Ensemble 10/10
Race against Time
Friday 15 June 2012 7:30 pm
The Epstein Theatre
Emily Howard Zatopek! (World premiere)
libretto, Selma Dimitirijevic
Commissioned by Second Movement with support from New Music 20x12*
György Ligeti Chamber Concerto
Bohuslav Martinů Concertino for cello,winds, piano and percussion
Leoš Janáček Ríkadla
Ondřej Kyas chamber music III (World premiere)
Hui Tak Cheung NewWork
Clark Rundell conductor
Members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Members of Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
Tickets £10
Please note: Following the closure of the Contemporary Urban Centre this concert will now take place at The Epstein Theatre - click here for directions to this venue .
In 1954, the Czech athlete Emil Zátopek shattered a world record by running 5000 metres in just over 13 minutes. In 2012, on the eve of the Olympics, Liverpool-born composer Emily Howard has got just 12 minutes to tell his story in a pocket-size opera commisioned for the 2012 Olympic celebrations. Martinu’s jazzy concerto and Janáček’s delightfully silly set of children’s rhymes are Czech mini masterpieces both. These and a new work by contemporary Czech composer Ondřej Kyas surround this celebration of a Czech hero. Ligeti’s famous and virtuosic masterpiece provides an extra and contrasting major focal point to the evening. Hui-Tak Cheung is another young composer from our mentoring scheme.
Reviews of Emily Howard:
"How a young British composer has just taken Vienna by storm"
The Telegraph
"I am writing what I want to write"
terz:magazin
"Calculated Compositions ... Howard prepares for her marathon year"
The Financial Times
*PRS for Music Foundation’s New Music 20x12 is a UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Barker and David Cohen, and delivered in partnership with the BBC, LOCOG and NMC Recordings. See www.prsformusicfoundation.com for more information.
Read the PRS for Music Foundation's online brochure here .
