Harrogate Festival Event Guide 2019

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your summer

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This summer the Hallé Orchestra return to Harrogate, bringing the quality and excitement they did under the baton of Sir Barbirolli, however this time they’re accompanied by a new man in town. He likes it shaken not stirred, and you will too as Casino Royale in Concert opens the season with Bond on the big screen supported by the full force of the Hallé.

Whilst Bond may travel the world, this year the world comes to Harrogate. From the Leeds International Piano Competition Winner Eric Lu and Menuhin Competition winner Christian Li to authors travelling into town from across the world to raise a glass at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival including James Patterson and Jo Nesbo, Val McDermid and Belinda Bauer plus man of the moment Jed Mercurio. Harrogate continues to host visitors from across the world this summer as Harrogate hosts a Carnival in the Valley Gardens as part of the cultural festival supporting the World Cycling Championships.

Music, dance and food means a party for all the family!

Amongst a firmament of starry live acts, come marvel at the Museum of the Moon. An art installation celebrating the 50th anniversary of the the moon landings, with a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound.

See the Royal Hall in a new light with our Residency to rival the Spiegeltent, come dancing to the band the A-list trust to get the party going - the Euro-trotting Gypsy Queens. Go mad for it with DJ Graeme Park – the man behind the legendary Hacienda - throw in some rip-roaring glamour from the House of Burlesque, and a bust some moves at the Silent Disco for an electrifying night out.

Doing it for the kids is our one-day Children’s Festival, and all ages can get into the swing of some old-fashioned wartime spirit with our epic free family day-out, as the popular 1940’s Day returns to Valley Gardens, complete with spitfire fly-over.

This year we invite you to boldly go...from chilled concerts by candlelight to reaching orchestral heights, Harrogate International Festivals invites you to hear and see live events that will reimagine, and reignite, your world.

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2019’s summer season promises immersive experiences that are out of this world.

Alternatively, dine under the stars in the sumptuous Valley Gardens with our Long Table Dinner, or join in the Midsummer madness with festival favourites, Oddsocks.

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Thu 30 May | 7pm

| Casino Royale in Concert

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Thu 13 Jun | 6.45pm | Long Table Dinner Thu 13 Jun | 7.30pm | Berwins Salon North:

The Power of the Mind Thu 20 Jun | 7.30pm | Eric Lu Sun 23 Jun | All Day | 1940’s Day Thu 27 Jun | 7.30pm | Gypsy Queens Fri 28 Jun | 8pm | Graeme Park Sat 29 Jun | 10am – 3.30pm

| Children’s Festival Sat 29 Jun | 7.30pm | House of Burlesque

& Silent Disco

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Thu 4 Jul | 11am | YM: Solem String Quartet Sat 6 Jul | 11am | YM: Christian Li Sun 7 – Sun 14 Jul | Museum of the Moon Tue 9 Jul | 7.30pm | Oddsocks: A Midsummer

Night’s Dream Wed 10 Jul | 7.30pm | Oddsocks: A Midsummer

Night’s Dream Fri 12 Jul | 8pm | Concert by Candlelight:

Gesualdo Six Sat 13 Jul | 11am | YM: Rob Burton Thu 18 July | 9am-5.30pm

| Creative Thursday

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Fri 19 July | 9am |

Fri 19 July | 5pm | Fri 19 July | 8.30pm |

Sat 20 July | 9am |

Sat 20 July | 5pm |

Sat 20 July | 8.30pm |

Sun 21 July | 10.30am |

Sun 21 July | 12pm |

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Awards p23 Special Guest: James Patterson p24 Special Guest: Jo Nesbo p24 Special Guest: M.C. Beaton, Stuart MacBride p24 Special Guest: Jeffery Deaver p26 Special Guests: Belinda Bauer, Eva Dolan, Erin Kelly p26 Special Guests: Harlan Coben, Ian Rankin p26 Special Guests: Val McDermid, Nicola Sturgeon p28 Special Guest: Jed Mercurio p28

Fri 26 Jul | 11am | Sat 27 Jul | All Day |

Sat 27 Jul | 7.30pm |

YM: Xinyuan Wang Harrogate Welcomes The World Carnival Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra with Julian Bliss

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Did you know?

