Wonderful World

Performance
  • Date and time: Wednesday 8 March 2023, 7.30pm
  • Location: In-person only
    Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, Campus West, University of York (Map)
  • Admission: Tickets: £20; concessions £18; students £5, booking required

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Christian-Pierre La Marca  cello
Julien Quentin  piano
Yann Arthu-Bertrand  video

Programme to include:
Bach   Suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007
Fauré   Après un rêve
Schumann   Fantasiestücke, op. 73
Saint-Saëns   Le Cygne (‘The Swan’) from Carnaval des Animaux
Rimsky-Korsakov   Flight of the Bumblebee
Gershwin   Summertime

Declared by La Monde as belonging to the ‘French cello elite’, Christian-Pierre La Marca has rapidly garnered a firm international presence, performing at major concert venues across the world. In this humanistic ode to nature, La Marca presents a wide-ranging programme based on the theme of saving the planet. As he explains, ‘music has the ability to awaken consciences, to make people more sensitive, without trying to convince or mobilize them. Music is a short circuit that goes straight to the heart.’ Interweaving several art forms – including film projections by acclaimed director and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand – Wonderful World highlights the beauty of nature while alerting us to the need to protect the world around us.

‘A new project that’s all about saving the planet. Bold ambition. Startling juxtapositions and profits from sales going to the GoodPlanet Foundation. Brilliant! (BBC Radio 3)

‘Christian-Pierre La Marca is a master of his instrument. A musician of lyrical elegance and good taste’ (Gramophone) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Venue details

  • Wheelchair accessible

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