Colin Matthews Octet
London
06 Feb 2019
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546
Aleksandr Skryabin
Rêverie Op. 24 (arr. Colin Matthews) (world première)
Benjamin Britten
Temporal Variations (arr. Colin Matthews)
Colin Matthews
Octet (world première)
Richard Strauss
Metamorphosen for string septet
Artists
Summary
Britten Sinfonia gives the première of a new work by Colin Matthews: Octet for oboe and chamber ensemble, featuring Britten Sinfonia’s principal and world-renowned oboist Nicholas Daniel, alongside a programme of Mozart, Skryabin, Britten and Strauss at Wigmore Hall.
Colin Matthews’ Octet is co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall and The Radcliffe Trust.
