Ensemble 10/10

Programme:
Tippett Little Music for string orchestra
Dobrinka Tabakova Fantasy Homage to Schubert
Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten?
Britten Phaedra: dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra

The heroine of Britten’s Phaedra seizes control of a fearful destiny and we stay in Ancient Greece for Athanasia Kontou’s new work as Antigone confronts her own emotions. Both are perfect showcases for Liverpool Philharmonic’s current Artist in Residence through until the end of 2020, superstar mezzo-soprano, Jennifer Johnston. Geoffrey Paterson makes his Ensemble 10/10 debut.

Athanasia Kontou is winner of the 2019 Liverpool Philharmonic Christopher Brooks Composition Prize.

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** Please note there has been a change to the programme. The Part Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten and Tippett Little Music for string orchestra will now be performed in place of Athanasia Kontou Antigone: Pure in her crime (world premiere) which will be rescheduled for a date in the future.