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Taunton & Newcastle The Schubert Ensemble 23–25 November 2012 The Endellion String Quartet 18–20 January 2013 The Wihan Quartet 22–24 February 2013 A Schubertiade in Newcastle 15–17 March 2013 The Aronowitz Ensemble 26–28 April 2013 MARTIN RANDALL MUSIC MANAGEMENT Music Weekends 2012/2013

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A music weekend arranged by Martin Randall Travel is a very special experience. There is thepleasure, first, of hearing music performed by artists of the highest calibre, who are all among the very best in their fields. Many come from mainland Europe as well as the UK. Second, the music is performed in an intimate setting, a small hall little bigger than a large drawing room – just the sort of size which composers used to have in mind forchamber music. The audience is rarely more than a hundred and usually fewer, and consists mainly of those who stay throughout the weekend and attend all four concerts. Third, the weekends take place at two outstanding hotels. The Castle in Taunton and Jesmond Dene House in Newcastle are both among the finest in England, and arefamous for comfort, character, and cuisine. We usually have exclusive use of the hotels during these music weekends, and there is opportunity for artists and audience to mingle throughout.

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Taunton & Newcastle

The Schubert Ensemble23–25 November 2012

The Endellion String Quartet18–20 January 2013

The Wihan Quartet22–24 February 2013

A Schubertiade in Newcastle15–17 March 2013

The Aronowitz Ensemble26–28 April 2013

M A R T I N R A N D A L L M U S I C M A N A G E M E N T

Music Weekends 2012/2013

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Music Weekends 2012/2013Taunton & Newcastle

A music weekend arranged by Martin Randall Music Management is a very special experience. There is the pleasure, first, of hearing music performed by artists of the highest calibre, who are all among the very best in their fields. Many come from mainland Europe as well as the UK. Second, the music is performed in an intimate setting, a small hall little bigger than a large drawing room – just the sort of size which composers used to have in mind for chamber music. The audience is rarely more than a hundred and usually fewer, and consists mainly of those who stay throughout the weekend and attend all four concerts. Third, the weekends take place at two outstanding hotels. The Castle in Taunton and Jesmond Dene House in Newcastle are both among the finest in England, and are famous for comfort, character, and cuisine. We usually have exclusive use of the hotels during these music weekends, and there is opportunity for artists and audience to mingle throughout.

While these events are undeniably indulgent and leisurely retreats, they are also intended to stimulate the mind and enchant the aesthetic sensibilities. Within an over-arching theme, the music is carefully chosen and programmed to provide an illuminating sequence – while each concert is satisfyingly self-sufficient. Some weekends include pre-concert lectures, and musicians often talk during their concerts. This season is as strong as ever, and begins in November with a wonderful and rare opportunity to hear five great piano quintets – by Schubert, Schumann, Enescu, Elgar and Vaughan Williams. They are performed by the marvellous Schubert Ensemble, interspersed with piano quartets. The centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth is marked by the inclusion of one of his string quartets in each of the four concerts otherwise devoted to Beethoven given by the internationally acclaimed Endellion Quartet in January.The incomparable Wihan Quartet return in February with an irrestible programme of Mozart, Schubert and Dvořák. Our Schubertiade in Newcastle in March, concentrating on the last years of the composer’s life, will also be a quite exceptional experience. The seven musicians of the Aronowitz Ensemble, new to our music weekends, perform a variety of music in a variety of permutations, with British composers to the fore.There have been music weekends at The Castle since 1977, and Martin Randall Music Management have been organising them since 2003. The first music weekend at Jesmond Dene House in Newcastle took place in 2011. The price for the weekend packages covers almost everything, from the concerts or talks themselves to interval drinks, via luxurious accommodation, extravagant afternoon teas and memorable dinners. Even gratuities for hotel staff are included.

