Performance on 3 - Amelia Freedman 70th Birthday Concert

Presented by Catherine Bott. AMELIA FREEDMAN'S 70th BIRTHDAY CONCERT From the Wigmore Hall in London, a recital by the Nash Ensemble celebrating the 70th birthday of Amelia Freedman, CBE, their founder and Artistic Director, with a programme she has chosen herself, including chamber favourites by Ravel, Schubert, Spohr, Dvorak, as well as a selection of music by friend composers, among them, Michael Berkeley, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Simon Holt, Colin Matthews, David Matthews and Mark-Anthony Turnage. Joining the Nash Ensemble is soprano Dame Felicity Lott and some surprise guests too! RAVEL: Introduction and Allegro SCHUBERT: The Shepherd on the Rock SPOHR: Nonet in F Op. 31 Works inc. Michael Berkeley, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Simon Holt, Colin Matthews, David Matthews and Mark-Anthony Turnage DVORAK: Piano Quintet in A Op. 81 Dame Felicity Lott, soprano plus surprise guests Nash Ensemble Followed today and tomorrow by songs from a recital by baritone Christopher Maltman accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau, part of the Wigmore Hall's exploration of a hundred years of German Lieder. This week the survey reaches the 1820s with music by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Loewe.