Philharmonia Orchestra featuring George Benjamin
George Benjamin, Stephen Cleobury, Mark Gotham, conductors
Robin Holloway Double Helix for two trumpets
Thomas Adès
Chamber Symphony
Judith Weir Heroic Strokes of the Bow
Richard Causton Sleep for solo flute
George Benjamin
At First Light
The King’s 500 festival culminates with a treasury of contemporary classics by King’s composers. Thomas Adès' career-defining Chamber Symphony (written during his time at King’s) features alongside favourites by George Benjamin and Master of the Queens Music, Judith Weir. Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra perform alongside some of the university’s finest student musicians.
TICKETS: £15 (students free), available from The Shop at King's Box Office. Tel: 01223 769340; web: www.shop.kings.cam.ac.uk
