English Concert: Mozart with Kris Bezuidenhout
Effervescent Mozart just as he would have heard it, including one of his most life-affirming symphonies and his most profound piano concerto, in the expert hands of The English Concert and the charismatic pianist Kris Bezuidenhout. Programme Overture Der Schauspieldirektor Piano Concerto…
Carice Singers: Elgar Birthday Concert
On Elgar’s birthday, a tribute in song. The Carice Singers take their name from Elgar’s only daughter, and his legacy – and particularly his fresh, poetic but unduly neglected music for small choir and vocal ensembles – is at the heart of…
The Sixteen: A Mother’s Sorrow
Programme Plainsong – De Lamentatione Alissa Firsova – Stabat Mater Sheppard – In manus tuas III White – Lamentations for 5 voices F. Anerio – Stabat Mater for 12 voices Poulenc – Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence Victoria – Litaniae Beatae…
Christopher Purves sings Songs of War and Refuge
In the last decade, Christopher Purves has emerged as one of the supreme dramatic baritones of our time – an interpreter of gripping theatricality and sense of character. That should come to the fore in this extraordinary recital – a passion project,…
Benjamin Appl: Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin
Programme David Lang – flower, forget me (UK premiere) Schubert – Die Schöne Müllerin Performers Benjamin Appl Baritone Simon Lepper Piano Please note this performance will last for approximately 90 minutes without an interval. Video © Sony Classical “When love conquers pain,…
Apollo’s Fire: Exile – Music of the Jewish and African Diasporas
Though stolen from their homeland and scattered across the world, both the Jewish and African peoples found strength and inspiration in music – their means to preserve their cultural identity and their soul as a people. Apollo’s Fire and Jeannette Sorrell are…
Apollo’s Fire: Blues Café 1610
Apollo’s Fire invites you back to 1610 for a musical tour of pubs and taverns. The sounds of violin, hammered dulcimer, plucked instruments, and ney (Middle Eastern flute) evoke haunting ballads and lively dances from around the world. A Scottish lament meets…
Apollo’s Fire: The Four Seasons Rediscovered
Programme Uccellini (arr. Sorrell) – La Bergamasca Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV 531 Vivaldi (arr. Sorrell) – Concerto Grosso, ‘La Folia’ (“Madness”) Performers Apollo’s Fire – The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell…
Carducci Quartet/Anton Lesser: Testimonies of War
Programme Osvaldo Golijov – Yiddishbbuk Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Steve Reich – Different Trains With readings from children’s poems from Terezin and the writings of the composers. Performers Carducci Quartet Anton Lesser Narrator As a boy,…
