Guide Festival of Chichester enters final virtual week
Festival
Plenty of highlights remain to come as this year’s Virtual Festival of Chichester enters its fourth week.
The day’s events will be added at 7pm ready for enjoying at the traditional 7.30pm event time.
Festival events will then stay online all summer.
Log on at https:// festivalofchichester.co.uk/ virtual-festival/
Events coming up include: Thurs, July 2 – The Seasons, Tchaikovsky:
Victor Ryabchikov (piano). Described by BBC Music as ‘unfailingly beautiful’ in his playing, the Russian virtuoso treats us to May from The Seasons.
Fri, July 3 – Waves and Bridges: Pavlos Carvalho & Friends. An enticing programme of music which varies from pop ballads to
Greek folk and Turkish songs.
Sat, July 4 – The Story of Love in the Harbour: Danielle Morgan & Ensemble. The Story of Love in the Harbour is a powerful musical dramatisation of the romance between Captain George Mcelroy, a WWI RAF officer and a young Irish girl, Grace Guinan. The beautiful alloriginal music, performed live by Danielle Morgan and orchestra, conveys a message of the futility of war and the true meaning of heroism, sacrifice and love.
Sun, July 5 – Beethoven – Pianist, Prophet, Dreamer: Reiko Fujisawa. Pianist
Reiko Fujisawa presents the second part of her tribute to Beethoven in his 250th anniversary year.
Mon, July 6 – Sketches of Spain Flamenco Show: Duende Flamenco. Helena
“La Leyenda” and Ana Reese present a taste of Spanish flamenco dance.
Mon, July 6 – The Reluctant Teabag: Sandra Saer.
Publisher of SMH Books and author Sandra Saer takes us on a quirky voyage of discovery about how a sense of humour has lifted our spirits through the ages
Tues, July 7 – In the Beautiful City: Rob Johnston (guitar). Join classically trained jazz/blues guitarist Rob Johnston as he takes us into the Beautiful City as MC Takes a Walk.
Wed, July 8 – Sculpture, Murray, Large as Life: Vincent Gray. The sculptor of the statue of poet John Keats in Eastgate introduces us to his monumental project to celebrate local Admiral Murray and the national hero of Trafalgar, Horatio Nelson.
Thurs, July 9 – Celebrating Cuban Music: The Latin Bridge (Amici Concerts). Settle back to the summer sounds of Cuban band Latin Bridge.
Fri, July 10 – A Recital in Rehearsal: Tamzin Barnett (soprano). Chichesterbased soprano Tamzin
Barnett shares videos from her rehearsal process of songs by Mozart, Schubert and Massenet for a recital exploring her musical relationships with pianist Birgit Rohovsky.
Sat, July 11 – Bach Solo Cello Suite No 3: Pavlos Carvalho. The profound imagination behind the cathartic simplicity of Bach’s cello suites makes his music a companion for life for the listener and a mystery to be constantly re-examined and explored by the performer. This performance was recorded live by Mark Granger and John Fincham.
Sun, July 12 – We’ll Meet Again: The Chichester Singers. Regular festival performers, the Chichester Singers, bring the 2020 Virtual Festival of Chichester to a striking conclusion with this specially-recorded music, evoking the spirit of this unusual year and looking ahead to the return of a live festival in 2021.