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A Viennese Quartet Party
String Quartets by Mozart, Haydn, Dittersdorf and Vanhal, with an entertaining script based on the Reminiscences of Michael Kelly presented by Alistair McGowan
Part of the University of Leeds International Concert Series 2015-16 Cycle
Add to my Calendar 24-04-2016 15:00 24-04-2016 17:00 36 A Viennese Quartet Party BAFTA award winner and University of Leeds alumnus Alistair McGowan joins string quartet The Revolutionary Drawing Room to recreate a concert party hosted by composer Stephen Storace in 1784. The players were Haydn (violin 1), Baron Dittersdorf (violin 2), Vanhal (cello) and Mozart (viola). The performance will be interspersed with readings from the Reminiscences of Irish tenor Michael Kelly who was a guest at the party. Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, Leeds DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
The School of Music
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
England
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet no.14 in G major, K.387
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf – String Quartet no.6 in A major
Johann Baptist Vanhal – String Quartet in E flat major
Joseph Haydn – String Quartet no.32 in C major 'The Bird', Op.33 no.3, Hob III:39
Performers
Alistair McGowan – Actor
Revolutionary Drawing Room
Programme Note
BAFTA award winner and University of Leeds alumnus Alistair McGowan joins string quartet The Revolutionary Drawing Room to recreate a concert party hosted by composer Stephen Storace in 1784. The players were Haydn (violin 1), Baron Dittersdorf (violin 2), Vanhal (cello) and Mozart (viola). The performance will be interspersed with readings from the Reminiscences of Irish tenor Michael Kelly who was a guest at the party.
