In Schubert’s irresistible Octet, eight players come together as a small orchestra. Sharp contrasts and enchanting melodies, but also that characteristic melancholy and longing from his tragic final years. Olivier Patey and Diet Tilanus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Sinfonietta Amsterdam have been dreaming of this far too rarely performed work for years. Why not polish Schubert’s Octet to a high shine with a group of outstanding international colleagues? If Wonderfeel stands for anything, it is making dreams come true… nowhere is it more beautiful than at Het Veld!

Olivier Patey - clarinet
Javi Sanz Pascual - bassoon
Fons Verspaandonk - horn
Diet Tilanus - violin
Svenja Staats - violin
Lilly Maijala - viola
Örs Köszeghy - cello
Jordi Carrasco - double bass

Photo: Stuart Hacker Holt