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In celebration of Ninette de Valois

In celebration of Ninette de Valois
5 December 2025 Barnes Music Festival
13th Mar 2026

In celebration of Ninette de Valois

Performers:

  • Fiachra Garvey, piano
  • Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
  • Carol McGonnell, clarinet

Programme:

  • Khachaturian: Trio for clarinet, violin and piano 
  • Stravinsky: L’histoire du soldat 
  • Milhaud: Suite Opus 157b
  • Eímear Noone: Slip Gigue (commission to commemorate Ninette de Valois)
  • Bartók: Contrasts 

A programme of the greatest trios for clarinet, violin and piano to honour the great ballet dancer Dame Ninette de Valois, founder of the Royal Ballet and Barnes resident. Featuring Khachaturian’s Armenian folk dances inspired trio, Stravinsky’s response to the timeless tale of the Runaway Soldier and the Devil, a most playful Suite by Milhaud, a Slip Gigue and ending with Bartok’s iconic Contrasts, commissioned by the King of Swing – Benny Goodman.