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Li(v)fe Cycles

5-8 November 2026

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ARTISTS

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Mark Padmore – tenor

Ruby Hughes – soprano

Pablo Hernan Benedí – violin

Jonian Ilias Kadesha – violin

Lily Francis – viola

Vashti Mimosa Hunter – cello

Noam Greenberg – piano

Elad Navon – clarinet

Thomas Hancox – flute

Rachel Wick – harp

Ross Hamilton – percussion

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PROGRAMME

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Thursday, 5th November 2026, 19:00

Childhood

Bach – Two Part Inventions (complete)
Debussy – Children’s Corner
Enescu – Impressions D’enfance

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Friday 6th November 2026, 11:00

Love

Schumann – Dichterliebe
Fauré – La Bonne Chanson

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Friday 6th November 2026, 18:30

Youth

Enescu – Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major
Bartók – Piano Quintet in C major

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Saturday 7th November, 11:00

Maturity

Beethoven – Piano Sonata in E major op. 109
Beethoven – String Quartet in C sharp minor op. 131

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Saturday 7th November 2026, 18:30

Death

Liszt- Funérailles
Purcell – Dido’s Lament
Schumann – Requiem op 90/7
Schubert – Nachtstück D. 672
Schumann – Nachtlied op 96/1
Purcell – Music for a While
Adès – Darknesse Visible
Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio

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Sunday 8th November 2026, 15:30

Rebirth

Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Bach – Three Part Inventions (selection)
Berio – Folk Songs, for soprano and chamber ensemble