MARTINŮ, DVOŘÁK & A WORLD PREMIERE

Ensemble 360

Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield
Friday 22 October 2021, 7.15pm

Tickets: £15
£10 Disabled & Unemployed
£5 Students & Under 35s

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MARTINŮ  Nonet (16’)
VITKAUSKAITÉ Nanga (world premiere) (c.10’)
DVOŘÁK  Piano Quintet No.2 (39’)

Three centuries of music feature in this much-anticipated return to the Crucible Studio, with a 19th century classic, a large-scale gem of the 20th century chamber repertoire and a world premiere composed in 2021. Nine members of Ensemble 360 open this concert with Martinů’s tuneful and optimistic, richly textured Nonet. We are delighted to present the latest in our series of RPS chamber music commissions: a new work for piano trio by Rūta Vitkauskaitė. We conclude with Dvořák’s lyrical and lively folk dance-inspired masterpiece.  

Post-concert talk
Rūta Vitkauskaitė talks with members of Ensemble 360 about her new composition following its world premiere performance in the Crucible Studio.
Free to all ticket-holders for this concert.

This concert is celebrating the life of David Megginson, past Chair & Lifetime Patron of Music in the Round, who played a crucial part, with Peter Cropper, in creating Ensemble 360 in 2005.

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About the Artists

Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK not only for the quality and integrity of its playing, but also for its ability to communicate the music to a range of different audiences. Formed in 2005, 11 musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in Sheffield with Music in the Round, establishing a versatile group of five string players, five wind players and a pianist. The musicians believe that concerts should be informal, friendly and relaxed occasions, and perform ‘in the round’ wherever possible. Critical acclaim has greeted all the group’s CDs to date: Mozart and Spohr (ASV Gold), Beethoven and Poulenc (Nimbus Alliance).