9th January, 19:00, St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican, London

The Silk Street Sinfonietta are a group of young musicians composed entirely of students from Guildhall School of Music and drama who perform 20th and 21^st century repertoire.

Their upcoming concert on the 9^th of January is a programme of 20th century string orchestra music. It will include Lutoslawski’s Funeral Music, Panufnik’s Landscape as well as his Violin Concerto (with RPS prize winner Violetta Suvini) and works by Bartok and Crawford.

Conducted by Antoine Veillerette and featuring soloist Violetta Suvini.

Programme:

Ruth Crawford-Seeger — Andante for Strings
Witold Lutosławski — Musique funèbre
Béla Bartók — String Quartet No. 4 movts 3+4 (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Andrzej Panufnik — Landscape
Andrzej Panufnik — Violin Concerto (soloist: Violetta Suvini)

This concert brings together modernist works for strings alongside Panufnik’s violin concerto. 

Afterparty details will be sent to all ticket-holders. 

Buy Tickets here: 

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Tickets: £10 full price and £7.50 for students.