Felix Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F
Michael Stimpson Age of Wonders: The Man Who Walked With Henslow (world premiere)
Michael Stimpson Age of Wonders: An Entangled Bank (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson Poème Op. 25
Celebrated violinist Philippe Graffin is joined by pianist Elizabeth Burley and the London Sinfonietta to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The world premiere of Michael Stimpson’s Age of Wonders is set in an evolutionary programme which includes a violin sonata by Darwin’s contemporary, Mendelssohn, and Chausson’s own chamber ensemble arrangement of his famous Poème which Philippe Graffin re-discovered and premiered.
Philippe Graffin violin / conductor
Elizabeth Burley piano
Robert Tear guest reader
Ticket Information
£10-£20
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Venue Information
Wigmore HallWigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP, UK
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