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Spitalfields Music Festival
Purcell | Haydn | Leith | Schumann
WHEN & WHERE
Jul 04, 2025, 7:00 PM
St Mary-le-Bow Church, St Mary Le Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London, London EC2V 6AU, UK
PROGRAMME
H. Purcell (arr. B. Britten) - Chacony
J. Haydn - String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33, No. 2 'The Joke'
O. Leith - On a horse, on a hill, faraway, through fog and bonfire - premiere
R. Schumann - String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
The new commission by Oliver Leith was written in memory of our dear friend Philip Yeeles (1947-2021) and it is supported by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust and Spitalfields Music, through the New Music Commission Fund.
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