10th June 2016
Volt & Potenza Piano Duo
Oda Voltersvik, a Trinity Laban Conservatoire post-graduate from Norway, opened with Rachmaninov’s romantically extravagant Variations on a theme of Corelli. Oda presented the Variations – particularly hard to memorise as they don’t...
15th April 2016
26th February 2016
The Éolienne Quintet
An audience of nearly 100 was treated to a remarkably varied programme, played with thoroughly polished technique, ensemble and above all verve and enthusiasm, by these five postgraduate students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Their concert...
11th December 2015
Messiah – Handel
For the first performance in Dublin in 1741 Handel had a choir of 26 trebles and altos and tenors and basses, all from the two Dublin cathedrals. By the centenary performance in 1784 (the organisers mistook Handel’s birth-date,1685) there were 513 performers...
13th November 2015
David Davies – Organ
David Davies, currently Acting Director of Music at Exeter Cathedral, played an astonishing recital on the recently-restored Brice Seede organ in the James Wyatt Music Room of Powderham Castle. The organ was originally a single-manual instrument without...
16th October 2015
Rosie Bowker – Flute with Divertimento
On Friday last, 16th October, ‘Music in the Castle’ was host to another New Generation Artist, Rosie Bowker, a flautist. I knew of her only by reputation and recommendation – she’s on the Post- Graduate Orchestral course at the Guildhall School...
18th September 2015
Handel’s Annus Mirabilis – 1707
Handel enjoyed phenomenal success, comparable to that of a present-day pop star, during his first year in Italy. Cries of ‘Viva il caro Sassone’ rang from his audiences, and he responded with exceptionally passionate, intense and exuberant music....
7th July 2015
Welcome to Judith Weir
Judith Weir CBE, recently appointed Master of the Queen’s Music, has generously accepted our invitation to become a Patron of ‘Music in the Castle’. She is one of our most distinguished and accessible composers. The Guardian Music Critic perceptively...
5th June 2015
Dowland and Friends with Emma Kirkby.
Music in the Castle enjoyed an unforgettable concert given by Emma Kirkby with Jacob Heringman and ‘Dowland Works’. Dame Emma has created this on-going project which brings together theoretical research and practical performance of the music of...
8th May 2015
Joo Yeon Sir & Kumi Matsuo
Our New Generation Artists concerts continue to reveal the extraordinary level of maturity, technical skill, musicianship and intuitive sense of ensemble among the best of the country’s newly-graduated musicians. Joo Yeon and Kumi produced a truly magnificent...
