The Kirker Music Festival in Madeira

Our Kirker Music Festival to the subtropical island of Madeira combines winter sunshine with private concerts and exotic gardens. Staying at one of Europe’s most famous grand hotels, the elegant and historic Reid’s Palace, we will enjoy exclusive concerts each evening and explore this diverse island’s astonishing range of plants, trees and shrubs which cover the dramatic volcanic landscape. We will visit traditional villages, enjoy spectacular sea and mountain views and of course, sample Madeira’s famous wines. For the energetic, there are spectacular walks along the Levadas – a network of small irrigation canals that criss-cross the island, while others may prefer to enjoy the splendid gardens, seawater swimming pools, and spa at the hotel.

For further details, see The Kirker Music Festival in Madeira | Kirker Holidays

What's included

• Return flights
• Six nights’ accommodation with breakfast
• Five concerts as described with programme notes
• Four dinners & two lunches
• All sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities
• Services of the Kirker Tour Leader

Music Programme

24 November: 
Sacconi Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op.33 No.33, 'The Bird'
Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810

25 November: 
Melvyn Tan, piano
Beethoven: Sonata No.31 in A-flat major, Op.110
Debussy: A selection of pieces from Images Book II
Chopin: Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58

26 November: 
Sacconi Quartet & Simon Rowland-Jones, viola
Turina: ‘The Bullfighter’s prayer’, Op.34
Walton: String Quartet in A minor
Mozart: String Quintet in D major, K 593

27 November: 
Sacconi Quartet & Melvyn Tan, piano
Britten: ‘Holiday Diary’, Op.5
Ravel: Jeux d'eau, M.30
Beethoven: String Quartet No.13 in B flat major, Op.130

28 November: 
Sacconi Quartet, Simon Rowland-Jones, viola, & Melvyn Tan, piano
Brahms: String Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op.88
Dvořák: Piano Quintet No.2 in A major, Op.81

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