French Beauties and Swedish Beasts

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Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Première Rhapsodie
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)	Clarinet Sonata in B flat major, FP 184
Hillborg, Anders (b. 1954)	Tampere Raw
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Miroirs: Une barque sur l'océan
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso
Pöntinen, Roland (b. 1963)	Mercury Dream
Chausson, Ernest (1855-1899)	Andante and Allegro
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Hungarian Dance no. 1 in G minor
Fröst, Göran	Klezmer Dances

Performers

Martin Fröst	Clarinet
Roland Pöntinen	Piano

Danny Riley, 18th October

We look at Peter Grimes and other works inspired by the sea.

Mark Pullinger, 16th December

An evening of “French Beauties and Swedish Beasts” from the Swedish clarinettist, demonstrating phenomenal tone and dare-devil risk-taking.

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