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Engaging English entertainment: the ECO and Jennifer Pike captivate in Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 05 October 2016
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“Jennifer Pike... captured the mercurial flight of Vaughan Williams' lark”
Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 4 October 2016
Programme
Haydn, Symphony no. 92 in G major "Oxford"
Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending
Beethoven, Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, Op.50
Beethoven, Symphony no. 8 in F major, Op.93
Bach, Air on a G String, from Orchestral Suite BWV1068
Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492: Overture
Piazzolla, Oblivion
Anderson, Jazz Pizzicato
Performers
Jennifer Pike, Violin
José Serebrier, Conductor
English Chamber Orchestra
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Air on a G String, from Orchestral Suite BWV1068Astor PiazzollaEnglish Chamber OrchestraJazz PizzicatoJennifer PikeJohann Sebastian BachJoseph HaydnJosé SerebrierLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492: OvertureLeroy AndersonLudwig van BeethovenOblivionRalph Vaughan WilliamsRomance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, Op.50Symphony no. 8 in F major, Op.93Symphony no. 92 in G major "Oxford"The Lark AscendingWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.