Celebrate 50 years of City of London Sinfonia, and many more years to come.
Our big birthday concert celebrates our musicians, legacy, present and future, with the revival of John Tavener’s 'The Hidden Face' and the world premiere of a new piece by British-Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova, as well as modern chamber works performed around the Cathedral.
Programme includes:
MONTEVERDI Toccata from 'L'Orfeo'
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
DOBRINKA TABAKOVA Frozen River Flows
EDMUND FINNIS The Centre is Everywhere
PETERIS VASKS Music for the fleeting birds
DOBRINKA TABAKOVA Untitled new work (world premiere)
CARTER A Fantasy about Purcell’s ‘Fantasia on one note’
TAVENER The Hidden Face
City of London Sinfonia
Alexandra Wood, Director/Violin
Hugh Cutting, Countertenor
Dan Bates, Oboe