Every September during the IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music seminars, we perform concerts in local churches and venues around West Cornwall. The concerts mark the end of each week of the Seminar, and they are also an important way for us to take our music out to the Cornish community and beyond. 

One of the most stunning venues we perform in, is the chapel on St Michael's Mount, the tidal island which sits majestically off the coast of Marazion, Cornwall. In today's episode we are delighted to bring you a 'day in the life' of IMS as we perform one of our concerts on the Mount.

This episode was recorded on location on Saturday 25th September 2021, when Steven Isserlis and eight other IMS musicians performed in the chapel on the mount.  The music was chosen to match the dramatic location.  We hope this gives you a flavour of the special place St. Michael's Mount and Cornwall is for the IMS and our work.

Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis

Contributors in order of appearance:

Steven Isserlis

Samuel West

Rosie Yeatman

Tim Crawford

Tim Posner

Gabriel Finn

Josh Sedgeman

Clare Finnimore

Tatiana Tunstall-Behrens

Deanna Bowen

David McCarroll

Music in order of appearance:

Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

Leoš Janáček, String Quartet No. 1 'Kreutzer Sonata'

Performed by: Maria Włoszczowska violin; Tim Crawford violin; Clare Finnimore viola; Tim Posner cello Beethoven's String Quartet in G

Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in G, Op.18, No.2

Performed by: Irène Duval violin; David McCarroll violin; Clare Finnimore viola; Adi Tal cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento for String Trio in E Flat, K.563

Performed by: Maria Wloszczowska violin; Blythe Teh-Engstroem viola; Steven Isserlis cello

Narrator: Samuel West

Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @melissafitzg

Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh.

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