Performance

Venue	Cadogan Hall
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	11th August 2012
To	11th August 2012
When	15:00
Prices	From £10.00. To £12.00.
Cadogan Hall (V1516962103)
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Date of change: 3 Jul 12 - T0767938264

PSM 3 - Britten Sinfonia

Work:: PSM 3 (S0316799827)

BBC Proms Concert - Proms Saturday Matinee

Production:: Britten Sinfonia (T0767938264)

Michael Finnissy's Piano Concerto No. 2 begins in the lower depths and explodes into transcendentally demanding piano writing before the other players enter. Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Gigue Machine, which Nicolas Hodges unveiled in Stuttgart earlier this year, also receives its first UK outing and Brian Elias's meticulously crafted Sophoclean scena, set in the original ancient Greek, gets its first performance anywhere. Its cor anglais soloist, closely identified with the Britten Sinfonia as oboist and conductor, is a recent recipient of The Queen's Medal for Music. There will be no interval. Finish time approx. 16:30

Performer	Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
Performer	Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Performer	Nicolas Hodges (piano)
Company	Britten Sinfonia
Conductor	Clark Rundell

Listing:: L0355844829

Britten Sinfonia

Michael Finnissy's Piano Concerto No. 2 begins in the lower depths and explodes into transcendentally demanding piano writing before the other players enter. Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Gigue Machine, which Nicolas Hodges unveiled in Stuttgart earlier this year, also receives its first UK outing and Brian Elias's meticulously crafted Sophoclean scena, set in the original ancient Greek, gets its first performance anywhere. Its cor anglais soloist, closely identified with the Britten Sinfonia as oboist and conductor, is a recent recipient of The Queen's Medal for Music. There will be no interval. Finish time approx. 16:30

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