The outstanding and well-established duo of Marie-Laure Garnier and Célia Oneto Bensaid never fail to enchant and uplift with their thrilling music-making. They bring a typically multi-faceted programme, with its roots in France, visits to the UK and Austria, and a nod to the world of chanson and cabaret. They begin with four songs by Henri Duparc who stopped composing abruptly at the age of 37, and destroyed almost all of his works before he died at the age of 85. Fortunately he left 17 songs, each of which is a masterpiece, and these alone place him in the pantheon of great song composers. This programme also includes songs inspired by popular music by Britten, Zemlinsky and Poulenc. Three songs by the contemporary French composer Fabien Waksman were created with cosmologist Jean-Philippe Uzan in tribute to Stephen Hawking’s discoveries around black holes. The programme concludes with some of Edith Piaf’s most famous songs. Ticket price: This year we are trialling a 'Pay What You Can' ticket offer as we want the Festival to be truly open to all.