Gregynog Festival director privileged to collaborate with “distinguished musicians”

Gregynog Festival's artistic director has thanked everyone who supported this year’s successful festival which had ‘Revolution’ as its theme.

“It was a real privilege to collaborate with so many distinguished musicians, most of whom were making Wales or UK debuts,” said Rhian Davies. “We've received two great in-depth reviews about the season from Wales Arts Review and Seen and Heard International.”

There's still one concert to come when the outstanding harpist Xavier de Maistre plays in the Gregynog Gallery of National Museum Cardiff on December 9 at 7.30pm. Xavier's showstopper programme will include the world premiere of Richard Dubugnon's Apres une visite a Gregynog,  inspired by three masterpieces in the Davies Collection of art.

Rhian has been invited to give a talk about the Belgian refugee musicians, whom sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies helped to safety in Mid Wales during the First World War, at Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, on July 21 at 7pm.

During the National Eisteddfod in Meifod from August 1-8, Gregynog Festival will also feature in Y Lle Hanes, a local history exhibition co-ordinated by the Powysland Club and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

During the festival, BBC Radio 3 recorded the Escher String Quartet's dazzling performance at the National Library of Wales for future broadcast in the autumn.

Rhian revealed that she is now working to finalise the programme for Gregynog Festival 2016 on the theme of Ireland from June 10-26.