Ensemble 360

A programme of
PROKOFIEV Overture on Hebrew Themes Op.34 for clarinet, string quartet and piano
BRUCH Kol Nidrei: Adagio on Hebrew Melodies for cello and piano Op.47
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No.2 in E minor Op.67
GOLIJOV Lullaby and Doina for flute, clarinet, string quartet and double bass

This concert, performed by members of Ensemble 360, reveals the profound influence of Jewish music on three non-Jewish composers: Bruch, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. While Bruch's cello piece is based on the traditional Kol Nidrei chant, the origins of Prokofiev’s tunes are less certain. Shostakovich's Piano Trio No.2 was written in 1944, when he also finished Rothschild's Violin, an opera started by his pupil Venyamin Fleishman, killed in battle in 1941. The exuberant Argentinian composer Golijov is from a Jewish family and his Lullaby and Doina is based on an old Yiddish song. Part of Love and War Music in the Round’s Festival of World Class Chamber Music.

Runs 70 mins with no interval.