Marking 50 years since the composer’s death, the Carduccis inaugurate a five-concert odyssey through the complete string quartets – works that enshrine his inner life, loves and closest friendships.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 1
Quartet No 5
Galina UstvolskayaClarinet Trio
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 9
Carducci Quartet
Sonoro Quartet
Guildhall School musicians
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Italian Legacies
Swinging London meets Italian flair, 18th century style. AAM presents Georgian England in the company of Arne, Boyce, Geminiani and Bach. But not the Bach you’re expecting…
Thomas ArneOverture No 3 in G major
Richard MudgeConcerto No 1 in D major
GeminianiConcerto Grosso in C major, Op 7 No 3
Thomas LinleyMusic for The Tempest
William Boyce'Overture' from Peleus and Thetis
Thomas LinleyViolin Concerto in F major
Johann Christian BachLa Tempest
Academy of Ancient Music
Bojan Čičićdirector and violin
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Classical musicContemporary music
ROBESON with Davóne Tines and The Truth
Davóne Tines and The Truth’s new work ROBESON explodes the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson alongside pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas.
ROBESONconceived by Davóne Tines and Zack Winokur
directed by Zack Winokur
Davóne Tinesbaritone
Khari Lucasbass and sound
John Bitoypiano
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Classical music
Women of the Windrush
Nadine Benjamin stars in Shirley J Thompson’s one-woman, one-act opera which weaves together filmic documentary and song in a heart-warming love letter to the resilience of the Windrush migrants.
Shirley J ThompsonWomen of the Windrush
Nadine Benjaminsoprano
Caroline Jaya-Ratnampiano
Shirley J Thompsonartistic director
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Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 2
Sofia Gubaidulina contemplates unfinished J S Bach as the Carduccis survey Shostakovich in triplicate across some two decades.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 12
Quartet No 6
Sofia GubaidulinaReflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 3
Carducci Quartet
Event
Classical music
Reformations: Cantata with the Dunedin Consort
Beguiling baroque expressions of loss and longing tempered with Bohemian lamentation accompany an intriguing world premiere that originates from a chance find in an Irish peat bog.
Jan Dismas ZelenkaLamentation V
Georg Philipp TelemannDu aber, Daniel
Johann Sebastian BachActus Tragicus
David FennessyBog Cantata
Dunedin Consort
John Buttconductor
Hilary Croninsoprano
Jess Dandyalto
Ed Lyontenor
Roderick Williamsbaritone
Event
Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music – Transatlantic: Classical Masters
AAM rediscovers the glorious music of Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia – in the company of his heroes Mozart and Haydn.
José Maurício Nunes GarciaOverture in D major
Dilexisti justitiam
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartClarinet Concerto in A major
José Maurício Nunes GarciaTantum ergo
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAve verum corpus
Joseph HaydnDivertimento in G major
José Maurício Nunes GarciaLitany of the Sorrows of Our Lady
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummingsdirector and harpsichord
Katherine Spencerclarinet
Event
Classical music
Britten Sinfonia: 1945 – A Kind of Haunting
80 years after the end of WWII, we hear musical responses from then and now.
Bohuslav MartinůDouble Concerto for two string orchestras, piano and timpani
Richard StraussMetamorphosen
Michael Zev GordonA Kind of Haunting (world premiere)
Britten Sinfonia
Jonathan Bermanconductor
James Newbybaritone
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Classical music
Shostakovich Quartets: Intimate Portraits, Part 3
The multinational young Kyan Quartet joins the Carduccis as Gubaidulina’s compact Quartet No 2 is stitched into a Shostakovich sequence including the penultimate quartet, with its focus on the cello.
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 14
Quartet No 11
Sofia GubaidulinaQuartet No 2
Dmitri ShostakovichQuartet No 2
Carducci Quartet
Kyan Quartet
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Classical music
Britten's Canticles
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
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
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
Event
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 WebernCantata No 1
Pierre BoulezIII, Livre pour quatuor
Johann Sebastian Bach'Contrapunctus XVIII' from Die Kunst der Fuge