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Britten Sinfonia and Benjamin Grosvenor
with Thomas Gould
Part of the Britten Sinfonia 2019-20 Season
Add to my Calendar 12-11-2019 19:30 12-11-2019 21:30 36 Britten Sinfonia and Benjamin Grosvenor Pianist Benjamin 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 Sitkovesky’s orchestration of Bach’s iconic Goldberg Variations; 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. St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Hall, Norwich DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Hall
St Andrew's Hill
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1AU
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Harpsichord Concerto no.5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
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 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 Sitkovesky’s orchestration of Bach’s iconic Goldberg Variations; 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.
