Jack had a hectic summer schedule with visits to the Spoleto Festival, Italy; Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Finland; Paxton House in Scotland; La Roche St Secrete, France and Dartington Summer School in the UK, giving masterclasses and a recital.

Spoleto is a beautiful medieval town in Umbria whose summer is defined by its [annual festival of the arts]. Jack performed with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, cellist Gautier Capuson and clarinettist Patrick Messina in repertoire including Chausson's Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Dvorak Dumky Piano Trio and Stravinsky "Soldier's Tale". for photos...

In the Kuhmo Festival in north-east Finland Jack performed the Dvorak String Sextet, Boccherini String Quintet and Dvorak Sonatina. Social highlights of the festival included the traditional Finnish pastime of late-night sauna parties followed by plunges into an ice-cold lake...

Jack returned to [Dartington], this time as a teacher, having last been there as a student in 1997. Dartington's special atmosphere joins professionals, students and amateur musicians in chamber music coaching and performance.