Birthday Variation for London Sinfonietta & Études in NYC
The London Sinfonietta are 50 years old in 2018, having given their first concert on January 24 1968. They're celebrating this anniversary with a concert at the Royal Festival Hall featuring Harrison Birtwistle's The Message, Stravinsky's Octet, Ligeti's Chamber Concerto, a new work by Samantha Fernando and Hans Abrahamsen's Left, alone. The concert will end with a set of 14 concertante variations on a Purcell Hornpipe, by 14 different...