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The Schubert EnsembleEarly & late romantics: quartets & quintets

23–25 November 2012 (mz 433)

The Castle Hotel, TauntonPrice: £690 (Garden Room £820)William Howard pianoSimon Blendis violinAlex Wood violinDouglas Paterson violaJane Salmon celloPeter Buckoke double bassApproaching their thirtieth anniversary, the Schubert Ensemble is established as one of the world’s leading exponents of music for piano and strings. Giving over fifty concerts a year, they have performed worldwide, have curated festivals, including most recently two at Kings Place in London, and have recorded extensively, all to much critical acclaim. This is the ensemble’s second appearance at our Taunton weekends.Foremost in this carefully crafted programme are five of the greatest piano quintets by early- and late-Romantic composers. Those by Schubert and Schumann are well-known and much loved, but performances of the Elgar, the Vaughan Williams and the George Enescu, the brilliant Romanian composer, are rare. These are complemented by four string quartets of the same era and one piano quartet – Mahler’s only chamber work, and surely one of the least-known of great (if unfinished) chamber works.

The musicians give talks and demonstrations, a feature of their concerts for which they are famed and which they do brilliantly. The members of the ensemble will be present throughout the weekend and at dinner, providing ample opportunities to talk to them further.

The Programme

Friday 23 November, 5.45pmVaughan Williams, Piano QuintetSchubert, ‘Trout’ QuintetSaturday 24 November, 10.30amSchumann, Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47Fauré, Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor, Op.45Saturday 24 November, 5.45pmEnescu, Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.29Schumann, Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.44Sunday 25 November, 10.30amMahler, Piano Quartet MovementMendelssohn, Piano Quartet No.2 in F minor, Op.2Elgar, Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84

The Price

Per person: £690 or £820 in a Garden Room (deposit £100). There is no single supplement although some double rooms may be released at a later stage for single use at a supplement of £50. Tickets to individual concerts: £20. Please contact the Castle Hotel if you wish to purchase these. Telephone: 01823 272 671.

Left to right: Peter Buckoke; Douglas Paterson; Simon Blendis; Jane Salmon; William Howard. Photo: © John Clark 2006.

‘The superb Schubert Ensemble provided an unforgettable weekend.’ S.S., Lancashire, The Schubert Ensemble’s previous appearance at the Castle Hotel in 2011.

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The Endellion String QuartetBeethoven & Britten

18–20 January 2013 (mz 458)

The Castle Hotel, TauntonPrice: £690 (Garden Room £820)Speaker: Geoffrey NorrisAndrew Watkinson violinRalph de Souza violin Garfield Jackson viola David Waterman celloFormed in 1979, The Endellion String Quartet is recognised as one of the finest string quartets in the world. Over the years, its schedule has included regular tours of North and South America and concerts both at home and abroad. It has collaborated with leading artists including Joshua Bell, Mitsuko Uchida and Steven Isserlis. The quartet regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and appears at all major British concert series and festivals. It has a great presence in London, performing at the BBC Proms, at the South Bank and at Wigmore Hall. It has previously won the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Chamber Ensemble and has been resident quartet at the University of Cambridge for twenty years.This will be the quartet’s sixth time at The Castle Hotel, the most recent being ‘Haydn at the Castle’ in 2009. To mark 100 years since Benjamin Britten’s birth, they will perform all three of his three string quartets (No.3 was his final major work) and his ‘Three Divertimenti’. Juxtaposed with these will be some of Beethoven’s finest works for string quartet.Pre-concert talks will be given by Geoffrey Norris, regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 and Music Critic for The

Daily Telegraph. His publications include Rachmaninoff and contributions to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

The Programme

Friday 18 January, 6.00pm, preceded by a talk by Geoffrey Norris at 5.30pmBritten, ‘Three Divertimenti’ for String QuartetBeethoven, String Quartet No.1 in F, Op.18 No.1Beethoven, String Quartet No.12 in E flat, Op.127Saturday 19 January, 11.00am, preceded by a talk by Geoffrey Norris at 10.30amBritten, String Quartet No.1 in DBeethoven, String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131Saturday 19 January, 6.00pm, preceded by a talk by Geoffrey Norris at 5.30pmBeethoven, String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95 ‘Serioso’Britten, String Quartet No.3, Op.94Beethoven, String Quartet in F, Op.59 No.1 ‘Razumovsky’Sunday 20 January, 11.00am, preceded by a talk by Geoffrey Norris at 10.30amBritten, String Quartet No.2 in C, Op.36Beethoven, String Quartet No.16 in F, Op.135

The Price

Per person: £690 or £820 in a Garden Room (deposit £100). There is no single supplement, although some double rooms may be released at a later stage for single use at a supplement of £50.

