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The Storm Before the Calm

Connesson and Schubert

Part of the Hellensmusic Summer Series - 2026

Add to my Calendar 10-05-2026 11:00 10-05-2026 13:00 36 The Storm Before the Calm Beginning with the sounds of contemporary agitation and making its way toward the introspective moods of the nineteenth century, this concert invites us to reflect on the contrast between urban and natural musical landscapes. Guillaume Connesson’s Techno-parade obsesses over the mechanical, the fast-moving, and the unrelenting rhythms of modernity, while Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A Major, known as the Trout Quintet, returns us to the calm, the elegance, and the whimsy of pastoral times. This programme will also feature performances from Hellensmusic Young Artists.     Hellens Manor, Ledbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Hellens Manor
Monks Walk
Much Marcle
Ledbury
Herefordshire
HR8 2LY
England

Tickets

Prices: 15£
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Programme

Franz Schubert – Piano Quintet in A major 'The Trout', D.667
Guillaume Connesson – Techno-Parade (for Flute, Clarinet and Piano)

Performers

Maya Iwabuchi – violin
Adrien Boisseau – viola
Bruno Delepelaire – cello
Matthew Hunt – clarinet
Michael Cox – flute
Christian Blackshaw – piano
Julien Quentin – piano
Xiaowen Shang – piano

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Programme Note

Beginning with the sounds of contemporary agitation and making its way toward the introspective moods of the nineteenth century, this concert invites us to reflect on the contrast between urban and natural musical landscapes. Guillaume Connesson’s Techno-parade obsesses over the mechanical, the fast-moving, and the unrelenting rhythms of modernity, while Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A Major, known as the Trout Quintet, returns us to the calm, the elegance, and the whimsy of pastoral times.

This programme will also feature performances from Hellensmusic Young Artists.

 

 

The Storm Before the Calm

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