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Ellen Nisbeth (viola)

ECHO Rising Stars

,LSO St Luke's
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The young Swedish viola player Ellen Nisbeth explores the romantic soul of her instrument, in music by Vaughan Williams, Kaija Saariaho and Rebecca Clarke.

The viola is sometimes called the Cinderella of the string instruments. But with a programme that includes Vaughan Williams’ neglected Romance and the sweeping passion of the superb Viola Sonata by Rebecca Clarke, Ellen Nisbeth will take it to the ball tonight.

Nisbeth has a special empathy for British repertoire, though with music by Saariaho and Katarina Leyman too, this beautifully-conceived programme reveals her as more than just a romantic. When Nisbeth won the Nordic Soloist Prize in 2013, the jury acclaimed her ‘sensational musicality’. Working in partnership with one of Scandinavia’s supreme chamber musicians, Bengt Forsberg, this ECHO recital is a chance to discover a truly individual young artist.

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Programme

  • Vaughan Williams   Romance for viola and piano
  • Katarina Leyman   Tales of Lost Times
  • Saariaho   Vent Nocturne
  • Rebecca Clarke   Viola Sonata

Nominated by Konserthuset Stockholm

Performers

  • Ellen Nisbeth   viola
  • Bengt Forsberg   piano

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Meet Ellen Nisbeth

Meet Ellen Nisbeth (viola), one of this year's ECHO Rising Stars 2017-18.

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Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.