Tickets to individual concerts: £20. Please contact the Castle Hotel if you wish to purchase these. Telephone: 01823 272 671.

Left to right: The Endellion String Quartet; Geoffrey Norris.

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The Wihan QuartetSchubert, Mozart, DvoŘák

22–24 February 2013 (mz 479)

The Castle Hotel, TauntonPrice: £690 (Garden Room £820)Speaker: Richard WigmoreLeoš Čepický violinJan Schulmeister violinJiři Žigmund violaAleš Kaspřík celloThe Wihan Quartet, formed in 1985, are heirs to the great Czech musical tradition. The quartet’s outstanding reputation for the interpretation of its native Czech heritage and of the many classical, romantic and modern masterpieces is widely acknowledged. They have developed an impressive international career, which includes visits to major festivals in Europe and the Far East. They are frequent visitors to the UK and can often be heard on BBC Radio 3 as well as in concert at Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall, the South Bank and other venues throughout the country.This will be the Wihan Quartet’s sixth appearance at The Castle Hotel since their first music weekend in 2003. They also performed for our inaugural weekend at Jesmond House in Newcastle and have given concerts at our European music festivals. They will perform a delightful programme consisting of works selected from the core of the Classical and Romantic string quartet repertoire. Three composers are represented: Schubert, Mozart and Dvořák.Pre-concert talks will be given by Richard Wigmore, who is a music writer, lecturer and broadcaster for BBC Radio 3. He writes for The Daily Telegraph, BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone. He read French and German at Cambridge and later studied Music at the Guildhall. His publications include Schubert: the Complete Song Texts and Pocket Guide to Haydn. The quartet has a large and very loyal following in the United Kingdom and spaces are likely to be snapped up very quickly. We recommend that you contact us early in order to avoid disappointment.

The Programme

Friday 22 February, 6.00pm, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 5.30pmMozart, Adagio & Fugue, K.546Dvořák, String Quartet in D minor, Op.34Schubert, String Quartet No.15 in G, D887

Saturday 23 February, 11.00am, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 10.30amSchubert, Quartetsatz in C minor, D703Mozart, String Quartet No.14 in G, K.387Dvořák, String Quartet in C, Op.61Saturday 23 February, 6.00pm, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 5.30pmMozart, String Quartet in D minor, K.421Schubert, String Quartet in A minor, D804 ‘Rosamunde’Dvořák, String Quartet in F, Op.96 ‘American’Sunday 24 February, 11.00am, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 10.30amMozart, String Quartet in C, K.465Schubert, String Quartet in D minor, D810 ‘Death & the Maiden’

The Price

Per person: £690 or £820 in a Garden Room (deposit £100). There is no single supplement although some double rooms may be released at a later stage for single use at a supplement of £50. Tickets to individual concerts: £20. Please contact the Castle Hotel if you wish to purchase these. Telephone: 01823 272 671.

Clockwise from top left: Leoš Čepický; Jan Schulmeister; Aleš Kaspřík; Jiři Žigmund.

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A Schubertiade in NewcastleSchubert’s last works (1826-1828)

15–17 March 2013 (mz 494)

