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Gregynog Festival
15th June 2012 - 1st July 2012
Gregynog
Gregynog, the oldest classical music festival in Wales, is curated annually on a theme drawn from its unique heritage. Gregynog Festival 2012: Venezia marks one hundred years since Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, the founders of the Festival, began purchasing their magnificent paintings of Venice by Monet, Sickert and Whistler which now hang at National Museum Cardiff. Headline international artists include:
June 15 - The Avison Ensemble/Pavlo Beznosiuk
June 16 - Marta Rodrigo & Andreas Martin, mezzo-soprano & lute;
Alessandro Taverna, piano
June 17 - La Venexiana/Claudio Cavina
June 18 - Hannah Stone, harp
June 21 – Rhodri Davies, harp;
QuintEssential Sackbut and Cornett Ensemble
June 22 – Xuefei Yang, guitar
June 23 - Ottavio Dantone, harpsichord
Accademia Bizantina
June 24 - Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca/Giuliano Carmignola
June 29 - Hespèrion XXI/Jordi Savall
June 30 - Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé NiquetJuly
July 1 - L’Avventura London/Zak Ozmo
Many performances are Wales debut and UK season exclusives and some are being held in Cardiff, Montgomery and Kerry as well as Gregynog Hall itself. The beautiful Gregynog estate is five miles from Newtown, Powys, and the fine acoustic of the Music Room is ideally suited to chamber, choral and early music concerts.
