Garth Knox viola, viola d'amore; Antoine Tamestit viola; Rosalind Ventris viola; Tabea Zimmermann viola; Thomas Hoppe piano: The Cornerstones 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; Thomas Hoppe piano

The Cornerstones

Add to my Calendar 29-11-2014 19:30 29-11-2014 21:30 36 Garth Knox viola, viola d'amore; Antoine Tamestit viola; Rosalind Ventris viola; Tabea Zimmermann viola; Thomas Hoppe piano 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
7:30 PM

Programme

Rebecca Clarke – Viola Sonata
Dmitry Shostakovich – 7 Preludes, Op.34 (arr. Borisovsky)
Joseph Cox Bridge – Lament for two violas
Paul Hindemith – Sonata for viola and piano, Op.11 no.4
Arnold Bax – Sonata for viola and piano
Garth Knox – Sur le chemin de Tolède for viola and viola d’amore (UK première)
York Bowen – Fantasy and Quartet, Op.41

Performers

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

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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