Julian Bliss first attended the Festival in 2002 as a 12-year-old Young Musician and is now one of the world’s finest clarinettists.

See this if you liked: The Hallé, Manchester Camerata, Solem String Quartet

Museum of the Moon is an out of this world installation with each centimetre representing 5km of the moon’s surface.

It’s an awe-inspiring sight and is only £3 for adults and £1 for children so visit once or lots, stay for a few minutes or for longer, but don’t forget your camera.

Did you know?

There are even Pink Floyd lyrics about the dark side of the moon, but the entire concept of a “dark side” is inaccurate, just because the far side of the moon does not face Earth, does not mean that it is dark all the time.

Long Table Dinner For one night only, The Long Table Dinner will transform the iconic Valley Garden’s into Harrogate’s coolest restaurant.

Enjoy an evening of style and sophistication, a spectacular setting and a sumptuous three course meal. Perfect for foodies.

Did you know?

The long table dinner has long been praised as the best way to eat. Being amongst friends, family, strangers, whoever, is proven to be good for your health.

See this if you liked: There’s nothing quite like it, perfect for everyone!

See this if you liked: The Fire Garden by Cie Carabosse, Luminarium by Architects of Air.

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Royal Hall Residency Missing the mix of the Festival Spiegeltent this year? Don’t worry, our annual fix of favourite artists guaranteeing a great party have relocated to the Royal Hall which will be dressed as Harrogate’s very own version of the Spiegeltent.

Relive the iconic days of the Hacienda with legendary DJ Graeme Park, and strut your stuff to Harrogate’s favourite touring band the Gypsy Queens. The Residency also plays host to the ever popular Children’s Festival.

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There’s nothing quite like hearing a full orchestra perform, it gives us goosebumps. The RLPO is a full 70-piece orchestra and their stunning sound will fill the Royal Hall this July. Performing alongside them is award winning clarinettist Julian Bliss.

Museum of the Moon

Did you know?

The Royal Hall really is Harrogate’s equivalent of the village hall, from tea dances to cinema, young farmers to school prize-givings this venue has played host to them all.

The stories it could tell……

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hif+ highlights

Throughout the year our HIF+ Programme delivers a wide range of projects designed to improve lives through access to the arts.

Big Read

Big Write

The Big Read encourages as many people as possible to read and to access their local libraries. We distribute free copies of the Big Read Book, to local libraries and supported by our Author in Residence Mari Hannah we hold Big Read book group sessions across the North of England.

The Big Write: in association with Ashville College is a free to access day of writing for primary schools across the District.

With over 800 children attending in 2019 we work with our education partners Pobble and the inspiring children’s author Kate Pankhurst to make writing for fun exciting and engaging.

This year we also welcome librarians from across the nation to our library conference with Darren Henley OBE as key note speaker.

Did you know?

The average reading age in the UK is roughly that of a nine-year-old.

Did you know?

Encouraging children to write a story of their very own can give them an enormous confidence boost, improve spelling and grammar and help them to make sense of the world around them.

Community Libraries

Musical Mums

Situated throughout Harrogate are several HIF Community Libraries to encourage you to pick up a book and start reading. Pop along to choose a book and remember to leave one you’ve already read in return.

Free weekly music-making sessions where young parents and their babies can learn together, developing skills, confidence and positive bonds.

This singing session explores rhythm, movement and singing all of which are vital to young children’s overall development.

Did you know?

Did you know?

Alongside reading our mini libraries promote sharing, repurposing and community spirit.

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Babies see hear and move in rhythm with their mother’s voice in the first hours of life.

