Tuesday 12 April 2016 1:00pm to 2:15pm
1.00pm, West Road Concert Hall
About
Thomas Gould, violin
Clare Finnimore, viola
Caroline Dearnley, cello
Huw Watkins, piano
Bartók Selection of Duos
Bryce Dessner New work (world premiere tour)
Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47
Bryce Dessner (3), known to many as the guitarist from The National, has been leading a double life as a prolific composer and curator in the realm of creative new music. His music, marked by a keen sensitivity to instrumental colour and texture, features in this hour-long programme alongside Bartók’s folklore-inspired pedagogical Duos and Schumann’s ever-popular Piano Quartet.
2.15pm, Foyer of the West Road Concert Hall
In Conversation
Tim Watts (Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge) joins performers from Britten Sinfonia for a post-concert discussion. Free to ticket holders.
TICKETS: £9, £3 (student, under 16s) available from Cambridge Live Tickets. Tel: 01223 357851; email: tickets@cambridgelivetrust.co.uk; web: www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/tickets