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Sinfonia Viva

Name: Sinfonia Viva
Start: 2025-03-07T19:30:00
Location: Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

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This concert of contrasts sees a pair of pioneering female composers facing off against two pillars of the male classical establishment. Fanny Mendelssohn was as prodigious a talent as her brother, Felix, and only her gender prevented her from getting the recognition she deserved. Her lively and lyrical Overture in C has a fascinating contemporary counterpart in Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte. The Pulitzer Prize-winner was inspired by hearing a perfor...

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Caroline Shaw - Entr’acte

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