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07/05/2013
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Designer's notes:
Jennifer Pike - Violin, William Kunhardt - Conductor, Matthew Sharp - Actor
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Press quotes
The second half of the concert opened with a dramatised reading of extracts from Beethoven's Heiligenstadt Testament given by Matthew Sharp, with discreet string accompaniment. This was highly moving and very powerful
Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill 08/05/2013
The second half of the concert began with actor Matthew Sharp spot-lit at a desk and reading [..] Beethoven’s anguished Heiligenstadt Testament, while the orchestra played sotto voce the Adagio from his Opus 132 string quartet. And the meld was effective. [..] The contrast between the 30-year-old’s... continue reading
Michael Church, The Independent 08/05/2013
The orchestra play standing up and Thomas's lighting placed them in higher relief than usual, with the lighting changing to concentrate on the small group of players who performed the Couperin movements. Kunhardt conducted the Ravel from memory, and the Couperin was played as chamber music... continue reading
Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill 08/05/2013