Jesmond Dene House, NewcastlePrice: from £740Speaker: Richard WigmoreSteven Osborne pianoMartin Roscoe pianoRoger Vignoles pianoStephan Loges bass-baritoneElizabeth Watts sopranoFor that passionate Schubertian Benjamin Britten, the period between the completion of Winterreise in October 1827 and the composer’s death in November 1828 was the most miraculous ‘year’ in the history of music. Granted, there is plenty of competition, not least from Mozart in 1791. But for many music lovers the masterpieces of Schubert’s astonishingly prolific final phase speak with a unique power and poignancy. Focusing on the piano works and songs of 1828, this Jesmond Dene Schubertiade provides an appropriately convivial setting for some of the composer’s greatest music performed by internationally renowned artists. Franz Liszt dubbed Schubert ‘the most poetic of composers’. After hearing works such as the haunting F minor Fantasy for piano duet, the otherworldly B flat Sonata, and the collection of songs published posthumously as Schwanengesang, few, surely, would disagree.We have assembled a stunning line-up of artists for this special event: Roger Vignoles is one of the world’s leading accompanists. In a career spanning four decades, he has collaborated with many of the finest singers and instrumentalists, and he is widely regarded as a leading authority on the song repertoire. He will perform a recital each with Stephan Loges and Elizabeth Watts and will join Martin Roscoe in a rare performance of Schubert’s F minor Fantasy for four hands.Soprano Elizabeth Watts is now firmly established as one of Britain’s brightest new talents. A former BBC New Generation Artist, she was awarded the Kathleen Ferrier Prize in 2006, and won the Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2007. She has performed as a recitalist at leading UK venues including the Purcell Room and Bridgewater Hall, not to mention major opera roles and performances with leading orchestras, and she is currently an Artist in Residence at the Southbank Centre.

Born in Dresden, Stephan Loges began singing at the age of nine with the Dresden Boys Choir and then studied at Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, where he won the Gold Medal in the National Youth Singing Competition. In 1999 he won the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. He has performed in recitals throughout the world, on the opera stage and on record. He has appeared at the Royal Opera House in several roles including the Count (Marriage of Figaro), Mercutio (Romeo et Juliette) and Schaunard (La Bohème) and also regularly performs at La Monnaie in Brussels.Martin Roscoe is one of Britain’s most prolific performers. He has performed at the BBC Proms seven times and is one of the most regularly featured pianists on BBC Radio 3. He works regularly with most UK orchestras and has particularly close links with the BBC Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony, Hallé and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras. As a chamber musician he has long-standing associations with Peter Donohoe, Tasmin Little and the Endellion and Maggini Quartets as well as more recent collaborations with Jennifer Pike, Ashley Wass, Matthew Trusler and the Vertavo Quartet. Steven Osborne is one of this country’s foremost pianists, renowed for his idiomatic approach to a wide range of repertoire. He has won numerous awards, including first prize at both the Naumburg International Competition

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(New York) and Clara Haskil Competition, as well as a Gramophone award in 2009. He has toured extensively and has worked with some of world’s finest orchestras. His recital appearances have been publically and critically acclaimed and he has performed at prestigious venues worldwide. He will bring the weekend to a fitting end with two of Schubert’s last sonatas. Each individual programme has been carefully crafted in close consultation with the weekend’s speaker, Richard Wigmore. Richard is a music writer, lecturer and broadcaster for BBC Radio 3. He writes for The Daily Telegraph, BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone and gives classes in Lied history and interpretation at Birkbeck College, London. He read French and German at Cambridge and later studied Music at the Guildhall. His publications include Schubert: the Complete Song Texts and Pocket Guide to Haydn.

The Programme

Friday 15 March, 6.15pm, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 5.45pmElizabeth Watts (soprano) & Roger Vignoles (piano) Frühlingsreise (complete cycle); Goethe settings from 1826 alongside earlier settings to contrast: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt; Heiss mich nicht reden; So lasst mich scheinen; Songs from 1826–8: An die Laute; Heimliches Lieben; Wiegenlied; Vor meiner Wiege

Saturday 16 March, 11.00am, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 10.30amMartin Roscoe (piano)Piano Sonata in C minor, D958Impromptus Nos 3 & 4 from D899Fantasy in F minor D940 for Four Hands (with Roger Vignoles)Saturday 16 March, 6.15pm, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 5.45pmStephan Loges (bass-baritone) & Roger Vignoles (piano)Songs from 1828: Schwanengesang (complete cycle); Die Sterne; Lebensmut; Herbst; Die TaubenpostSunday 17 March, 11.00am, preceded by a talk by Richard Wigmore at 10.30amSteven Osborne (piano)Piano Sonata in G, D894Piano Sonata in B flat, D960

The Price

Per person: Small double (double bed) £740; Standard double or twin £780; Junior Suite £880; Suite £950; Double room for single occupancy £780. Deposit £100. Tickets to individual concerts: £24 each for the two morning concerts and £25 each for the evenings. This includes admission to the concert and pre-concert talk and a drink in the interval. To book these, please contact us on 020 8742 3355. Concert and dinner package: the hotel offers a ‘concert and dinner’ package at £80 per person. This includes admission to the concert and pre-concert talk, a drink in the interval and a three-course dinner in the hotel restaurant with wine, water and coffee. Please contact Jesmond Dene House directly to book this package on 0191 212 3000.

