Jerwood Hall
Spotlight on Antoine Tamestit: Antoine Tamestit & Alexandra Preucil
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 21 November 2025 • 1pm
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Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite in C major BWV 1009
Béla Bartók Selected Duos
Johann Sebastian Bach Two-Part Inventions BWV 772, 775, 779, 780, 784 & 786
Alexandra Preucil violin
Antoine Tamestit viola
The concert will finish at approximately 2.10pm.
Tickets
£16 (£14 concessions, £6 under-18s)
+ £1.50 booking fee per transaction
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The Concert
Bach and Bartók at their most joyfully inventive, performed with a perfect blend of precision and panache.
The Music
Bach’s Two-Part Inventions, composed in the 1720s, were intended as teaching aids for his keyboard pupils. Bartók, more than two centuries later, had a similar aim with his 44 Duos, nearly all of them based on folk tunes. Yet these collections are far from dry exercises.
Bach’s pithy Inventions range from playful to deeply melancholy, and are (suitably) packed with invention. Apparently simple, they in fact require great skill to perform.
Bartók’s Duos get progressively harder throughout the volume: we can hear the difference between the charming simplicity of No 11 and the more advanced technique needed for the later 42 and 43. In between Bartók has imaginative fun with fairy tales and buzzing, bothersome mosquitoes, his mood encompassing burlesque as well as sorrow. But above all, these duos dance.
The Performers
The celebrated violist Antoine Tamestit is joined by Alexandra Preucil on violin. Both performers are well-known for their communicative, expressive styles, essential for such intimate, intricate repertoire
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Booking and Discounts
Booking Your Tickets
Online at lso.co.uk
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In person at the Barbican Centre (no booking fee)
Refunds and Exchanges
Contact the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings) to exchange your tickets for another LSO concert or Barbican credit voucher, valid for twelve months. A per-ticket administration fee applies.
The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. In the unlikely event of a cancellation, all bookers will receive a refund.
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Concessions
£14 tickets for over-60s, full-time students and unwaged/unemployed people.
18 and Under
£6 tickets. Book online, by phone or in person.
BBC Radio 3 Concerts are recommended for ages 12+. For younger children, we have a range of other events at LSO St Luke’s, including Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts which are suitable for everyone over the age of 5.
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