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Lunchtime Concert at the National Gallery

Commemorating Jean-Étienne Liotard's visits to London in the second half of the eighteenth century

Lunchtime Concert at the National Gallery
Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-89) visited London on two occasions: in 1753 and again in 1772. This was exactly the time when music publishing was flourishing in England and more music-making than ever before started happening in domestic settings. It is very possible that Liotard heard some chamber music being performed at dinner parties and other functions he would have attended during his visits.

To celebrate the Gallery's exhibition "Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast", London Obbligato Collective recreates some of the music published in London during this period to recreate the sound world that Liotard may well have experienced.

Music by Felice Giardini (1716-1796), Charles Avison (1709-1770) and John Garth (1721-1810).

Room 33 at the National Gallery.


Sara Deboarh — baroque violin
Sarah Moffatt — baroque violin
Carina Drury — baroque cello
Masumi Yamamoto — harpsichord


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  • date Thu 25 January 2024
  • location National Gallery, London
  • time 1:00pm
  • ticket Free

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Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-89) visited London on two occasions: in 1753 and again in 1772. This was exactly the time when music publishing was flourishing in England and more music-making than ever before started happening in domestic settings. It is very possible that Liotard heard some chamber music being performed at dinner parties and other functions he would have attended during his visits.

To celebrate the Gallery's exhibition "Discover Liotard and the Lavergne Family Breakfast", London Obbligato Collective recreates some of the music published in London during this period to recreate the sound world that Liotard may well have experienced.

Music by Felice Giardini (1716-1796), Charles Avison (1709-1770) and John Garth (1721-1810).

Room 33 at the National Gallery.

Sara Deboarh — baroque violin
Sarah Moffatt — baroque violin
Carina Drury — baroque cello
Masumi Yamamoto — harpsichord

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Location

National Gallery, London
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5, United Kingdom


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