Road Concert Hall
Cambridge |
Sunday 6 March 2016 - 7:30 pm
Spohr The Last Judgement
A rare performance of Spohr's 1826 masterpiece
Rosalind Coad soprano
Anna Harvey mezzo Bradley Smith tenor Adam Green baritone Faust Chamber Orchestra Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus Mark Austin conductor |
LSO St Luke's
London |
Friday 4 March 2016 - 7:30 pm
Spohr The Last Judgement
A rare performance of Spohr's 1826 masterpiece and Faust Chamber Orchestra's debut at LSO St Luke's
Rosalind Coad soprano
Anna Harvey mezzo Bradley Smith tenor Adam Green baritone Faust Chamber Orchestra Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus Mark Austin conductor |
Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 6 February 2016 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital
Zauberkraft: The Path of German Music JS Bach Suite in C minor for solo cello BWV 1011
CPE Bach Sonata for Viola da Gamba Beethoven Sonata no. 5 in D major op. 102 no. 2 Schumann Fantasiestücke op. 73 Jonathan Rees viola da gamba and cello
Mark Austin harpsichord and piano Dr Charlotte Lee speaker |
St Mary's & All Saints
Beaconsfield |
Saturday 28 November 2015 - 6:30 pm
Education Programme Concert
“Winter" Vivaldi 'Winter' from The Four Seasons
Corelli 'Christmas Concerto' op. 6 no. 8 Handel 'Ombra mai fu' Songs and carols Faust Ensemble
Seer Green and Butlers Court schools pupils Jane Smith conductor Julia Woodroffe conductor Mark Austin conductor |
Penn House
Buckinghamshire |
Saturday 14 November 2015 - 7:30 pm
Chamber Series Recital
“I dreamt awhile” - Visions of Romanticism Strauss Four Last Songs
Songs and arias by Rachmaninov, Bizet, Catalani Lauren Fagan soprano
Mark Austin piano |
St Anne's
Kew Green |
Saturday 19 September 2015 - 7:30 pm
Orchestral Concert
'Intimations of Autumn' Puccini Crisantemi
Haydn Symphony no. 49 ‘La Passione’ Mozart Sinfonia concertante Eloisa-Fleur Thom violin
Elitsa Bogdanova viola Faust Ensemble Mark Austin conductor |
St Mary's & All Saints
Beaconsfield |
Friday 18 September 2015 - 7:30 pm
Orchestral Concert
'Intimations of Autumn' Puccini Crisantemi
Haydn Symphony no. 49 ‘La Passione’ Mozart Sinfonia concertante Eloisa-Fleur Thom violin
Elitsa Bogdanova viola Faust Ensemble Mark Austin conductor |
