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Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton, Proms

Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton, Proms

Date: 
Sunday, 21 August, 2011 - 18:00
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (25 mins) Colin Matthews No Man’s Land (c20 mins) World Premiere INTERVAL Mozart Requiem in D minor (compl. Süssmayr) (55 mins) Emma Bell soprano Renata Pokupić mezzo-soprano Ian Bostridge tenor Roderick Williams baritone James Rutherford bass Polyphony City of London Sinfonia Stephen Layton conductor About this event Britten's Variations is one of many British pieces championed by the late Richard Hickox, two of whose distinguished vocal collaborators, Ian Bostridge and Roderick Williams, are featured in Colin Matthews's new work, which Hickox commissioned. The Requiem was recently voted the Nation's Favourite Mozart by Radio 3 listeners.