Details
St Leonard C Of E Church
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch
London
E1 6JN
England
Programme
Claudio Monteverdi – Madrigals, Book 1, SV 23–39
Performers
Liam Byrne – viola da gamba
Spitalfields Music
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Programme Note
Celebrating Monteverdi’s 450th anniversary, a stellar line-up of artists contrast authentic performances of the Renaissance master’s Eighth Book of Madrigals with groundbreaking modern works, premieres and re-interpretations.
Taking place over several hours this extraordinary marathon includes world premieres by French-British composer Josephine Stephenson, London premieres from our featured composer Icelandic Anna Thorvaldsdottir and a UK premiere from American composer Qasim Naqvi.