Top row, left to right: Roger Vignoles (©Ben Ealovega); Elizabeth Watts; Stephan Loges; Richard Wigmore. Bottom row, left to right: Martin Roscoe; Steven Osborne.

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The Aronowitz EnsembleBritish & Romantic Masterpieces

26–28 April 2013 (mz 539)

The Castle Hotel, TauntonPrice: £720 (Garden Room £840)Magnus Johnston violinNadia Wijzenbeek violinLily Francis violaTom Hankey violaGuy Johnston celloMarie Macleod celloTom Poster pianoCharles Owen piano (guest performer)The Aronowitz Ensemble was formed out of the desire of seven outstanding international artists to explore and perform chamber music together in the highly adaptable combination of string sextet and piano. They joined the BBC’s New Generation Artists scheme in 2006 and as a result haved featured extensively on BBC Radio 3 including broadcasts from the Wigmore and Bridgewater Halls, the Sage Gateshead, and Aldeburgh, Bath, Cheltenham and City of London Festivals. They have also performed twice at the BBC Proms. Indeed, since its sell-out début at St John’s, Smith Square in 2004, the Ensemble has maintained a busy schedule of engagements across the UK and beyond, covering a vast range of repertoire. Guest pianist Charles Owen will join the ensemble for the Elgar Piano Quintet on Saturday morning. Charles studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, the Royal College of Music and later with Imogen Cooper. He has been described by Gramophone as ‘one of the finest British pianists of his generation’.

For their inaugural music weekend at Taunton, the ensemble will present four rich and varied recital programmes, each of which features a major twentieth-century British masterpiece alongside a selection of the Ensemble’s favourite chamber works of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. With particular focus on the great repertoire inspired by the classic string quintet and piano quintet formations, the programmes display the group’s flexibility and versatility.

The Programme

Friday 26 April, 6.00pm Bridge, Phantasie TrioBritten, Cello Sonata in C, Op.65Dvořák, Piano Quintet in A, Op.81Saturday 27 April, 11.00amMendelssohn, String Quintet in B flat, Op.87Elgar, Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84Saturday 27 April 2013, 6.00pmPurcell, Fantasias (selection of)Britten, String Quartet No.3Brahms, String Quintet in G, Op.111Sunday 28th April 2013 at 11.00amBeethoven, String Quintet in C, Op.29Bridge, Piano Quintet in D minor

The Price

Per person: £720 or £840 in a Garden Room (deposit £100). There is no single supplement although some double rooms may be released at a later stage for single use at a supplement of £50. Tickets to individual concerts: £20. Please contact the Castle Hotel if you wish to purchase these. Telephone: 01823 272 671.

‘The Aronowitz works as a true ensemble, listening, responding, moving as one and creating mellifluous, fascinating textures.’The Daily Telegraph.

Far left: the Aronowitz Ensemble. Left: Charles Owen.

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Symposia Weekends

Travel Writers Politics & Politicians

16–18 November 2012 (mz 429)

The Castle Hotel, TauntonPrice: to be confirmedContact us now for the full detailsSpeakers:Benedict AllenTim ButcherWilliam DalrympleJohn GimletteRobin Hanbury-TenisonJustin MarozziIain SinclairSara WheelerChair: Anne Chisholm

8–10 February 2013 (mz 471)

The Castle Hotel, TauntonPrice and speakers: to be confirmedDetails available autumn 2012. Contact us now to register your interestAt this weekend, politicians and political commentators talk in a relaxed and non-confrontational environment about what they really care about, why they went into politics, what life as a politician is really like and about what they see as the major issues of the day.

