Lawrence Power V10LA Day

The culmination of V10LA Day, this special evening concert celebrates the viola’s future and rediscovered past. Lawrence Power and Simon Crawford-Phillips perform six world premieres from the inaugural Viola Commissioning Circle Composers Prize alongside the world premiere of Julia Perry’s recently rediscovered Viola Sonata, a rare opportunity to hear both ground-breaking new works and a long-lost masterpiece. The concert will also feature performances from violists Garth Knox, Toby Cook and Kinga Wojdalska.

The culmination of V10LA Day brings together two remarkable celebrations of the viola: the unveiling of new musical voices and the rediscovery of a lost masterpiece.

Presented by internationally acclaimed violist Lawrence Power and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips, this special evening concert features the world premieres of six winning works from the inaugural Viola Commissioning Circle Composers Prize. Selected from more than 150 submissions by composers aged 16–82 from around the world, these works represent some of the most exciting and distinctive voices in contemporary music, showcasing the creativity, diversity and future of the viola repertoire.

The concert culminates in the world premiere of Julia Perry’s recently rediscovered Viola Sonata, performed by Lawrence Power and Simon Crawford-Phillips. Lost for decades and only recently brought to light, this extraordinary work offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience a remarkable chapter of musical history and hear an important addition to the viola repertoire for the very first time.

Combining bold new commissions with a long-silenced masterpiece, this unique concert celebrates the viola’s past, present and future in one evening.

The Closing Concert forms part of the Lawrence Power V10LA Day, a day-long celebration of the viola featuring performances, masterclasses, talks, maker events and new music. Full details of V10LA Day can be found here.

This event will last for approximately 2 hours including an interval.

About Lawrence Power

Internationally acclaimed viola player Lawrence Power is widely praised for his richness of sound, technical mastery and passionate advocacy for new music. Heralded by The New York Times as ‘a musician on a mission to make us pay attention to the viola’, Lawrence has advanced the cause of the viola both through the excellence of his performances, whether in recitals, chamber music or concertos, and through the creation of the Viola Commissioning Circle (VCC), which has led to a substantial body of fresh repertoire. Lawrence has premiered concertos by leading composers such as James MacMillan, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Julian Anderson and Alexander Goehr, and through the VCC has commissioned