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Beauty and the Bass

Vermeer Chamber Concerts

Bloomsbury Players, featuring Sijie Chen & Will McGahon (violins), Hannah Shaw (viola), Orlando Jopling (‘cello), Alexander Jones (double bass)
Beauty and the Bass

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The Bloomsbury Players return with a programme showcasing Dvorak’s double bass quintet on gut strings and in its original 5-movement version (including the extraordinary Intermezzo that was removed). They pair this with Rossini’s first Sonata a quattro, composed when he was only twelve years old, and Fanny Mendelssohn’s rhapsodic and poignant string quartet.

Programme
Gioachino Rossini - Sonata a quattro, no.1 in G major
Fanny Mendelssohn - String Quartet in Eb major
~ Interval ~
Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet in G major, op.77 (including Intermezzo)


Vermeer Season Pass is available for £150

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  • festival Vermeer Chamber Concerts
  • date Sat 29 March 2025
  • location Leighton House, London
  • time 7:00pm
  • ticket £18/30/40 (£18 u30s) including museum access

Full Event Details

The Bloomsbury Players return with a programme showcasing Dvorak’s double bass quintet on gut strings and in its original 5-movement version (including the extraordinary Intermezzo that was removed). They pair this with Rossini’s first Sonata a quattro, composed when he was only twelve years old, and Fanny Mendelssohn’s rhapsodic and poignant string quartet.

Programme
Gioachino Rossini - Sonata a quattro, no.1 in G major
Fanny Mendelssohn - String Quartet in Eb major
~ Interval ~
Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet in G major, op.77 (including Intermezzo)

Vermeer Season Pass is available for £150

Venue Details & Map

Location

Leighton House, London
12 Holland Park Road, London W14 8LZ


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