Tour of South America
Pekka Kuusisto
Pekka Kuusisto violin/director
Allan Clayton tenor
Purcell Fantasia VII in C minor
Purcell arr. Nico Muhly Let the night perish (Job’s Curse)
Purcell Fantasia XIII in F ‘Upon One Note’
Tippett A Lament, from Divertimento on ‘Sellinger’s Round’
Britten Les Illuminations
Steve Reich Duet
John Adams Shaker Loops
Following its acclaimed tour during 2008 Britten Sinfonia return to South America with the mercurial Pekka Kuusisto and stunning tenor Allan Clayton with a programme of music from both sides of the Atlantic. The six dates will see concerts in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
International Partner Cambridge University Press
The tour is generously supported by The Ashmore Group
Dates
Rio de Janeiro
Friday 05 August
8.30pm
São Paulo
Saturday 06 August
9.00pm
Buenos Aires
Monday 08 August
8.30pm
Buenos Aires
Wednesday 10 August
8.30pm
Montevideo
Thursday 11 August
7.30pm
Montevideo
Thursday 11 August
7.30pm
São Paulo
Saturday 13 August
9.00pm
