Harpsichord en fête

The Institut français d'Ecosse presents Edinburgh’s first-ever international harpsichord festival: Harpsichord en fête.

From March 7th to the 12th, we invite you to participate in a week-long celebration of the harpsichord and baroque music.

We are honoured to welcome local greats as well as international harpsichord superstars to perform 5 concerts over 6 nights. The talent includes Jean Rondeau, Paolo Zanzu, Le Stagioni, David Gerrard, John Kitchen, Jan Waterfield and László Rózsa.

The festival will also be a moment of discovery and learning, with a series of talks and workshops held at the Institut exploring musical techniques and the influence of this storied instrument.

Concerts will be held at the Institut français d'Ecosse and at our festival partner, St Cecilia’s Hall, The University of Edinburgh.

Recitals programme:

Paolo Zanzu
The Sypert Concert Room, St Cecilia’s Hall
Thursday, 7 March, 19:00
£15/£12 (conc.)

David Gerrard and John Kitchen
John Kitchen and David Gerrard : Music for two harpsichords
Salle Moreau-Evrard, Institut français
Friday, 8 March, 19:00
£15/£12 (conc.)

Le Stagioni
The Sypert Concert Room, St Cecilia’s Hall
Saturday, 9 March, 19:00
£15/£12 (conc.)

Jan Waterfield and László Rózsa
FLATTER, TICKLE & COURT THE EAR?
Salle Moreau-Evrard, Institut français
Sunday, 10 March, 19:00
£15/£12 (conc.)

Jean Rondeau
The Sypert Concert Room, St Cecilia’s Hall
Tuesday, 12 March, 19:00
£15/£12 (conc.)

Conferences and workshops programme:

Of Scottishness in Baroque music: national style and European influences
Tiam Goudarzi
Salle Moreau-Evrard, Institut français
Saturday, 9 March, 16:30
£5/£3 (conc.)

Basse continue
Jan Waterfield
Salle Moreau-Evrard, Institut français
Sunday, 10 March, 15.00
£5/£3 (conc.)

Harpsichord Improvisation Competition
Carlos Zapata Carratala
Institut français
Sunday, 10 March, 16.30
Free

The history of the franco-flemmish harpsichord
Grant O’ Brien
Salle Moreau-Evrard, Institut français
Tuesday, 12 March, 16.30
£5/£3 (conc.)

More information and tickets available soon

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