Museum of the Moon

The little ones get an entire Festival

Have you ever wondered what

to themselves! Designed with kids

the moon looks like close-up?

in mind and curated with

Is it really made of cheese?

imagination, stretch everything

Satisfy even the most curious of

from their brain to their toes with

minds with this amazing installation.

ballet, music making, storytelling

Choose your favourite Instagram

and science shows.

filter and snap away.

Library of Live Are you ages 7-25,

Oddsocks: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Harrogate Welcomes The World

love music and literature and want

This outdoor theatre performance

creates a huge party in the park

to try out events for free…?

makes Shakespeare such enormous

with music, dance, street theatre

Then Library of Live is the thing

fun! The perfect family outing for

and food from across the world.

for you. All you need to do is join

children of all ages from 1-101, with

Be part of it!

as a member, there’s no cost and

audience participation, picnics and

there’s so much fun to be had.

plenty of space to let off steam at the

This fun themed day has lots of fun for all the family, with live music, interactive activities, food trucks, stalls galore, children’s rides, fancy dress and of course a huge dose of 1940’s nostalgia.

Carnival

glorious Harlow Carr Gardens.

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Casino Royale in Concert with the Hallé Orchestra |

Tickets: From £30

Conductor: Ben Palmer

Thursday 30 May | 7pm Harrogate Convention Centre Bin the Bose. Scrap the Sonos.

Experience the James Bond soundtrack LIVE alongside the film on a Big Screen.

Film Concerts Live! proudly presents Casino Royale in Concert, produced in association with EON Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM). For the first time ever, audiences will experience Bond on the big screen accompanied by the full force of the Hallé orchestra performing composer David Arnold’s thrilling musical score live to picture!

Directed by Martin Campbell, Casino Royale brings us Bond at the start of his career, having just earned 00 status and his licence to kill, and introduces us to the next James Bond – Daniel Craig.

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A unique introduction to music for babies and children; join Made with Music for an exciting musical adventure.

Have fun singing songs, exploring instruments and listening to live music! Designed to appeal to both boisterous tots and new-borns, Made with Music is the perfect introduction to live music.

1pm-2pm | Ages 2-8 Step inside this modern-day classic for a fun-packed, interactive, storytelling adventure.

Watch the characters embark on their adventure and all the challenges they face, from swishy swashy grass to thick oozy mud, and help them in their hunt for a bear! An interactive performance for all the family to enjoy.

Tickets: £6

for Children and Adults for all events. Please note children under 16 must always be accompanied by an appropriate adult.

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Mad Science: Mission to Mars 2.30pm-3.30pm | Ages 4+ In this show children will discover what it takes to blast off into space, survive in zero gravity and make it back home safely. Discussing aerodynamics, the effect of gravity and the four forces of flight, you may very well have Britain’s next astronaut beginning their training right here. We’ll end our amazing display of experiments with an incredible (controlled!) rocket fuel explosion!

SATURDAY 29 JUNE | 2019

This interactive retelling of the Puss in Boots famous children’s story is the perfect introduction to ballet and live performance.

Children will have the opportunity to work with a professional ballet company and explore the story and characters whilst learning steps from Northern Ballet’s production. No prior experience needed!

11.30am-12.15pm | Ages 0-5

Rainbow Factory: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Royal Hall | Harrogate

10am-10.45am | Ages 3-7

Made with Music

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Tickets: £12 Come to all four events for £42

Solem String Quartet

Christian Li

Thursday 4 July | 11am | St Wilfrid’s Church

Saturday 6 July | 11am | Wesley Chapel

supported by the Dorothy Parkinson Memorial Award for Young British Musicians

Gordon Back | piano

Amy Tress William Newell Alistair Vennart Stephanie Tress

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Programme: Britten | Three Divertimenti Haydn | Quartet No.64 in D major, Op.76, No.5 Schumann | Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op.41

Programme: Vitali | Dvořák | Saint-Saëns | Li | Bazzini |

Chaconne Sonatina Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Harvest Song of the Fisherman Ronde de Lutins

Winner of the 2014 Royal Over-Seas League Ensemble Competition, the Solem Quartet was formed in 2011 at the University of Manchester. The quartet takes its name from the university’s motto “arduus ad solem”, meaning “striving towards the sun”. In keeping with its name, the Solem Quartet’s first project was to play the Haydn Op. 20 “Sun” Quartets.

