Name: Michael Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
Start: 2023-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-11-11T00:00:00.000Z
Location: South Bank Centre

Organization

Admin

Instrumentalist

Michael Barenboim

Violin

Violinist

Violin I

Conductor

Southbank Centre

Orchestra

West-Eastern Divan Ensemble

Michael Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Ensemble

London

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Michael Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Ensemble: Poster

Public

Figment IV, for viola

String Quintet No.2 in B-flat, op.87

Au Quai for Bassoon and Viola

Tre Duetti for Violin and Cello

Septet E flat Major, op. 20

Approved

South Bank Centre

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra was founded by the conductor Daniel Barenboim and the philosopher Edward Said, aiming to bring young Israeli and Arabic musicians together in shared endeavour.

A chamber ensemble of its members, led by Barenboim’s violinist son, Michael, offers each player a chance to shine in music by three giants of the genre: Elliott Carter, Mendelssohn and Beethoven.

Three pieces by Carter form the programme’s backbone, showing the American composer’s limitless musical imagination and his gritty, intricately woven individual style.

In the centre of the first half, the ensemble presents the sunny verve of Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No.2.

And the concert concludes with the Septet by Beethoven, one of his most popular pieces in his own day, overflowing with charm, vitality and inspiration.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble