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Castalian String Quartet
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Britten, Charlotte Bray and Sibelius
Castalian String Quartet
Programme & Song Text
Date
Fri 21 Oct 2022, 7.30pm
Tickets
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Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

Availability

Important Information

Download the PDF programme here. Reproduction and distribution is strictly prohibited.

This concert was live-streamed as part of the Autumn 2022 Series. The video is no longer online but other concerts are available to watch in full here: Wigmore Hall Concert Video Library

Artists

  • Castalian String Quartet
    Artist in Residence
    • Sini Simonenviolin
    • Daniel Robertsviolin
    • Ruth Gibsonviola
    • Steffan Morriscello

Programme

Interval

  • Jean Sibelius
    1865-1957
      • String Quartet in D minor Op. 56 'Voces intimae'

Overview

Britten’s First (canonical) Quartet was written in American in 1941 and first performed in Los Angeles. Receiving its UK première, Charlotte Bray’s new work and her first for the medium, introduced by the Castalian in Hamburg in March, is a musical response to the migration crisis. The piece will be performed in conjunction with an art installation by Caroline Burraway, of children’s dresses handmade from discarded refugee jackets.

This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25

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