Archived Event

Lachrimae
Thomas Dunford lute
Date
Thu 20 Apr 2017, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Thomas Dunfordlute

Programme

  • John Dowland
    1563-1626
      • Preludium
    • Fortune
    • A fancy
      • Semper Dowland semper dolens
      • Mrs Winter's Jump
      • A Dream
      • The King of Denmark, his Galliard
  • John Dowland
    1563-1626
      • Melancholy Galliard
      • Round Battle Galliard
      • La mia Barbara
      • Come again, sweet love doth now invite
      • The Frog Galliard
      • Lachrimae

Encore

  • John Dowland
    1563-1626
      • The Frog Galliard
      • Now, O now I needs must part

Overview

A wealth of critical superlatives bear witness toThomas Dunford’s star status. His debut discprompted BBC Music Magazine to describehim as ‘the Eric Clapton of the lute’.

Followingstudies at the Paris Conservatoire and ScholaCantorum in Basel, his career has gatheredmomentum in company with many of theworld’s leading Early Music ensembles andsoloists. Dunford’s Wigmore Hall solo debutplaces Dowland’s highly charged works atthe core of a captivating programme ofRenaissance showpieces.

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