RWCMD and Malta Philharmonic Orchestra collaboration, as part of the Wales-Malta Initiative to build cultural links between the two countries.
With Rebecca Hall (flute), John McDonough (oboe), Hugh Sergeant (bassoon), Cays Williams (horn), and Michael Cutajar (bass clarinet)
Music by Ibert, Mathias, Camilleri, and Janáček, led by Robert Plane.
Paul Rissmann: The Storm Whale
Josef Suk: Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 1
Phyllis Tate: Sonata for Clarinet and Cello
Bohuslav Martinů: Three Madrigals for violin and viola, H313
Ernő Dohnányi: Sextet in C major, op. 37
A concert to launch the programme for the 2026 Penarth Chamber Music Festival (25–28 June).
This will be a fundraising concert with all proceeds going to support the Summer Festival.
David Adams and Katharine Gowers Violin
Isobel Neary-Adams Viola
Alice Neary Cello
Robert Plane Clarinet
Felix Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn String Quartet in A minor, op. 13
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
A concert to launch the programme for the 2026 Penarth Chamber Music Festival (25–28 June).
This will be a fundraising concert with all proceeds going to support the Summer Festival.
David Adams and Katharine Gowers Violin
Isobel Neary-Adams Viola
Alice Neary Cello
Robert Plane Clarinet
Felix Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn String Quartet in A minor, op. 13
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Paul Rissmann: The Storm Whale
Paul Rissmann: The Storm Whale
Darius Milhaud: Suite for violin, clarinet and piano, op. 157b
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major, D. 897, Notturno
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 114
Interval
Piers Hellawell: The Rising of Sirius
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
To include:
Bernard Herrmann: Clarinet Quintet ‘Souvenirs de Voyage’
Franz Schubert: Auf dem Strom, D.943
Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Interval
Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, The Trout
Franz Schubert: Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 no 1
Franz Schubert: Twelve German Dances, D. 790
Franz Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D. 899, no. 4
Interval
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
Chris Addison’s Incomplete Guide to Chamber Music
Programme includes excerpts from:
Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata da Camera in D Major, op.2, no.1
Barbara Strozzi, arr. Birchall: Che si può fare, op.8
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Bach Flute Concerto in D minor Wq.22
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 62 in C major, op. 76, no. 3, Hob.III:77, Emperor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade op. 25
Frédéric François Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. posth.
Claude Debussy: Syrinx
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth: Piano Trio in D Minor
Dmitry Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110
Arnold Schönberg: Suite, op. 25
Steve Reich: New York Counterpoint for solo clarinet and tape
Anna Meredith: Tuggemo
Paul Rissmann: The Storm Whale
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Herbert Howells: Phantasy String Quartet op. 25
Interval
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Pamela Harrison: Quintet for clarinet and strings
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
Paul Rissmann: The Storm Whale
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Herbert Howells: Phantasy String Quartet op. 25
Interval
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Pamela Harrison: Quintet for clarinet and strings
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
Chris Addison’s Incomplete Guide to Chamber Music
Programme includes excerpts from:
Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata da Camera in D Major, op.2, no.1
Barbara Strozzi, arr. Birchall: Che si può fare, op.8
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Bach Flute Concerto in D minor Wq.22
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 62 in C major, op. 76, no. 3, Hob.III:77, Emperor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade op. 25
Frédéric François Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. posth.
Claude Debussy: Syrinx
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth: Piano Trio in D Minor
Dmitry Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110
Arnold Schönberg: Suite, op. 25
Steve Reich: New York Counterpoint for solo clarinet and tape
Anna Meredith: Tuggemo
Miklós Rózsa: Sonatina for Solo Clarinet op. 27
Zoltán Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, op.7
Interval
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 114
Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo work for viola
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat major K. 502
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, after K. 380
Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat, D. 471
Bela Bartók: Romanian Dances
Trad., arr. Patrick Rimes: Ar Hyd y Nos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor K478
With Claire Booth (soprano)
Judith Weir: King Harold’s Saga
Harrison Birtwistle: Cortege for 14 musicians
Interval
Johannes Brahms: Serenade no. 1 in D major, op. 11
Paul Rissmann: Izzy Gizmo
Debussy (arr. Simcock) ‘Children’s Corner’
Grainger (arr. Simcock)
Bold William Taylor
Twa Corbies )
Hard Hearted Barb’ra Ellen
Vaughan Williams (arr. Simcock) Infinite Shining Heavens
Grieg (arr. Simcock) Haugtussa Op.67 III. Blåbaer-Li
Fauré (arr. Simcock)
Après un Rêve
Au bord L’eau
Debussy (arr. Simcock) Nuits d’étoiles
Schoenberg (arr. Simcock) Nun sag ich dir zum ersten Mal
Levent/Heyman (arr. Simcock) Blame It On My Youth
Weill (arr. Simcock) My Ship
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet, op.34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
Interval
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Quintet, op. 15