Performance on 3 - Britten Sinfonia/Kuusisto/Padmore

Presented by Petroc Trelawny Tenor Mark Padmore joins the Britten Sinfonia, directed by Pekka Kuusisto, in Britten's Les Illuminations, with works by Purcell and Tippett, and a new work by Nico Muhly. A protégé of Philip Glass, and collaborator of Björk and Rufus Wainwright amongst others, Nico Muhly is gaining a reputation as being one of the most impressive innovators of new music, effortlessly crossing the boundaries between classical and pop. Purcell: Fantasia VII in C minor Purcell: arr. Muhly Let the Night Perish (Job's Curse) Purcell: Fantasia XIII in F 'Upon one Note' Tippett: A Lament, from Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round' Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 Steve Reich: Duet Nico Muhly: Impossible Thing (World première tour) John Adams: Shaker Loops Britten Sinfonia Mark Padmore tenor Pekka Kuusisto violin/director Followed by recent performances by the students of the Sibelius Academy, Finland, including music for piano trio by Turina. Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit - 1 : Ondine and: Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet Juho Pohjonen, piano