Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition Jury Recital
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Captivating. Lively. Refreshingly different.
Who’s on stage
Two of the judges from the Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition – Asdis Valdimarsdottir and Thomas Riebl – step out of the adjuticator’s box and onto the stage. Thomas will be playing a 5-string tenor viola.
What they’re playing
A selection of music by Georg Philip Telemann, Johann Sebastian Bach and contemporary composer Garth Knox, who’s leading a composition workshop earlier in the afternoon.
Need to know
Pricing: £20
Timing: 1 hour, no interval
Age: under 14s must be accompanied by an adult
What you'll hear
Music by Telemann, Bach and Garth Knox.
Who's playing it
Asdis Valdimarsdottir viola
Thomas Riebl tenor viola
Take a listen
Get an idea of what you’ll hear with this video of Thomas Riebl playing Toccata for Thomas by Garth Knox on his 5-string viola. We love the contrast between pizzicato plucking and long, lyrical bowed melodies.
