Three outstanding young singers unite in a programme of love, loss, and remembrance, where Schubert and Errollyn Wallen are entwined in Britten’s five haunting canticles.
Benjamin BrittenCanticle I
Errollyn WallenMy Lazy Goodheart
Franz SchubertAuf dem Strom
Benjamin BrittenCanticle III
Canticle V
Franz SchubertDes Fisches Liebesglück
Benjamin BrittenCanticle IV
Canticle II
James Waytenor
Natalie Burchpiano
Lotte Betts-Deanmezzo-soprano
Ross Ramgobinbaritone
Alis Huwsharp
Annemarie Federlehorn
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Classical music
National Open Youth Orchestra: Ring Out! No more barriers
Experience the emotionally charged performances of one of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world.
Liam Taylor-WestRing Out! (world premiere)
Yfat Soul ZissoFragile (world premiere)
Lucky ChopsBehroozi
Meredith MonkParlour Games
Kate WhitleyFalling
Oliver CrossBarriers
National Open Youth Orchestra
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Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 4
Three quartets unite to perform the Chamber Symphony enlargement of Shostakovich’s 8th quartet, crowning a programme including Firsova’s ardent, deftly-plotted Quartet No 4.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 4
Quartet No 13
Elena FirsovaQuartet No 4
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 8
Carducci Quartet
Elmore Quartet
Kyan Quartet
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Classical music
Mahan Esfahani: Harpsichord recital
Splicing classic Baroque works with a reminder that the harpsichord is no mere museum piece, Mahan Esfahani has opened up inspiring new territories.
Mark ApplebaumOctober 1582 for harpsichord and live electronics
Mahan Esfahaniharpsichord
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Classical music
Her Ensemble: The Three Dancers
Three beautifully-conceived 21st century works inspired by the visual arts, culminating in a celebration of Balkan folk tunes herald the return of Ellie Consta’s pioneering Her Ensemble.
Caroline ShawThousandth Orange
Dobrinka Tabakova Insight
Elena Kats-CherninThe Three Dancers
Ezo Dem Sarici Balkan folk tunes
Her Ensemble
Laura Van Der Heijdencello
Jess Gillamsaxophone
Junyan Chenpiano
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Bach's The Art of the Fugue
Four actors, four musicians, one unparalleled musical genius. From the theatrical imagination of Bill Barclay, a completely new journey into Bach’s astonishing The Art of Fugue.
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Classical music
Quatuour Diotima: Boulez Anniversary Concert
Performed by one of its outstanding interpreters, Boulez’s uncompromising Livre pour quatuor is at the heart of a centenary tribute to the composer referencing Webern, Bach, and impassioned Debussy.
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus I' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre BoulezI, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus IX' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Pierre BoulezII, Livre pour quatuor
Anton WebernString Quartet Op 28
Pierre BoulezIII, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus XVIII' from Die Kunst der Fuge
Claude DebussyString Quartet in G minor
Quatuor Diotima
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Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 5
Our Shostakovich cycle began with the Quartet No 1, and ends, inevitably, with No 15, staring death resolutely in the face, a work heart-stopping in its searing intensity.