Christian Li, 11 years-old, was born in Melbourne Australia and began learning the violin at the age of 5. Christian came to international attention in April 2018 when at the age of 10 he became the youngest-ever joint winner of the Junior 1st Prize at the Menuhin Competition Geneva 2018. He also received the Audience Prize and the Composer Award.

“Solem have full mastery of their performance; true cohesiveness is rare yet Solem have it, every note attack is timed to perfection.” - The Sphinx

“This 10-year-old Australian violin prodigy is so good you might cry… on stage at one of the world’s top competitions, young violinist Christian Li is quite astonishing.” – Classic FM

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Rob Burton Saturday 13 July | 11am | Wesley Chapel Christine Zerafa

Xinyuan Wang Friday 26 July | 11am | Wesley Chapel

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Programme: Debussy | Rhapsodie for Alto Saxophone & Piano Robert Planel | Prelude et Saltarelle Robert Muczynski | Sonata for Alto Saxophone

and Piano, Op. 29 Graham Fitkin | Gate Decruck | Sonata in C sharp minor Pedro Iturralde | Pequena Czarda

Programme: Schubert | Piano Sonata in D Major, D.850 Bartók | Three Folksongs from

County Csík District Bartók | Allegro Barbaro Bartók | Piano Sonata

Hailing from a farming family in Cambridgeshire, saxophonist Rob Burton won the Woodwind Category Final of BBC Young Musician 2018 at the age of eighteen. Rob studies Classical Saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music with Huw Wiggin. A keen chamber musician, Rob performs with his saxophone quartet ‘Kumori Quartet’ and with violin and piano as part of the Kavinsky Trio.

Chinese pianist Xinyuan Wang was born in 1995 and began his musical education at the age of 10. Since 2014 he has been studying at the Franz Liszt University in Weimar. In 2018 Wang attended the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition and was awarded third prize along with the Medici.tv best audience prize.

“[Rob Burton’s] bright, rich tone and intelligent phrasing made even the runs and ornaments sound like song.” - The Arts Desk

“Xinyuan Wang, whose Bach had entranced us in the semi-finals, played Schumann’s concerto with a lovely feel for the poetry.” – The Independent

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Tickets: £12 Come to all four events for £42

THURSDAY 13 JUNE | 6.45PM | VALLEY GARDENS

A unique experience of exquisite

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cuisine enjoyed under the stars on one long table, created by local celebrity chef, Stephanie Moon.

Stephanie is born and bred in Yorkshire, as well as being chef consultant for Rudding Park, she runs her own consultancy business and has appeared on the BBC’s Great British Menu series.

Tickets ÂŁ76 per person To include: Canapes & Cocktail on arrival, followed by bespoke Three Course Meal.

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The Power of the Mind

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Drawing on her case files from the frontline, forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes provides an unforgettable insight into some of the most extreme forms of human behaviour. Kerry will explore what the treatment and incarceration of transgressors says about our society. Join her to delve into The Dark Side of the Mind.

Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else – they may be even more susceptible to them. David Robson presents The Intelligence Trap. He will explore the flaws in our understanding of intelligence, provide us with a toolkit to avoid mistakes, and teach us to protect ourselves from misinformation and fake news.

James Wallman will be joining us to reveal The 7 Rules for Richer, Happier Days, Time and How to Spend It. This notto-be-missed checklist helps individuals enrich their time, learn how to avoid WMDs (weapons of mass distraction), make the most of every minute in every day, and build a truly great life! Be prepared to fizz with deeply nourishing experiences!

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Thursday 13 June Crown Hotel | 7.30pm | Tickets ÂŁ16

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Eric Lu won First Prize at The Leeds International Piano Competition in September 2018, performing Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto in the final with The Hallé and Edward Gardner.

