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You are cordially invited to join us for the finale of our Christmas week for what will be an enchanted evening of music. This is a unique opportunity to listen to some of the world's finest musicians and enjoy a very special 3 course dinner in the splendour of Wolterton's state rooms.
Allow us to take you on a musical journey back in time to the hustle and bustle of Christmas Eve in 1844 with a performance of Schumann's Piano Quartet which was premiered in front of a select, private audience almost to the day 180 years ago. After dinner you will return to the saloon for a performance of Tchaikovsky's much loved Nutcracker, without which no musical Christmas is complete, skillfully arranged for this intimate space.
The Synchronicity Chamber Collective brings together highly acclaimed, world class musicians under the artistic direction of violinist Hannah Perowne. As individuals and members of chamber ensembles and orchestras they have performed in some of the world's most prestigious venues, including The Royal Albert Hall, London, Carnegie Hall, New York and the Musikverein, Vienna. For this performance, Hannah is joined by the pianist Adam Johnson, Viola player Virginia Slater and Cellist Bryony James.
Synchronicity as a concept is attributed to the great psychologist and philosopher Carl Jung who believed that there was a deeper meaning in nature than the way we typically think of things, a deeper underlying connectivity to events and circumstances. It could explain why Music and Art are so powerful – each individual has the potential to find meaning and understanding in what they are seeing or hearing, or not at all. That is the beauty of it. We hope that you will enjoy discovering your own connections; with the music, with the history of beautiful Wolterton Hall, with your fellow audience members and with the musicians who perform for you.
