Photo above taken from photograph by Mark Savage Photography
Bradley Creswick and Friends
Bradley Creswick (violin), Roberto Carrillo-Garcia (guitar and bass), Gemma Beeson (piano)
In 2019, Bradley Creswick was bestowed the title of Leader Emeritus in honour of his remarkable career with Royal Northern Sinfonia, serving as leader twice - from 1984-1987 and 1994-2019. In 1987 he moved to London to lead the Philharmonia Ochestra, maintaining his relationship with RNS notably as soloist with them at the 1989 BBC Proms playing ‘The Lark Ascending’. The London years continued as leader of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
One of the most talented and engaging performers anywhere, he is also extremely versatile and for this concert he teams up with a guitarist & bassist plus pianist with a range of genres including Astor Piazzolla.
Programme:
Piazzolla - Winter/Spring
Wieniawski - A la Zingara (3rd movement of violin concerto no 2)
Bottessini - Elegy (double bass and piano)
Dohnanyi - Andante rubato Alla zingara
Monti - Czardas
Piazzolla – kicho (double bass and piano)
Massenet - Meditation from Thais
Bartok - Romanian dances
Dinicu - The Skylark
Chick Corea - Spain
Albeniz - Granada
Pixinguinha - Naquelle tempo
Sergio Assad - Violettas azuis
Celso Machado - Pe de moleque
