Woolrich at 70 – Floriane Peycelon, Jo Saul, Haim Choi (violins)

Sunday 21st July, 2024

4:00 pm

The Green Room @ The Grand, The Leas

Concert

Berio’s Duetti are for young violinists. Join us to witness a special collaboration on Sunday afternoon, where you will hear Floriane Peycelon and Jo Saul’s violin students with the Salomé Quartet’s Haim Choi.

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John Woolrich has championed new music both as an acclaimed composer and as an artistic director, collaborator and curator, throughout his esteemed career.

John’s work has been performed by some of the world’s leading musicians and ensembles such as Academy of St Martin in the Fields, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Britten Sinfonia, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the London Sinfonietta.

John has been instrumental in supporting new music as co-founder of the Composers Ensemble, Artistic Director of Aldeburgh Festival, Dartington International Summer School, Mirepoix Musique in France, the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, iCCi, University of Kent, and now Artistic Director of Folkestone New Music.

This weekend we’ll hear from acclaimed performers, showcasing music that John loves alongside a selection of his own work too.

Luciano Berio: Duetti