Free Winter Concerts: City of London Sinfonia, Karen Jones & Martin Burgess - Wednesday 28 March
Time: 13:05
City of London Sinfonia
Karen Jones flute
Martin Burgess director/violin
Gorecki Three Pieces in Old Style
CPE Bach Flute Concerto in D minor
Mendelssohn String Symphony No 10 in B minor
With Three Pieces in Old Style, Henryk Górecki created a work that was rooted in the soil of his Polish home. Scored for strings and featuring evocative modal melodies, the simple style was an early example of Górecki’s talent for combining traditional materials with modern effects. It is followed by CPE Bach’s virtuosic Concerto for Flute in D Minor, which was written fairly early in the composer’s career: around 1747. Performed by flautist Karen Jones, it is an adventurous and unusual work that seems ahead of its time. Lastly, the CLS showcases the prodigious talent of Mendelssohn, whose String Symphony No 10 in B Minor demonstrates that, even as a teenager, the composer had an understanding of and an affinity with the string orchestra.
Free admission
Chancery Lane
