International Benjamin 3

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
South Bank, London SE1
United Kingdom
08700 606 096
http://www.rfh.org.uk

London Sinfonietta
George Benjamin conductor
Carolin Widmann violin
Anne Marie Abildskov piano
Valdine Anderson soprano
Sound Intermedia


George Benjamin curates a series of three concerts with the London Sinfonietta and Arditti Quartet continuing his exploration of the works of a range of international composers, including new London Sinfonietta commission from award-winning composer Unsuk Chin.

In this concert the premiere of Abrahamsen's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is followed by Grisey's hugely acclaimed and eerily prescient final work: a desolate, haunting musical meditation on death and the afterlife.

'a tender, uneasy lullaby' The Times on Quatre chants pour franchir le Seuil



James Wood : Autumn Voices
Hans Abrahamsen : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
George Benjamin : Three Miniatures for Solo Violin
Gerard Grisey : Quatre chants pour franchir le Seuil