Three nights' accommodation with breakfast
Cultural Tours & Musical Holidays
The Kirker Music Festival at The Grand, Eastbourne
United Kingdom
tbc nights from £tbc per person
The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne is the majestic setting for a summer Kirker Music Festival. This year we welcome the Carducci String Quartet, who will also be joined by violist, composer and Kirker Director of Music, Simon Rowland-Jones for their second performance at the festival. Each concert is followed by a private dinner in the hotel’s exquisitely decorated Compton Room, and during the day guests will be able to enjoy the hotel’s facilities including gardens, outdoor swimming pool and spa, explore the Eastbourne seafront and charming old town, as well as join our excursions to Charleston Farmhouse and the Towner Gallery.
Viola, Composer & Kirker Music Director
Simon Rowland-Jones
"Performer, editor, composer and teacher, Simon Rowland-Jones has always led a very busy, all-embracing musical life. He was founder violist of the Chilingirian Quartet, in which he played for a total of ten years, and subsequently performed with many other leading chamber groups.
Quartet
Carducci String Quartet
Matthew Denton & Michelle Fleming, violins, Eoin Schmidt-Martin, viola Emma Denton, cello. The Carducci Quartet is one of the leading quartets of its generation, performing at venues thought the UK and America. They have their own recording label, Carducci Classics and present their own series of concerts each year in May at Highnam in Gloucestershire.
What's included
Three dinners
Three concerts as described with programme notes
All sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities
The services of the Kirker Tour Leader
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Hotel Details
The Grand Hotel
London, United Kingdom
Located on the promenade with magnificent views of the English Channel, the 'White Palace' was once a popular destination for Victorians seeking the health benefits of the bracing sea air. Famous former guests include Winston Churchill and Claude Debussy, who corrected the score of his masterpiece, <em>La mer</em>, while in residence.
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