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Kevin Volans’ 70th Birthday
Melvyn Tan piano; Calefax; Signum Quartet
Date
Wed 11 Dec 2019, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • Melvyn Tanpiano
  • Calefax Reed Quintet
    • Signum Quartet

      Programme

      • Kevin Volans
        b. 1949
          • Leaping Dance:This is How it Is
            (world première)
          • piano:string quartet:chopin
            (world première) [1]

      Interval

      • Kevin Volans
        b. 1949
          • L'Africaine
          • x:y:k for reed quintet and string quartet
            (world première) [2]
      1. Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall and the Arts Council of Ireland
      2. Co-commissioned by Calefax Reed Ensemble, Signum Quartet, String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam and the Eduard von Beinem Foundation

      Overview

      The South African-born composermarks his 70th birthday thisyear, with pianist Melvyn Tan andtwo eminent ensembles comingtogether to celebrate in a programmecontaining several major works fromVolans’ output and a new one createdespecially for this occasion, x:y:k.

      BBC Radio 3 will broadcast this concert on Tuesday 14 January at 7.30pm and it will be available on BBC Sounds for 30 days

      Arts Council IE

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