Britten Sinfonia and Benjamin Grosvenor at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden on Sunday 24th November 2019

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Britten Sinfonia and Benjamin Grosvenor

Part of the Britten Sinfonia 2019-20 Season

Add to my Calendar 24-11-2019 19:30 24-11-2019 21:30 36 Britten Sinfonia and Benjamin Grosvenor Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and Britten Sinfonia Leader Thomas Gould join forces for a vividly contrasting programme of chamber music from Bach to the 21st century. Grosvenor has been described as ‘one in a million…several million’ by The Independent, and as ‘a keyboard visionary’ by the Süddeutsche Zeitung.  He directs Britten Sinfonia in Bach and Mozart from the keyboard in this eclectic and illuminating programme of music spanning almost 300 years. Thomas Gould leads the orchestra in two Schubert-inspired works by the award-winning Bulgarian-born composer Dobrinka Tabakova, and also directs a new composition, supported by the William Alwyn Foundation, by one of the most exciting young British composers of his generation, Robin Haigh, who won a British Composer Award aged 24. Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Saffron Hall
Audley End Road
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB11 4UH
England

Sunday 24th November 2019
7:30 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Harpsichord Concerto no.5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Franz Schubert – Fantasie in F minor, D.940
Dobrinka Tabakova – Fantasy Homage to Schubert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto no.9 in E flat major 'Le Jeunehomme', K.271
Robin Haigh – New work

Performers

Benjamin Grosvenor – piano / Director
Thomas Gould – violin / director

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Programme Note

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and Britten Sinfonia Leader Thomas Gould join forces for a vividly contrasting programme of chamber music from Bach to the 21st century.

Grosvenor has been described as ‘one in a million…several million’ by The Independent, and as ‘a keyboard visionary’ by the Süddeutsche Zeitung. He directs Britten Sinfonia in Bach and Mozart from the keyboard in this eclectic and illuminating programme of music spanning almost 300 years.

Thomas Gould leads the orchestra in two Schubert-inspired works by the award-winning Bulgarian-born composer Dobrinka Tabakova, and also directs a new composition, supported by the William Alwyn Foundation, by one of the most exciting young British composers of his generation, Robin Haigh, who won a British Composer Award aged 24.

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