Lotte Betts-Dean, Natalie Burch: Valentin Silvestrov's Quiet Songs by Silvestrov, Van (2022/2022), Holywell Music Room, Oxford, Verenigd Koninkrijk

To conclude today’s events, we turn to the Quiet Songs of the leading Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. This monumental cycle, nearly two hours long, is a contemporary masterpiece. Tonight we will hear a substantial part of the cycle performed by Lotte Betts-Dean (a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist) and Natalie Burch, with a 15-minute introduction given by Philip Ross Bullock. This promises to be an unforgettable occasion.