Garth Knox viola, viola d'amore; Antoine Tamestit viola; Rosalind Ventris viola; Tabea Zimmermann viola: Old Viola Music and Newer Variations at Wigmore Hall, London on Saturday 29th November 2014

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Garth Knox viola, viola d'amore; Antoine Tamestit viola; Rosalind Ventris viola; Tabea Zimmermann viola

Old Viola Music and Newer Variations

Add to my Calendar 29-11-2014 11:30 29-11-2014 13:30 36 Garth Knox viola, viola d'amore; Antoine Tamestit viola; Rosalind Ventris viola; Tabea Zimmermann viola Since its origins in the early 1500s, the viola has played a crucial role in the development of chamber music. Wigmore Hall’s viola day offers a chance to journey through five centuries of the instrument’s development in company with four remarkable virtuosi: internationally celebrated recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist Tabea Zimmermann, former pupil of Zimmermann and now world renowned Antoine Tamestit, former violist of the Arditti Quartet Garth Knox, and winner of the EUCO Prize at the 2006 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition Rosalind Ventris. Supported by the Tertis Foundation Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England

Saturday 29th November 2014
11:30 AM

Programme

Henry Purcell – Fantasias Nos. 9, 10 and 11
Tobias Hume – Pavan for viola d’amore
Pierre Leclair – Sonata in G minor for two violins or viols Op. 12 no. 5 (transposed to C minor)
Bruno Maderna – Malor me bat for 3 violas (after Ockeghem)
Garth Knox – Marin Marais Variations on ‘Folies d’Espagne’ for 4 violas

Performers

Garth Knox – viola / viola d’amore
Antoine Tamestit – viola
Rosalind Ventris – viola
Tabea Zimmermann – viola

Programme Note

Since its origins in the early 1500s, the viola has played a crucial role in the development of chamber music.

Wigmore Hall’s viola day offers a chance to journey through five centuries of the instrument’s development in company with four remarkable virtuosi: internationally celebrated recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist Tabea Zimmermann, former pupil of Zimmermann and now world renowned Antoine Tamestit, former violist of the Arditti Quartet Garth Knox, and winner of the EUCO Prize at the 2006 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition Rosalind Ventris.

Supported by the Tertis Foundation

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