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Cellist Laura van der Heijden and pianist Tom Poster

Live from Wigmore Hall: cellist Laura van der Heijden and pianist Tom Poster in music spanning three centuries by de la Guerre, George Walker and Errollyn Wallen.

Live from Wigmore Hall: cellist Laura van der Heijden and pianist Tom Poster in music spanning three centuries.

The British cellist - a former ±«Óãtv Young Musician of the Year - has chosen a typically imaginative programme, ranging from a sonata from one of Louis XIV's favourite composers to a short work by Errollyn Wallen. And, to finish, a sonata written in 1957 by George Walker, born a hundred years ago this year.

Presented by Andrew McGregor

Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor
Errollyn Wallen: Dervish
Rachmaninov: Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14
George Walker: Sonata for cello and piano

Laura van der Heijden (cello)
Tom Poster (piano)

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

    Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor (1707)

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Tom Poster.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Dervish (2001)

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Tom Poster.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise Op. 34 No. (1912)

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Tom Poster.
  • George Walker

    Sonata for Cello & Piano (1957)

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Tom Poster.
  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    Nearly Waltz

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Tom Poster.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 26 Sep 2022 13:00
  • Sun 2 Oct 2022 13:00