Event Description
Chamber Ensemble in Residence at Wigmore Hall, the Nash Ensemble has been presenting an annual themed series there since 1979. The ensemble’s 2023–24 season at Wigmore Hall was entitled ‘Songs from my Homeland – Music from the Czech Lands with works by Brahms’, and the annual Nash Inventions concert on 26 March this year was a celebration and remembrance of the life and music of Sir Harrison Birtwistle. There was also a concert dedicated to the artists and to the music performed in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp 1941–1945. Tragically, many of these wonderful artists were murdered at Auschwitz.
During the 2024-25 season at Wigmore Hall, the Nash marks its sixtieth anniversary with a range of programmes illustrating the variety of music performed by the Ensemble over the years, from Mozart to the avant garde. New works being commissioned to celebrate the 60th anniversary are by Julian Anderson, John Casken, Helen Grime, Simon Holt, Colin Matthews, David Matthews, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Huw Watkins.
Artists
Alasdair Beatson piano
Gareth Hulse oboe
Richard Hosford clarinet
Ursula Leveaux bassoon
Richard Watkins horn
Programme
Beethoven Piano Quintet in E flat Op.16
Poulenc Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon
Ibert Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
Stravinsky Three Pieces for solo clarinet
Mozart Piano Quintet in E flat K452
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