Janáček - Concertino for Piano, 2 violins, viola, clarinet, horn, bassoon - Alasdair Beatson, Tim Crawford, Katharine Gowers, Tom Hankey, Ben Goldscheider, Benjamin Mellefont, Amy Harman
Suk - Piano Quartet Op.1 - Bengt Forsberg, Beatrice Philips, Edgar Francis, Tim Posner
Janáček arr Martin-Brandis - Scenes and Finale from Cunning Little Vixen for piano, strings, winds and voice - Bengt Forsberg, Sini Simonen, Tom Hankey, Adam Newman, Vashti Hunter, Ben Goldscheider, Benjamin Mellefont, Amy Harman, with baritone Michael Lafferty and treble Gabriel Watson
This concert sees the world premier of an exciting new chamber arrangement of scenes from Janacek’s celebrated opera The Cunning Little Vixen by up-and-coming opera director Guido Martin-Brandis. This is preceded by Josef Suk’s gorgeous piano quartet and Janacek’s brilliant and rarely-heard Concertino.