Other Concerts:
A Tale of Two Violas 13th June 2022 St. Mary’s Church Map
This concert marks a welcome return to Luton for these three exceptional musicians. Exploring repertoire for the unusual combination of two violas and piano they are once again offering a fascinating programme, including a work specially written for them by the Hong-
If we were to search for a resonance with our theme of Family Relationships we might cite the contrasting paternal positions of the two legendary composers, Bach and Elgar, who frame the recital. The former a father to 20 children, the latter a devoted father to just one daughter, Carice, who would surely have enjoyed Wild Bears, taken from the composer’s Wand of Youth Suite No.2.
Richard Sisson
Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonata in G minor
John Alexander – a pale blue dot
Raymond Yiu – 3 Shidaiku Transcriptions
Edwin Roxburgh – Sonata for Three
Frank Bridge – Lament & Caprice
Edward Elgar – Wild Bears
Peter Mallinson & Matthias Wiesner
Evgenia Startseva