Get to know one of the most exciting composers around.

We are delighted to be at Wigmore Hall celebrating the works of our good friend and collaborator, Daniel Kidane.

We first worked with Daniel back in 2009, commissioning his piece ‘Towards Resolution’, which was inspired by the opening of Henry Purcell’s first three-part Fantazia. Subsequently, almost 10 years later during the COVID-19 Pandemic, we commissioned Daniel again to write for us. This time, the result was ‘Be Still’, a piece written in direct response to the passing of time during the months in which the nation was under lockdown. For this concert, we perform both these pieces as well as others from Daniels’ impressive body of work.

We are also joined by another returnee to the Camerata, the incredible violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha. Introduced to music by his violinist father, Jonian is always seeking out new musical experiences. It was this search which led him to perform Bach’s Chaconne in a pub down in Cornwall, which he cites as ‘The funniest, but also one of the most moving [musical] experiences’ of his life. This courageous and open form of music-making has led Jonian to collaborate with Camerata artists such as Martha Argerich, Pekka Kuusisto, and our own Gábor Takács-Nagy. We are delighted to be back performing together again.

Programme

• Daniel Kidane Sublime Light
• Daniel Kidane Towards Resolution
• Bach Concerto in A minor for violin, strings and continuo BWV1041
• Daniel Kidane Movements
• Daniel Kidane Veiled Light
• Daniel Kidane Foreign Tongues
• Bach Fugue in B minor BWV951
• Bach Concerto in E for violin, strings and continuo BWV1042
• Daniel Kidane Be Still

Performed by

• Violin Jonian Ilias Kadesha
• Leader Caroline Pether
• Harpsichord Mahan Esfahani
• Manchester Camerata