On his semi-final round, The Independent praised a reading of Chopin’s Second Sonata which “took one’s breath away with its measured grandeur.”

Composed in 1854, Ghost Variations was the last piano work composed by Schumann. A rare treat for the ears, this set of theme and variations in E-flat major are infrequently played or recorded today. Brahms’ Three Intermezzo were composed in 1892. The first intermezzo in E-flat major is prefaced in the score by two lines from an old Scottish ballad, Lady Anne Bothwell’s Lament.

The lines are “Balow, my babe, lie still and sleep! It grieves me sore to see thee weep.” Although composed in 1823, Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A minor was not published until 1839, eleven years after his death. This sonata, Schubert’s last to be in three movements, is seen by many to herald a new era in Schubert’s output for the piano. Handel was most famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi. Eric Lu brings the Baroque period to life performing Chaconne HMV 435 from the most recent publication Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis. Chopin’s Second Sonata promises to bring this concert to a triumphant close. Comprising four movements, this sonata gained instant popularity with the public when published. Having become an archetypal evocation of death it has been performed at funerals all over the world, including Chopin’s own funeral.

Programme: Schumann Brahms Schubert Handel Chopin

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Ghost Variations Intermezzo No.1, Op.117 Piano Sonata in A minor, D784 Chaconne HWV 435 Piano Sonata No.2

“Artistry of that kind is rare in pianists of any age; to find it in a 20-year old is simply astounding.” – The Daily Telegraph.

Eric Lu Thursday 20 June

7.30pm | Old Swan Hotel

1940’s Day | Sunday 23 June

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Re live the nostalgia of 1940s wartime Britain, as the Valley Gardens becomes the venue for this fantastic family day.

Explore vintage cars and military vehicles alongside vintage stalls with a host of re-enactors and appearances from the Royal Air Force and the Army.

Why not dress to impress and visit us in 1940s attire or dance to the live music throughout the day.

Enjoy the entertainment from the stage in the safe hands of our hosts Major Swing and Kitty with a programme featuring the Echo42 Big Band, the Harrogate Band, Maria Manchester, The Seatones, Harrogate Harmony Barbershop Chorus and the George Formby Experience.

Make the most of the family day and try your hand with our vintage games, fairground rides, food trucks and bars or bring your own picnic, sit back and enjoy the entertainment.

Don’t miss the Spitfire flypast too!* It’s a great day for all the family, and best of all it’s completely

FREE! *Subject to the needs of service.

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Valley Gardens | Harrogate

THURSDAY 27 - SATURDAY 29 JUNE | 2019

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Gypsy Queens

Graeme Park

They became known for their ultra-exclusive gigs at private parties, with the likes of Elton John and Rod Stewart in the audience. The A-list entertainers head to Harrogate once again with their trademark dynamic, energetic charm for what promises to be a sell-out show. Drawing from a repertoire of classic hits, and famed for their riotously entertaining performances, experience this truly irrepressible musical force in the delectable surroundings of the Royal Hall.

Graeme Park was one of the DJ’s responsible for the legendary Hacienda in Manchester, at the heart of the cultural boom of Cool Britannia in the late 80s and early 90s, headed by bands like Happy Mondays and Stone Roses. Join us to rave the night away under the golden rooftops of the Royal Hall.

Thursday 27 June | 7.30pm

Friday 28 June | 8pm

Tickets: £22

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House of Burlesque and Silent Disco Saturday 29 June | 7.30pm The acclaimed stars of the House of Burlesque return to Harrogate after 3 consecutive years of sell-out shows with their innovative and bold show, that’s sure to ruffle some feathers.

After you’ve been dazzled and delighted by House of Burlesque, it’s time to grab your headphones and join us for the ever-popular Silent Disco. With three DJs playing tunes from all decades and genres, you’re sure to find something you love that’ll have you dancing the night away in the golden surroundings of the Royal Hall.

