Grant McLachlan, Jan-Hendrik Harley, Mokale Koapeng and more
Wigmore Hall, W1U 2BP , [Venue Details]This concert is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes in duration, including an interval
Freedom Songs: A day of concerts dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising
An evening of orchestral music by South African composers highlighting Shane Woodborne’s Red Ink concerto for double bass and string orchestra (2019). Commissioned by the Matseer Diabelli Sommer festival Red Ink is dedicated to the bassist Leon Bosch and serves as a musical memorial to the Soweto Uprising of 1976 in South Africa, an event that marked a turning point in the fight against apartheid but which came at a devastating human cost.
With an introduction by Eugene Skeef, composer, poet and activist.
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Admission
Min: £18.00
Max: £40.00
Performer name: The African Concert Series
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Grant McLachlan, Jan-Hendrik Harley, Mokale Koapeng and more
Saturday, 27 Jun 2026 @7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, W1U 2BPMore Information
This concert is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes in duration, including an interval
Freedom Songs: A day of concerts dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising
An evening of orchestral music by South African composers highlighting Shane Woodborne’s Red Ink concerto for double bass and string orchestra (2019). Commissioned by the Matseer Diabelli Sommer festival Red Ink is dedicated to the bassist Leon Bosch and serves as a musical memorial to the Soweto Uprising of 1976 in South Africa, an event that marked a turning point in the fight against apartheid but which came at a devastating human cost.
With an introduction by Eugene Skeef, composer, poet and activist.
Admission
Min: £18.00
Max: £40.00
Performer name: The African Concert Series
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