Artists
- Britten Sinfonia Principal Musicians
- Katie Braymezzo-soprano
Archived Event
Leclair, Mahler, Lutoslawski and Waley-Cohen
Britten Sinfonia Principal Musicians; Katie Bray mezzo-soprano
- Date
- Wed 22 Jan 2020, 1.00pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Jean-Marie Leclair1697-1764
- Violin Sonata in D Op. 2 No. 8
- Gustav Mahler1860-1911
- Rückert Lieder(arranged by Freya Waley-Cohen for soprano and chamber ensemble)
- Witold Lutosławski1913-1994
- Bukoliki
- Freya Waley-Cohenb. 1989
- Spell Book(London première)
Overview
A performance featuring musicby Wigmore Hall’s AssociateComposer 2019/20, Freya Waley-Cohen, including her arrangementof Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, settingsof five emotive poems by theinfluential German Romanticauthor whose poetry was a hugeinfluence on Mahler’s composition.The concert also features a newchamber piece for mezzo-sopranoand chamber ensemble, as part ofits world première tour.
Join us for a 45 minute pre-concert talk at 12.15PM, featuring Freya Waley-Cohen discussing her new work with Dr Kate Kennedy. Book your free ticket here.