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Beethoven, Caroline Shaw, Debussy and more
Manchester Collective; Ruby Hughes soprano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Sat 17 Jul 2021, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval
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Artists

  • Manchester Collective
    • Rakhi Singhviolin, director
    • Donald Grantviolin
    • Ruth Gibsonviola
    • Marie Bitllochcello
  • Ruby Hughessoprano

Programme

  • John Tavener
    1944-2013
      • Akhmatova Songs
        :
      • Boris Pasternak
      • Dante
      • Couplet
  • Maurice Ravel
    1875-1937
      • 2 mélodies hébraïques
        :
      • Kaddisch (arranged by Simon Parkin)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    1770-1827
      • String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Op. 130
        :
      • Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

Encore

Overview

The Manchester Collective makes its Wigmore Hall debut this July. Known for its experimental programming and daring collaborations, the ensemble’s website describes the Collective as ‘built for a fresh and diverse musical world’. Tonight’s programme, in which the group is joined by soprano Ruby Hughes, covers a wide timescale; just the first two works range from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw’s 2012 Valencia for string quartet, right back to two laments by Dowland in contemporary arrangements by David Bruce.

Supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund at the London Community Foundation

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