NEWBURY Spring FESTIVAL | 2023

box office 01635 522733 32 newburyspringfestival.org.uk 33 Lucy Crowe Sunday 14 May Following her appearance in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle on 7 May (see page 9) we are delighted to welcome back Lucy Crowe for this all-Strauss recital, originally planned for the 2020 Festival. She is one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation and performs in the world’s greatest opera houses, including Covent Garden where, in 2019, she starred alongside Joyce Di Donato in Handel’s Agrippina . Accompanying Lucy is Anna Tilbrook, one of Britain’s most exciting pianists, with a considerable reputation in song recitals and chamber music. Their recital will include some of the composer’s greatest vocal masterpieces including The Four Last Songs . St Mary’s Church Shaw RG14 2DR 7.30pm (ends approx 9.20pm) £21.25 (includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket) Sponsored by Fairhurst Estates Lucy Crowe soprano Anna Tilbrook piano © Victoria Cadisch Young Artists Recital 4 Piano CompetitionWinner Monday 15 May Newbury Spring Festival is delighted to welcome the winner of the 2023 Sheepdrove Piano Competition to the Corn Exchange to perform a recital as part of the Festival’s Young Artists Lunchtime Series. The prestigious competition, open to students from all the major UK conservatoires, was founded in 2009 by the Sheepdrove Trust. The winning pianist’s programme will feature works by Rachmaninov. Today’s recital is an opportunity to hear more of the winning pianist following the competition held at Sheepdrove, Lambourn on Sunday 14 May (see page 30). Sponsored by The Headley Trust Corn Exchange Newbury RG14 5BD 12.30pm (ends approx 1.30pm) £13.25 Recital only (series ticket for all 6 lunchtime recitals £66.25) (includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) BOOK NOW BOOK NOW