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Musical Everests

Britten Sinfonia

,Milton Court Concert Hall
The peak of Mount Everest above the clouds

Britten Sinfonia reveals music written by British composers in 1953 which scaled dizzying artistic heights – perhaps their crowning achievements – and yet is rarely heard today.

70 years ago, in May 1953, the UK was breathlessly awaiting news of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s attempt to scale Earth’s highest point and eagerly anticipating The Queen’s coronation.

Tippett’s wonderful fantasia transforms musical materials from the Corelli Concerto Grosso which precedes it, using the original theme as its points of departure and ultimate return. Elizabeth Maconchy’s Symphony is an underexposed masterpiece, influenced by Baroque counterpoint but compellingly written in a highly personal style. Walton’s finale goes back to music from the court of Elizabeth I, and in this coronation anniversary year, Britten Sinfonia also play a substantial new piece by Joseph Phibbs. 

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This performance will end at approximately 9.35pm, including a 20-minute interval.

Produced by Britten Sinfonia

Programme

  • Arcangelo Corelli   Concerto Grosso Op 6, No 2
  • Michael Tippett   Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli
  • Elizabeth Maconchy   Symphony for Double String Orchestra
  • Joseph Phibbs   New work (world premiere)
  • William Walton   Finale from Variations on an Elizabethan Theme

Performers

  • Britten Sinfonia  

Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available