Tickets: £22

Join Queen of provocateurs, Miss Tempest Rose, one of the most exciting and multi-skilled showgirl artists in the world, for a rip-roaring, gin-soaked evening full of high-end glamour, joyful satire and the best of burlesque.

(includes entry to the Silent Disco) and £12 (Silent Disco only)

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It’s time to ditch the headphones Experience it live with Harrogate Festivals Raworths Harrogate

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Tue 9 & Wed 10 July | 7.30pm RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Oddsocks Productions return to celebrate their 30th Anniversary year with yet another high-energy, feel-good, family theatre show. Pack your picnic and join the crazy theatre troupe for a festival of music, magic and mayhem as they bring that Shakespearean favourite “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, to life as you have never seen it before.

Four young lovers run away to a summer festival in the woods to escape the stress of parental expectations at home. Before long they unwittingly find themselves the subjects of tricks, played on them with hilarious results.

Add to that a troupe of amateur actors hired to play at the festival and you have the perfect recipe for an evening of hilarious family entertainment.

If there’s one show you see this summer, make it this one!

Tickets: Adults: £19, Children 7-18: £12, Children under 7: £5, Family Ticket: £56 (2 Adults & 2 Children)

“Oddsocks certainly knows how to tickle a funny bone or two.

Laugh? I laughed until I cried at this absolutely fantastic rendition of Shakespeare’s classic.”

– Derby Telegraph.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Artwork by Luke Jerram

7 - 14 July St Wilfrid’s Church

To mark the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon, St Wilfrid’s Church will become home to an out of this world art installation. In situ for just over a week, Museum of the Moon is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface.

Prepare to be wowed by this extra-terrestrial experience.

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Owain Park Guy James Alexander Chance Joseph Wicks Josh Cooter Michael Craddock Sam Mitchell

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Tickets: £21

This concert takes place under the Museum of the Moon

The Gesualdo Six is a vocal consort comprised of some of the UK’s finest young consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Formed in March 2014 for a performance of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, the group went on to give over sixty performances around the United Kingdom and abroad in its first three years.

Gesualdo Six Friday 12 July | 8pm | St Wilfrid’s Church

Whilst initially focusing on early music, concert programmes began to reflect a desire to include more modern repertoire. Under candlelight, the Gesualdo Six will explore new ways of experiencing things and perhaps seeing things in a new light as they intertwine a selection of medieval and modern sacred works, to include the following: Philippe de Vitry

Owain Park William Byrd Diogo Dias Melgas Tim Watts Richard Rodney Bennett

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| Vos qui admiramini - Gratissima virginia species | Phos hilaron | Ave Maria | Salve Regina | Kepler-Motetten | The Seasons of His Mercies

concert by candlelight

“Weavers of rich and plangent aural tapestries, The Gesualdo Six meld style and substance with beguiling sure-footedness.” – BBC Music Magazine

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Thu 18 July | 9am-5.30pm Sessions throughout the day:

Join the Creative Thursday Alumni Just Bloody Write Get it Right… First Time The Dragon’s Pen

Who will take the title? Six shortlisted authors will put their game face on as host Mark Lawson presents the murderously good line-up. The coveted Novel of the Year Award, dubbed the crime writing fraternity’s equivalent to the Oscars, with a pint of Yorkshire’s finest thrown in, kicks off 2019’s Festival in style. An icon of the genre will also be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution accolade. Celebrations continue with the official Festival opening party.

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crime festival 18-21 JULY 2019

Creative Thursday:

Crime writing’s most wanted accolade, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, returns to highlight the cream of the crop of crime novels published by British and Irish authors over the last year.

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Thu 18 July | 8pm | Tickets: £18

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Special Guests:

M.C. Beaton & Stuart MacBride Fri 19 July | 8.30pm | Tickets £15

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Fri 19 July | 9am | Tickets £15

Fri 19 July | 5pm | Tickets £15

James Patterson is a brand in himself. An ad-man turned author, he outsells them all. The philanthropist and publishing powerhouse currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers and he’s been the most-borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past 11 years in a row.

