Listen to Lars-Erik Larsson’s Double Bass Concerto this February

11 Feb 11 (Fri)
12:30 p.m. 
Asian Civilisations Museum Shaw Foundation Foyer
Free admission

Top students from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music's string department will be presenting a selection of works for violin, viola, cello and double bass at the Asian Civilisation Museum. The programme includes Cesar Franck’s popular Sonata in A major, Debussy’s Violin Sonata, Ravel’s Tzigane, Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata and Lars-Erik Larsson’s Double Bass Concerto.

Lars-Erik Larsson is born on 15th May 1908 in Åkarp, died on December 27th 1986 in Helsingborg. His musical style includes clear forms, bright harmonies and a transparent part-writing. Personally, I have not heard his Double Bass Concerto but given that it can be considered a contemporary work for the double bass will make it worthwhile to be listened to.

For more details, check this site.

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Updates on 10 Feb 2011:
I have just learnt that Ms Lin Pei-Yi will be the performer of Lars-Erik Larsson's Double Bass Concerto for this lunch-time concert. Here is wishing her a wonderful performance.