
Britten–Pears Composers Ensemble
Hugh Brunt conductor
Stockhausen ROTARY Woodwind Quintet – Werk Nr. 701⁄2
Webern Concerto
Stravinsky Epitaphium (für das Grabmal des Prinzen Max Egon zu Fürstenberg)
Castiglioni Tropi
Plus premieres of new works by Lauri Supponen, Francisco Coll Garcia, Joanna Lee, Chris Gendall, Nancie Gynn and Edward Nesbitt
Oliver Knussen and Colin Matthews’ biennial contemporary composition and performance course at the Britten–Pears Programme has nurtured some of the finest young composers emerging on the international stage, and inspired new collaborations with their performing colleagues.
This concert is an enticing snapshot of their work, framed by some of the 20th century’s great originals.
Admission free to ticket holders for Into the Little Hill on 18 June, but please book
Supported by Alan and Judi Britten
The Britten–Pears Young Artist Programme is generously supported by
Britten Studio, Snape
6pm (ends approx 7pm)
Tickets £13, £10, £5 (under 27s half price)
Coach £4 A (5pm)
Thursday 24 June
Britten–Pears Orchestra
Oliver Knussen conducts this programme of landmark 20th and 21st-century pieces, including two works by Britten, his own Horn Concerto, and pieces by George Benjamin.
Friday 25 June
Britten–Pears Alumni II: Young Singers
Singers from the Britten–Pears Young Artist Programme perform works by Debussy, Schumann, Brahms and Schubert.