Join us in the Victoria Rooms Building for our Lunchtime Concert Series, featuring guest performer David Wright.
Programme
- Jean-Henry d’Anglebert (1629–1691) – Deuxième Suite (g minor): I. Prelude II. Allemande III. Courante IV. Sarabande V. Sarabande
- Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (1703–1755) – Vertigo
- François Couperin (1668–1733) – Le Dodo ou L’amour au Berceau
- Jacques Duphly (1715–1789) – Chaconne
- Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) – Suite in A minor from Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin: I. Allemande II. Courante III. Sarabande IV. Gavotte and six variations
- Claude-Bénigne Balbastre (1724–1799) – Air Gay
Biography
David Wright is a musician of international acclaim who specialises in early keyboard instruments. Originally from London's East End, David was entirely self taught as a child until his late teens, he then went on to study at the Royal College of Music where he was the winner of numerous international competitions and prizes, most notably the Broadwood Harpsichord Competition.
He pursues an extremely busy career as soloist, chamber musician and continuo player in orchestras and opera companies, recently recording with The Academy of Ancient Music. With an extensive discography to his credit, recent collaborations have included recordings with Tasmin Little, Julian Lloyd Webber, composer Debbie Wiseman (in the sound track to the BBC series Woolf Hall), the English Concert, Academy of Ancient Music and concerts with Ema Kirkby and James Bowman.
After recording the monumental Goldberg Variations in 2007 David spent much of his time touring as a soloist until joining the blockbuster group Red Priest who now occupy most of his time with a busy international concert diary from America to the Far East. When not touring, David enjoys working on his crumbling Georgian house in Cambridgeshire which he shares with 9 harpsichords, 2 clavichords, 2 square pianos, 2 Viennese fortepianos, 3 chamber organs, a spinet, a clavicytherium and a cat called Malcolm.
Admission: £5+VAT (free for UoB students & staff with valid UCard).
- Pay in advance via the University Online Shop or on the door (card only).
- Advance sales close at 12:00 noon on the day of each concert; after that, tickets are available at the door, subject to availability.
- Doors close at 1:15 pm. No late entry.
- We cannot accept cash payments.