BBT Mitsuko Uchida Tour 2008

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BBT Mitsuko Uchida Tour 2008

BBT marked its fifth anniversary with two highly successful tours of the USA and Europe featuring a special chamber ensemble comprising Martin FröstSoovin Kim, Christian Poltéra and Llŷr Williams led by Mitsuko Uchida. At the heart of the programme was Messiaen’s iconic Quatuor pour la fin du temps.


US Tour:

13 May Kalamazoo
15 May Philadelphia
17 May New York Carnegie-Zankel

Europe tour:

2 November Perugia, Italy
4 November Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
6 November Queen Elizabeth Hall, London


Programme (US and London):

Liszt La Lugubre Gondola Nos 1 & 2
Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano
Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps *

Programme (Perugia and Amsterdam):

Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata for cello and piano
Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps *
* with Mitsuko Uchida


Photographs by John Ferro Sims