At Martin Randall Travel we aim to provide the best-planned, best-led and altogether the most fulfilling and enjoyable cultural tours available. Within Europe, the Middle East, India and North America we offer an unsurpassed range of events focusing primarily on art, architecture and music, and also on archaeology, history and gastronomy. MRT has for over two decades led the cultural tours market through incessant innovation and improvement, setting the benchmarks for itinerary planning, operational systems and service standards. There are two kinds of holiday. All-inclusive music festivals began in 1994, since when they have spread from St Petersburg to Seville and from Newcastle to Naples. The audiences are between forty and three hundred.Small-group tours, all accompanied by an expert lecturer, have 22 participants or fewer. Commencing in 1988, there are now around two hundred a year in nearly forty countries.

‘Speakers, hotel, meals, company at dinners, sessions, - everything immaculately judged.’ G.M., Surrey, ‘Politics & Politcians 2011.

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The hotels

The Castle Hotel, Taunton

The Castle Hotel is one of the finest hotels in England, renowned for its excellent and caring service, for comforts traditional and modern and for its superb restaurant. It has been owned and run by the Chapman family for sixty years. Music weekends have been held here since 1977, and Martin Randall Music Management took over the running of them in 2003. Concerts and talks are held in the air-conditioned Music Room.Bedrooms are individually and charmingly decorated and well equipped. The majority have a bath with a shower above. Most are a good size, and the largest, with a sitting area and separate dressing room, overlook the garden in the remains of the twelfth-century castle. Single rooms – for which there is no supplement – are fairly small and have a single bed. Taunton lies on the doorstep of Exmoor and the Quantocks, areas with some of the loveliest countryside in England.www.the-castle-hotel.com

Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle

Jesmond Dene House is a nineteenth-century mansion in a quiet wooded suburb about two miles from the centre of Newcastle. It opened as a luxury hotel in 2005 and in 2009 was awarded Hotel of the Year, England. The public areas are stylishly decorated and include a Tudor-style wood-panelled hall where the concerts take place. There is an excellent restaurant and a garden. Service is attentive and efficient. Bedrooms are well designed in a modern idiom with good lighting, attractive textiles and modern comforts such as a cd/dvd player. Some of the bedrooms are in the adjacent ‘New House’ and some bathrooms have a shower only (across all room categories). Single rooms comfortably fit a double bed. The hotel is close to glorious Northumberland countryside, the setting for great castles, country houses and Hadrian’s Wall. The city centre boasts some of the finest Georgian streetscape in Britain as well as the spectacular riverside and modern arts centres.www.jesmonddenehouse.co.uk

Making a booking

We recommend that you contact us first to make a provisional booking which we will hold for one week. To confirm it, please send the booking form and £100 per-person deposit to us within this period.

What is included?

The price for each weekend includes: admission to all four concerts (and pre-concert talks, if applicable); two nights’ accommodation; two breakfasts, two afternoon teas and two dinners (with wine, water and coffee); all interval drinks; all gratuities for hotel staff.

Extending your stay

Please contact us for a quote if you would like to stay at the hotel for extra nights either side of the weekend.

Booking conditions

Cancellation. If you cancel your participation on a weekend up to 57 days beforehand, the deposit only is forfeited. Thereafter a percentage of the total cost of the weekend package would be due:Between 56 and 29 days: 40% Between 28 and 15 days: 60% Between 14 days and 3 days: 80% Within 48 hours: 100%We take as the day of cancellation that on which we receive a cancellation in writing from you. By signing the booking form, you assent to these conditions.

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The Schubert Ensemble23–25 November 2012 (mz 433)The Castle Hotel, Taunton

The Endellion String Quartet18–20 January 2013 (mz 458)The Castle Hotel, Taunton

The Wihan Quartet22–24 February 2013 (mz 479)The Castle Hotel, Taunton

A Schubertiade in Newcastle15–17 March 2013 (mz 494)Jesmond Dene House, Newcastle

The Aronowitz Ensemble26–28 April 2013 (mz 539)The Castle Hotel, Taunton

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