Tag Archives: Bath Guildhall

Bath Festival 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by vhk10

I didn’t get to anything in this year’s Bath Festival – there are fewer classical concerts these days and it came at a busy time for me. However I have eye(?ear)witness reports on a couple of the concerts held in … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest (3) – Sitkovetskys and Tallis Scholars

Posted on December 2, 2018 by vhk10

My husband went to hear the regular Festival visitors, the Sitkovetsky Trio, give a lunchtime recital at the Guildhall. They were not quite on their best form. Haydn’s ‘Gypsy Rondo’ trio worked well but Schubert’s D929 trio is rambling and … Continue reading →

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the harpsichord playing of my dreams

Posted on March 9, 2018 by vhk10

I didn’t want to miss the Bath Bachfest lunchtime recital of Mahan Esfahani and Michala Petri, either of whom would be a draw on their own. They came to the Guildhall with a programme of music by Handel, Bach, Telemann, … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest 2017

Posted on December 1, 2017 by vhk10

We didn’t do much about getting tickets in advance, partly because there were lots of good concerts and we were happy with almost anything that didn’t sell out. Imogen Cooper is a regular here, though it was a little surprising … Continue reading →

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Bath Mozartfest 2016

Posted on November 22, 2016 by vhk10

There has been so much going on that this report is going to be rather brief. Between us we got to three concerts. My husband went to hear Winterreise in the Guildhall, performed by Roderick Williams and Roger Vignoles, which … Continue reading →

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an organist’s wedding and two Festival concerts

Posted on June 9, 2016 by vhk10

There was just too much going on on May 21st. I had been due to sing a concert in Reading but asked to be released from it when I realised there were enough sopranos and some unrepeatable events going on … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2014 (1): Imogen Cooper and a twang from the Sitkovetskys

Posted on November 30, 2014 by vhk10

While the International Music Festival struggles, the Bath Mozartfest is thriving (and now described by its chairman as ‘Bath’s premier music festival’). Part of the reason for this is the well-established relationships with certain leading performers and groups, plus some … Continue reading →

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An idea for a Bath concert hall?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by vhk10

Oxford, like Bath, lacks a purpose-built concert hall for anything larger than chamber concerts, using the Town Hall, Sheldonian Theatre and churches and chapels. This is due to change as St. Edward’s School is planning to open a concert hall … Continue reading →

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Mozartfest 2012 (2): Alisdair Beatson and the Jerusalem Quartet

Posted on December 12, 2012 by vhk10

I went to two more concerts in the Mozartfest. Firstly Alisdair Beatson played a song-inspired programme in the Guildhall. The centrepiece was Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy. I’m not sure I’d ever heard this live before. It was played with great vigour … Continue reading →

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A citizenship ceremony

Posted on March 23, 2012 by vhk10

I have recently taken part in a ceremony to admit some 30 or so people to British citizenship. My role was to help lead in the singing of the National Anthem after they’d heard from one or two people from … Continue reading →

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