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Work: The Lark Ascending

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ComposerVaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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LondonThe Lark Ascending & Mozart Clarinet Concerto at Christmas

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Barber, Vaughan Williams, Mozart
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta; Henry Chandler; Poppy Beddoe

ManchesterRachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto and Lark Ascending at Christmas

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Vaughan Williams, Mozart, Rachmaninov
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta; Warren Mailley-Smith; Henry Chandler; Poppy Beddoe

LondonThe Lark Ascending and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Candlelight

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Vaughan Williams, Barber, Mozart
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta; Henry Chandler
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Hollywood and high-brow meet at the Bowl under Leonard Slatkin

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Matters cosmic and earthly intersect in Slatkin's latest visit to the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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The London Mozart Players’ flight of fancy soars to Heaven’s Gate

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Delightful Dvořák and ravishing Vaughan Williams headline the London Mozart Players’ ‘Flights of Fancy’ concert at St Martin's-in-the-Fields. 
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Aspects of Englishness: Manze and the Hallé explore Vaughan Williams

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An evening of Vaughan Williams’ greatest hits? There’s always an appetite for that, as Andrew Manze and the Hallé prove at Sheffield City Hall. 

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MelbourneMelbourne Symphony / Sir Andrew Davis

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Britten, Lutosławski, Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninov
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Sir Andrew Davis; Richard Tognetti
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Bachtrack top ten: Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Mark Pullinger celebrates this quintessentially English composer with a list of RVW's most inspiring works.

Fight or flight? Violinists on tackling The Lark Ascending

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Often dismissed on account of its popularity, The Lark Ascending divides audiences... and players. Our own Kevin Ng is a violinist and avoided it for years, but took advice from three violinists when adding it to his repertoire. 

Strings to its bow: the changing face of the violin

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“When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you’re telling a story.”~ Joshua Bell. We explore the extreme beauty of this most versatile instrument.