Sing On

Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Milton Court Concert Hall, London, Great Britain

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7:30 PM

Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: London, Great Britain

Starts at: 19:30

Duration:

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

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You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Programme

Overview

Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw joins the Grammy-winning Attacca Quartet for an evening that fuses daring innovation with enduring classics. Celebrate John Adams’s 80th birthday with a world premiere and revel in the dynamic energy of Mendelssohn’s Quintet in B-flat major, featuring Shaw on viola.Caroline Shaw, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning compositions traverse boundaries between tradition and experiment, unveils her full creative range in collaboration with the Grammy-winning Attacca Quartet. From intimate vocal works to pioneering instrumental textures, Shaw’s program dialogues boldly with the musical past while charting new sonic possibilities. The quartet, celebrated for its versatility, opens with the world premiere of John Adams’s latest commission honoring his 80th birthday, blending Adams’s contemporary language with Shaw’s inventive spirit. The evening reaches its apex in Mendelssohn’s Quintet in B-flat major—Shaw takes the viola chair alongside the quartet in a stirring performance that sparkles with dramatic interplay and expressive depth. Join an immersive journey through sound, where every moment resonates with brilliance and passion.

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