Tours

BBT Mitsuko Uchida Tour 2008

Borletti-Buitoni Trust celebrated its fifth anniversary with two prestigious tours in the USA and Europe. BBT award winners Martin Fröst clarinet, Soovin Kim violin, Christian Poltéra cello and Llŷr Williams piano with founding BBT trustee Mitsuko Uchida performed to six packed halls in the United States (May 2008) and Europe (November 2008). At the heart of the tour programme was Messiaen’s iconic Quatuor pour la fin du temps.

US Tour:

13th May 2008 Kalamazoo
15th May 2008 Philadelphia
17th May 2008 New York Carnegie-Zankel

Europe tour:

2nd November 2008 Perugia, Italy
4th November 2008 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
6th November 2008 Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Programme (US Tour and London):

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

Programme (Perugia and Amsterdam):

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

Photos by John Ferro Sims