3pm, Purcell Room, Southbank, London
Lullabies and Dreamscapes
With Tamsin Waley-Cohen
Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Dvořák: From My Mother
Brahms: Wiegenlied
Freya Waley-Cohen: Sweet as plum wine (World Premiere)
Scriabin: Nocturne
Cage: Nocturne
Schubert: Wiegenlied
Schubert: Fantasie in C
Two British star musicians explore an enchanting selection of music about evening, lullabies and the mysteries of night, ranging from Schubert to Arvo Pärt. At the core of the programme, to illustrate the foundational role of lullabies in childhood, is a new work, Babylonian Lullaby, written for them by Freya Waley-Cohen, the award-winning composer and the violinist’s sister.
Pre-concert talk and interview with the artists, about creativity through night-care care, at 1.45pm