Have you a Harry-shaped Hole in your life? Form a disorderly queue. He’s back! When the queue last snaked outside the Old Swan for Nesbo, it prompted a journalist to dub the audience as ‘Nesbomaniacs.’ Selling 40 million books in 50 languages, he’s got us hooked on Hole, Oslo’s troubled alcoholic detective.

James Patterson

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Jo Nesbo

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Glasgow-born M.C. Beaton is the creator of Agatha Raisin, the bouncy public relations maven turned amateur sleuth with a lovable streak.

A move to the Cotswolds inspired the brilliant Agatha, now charming viewers on Sky TV starring Ashley Jensen.

Stuart MacBride may have an even more eclectic CV than his fellow Scot. Life before crime writing included stints as an actor, graphic designer and undertaker.

The bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, set in Aberdeen, advises we all sit down with a beer and bag of chips and a good book; his latest Blood Road, was acclaimed as his best work yet.

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Friday 19 July | What’s On

12pm

| A Class Act | £12

2pm

| Pace | £12

3.30pm | Antipodean Noir | £12 5pm

| Special Guest: Jo Nesbo | £15

6pm

| Dead Good Reader Awards | £14

6.15pm | Author Dinner: Cooking Up a Murder | £42 8.30pm | Special Guests:

M.C. Beaton & Stuart MacBride | £15 10pm

Theakston Old Peculier

10.30am | Emerald Noir | £12

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| Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers’ Gig | £12

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Special Guests:

Belinda Bauer, Eva Dolan, Erin Kelly Special Guest:

Jeffery Deaver Sat 20 July | 9am | Tickets £15 Loved for his chutzpah plotting and page turning panache, Jeffery Deaver, like his novels, is full of surprising twists. A breeder of prizewinning briards, a former folk singer, journalist and attorney, he prepares his plots as tightly as a legal brief, and has now sold 50 million books worldwide.

Special Guests:

Harlan Coben

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Ian Rankin

Sat 20 July | 5pm | Tickets £15

Sat 20 July | 8.30pm | Tickets £15

Be bowled over by this trio of powerhouse authors.

With over 70 million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben is the perennial #1 New York Times author of 30 novels. He’s also shaping the streaming schedules with Netflix’s Safe. His next Netflix collaboration will star Hobbit actor Richard Armitage in The Stranger. Coben’s latest standalone, Run Away, is acclaimed as a ‘bombshell-laden thriller’. Ian Rankin created the iconic John Rebus, just over 30 years ago.

He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and received an OBE for services to literature.

Belinda Bauer worked as a journalist and screenwriter before she gave novel writing a try; last year she rocked the literary world when she was longlisted for the Booker for Snap. Eva Dolan was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger (for unpublished authors) as a teenager. Her first standalone This is How it Ends propels her onto the A-list. Journalist and author Erin Kelly’s first novel, The Poison Tree, became a major ITV drama whilst He Said She Said sat on the Sunday Times bestseller list for 12 weeks, with Gillian Flynn declaring it ‘unforgettable’.

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Saturday 20 July | What’s On 9am

| Special Guest: Jeffery Deaver | £15

1pm

| Readers’ Book Group with Mari Hannah Free Tickets*

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| Make ‘Em Laugh Make ‘Em Cry | £12

3.30pm | Blood, Guts & Gratuitous Violence | £12 5pm

| Special Guests: Belinda Bauer, Eva Dolan, Erin Kelly | £15

6.15pm | Author Dinner: The Key Question | £42 8.30pm | Special Guests: Harlan Coben

and Ian Rankin | £15 10pm

| Late Night Quiz | £12

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Special Guest:

Jed Mercurio Special Guests: Val McDermid in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon Sun 21 July | 10.30am | Tickets £15

Sun 21 July | 12pm | Tickets £15

Who better to put the world to rights on a Sunday morning than two Scottish Supernovas? Val McDermid has been publishing acclaimed crime fiction for over 30 years. An international bestseller, she’s written four award-winning series. Other work includes non-fiction, short stories, a children’s picture book, writing dramas for radio and the stage, and captaining a winning University Challenge team.

