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Colin Matthews, Harrison Birtwistle, Julian Anderson, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Simon Holt
Nash Ensemble; Claire Booth soprano; Geoffrey Paterson conductor
Date
Tue 27 Apr 2021, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval
Availability

Important Information

This concert was live-streamed as part of the Wigmore Hall Spring Series. The video is no longer online but other concerts are available to watch in full here: Wigmore Hall Concert Video Library

Artists

  • Nash Ensemble
    • Alasdair Beatsonpiano
    • Benjamin Nabarroviolin
    • Jonathan Stoneviolin
    • Lawrence Powerviola
    • Adrian Brendelcello
    • Philippa Daviesflute
    • Gareth Hulseoboe
    • Richard Hosfordclarinet
    • Ursula Leveauxbassoon
    • Richard Watkinshorn
    • Sally Pryceharp
  • Claire Boothsoprano
  • Geoffrey Patersonconductor

Programme

Overview

Including no fewer than three world premières, The Nash Ensemble presents an array of contemporary gems. Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Owl Songs were written in response to the death of Oliver Knussen, a lifelong mentor and friend, whilst Simon Holt’s Cloud Shadow evokes the beauty and unpredictability of the skies of southern Spain. The third première, Colin Matthews’s Seascapes, sets the poetry of Sidney Keyes, who died in Tunisia in 1943, only 20 years old.

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