Twenty years after his death, we have a more complete picture of Benjamin Britten as a composer than during his lifetime. Works from his youth and works that he suppressed have been played and published; the late music can now be seen as a distinct phase, in some ways as forward looking and as influential as Stravinsky’s. Above all, Britten’s central place in the history of 20th-century music seems more and more assured. He is one of very few composers born in the last century whose whole output - from operas to solo pieces - has gained a secure place in the repertoire.
Forthcoming performances:
Johnson Over Jordan ##
25.4.10, Troyes, France: Gilles Millière/Orchestre Symphonique de l'Aube
Johnson over Jordan Suite
25.4.10, Troyes, France: Orchestre Symphonique de l'Aube/Gilles Millière
Young Apollo
25.4.10, Grace Episcopal Church White Plains NY, USA: Downtown Sinfonietta (Members of Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Vincent Lionti
Young Apollo
30.4.10, Kalamazoo, MI, USA: Raymond Harvey (pno)/Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra/David Lockington
Young Apollo
1.5.10, Grand Rapids, MI, USA: Raymond Harvey (pno)/Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra/David Lockington
Curlew River
26.5.10, Vancouver, Canada: City Opera Vancouver
Curlew River
27.5.10, Vancouver, Canada: City Opera Vancouver
Curlew River
28.5.10, Vancouver, Canada: City Opera Vancouver
Curlew River
30.5.10, Vancouver, Canada: City Opera Vancouver
Curlew River
*.5.10, Norfolk, VA (x3), USA: Virginia Arts Festival
Young Apollo
5.6.10, Bath Abbey, United Kingdom: cond. Gavin Sutherland/English National Ballet Orchestra
Gemini Variations
12.6.10, Aldeburgh Church, Aldeburgh Festival, United Kingdom: Hebrides Ensemble
Elegy for Solo Viola
14.6.10, Aldeburgh Church, Aldeburgh Festival, United Kingdom: Hebrides Ensemble
Who are these Children ?
14.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, United Kingdom: Ian Bostridge/Julius Drake
Three Divertimenti
18.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, Orford Church, Suffolk, United Kingdom: Benyounes Quartet
The Company of Heaven
19.6.10, St Mary's Church, Henley, United Kingdom: Henley Choral Society/Will Dawes
Carry Her Over the Water
20.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, Orford Church, Suffolk, United Kingdom: EXAUDI/Britten-Pears Chamber Choir/North Suffolk Youth Choir/The Abbey Chapel Choir
The Oxen
20.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, Orford Church, Suffolk, United Kingdom: EXAUDI/Britten-Pears Chamber Choir/North Suffolk Youth Choir/The Abbey Chapel Choir
Reveille
21.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, Orford Church, Suffolk, United Kingdom: Aisha Oraxbayeva
A Birthday Hansel
24.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, Aldeburgh Church, United Kingdom: Lucy Wakeford/Lawrence Wiliford
Canticle V
24.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, Aldeburgh Church, United Kingdom: Lucy Wakeford/Robin Tritschler
Three Character Pieces
26.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom: Marija Grikeviciute
Variations
26.6.10, Aldeburgh Festival, The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom: Marija Grikeviciute (piano)
Death In Venice
16.10.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida
Death In Venice
19.10.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida
Death In Venice
22.10.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida
Death In Venice
25.10.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida
Death In Venice
28.10.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida
Death In Venice
31.10.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida
Death In Venice
3.11.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida
Death In Venice
6.11.10, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada: Canadian Opera Company/cond. Steuart Bedford/dir. Yoshi Oida