Mahan Esfahani: Byrd, Dowland & Gibbons
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]A radical figurehead for the harpsichord brings to life beguiling music by some of the English Renaissance’s greatest composers.
Mahan Esfahani, perhaps today’s best-known harpsichordist, is an eloquent ambassador for the brilliance, beauty and versatility of the instrument.
Tonight is a rare chance to hear him conjure up the world of the Elizabethan era, known as the golden age of English music.
In music rich with decoration, detail and irresistible rhythmic impulse, the harpsichord’s bite and glitter is impressive, while also intimate in scale.
Works by John Bull, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd and Giles Farnaby, among others, cover a wide range of expression from religious introspection to vigorous dances and ceaselessly inventive variations.
Repertoire
Byrd: O Mistress mine
Tomkins: Barafostus Dreame
Dowland: Can she excuse my wrongs arr. William Randall
Gibbons: The hunt's up (Peascod time)
G Farnaby: Farmer's Paven
Bull: Salvator mundi
Byrd: Fortune (My Foe)
Bull: Walsingham
Interval
Bull: In Nomine
G Farnaby: Why aske you; Up tails all
Tomkins: Pavan; Worster braules
Tisdale: The leaves bee greene
Byrd: Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la
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Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Mahan Esfahani - harpsichord
Age restriction: For ages 7+
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Mahan Esfahani: Byrd, Dowland & Gibbons
Wednesday, 3 Dec 2025 @7.00pm
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XXMore Information
A radical figurehead for the harpsichord brings to life beguiling music by some of the English Renaissance’s greatest composers.
Mahan Esfahani, perhaps today’s best-known harpsichordist, is an eloquent ambassador for the brilliance, beauty and versatility of the instrument.
Tonight is a rare chance to hear him conjure up the world of the Elizabethan era, known as the golden age of English music.
In music rich with decoration, detail and irresistible rhythmic impulse, the harpsichord’s bite and glitter is impressive, while also intimate in scale.
Works by John Bull, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd and Giles Farnaby, among others, cover a wide range of expression from religious introspection to vigorous dances and ceaselessly inventive variations.
Repertoire
Byrd: O Mistress mine
Tomkins: Barafostus Dreame
Dowland: Can she excuse my wrongs arr. William Randall
Gibbons: The hunt's up (Peascod time)
G Farnaby: Farmer's Paven
Bull: Salvator mundi
Byrd: Fortune (My Foe)
Bull: Walsingham
Interval
Bull: In Nomine
G Farnaby: Why aske you; Up tails all
Tomkins: Pavan; Worster braules
Tisdale: The leaves bee greene
Byrd: Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la
Admission: To be confirmed
Performer name: Mahan Esfahani - harpsichord
Age restriction: For ages 7+
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