As he takes up the position of Wigmore Hall's new composer-in-residence, Julian Anderson is celebrated in a day of his music and that of others who have influenced him.
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Claire Booth (soprano),
Thomas Gould, violin
Paul Silverthorne, viola
Adam Walker, flute
Mark Simpson, clarinet
Cédric Tiberghien, piano
Julian Anderson: Four Piano Studies; 'The Colour of Pomegranates'; 'The Bearded Lady'; 'Sea Drift'; and 'Prayer' for solo viola.
Grisey: 'Anubis-nout'
Oliver Knussen: Four Late Poems and an Epigram of Rainer Maria Rilke, Op 23
George Benjamin: Three Miniatures for solo violin
(Concert is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes in duration, with an interval.)