Event overview
This event is still going ahead! CHANGE OF VENUE: Deptford Town Hall
Dr Cameron Pyke’s new book explores Britten's creative relationship with Russia throughout his life by examining his engagement with Russian composers, musicians and writers in the context of twentieth-century politics.
CAMERON PYKE is Deputy Master at Dulwich College and part-time lecturer at the Centre of Russian Music, Goldsmiths. His first degree was in History (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge), and he studied his PhD thesis at Goldsmiths under the late Alexander Ivashkin. He gives this free afternoon lecture on Benjamin Britten and Russia, prior to the books' release later this year.
The remarkable relationship between Britten and Shostakovich is a central theme, but it also evaluates other key influences, particularly Britten's passion for Tchaikovsky, his more elusive fascination with Prokofiev, and his ambiguous attitude towards Stravinsky; and it places Britten's enduring friendships with Rostropovich, Vishnevskaya and Richter in the context of his musical output.
The Music Research Series is designed to help postgraduate students advance their research and careers. The events stimulate exchange, hones skills, facilitates the creation of professional networks and helps to consolidate the department’s postgraduate community, all over a glass of wine! Attendance is strongly recommended for all postgraduate students (MA, MMus and PGR) in Music but of course undergraduates, music researchers, and visitors from across the college and the community are also most welcome to these public lectures.
Photo: Britten and Rostropovich (Classic FM)
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 9 Feb 2016 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
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