Lunchtime Concert: Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians

THU 4 MAY 13.05

Ofer Falk violin
Virag Hevizi violin
Kate Simpson violin
Sophia Devenport Jackson violin
Zsombor Könczei violin
Ivan Illingworth viola
Dominic Skingle viola
Rebecca Deridder cello
Georgina Viu Bayes cello

Mendelssohn String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
I. Allegro molto appassionato
II. Andante
III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace

Written at the age of 16, the Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 is one of Felix Mendelssohn’s earliest masterpieces. The piece coined a new chamber music genre and influenced the development of chamber music. The Violin Concerto in E-minor, Op.64 is a milestone piece in the concert violin repertoire, completed in Mendelssohn’s late period, and manifests his full mature musical style. The Violin Concerto arrangement for violin and string septet was released in 2021 by the current music director of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art concert programmes, Ilan Rechtman. This arrangement captures and reimagines the full orchestral sound into a chamber string sonority.


St Alfege Church
Admission free, no ticket required