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 21st century repertoire.
Their upcoming concert on the 9th 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:
Silk Street Sinfonietta 9th January 2026 at St Giles Cripplegate event tickets from TicketSource
Tickets: £10 full price and £7.50 for students.
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