Darkness. Musicians surround you, their sound stereophonically immersive. Music envelops everything, your heightened hearing sensitive to new details, orchestral voices and meanings.
From its punchy opening brass fanfare to the sweet headiness of airy synths and vocals, Anna Meredith brings her debut studio album Varmints to the newly reopened Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Anthony Ritchie Gallipoli to the Somme
Allegri Quartet Associate Artists
Anna Leese soprano
Jon Stainsby baritone
City Choir Dunedin
The Parliament Choir
Simon Over Conductor
Annabel Drummond Violin
GALLIPOLI TO THE SOMME
Sometimes the simplest music can be the most powerful. From a lone violin line and a plaintive melody of centuries before, Vaughan Williams spins gold in his two most-loved masterpieces.
Anthem of hope, unity and – since 1972 – Europe, Beethoven’s final symphony propels a remarkable transformation from solitude to inclusivity, and silence to glorious harmony.
