The Sixteen & Britten Sinfonia

Cadogan Hall, London, Great Britain

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7:30 PM

Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: London, Great Britain

Starts at: 19:30

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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.

Can I choose my seats?

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

Journey from the austere harmony of Palestrina’s 16th-century double choir through Shostakovich’s haunting strings to the searing emotional intensity of Sir James MacMillan’s modern masterpiece. This Eastertide concert transforms grief into consolation, guiding you from dense despair to radiant hope in a single, unforgettable evening.This evocative concert opens with the austere purity of a 16th-century double choir, Palestrina’s exquisite setting weaving stillness and devotion into every harmony. The mood then shifts as Shostakovich’s string orchestra adaptation of his Quartet No. 8 pours forth a tapestry of sorrow and resilience, its plangent lines evoking the devastation and rebirth of a wartime city. The program reaches its climax in Sir James MacMillan’s contemporary masterpiece, a stirring meditation on Mary’s boundless grief at the death of her son—an intensely personal sorrow rendered universal in its raw emotional clarity. Though the music dwells in dense despair, moments of radiant consolation emerge, persuading listeners that no suffering is without the promise of light, whether they follow a path of faith or not.

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