Chromatica Orchestra: Fugues and Fantasias
Bach Double Violin Concerto
| Grace Williams | Elegy for Strings |
|---|---|
| J. S. Bach | Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043 |
| Henry Purcell | Fantasias for strings |
| Michael Tippett | Time Past, Time Present, Time Future |
| Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux | violin |
|---|---|
| Leo Appel | violin |
| Tess Jackson | conductor |
| Chromatica Orchestra |
Chromatica Orchestra is an ensemble of early-career musicians collaborating with exceptional emerging conductors and inspirational soloists to create extraordinary musical experiences. For this concert they are joined by Tess Jackson, a Classic FM Rising Star and Associate Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and soloists Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux and Leo Appel for Bach’s Double Violin Concerto.
The programme opens with Elegy for Strings, quiet and reflective elegy from Welsh composer Grace Williams, whose music was infused with the sounds of her homeland and her deep connection to the sea.
The interplay between the soloists in Bach’s Double Violin Concerto is like listening in on a conversation between two old friends. It moves from spirited and joyful conversation in the first movement, to poignant reminiscence in the extraordinarily beautiful second movement and finally good-natured teasing in the sometimes frenzied, but always playful, cat and mouse chase of the third movement.
Purcell’s Fantasias are a swan song for the viol consort, which was fast falling out of fashion when the composer wrote this music. Written as music to be played amongst friends, these short, free-flowing pieces revel in crunchy dissonances, hauntingly beautiful melodies and interludes of joviality.
Arranged by Chromatica Orchestra’s Founding Artistic Director Peter Manning Time Past, Time Present, Time Future is formed from the slow movements of Michael Tippet’s first three string quartets. The piece is filled with the bold, lush harmonies and expansive melodies that were the trademark of this composer, who used his music to communicate his deeply humanistic view of the world.
This event will last approximately 90 minutes, with no interval.
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Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
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About Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux
French violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux was the 2021 grand prize winner of the YCAT and CAG international auditions. A Classic FM ‘Rising Star’ 2022, she performs widely as soloist and in chamber music throughout Europe, and in 2024 became a member of the award-winning Chiaroscuro Quartet.
About Leo Appel
Leo Appel completed his Bachelor’s degree at Cambridge University in 2021 where he won first prize in the Concerto Competition, afterwards collaborating with conductor Jac van Steen on a performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto. He was awarded the Julius Isserlis prize by the Royal Philharmonic and has recently performed with Kammerorchester Basel.
About Tess Jackson
A Classic FM ‘Rising Star’, British Conductor Tess Jackson is Associate Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Recent highlights include debuts with English National Opera (Marriage of Figaro) and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a return to Volksoper Wien (West Side Story) as well as her debut at the BBC Proms with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Her acclaimed jump-in for Smetana’s The Bartered Bride at Garsington Opera led to the invitation to make her symphonic debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra.