Philharmonia Chamber Players: Turina & Ravel
Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra give a free performance of Ravel’s String Quartet, widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of the chamber music repertoire.
By turns lively, lyrical, contemplative and stormy, Ravel’s masterpiece requires great technical and expressive skill – and the Philharmonia’s string players have plenty of both. If you’re new to French music, this is a fantastic place to start.
Spanish composer Joaquín Turina took what he admired about the music of Debussy and Ravel (whom he met while studying in Paris) and gave it a distinctive Spanish, folkloric flavour.
He gave a vivid description of the moment that inspired The Bullfighter’s Prayer: ‘During an afternoon of bullfighting in the Madrid arena … I saw my work. Behind a small door, there was a chapel, filled with incense, where toreadors went right before facing death [and] in front of this poor altar… prayed to God to protect their lives.’
Performers
Philharmonia Chamber Players
Rebecca Chan violin
David López Ibáñez violin
Sylvain Séailles viola
Ella Rundle cello
Repertoire
Turina: La oración del torero for string quartet, Op.34
Ravel: String Quartet in F
Need to know
Latecomers are only admitted at suitable breaks in the performance
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
21 Nov 2024, 6pm
Run time
45 minutes (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
Free – ticket required
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