(Longmann & Brodrip square c.1780 and Broadwood 1823)
Songs and solo piano music reflecting the wonderful collection of prints from the Pleasure Gardens which are housed at Waterdown House
Greg studied under Welsh tenor Ryland Davies at Royal Academy of Music and won awards at the London Handel festival and London Bach Festival. He will be joined by Gary Branch on the piano who is well-known to all Finchcocks supporters.
Tickets £20 to include refreshments
back to topFollowing their lively and entertaining performances last year, Claire and Clive Hayward are back to present a popular programme of songs by Flanders and Swann. These songs are known and respected by many and will leave you engaged and amused as you follow the lyrics.
They will perform a 30min recital and this will be followed by an opportunity to play the instruments yourselves
Tickets £15 to include light refreshments
back to topJudy Hung (violin) and Michael Gurt (piano)
We are delighted that Judy and Michael will be flying from Canada to join us for this special event featuring the violin works Amy Beach (1867-1944)
They will perform on the Erard, 1866
The concert is sponsored by Québec Government Office in London and the Taipei Representative Office in the UK
Tickets £15 to include light refreshments
back to topAn special opportunity to hear these wonderful performers playing works by Hadyn, Beethoven and Mozart. Featuring Steven Devine who is well known to all Finchcocks audiences. He will be joined by esteemed colleagues
Tickets £20 to include refreshments
back to topJulian Perkins will perform piano duets with his wife Emma Abbate. The concert is entitled Mozartiana and will feature works by Mozart, JC Bach and Wesley
Tickets £20 to include light refreshments
back to topA recreation of the popular Schubert soirees in Vienna with poems, prose and eye-witness accounts from Schubert's friends. Rachel Godsill (soprano) will perform Lieder by Schubert for this afternoon of music.
Followed by light refreshments.
back to topWe are delighted to host the well known keyboard player Linda Nicholson for a programme of Beethoven. This event is in conjunction with the Tunbridge Wells Music Festival. She will be joined by George Ross on cello
Tickets £20 to include refreshments
back to topA one-hour concert featuring students from The Historical Performance department of the Royal Academy of Music play music using an original 1756 Kirckman harpsichord and 1800 Rosenberger fortepiano from the Richard Burnett Collection at Waterdown House.
This event is introduced by Steven Devine.
The tickets are free (but please do get a ticket as numbers are very limited) and there will be a retiring collection for the Finchcocks Charity.
This event is made possible by the Finchcocks Charity
Tickets (free) from: https://www.eventbookings.com/b/event/royal-academy-students-at-waterdown-house
back to topIn conjunction with the Tunbridge Wells Music Festival, we are offering young people between the ages of 11-18 the opportunity to participate in a masterclass and workshop. There will be a chance to have a private lesson on the Graf piano and also an opportunity to play on the harpsichord (1756) , Viennese fortepiano (1795) and Clementi pianoforte (1822). Please register early and prepare one piece that can be played on a Graf piano (eg. Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn) no longer than 7 minutes
A parent/guardian must be present for your entire slot.
Light refreshments will be available throughout the day
Slots are available at the following times:
10:00 - 11:30
11:45 - 13:15
14:00 - 15:30
Costings: £20 per student.
Please contact: katrina@finchcocks.co.uk to register. and for an application form. Registration is essential in order to attend
back to topI tell my piano the things I used to tell you
Chopin