Artists
Adrián Varela – violin
Eunsley Park – violin
Yukiko Ogura – viola
Yaroslava Trofymchuk – cello
Programme
Dvořák String Quartet No. 12, 'American'
Movements interspersed with:
Anon arr. Burleigh Deep River
Yshani Perinpanayagam We Folk Disquieten (World premiere)
Diana Syrse Pyramids in an Urban Landscape (UK premiere)
Enjoy an afternoon performance by members of the Philharmonia Orchestra, in the elegant setting of the Lavery Studio. Your ticket includes a glass of prosecco or non-alcoholic equivalent, and entry to all the exhibition spaces at Cromwell Place. The galleries are open from 10am to 6pm.
Dvořák’s popular ‘American’ Quartet is one of the fruits of his time running the National Conservatory of Music in New York in the 1890s. There he was introduced to African-American spirituals by a student, Harry T Burleigh, who became one of the first prominent Black American classical composers. The quartet is full of melodies inspired by spirituals and other American folk music.
The four movements of Dvořák’s quartet are interspersed with Burleigh’s arrangement of Deep River, music by Mexican composer Diana Syrse in which the string players also play pre-Columbian instruments, and a brand new short piece by Yshani Perinpanayagam. Her piece was written especially for this series, to accompany Cromwell Place’s exhibitions championing young and emerging artists.
Need to know
Prices
£20
Performance, incl. drink
Running time
1 hour