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The Creation

Name: The Creation
Start: 2026-05-27T19:00:00
Location: Southbank Centre

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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During his visits to London between 1791 and 1795, Haydn found himself greatly inspired by the numerous performances of Handel’s works he attended. He was particularly moved by the grandeur of Messiah and Israel in Egypt which sparked his desire to create an oratorio of his own. Before Haydn returned to Vienna, violinist Johann Peter Salomon presented him with an anonymous English libretto which had supposedly been intended for Handel half a cent...

Program

Joseph Haydn - The Creation (Die Schöpfung)

Composer

Participants

Nick Pritchard

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Samantha Clarke

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Václav Luks

Conductor

Florian Boesch

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