Written on Skin

19 March 2016

London

Saturday 13:00 / Jerwood Hall, LSO St. Luke's

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Presented by:
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Chamber Music & Talk

PROGRAMME

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/ GEORGE BENJAMIN: Canon & Fugue for small orchestra BWV 108

GEORGE BENJAMIN: Fantasia no.7 in C minor after Henry Purcell

GEORGE BENJAMIN: Viola, Viola

GEORGE BENJAMIN: Shadowlines

  • Conductor George Benjamin
    Presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch
    Piano
    George King
    Members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
ABOUT THIS CONCERT

In this special concert, members of the MCO, composer/conductor George Benjamin, and presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch combine chamber music and discussion to provide insight into the life and works of the London-born George Benjamin.

It will be followed by an evening performance of George Benjamin’s masterpiece Written on Skin in a semi-staged concert version.

Amongst the pieces featured here, is Viola, Viola, which has been travelling with the MCO since violists Béatrice Muthelet and Anna Puig Torné first performed it in Aix-en-Provence in 2012. Since the great success of their initial performance, Béatrice and Anna have brought Viola, Viola to many other cities, including New York, Berlin, Barcelona and Reykjavik.

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CONCERTS THIS TOUR

10 March 2016 Dortmund

Thursday 20:00pm / Konzerthaus Dortmund

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Guest George Benjamin, Presenter Marie Luise Maintz, Members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

11 March 2016 Dortmund

Friday 20:00pm / Konzerthaus Dortmund

Works by: Johann Sebastian Bach, Arnold Schönberg, George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Anu Komsi, Mezzo-soprano Hilary Summers

12 March 2016 Dortmund

Saturday 20:00pm / Konzerthaus Dortmund

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

13 March 2016 Cologne

Sunday 20:00pm / Kölner Philharmonie

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

15 March 2016 Barcelona

Tuesday 19:00pm / Gran Teatre del Liceu, Foyer

Works by: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Presenter Christina Scheppelmann, Members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

16 March 2016 Barcelona

Wednesday 20:00pm / Gran Teatre del Liceu

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

17 March 2016 Madrid

Thursday 20:00pm / Teatro Real de Madrid

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzosoprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis

19 March 2016 London

Saturday 19:30pm / Barbican Hall

Works by: George Benjamin

With: Conductor George Benjamin, Soprano Barbara Hannigan, Counter-tenor Tim Mead, Mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds, Tenor Robert Murray, Bass Christopher Purves, Stage Director Benjamin Davis