Join us at Robeson House opposite the garden for an evening of chamber music followed by drinks and refreshments at Glengall Wharf Garden.
6pm - 7.15pm Performance
7.30-9.30pm drinks/refreshments in the garden
About the music:
The Glengall Ensemble is a combined group of friends who play in the UK’s leading orchestras at home and abroad.
We’re delighted to entertain you with two wonderful pieces of chamber music - Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks by Richard Strauss, and Beethoven’s Septet.
The former was originally written for a full symphony orchestra of 70 musicians, though Franz Hasenohrl’s delicate arrangement brings us down to five - violin, double bass, bassoon, clarinet, and french horn.
The septet also includes a viola and cello. The playful nature of the Strauss, combined with the pastoral evocations of the Beethoven, will be a wonderful combination for a summer’s evening at LSE Robeson House and Glengall Wharf Garden.
About Robeson House:
Robeson House is named in honour of the American LSE alumna Eslanda Robeson, an anthropologist, civil rights activist, and globally significant intellectual of the 20th century. Robeson’s work, spanning anthropology, internationalism, feminism, and anti-colonial thought, provided a rich foundation for the building’s identity.