Ben Baker & Daniel Lebhardt + Pre-Concert Recital

Described by The New York Times as bringing “virtuosity, refinement, and youthful exuberance” to his Merkin Concert Hall debut, **Ben** **Baker** has established himself as a sought-after soloist and chamber musician, performing widely across Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. With regular duo partner **Daniel Lebhardt**, Ben makes his debut at Conway Hall in a wide-ranging programme, not to be missed!

**Schubert** | Rondo in B minor D895

**Brahms** | Sonata No.2 in A Op.100

**Bacewicz** | Kolysanka (Lullaby)

**Bacewicz** | Witraz (Stained Glass Window)

Respighi Sonata in B minor P110

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**Pre-Concert Recital with Antar Quartet • 5.30pm**

Students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, we are pleased to welcome the **Antar Quartet** for their debut at Conway Hall. The last of the 6 '*Tost*' quartets opens their short programme, which is completed by Sri Lankan-born Canadian composer Dinuk Wijeratne's 2022 work, described by the composer as a "virtuoso musical escapade for string quartet, inspired by the audacious, real-life theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the Louvre Museum in 1911".

**Haydn** | Quartet in E flat Op.64/6

**Dinuk Wijeratne** | The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini

Annabel Stevens • *violin*

Josh Albuquerque • *violin*

Richard Montgomery • *viola*

Ellamay Mantie • *cello*

Presented by Conway Hall.

This is an all ages event. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.