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Free Thinking

Suzy Klein presents the programme from Sage Gateshead for the 2017 Free Thinking festival, with Rex Lawson, Lars Vogt, members of Royal Northern Sinfonia and jazz duo Diachronicx.

Suzy Klein is live at Sage Gateshead for Free Thinking with music and chat from guest Rex Lawson, reflecting this year's festival theme on - The Speed of Life.
Also in the programme pianist and conductor Lars Vogt and members of Royal Northern Sinfonia, and local jazz duo Diachronicx.

For the last 30 years, pianola supremo Rex Lawson has performed in Europe, Australasia and North America including with conductors Pierre Boulez, Sir Andrew Davis and at the Last Night of the Proms and has recorded numerous CDs.

Gabrielle Heller burst onto the Newcastle jazz scene in 2011 and has performed at venues across the region. She is an associate lecturer in Performing and Visual Arts at Northumbria University and her collaboration with Steve Glenndinning has resulted in their duo and CD, Diachronicx.

Lars Vogt first came to public attention when he won second prize at the 1990 Leeds International Piano Competition and he was the first ever pianist in residence at the Berlin Philharmonic. He has been the music director of Royal Northern Sinfonia since 2015. His CD recordings include repertoire by Mozart, Schumann, Brahms and most recently works by Schubert.

Also on the programme, giving us a flavour of what he's doing at this year's Free Thinking event, is festival lecturer and sleep expert Professor Russell Foster, along with the short story writer Kirsty Logan.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Conlon Nancarrow

    Study No 21 Canon X

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Kastchei's Dance from The Firebird

    Performer: Rex Lawson.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations (arr. Sitkovetsky) - Theme

    Performer: Julian Rachlin.
  • Charles Avison

    Concerto No 12 in A major Opus 6 - I.Allegro Spiritoso

    Ensemble: Avison Ensemble.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelles Op. 126 No. 6

    Performer: Lars Vogt.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelles Op. 126 No. 6

    Performer: Lars Vogt.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet for Piano and Winds. - 1st Mvt

    Performer: Lars Vogt.
  • Robert Schumann

    Familien gem盲lde Op37/1

    Performer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau.
  • Gabriele Heller

    Diachronicx

    Ensemble: Broken Silence.
  • Gabriele Heller

    NIght Shifts

    Ensemble: Diachronicx.
  • Thomas Morley

    Now is the Month of Maying

    Ensemble: Antiphon.
  • William Byrd

    Ave Verum Corpus

    Choir: Antiphon. Conductor: John Roper.
  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Hungarian Rock

    Performer: Pierre Charial.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Suite for Two Pianos No 2 - II. Romanza

    Performer: Rex Lawson.

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  • Fri 17 Mar 2017 16:30

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