Palms sweating? Make way for the mercurial Mercurio, who cemented his reputation as the most successful writer working in TV today with Bodyguard. The son of Italian immigrants, Jed worked as a junior doctor and served briefly with the RAF. His early work, Cardiac Arrest, set in an NHS hospital, reflected his own experiences and a fascination with how members of institutions close ranks. Bodyguard shared DNA with Line of Duty’s jawdropping twists, labyrinthine plots, and themes of internal corruption.

Mercurio brought the nation to its knees in minutes as PTSD-sufferer and ex-squaddie turned police protection officer, David Budd (Richard Madden) prevented a suicide bombing on a packed train. A role that led to a Golden Globe and put Madden into the Bond rumour mill. With viewing figures exceeding 10 million, Bodyguard returned us to a time when a TV show could be a national event. Jed will be interviewed by the BBC’s Steph McGovern.

Nicola Sturgeon joined the SNP at 16. Five years later she became Scotland’s youngest parliamentary candidate and in 2014 was elected SNP Leader. She is the first female First Minister of Scotland. An enthusiastic reader, Nicola views books as one of life’s great pleasures. She regularly shares her recommendations on social media on a Saturday night and is an avid supporter of libraries. She’s also become a regular interviewer of writers at of writers at book festivals.

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Saturday 27 July | 7.30pm | Royal Hall Programme: Puccini | Capriccio Sinfonico Mozart | Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622 Brahms | Symphony No.4

Tickets: £40, £38, £35, £32, £29.

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Founded in 1840 by a group of Liverpool music-lovers, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is the UK’s oldest continuing professional symphony orchestra and one the world’s oldest concert societies. Under the baton of Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong, this special night promises to be an unforgettable festival finale with a delectable programme of works.

Puccini’s Capriccio Sinfonico was presented as his graduation composition in July 1883 and was only the second of his works ever to be published.

Julian Bliss, one of the world’s finest clarinettist, joins the RLPO onstage to perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major, which was completed less than two months before the composer’s death. Originally intended for basset horn, the version widely known today was transcribed for clarinet, with the listener hearing the work with differing colours. The 2019 summer season is brought to a close with the last of Brahms’ symphonies to be composed.

With its serious tone and striking complexities, each of the movements of his fourth symphony bears the distinct stamp of his personality.

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Tuesday 23 April, 7.30pm Beethoven Quartet Op 18, No 3 Dvořák Quartet No 8, Op 80 Ravel Quartet

Tuesday 21 May, 7.30pm

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Beethoven Quartet Op 18, No 1 Sally Beamish Prach Boondiskulchok Jonathan Dove Giles Swayne 40th anniversary commissions Schubert Quartet No 14 (Death and the Maiden)

Tuesday 18 June, 7.30pm Learn to Sing with us

Haydn Quartet Op 20, No 6 Bartók Quartet No 2 Beethoven Quartet Op 59, No 1 (Razumovsky)

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Honorary President: Dame Fanny Waterman DBE Vice Presidents:

Lady Soti Mrs Frainy Ardeshir Lesley Garrett CBE Malcolm Neesam Peter Blackburn CBE David Haxby Christine Woods

Board of Trustees Fiona Movley Chairman Matthew Osborne Honorary Treasurer John Bywater Sofia Cann Jenny Harris Craig Ratcliffe Susan Rumfitt David Salter Kate Spencer Observer Stan Lumley

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Festival Team Sharon Canavar Charlotte Woods Helen Donkin Lizzie Brewster Beth Walker

Mary Mulloy Josie Miller Ruth Moody Pauline Empson

Theakston Old peculier Crime Programming Committee Mari Hannah

– 2019 Programming Chair Mark Billingham NJ Cooper Jane Gregory Val McDermid Steve Mosby Julia Wisdom

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