Chamber Ensemble of London
16th December 2018 · 6:30pm - 8:30pm
In person | Virtual event
*A special discount is available for this concert, to those also purchasing tickets for the concert on Saturday 15th December, given by Claudio Bohorquez and Alberto Portugheis. Please select ‘Saturday and Sunday Concerts’ when booking to take advantage of this offer*
The Chamber Ensemble of London close our Autumn season in an opulent musical night from Baroque to Britten, ideal in the run-up to the Christmas holiday season. Led by violinist Peter Fisher, the ensemble features handpicked players from some of London’s leading orchestras and chamber ensembles, and their programmes combine music spanning the past and present of classical music.
Peter Fisher, Eri Konii (violin 1)
Sue Bowran, Anne Wilson (violin 2)
Kate Musker (viola)
Michael Mace (cello)
Chris West (double bass)
Dorothy Linell (theorbo)
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Schubert Ave Maria
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Britten Simple Symphony
Vivaldi Overture to L’Olimpiade
Bach Air on the G String
Kreisler Praeludium & Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
Ireland Cavatina and Bagatelle
Clive Jenkins Tarte au citron
Mozart Serenade from ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’
Copland Hoedown from ‘Rodeo’
*The concert is generously sponsored by the John Ireland Trust*
The Chamber Ensemble of London wishes to dedicate this concert to the memory of Levine Andrade (1954-2018), principal viola player and fixer for the Ensemble, who died suddenly on November 20th. His strength as a musician, great organisational skills and warm personality will be greatly missed.
The Chamber Ensemble of London – up to 14 string players – is directed by the violinist Peter Fisher, amongst a handful of the world’s finest musicians as The Times noted following a Royal Albert Hall concert in 2005.
The Ensemble has given dozens of classical concerts at St Martin-in-the-Fields, St James’s Piccadilly and the Purcell Room. For many years it was associated with the Wavendon Festival run by Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, which meant it also played light music and jazz as well as the standard baroque and classical repertoire. Versatile programming, often using special arrangements and new music, has led to engagements with the London Film Museum in County Hall, the Banqueting House and the Victoria & Albert Museum. CEOL has also played for several music societies and at festivals outside London.