Archived Event

Kaija Saariaho, Debussy and Fauré
Britten Sinfonia
Date
Wed 14 Jan 2015, 1.00pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Britten Sinfonia

    Programme

    1. Co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia with support from donors to the Musically Gifted campaign, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

    Overview

    Kaija Saariaho conjures sonic images of magnetic force in her music, while the power of suggestion and gift of lyricism, the colour and rhythm of the French composers Fauré and Debussy result in soundworlds that are both luminous and dazzling. In this programme we hear one of Debussy’s finest chamber works and Fauré’s profound Piano Trio in company with Saariaho’s Nocturne for solo violin and her new piano trio

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