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City of London Sinfonia

When
Saturday May 7, 2016 at 19:30
Where
Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford
Tickets
£22, £20 Artscene members and concessions, £10 under 26s; £2 off ticket when buying for 3 or more concerts
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  1. Serenade for Strings in E minor Op 20 - Sir Edward Elgar
  2. Adagio for Strings Op 11 - Samuel Barber
  3. Five Bagatelles for clarinet and piano Op 23a - Gerald Finzi, arranged for clarinet and strings by Lawrence Ashmore
  4. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A K 622 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The City of London Sinfonia was founded by Richard Hickox in 1971 and he remained its music director and artistic director until his death in November 2008. Its artistic Director is now Stephen Layton and its principal Conductor is Michael Collins. The Sinfonia has won several awards including the “Best Opera recording” Grammy for its recording of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes. It is currently the resident orchestra at Opera Holland Park.

The concert begins with two serene, poetic pieces: Elgar’s Serenade for Strings and Barber’s Adagio. Finzi regarded his Bagatelles as “only trifles”, but over the years they have become his works that are played most often. They are light and charming and far from trivial.

The concert ends with Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto played by Michael Collins - the most distinguished clarinetist working in the UK today. The Clarinet Concerto encapsulates the combination of beauty and inventiveness found in the works that Mozart was writing just before his death.


Venue
Stamford Arts Centre
27 St. Mary's Street
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2DL
England


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