Music in the Round's Sheffield Chamber Music Festival - The Numbers Game
Ensemble 360
Introduced by Marcus Du Sautoy
Bach - Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering BWV 1079
Messian - Île de feu 2 (from Quatre études de rythme) for solo piano
Bartok - String Quartet No.4
Bach delighted in riddles and his ‘Musical Offering’, a collection of pieces based on a theme given to him by Frederick the Great of Prussia, abounds with them. Messiaen’s short ‘Island of Fire 2’, inspired by Papua New Guinea, is an intense and violent piece. And Bartok’s Fourth String Quartet
This concert starts at 7pm and ticket prices are £14, £10 Disabled & Unemployed, £5 Students & Under 35s.
A Pre-concert talk at 5.45pm, free to evening concert ticket holders: The Goldberg Variations
Crucible Studio Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 1DA
Thu 17 May 2018