By Heidi Trautmann

Alas, the post-pandemic first Music Festival ended with 22 June 2021 but we were offered some consolation to make the sudden silence easier to bear.

The programme of this special concert was exquisite and well balanced, musical pieces to show the whole musical range of a violin.

Jules Massenet:                       Meditation

Georgy Sviridov:                    Snowstorm (Arr. Ilya Sirotin)

                                    Waltz

                                    Romance

Military March

Ludwig van Beethoven:          Romance No. 2 in F Mayor Op. 50

Fritz Kreisler               Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow)

Sergei Rachmaninov:  Vocalise Op. 34

Edward Elgar              Chanson de Matin

Edward Elgar              Salut d‘Amour Op. 12

Fritz Kreisler               Prelude and Allegro in style of Pugnani        

A violin and piano recital of the finest, I have already been tuned in to the concert by the video we were given on facebook, a taster of the hours of rehearsal recorded by the director of the music festival, Halil Kalgay.

The music hall was full to the last seat and one could feel the waves of romantic feelings being laid open with the music played by the two outstanding musicians.

It was a pure declaration of love for music …and for love. Thank you.