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Do join us for our 31st Year. Since 1982 people have come from all over the world to enjoy our classical music vacations with like minded people. Come alone, as a couple or with a group of friends. Come to listen or to enjoy playing chamber music with people from all over the world, ideal for professional as well as good amateur players. While string players are in the majority, we welcome a limited number of wind players. Pre-formed quartets or individuals are all welcome. Players have ample opportunities for rehearsing and being coached, while listeners absorb the musical atmosphere and gain a greater understanding of music. A unique feature of these Holiday Festivals is that the coaches, members of world famous chamber music ensembles, play with the groups they are coaching. Outstanding concerts and some operas are in superb venues. Accommodation is in centrally located hotels with gourmet meals in a sociable, informal atmosphere. Extensive sightseeing with visits to places of musical and historic interest and scheduled chamber music playing with coaching by world famous musicians in Budapest, Vienna and Corfu, all make Chamber Music Holidays a unique experience.

Budapest - 29 May to 7 June 2013
This magnificent city will be our home for nine days in Spring. We shall be joined by the wonderful Martinu Quartet from Prague for their special coaching Playwip. Each member plays in a group while coaching. Places are strictly limited so early application is essential. We stay in a centrally located Pension, ideal for chamber music playing, just under the Fisherman's Bastion and the Castle district. We attend concerts in historic places and an opera performance in the State Opera House (left) and have a tour of this magnificent building. We have sightseeing to places of musical and historic interest and cruises on the Danube. A very busy but interesting schedule!   Read more ...

Vienna - 19 to 29 August 2013
The Aron Quartet Chamber Music Festival in the magnificent Baroque Schloss Laudon, the most beautiful moated castle in Vienna, offers the perfect setting for an atmospheric chamber music festival with five concerts by one of the top quartets in Europe, with guests including pianist Philippe Entremont. Scheduled chamber music playing, with intensive coaching sessions by the Aron Quartet. Accommodation in the centre of the Old Town, extensive sightseeing to places of musical interest, meals in historic and unusual restaurants, parties on the charming roof garden of the hotel - relaxed social occasions with like minded people - will make this a truly memorable Holiday.   Read more ...

Corfu - 11 to 20 September 2013
The highlight will be twenty hours of intensive coaching sessions and two concerts by the world renowned Martinu Quartet. They will also play with groups on four evenings. Corfu's Old Town is a World Heritage site with Venetian fortresses, buildings from the French and British occupations, winding alleys and charming squares. Our beach resort apartments are ideal for chamber music playing and coaching. and meals in various interesting restaurants will be a feature. We have an optional attraction of three days on the Greek mainland, visiting Meteora with its great monoliths, the stunning mountains of the Zagori area and the world famous archaeological site of Butrint in Albania.   Read more ...

Istanbul - 2014 (date to be decided)
The only city in the world which straddles two continents, Istanbul is set on the Bosphorus which links the Black Sea with the Mediterranean. On our long awaited first visit we stay in a charming hotel opposite the famous Blue Mosque and within walking distance of many of the magnificent historic sites including Haghia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace. The colourful Bazaars will also be visited. Chamber Music playing will be scheduled on five mornings and concerts include the Berlin Chamber Orchestra. A performance by the Whirling Dervishes and gourmet dinners with legendary Turkish cuisine will add to a most memorable week.   Read more ...


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