Southbank, London: Ives Ensemble

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Tuesday 3 December 2013

Rik Andriessen flute
Hans Petra 
clarinet
John Snijders 
piano
Ruben Sanderse 
viola
Job ter Haar 
cello

An evening of chamber music from leading exponents of the contemporary and avant-garde, the Netherlands based Ives Ensemble. The ensemble was established in 1986 by the Dutch pianist John Snijders, and concentrates on performances of non-conducted 20th and 21st century chamber music, much of which has been written especially for the ensemble.

Gerald Barry Low (1995)
John Cage Music for five (1984-5)
Laurence Crane Estonia (2001)
Eric Egan Through the Embers (2013)
Christopher Fox Chromascope (2005) UK premiere