Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 3

At the centrepiece of this programme is Franck’s Piano Quintet. It marked a watershed in the history of chamber music repertoire when first performed due to its broad emotional range and abundance of passion.

The new work, 3 Intermezzi, in this concert (co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall) is written by Luke Bedford, resident composer at Wigmore Hall. Luke studied at the Royal College of Music and his music is full of brooding expressive intensity in which every note counts with maximum purpose.

“I know that Britten Sinfonia musicians are always keen to explore new ways of presenting concerts and this gave me the idea of writing a piece that fits into the gaps between the movements of the Franck Piano Quintet. Just as in art galleries, where one can sometimes make connections between apparently unrelated artists but whose work is side-by-side, I want to create something similar, but within a concert.” Luke Bedford