Sir John Tomlinson, "Michelangelo in Song"
- đ¤ Speaker: Sir John Tomlinson, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Vocal Music 2015
- đ Date & Time: Monday 23 February 2015, 19:30 - 21:30
- đ Venue: West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP
Abstract
To open the 2015 inaugural Humanitas Series in Vocal Music, Sir John Tomlinson will give a recital accompanied by pianist David Owen Norris.
This recital will feature settings of the poetry of Michelangelo by three different composers: Benjamin Britten, Dmitri Shostakovich and Hugo Wolf.
This event is free and open to all. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
See also http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/25893
Programme
Britten – “Seven Sonnets of Michaelangelo” (1942) Wolf – “Drei Gedichte von Michaelangelo” (1897) Shostakovich – “Suite on Verses of Michaelangelo Buonarroti” (1974)
Series This talk is part of the Humanitas Visiting Professor in Vocal Music 2015: Sir John Tomlinson series.
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- Humanitas Visiting Professor in Vocal Music 2015: Sir John Tomlinson
- West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP
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Sir John Tomlinson, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Vocal Music 2015
Monday 23 February 2015, 19:30-21:30