| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2012 Cheltenham Town Hall | Three Pieces from 1918 at the Cheltenham Music Festival |
 Red, white and blue bunting, with matching lighting, adorned the balconies of Cheltenham Town Hall, setting a patriotic scene for a concert of music from the year that World War I ended. Television presenter Julia Somerville opened the evening sat at a vintage newsdesk with her own careful research, for which she can be highly commended. She was followed by a number of well-known soloists including Katherine Gowers and Steven Isserlis for an exciting programme of works composed in 1918.
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| 11-Jul-2012 Pittville Pump Room | Back to 1915: Kraggerud, Isserlis and more at the Cheltenham Music Festival |
 The concert opened with BBC newsreader Julia Somerville, summarising news from the year 1915 at an old-fashioned broadcasting desk complete with microphone. It was informative, and set the scene for this recital, one in a series of ‘time capsule’ concerts, solely featuring music composed in 1915 – including two of Debussy’s last chamber pieces.
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