Sir Willard White & Brodsky Quartet
Fri 20 Mar 2026 7:30pm
Fri 20 Mar 2026 7:30pm
Sir Willard White
baritone
Krysia Osostowicz
violin
Ian Belton
viola
Paul Cassidy
viola
Jacky Thomas
cello
Wiltshire Music Centre
Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon UK
01225 860 100
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Opera star makes WMC debut alongside long-time favourites
Programme to include:
COPLAND ARR P CASSIDY / J THOMAS Hoedown
GERSHWIN ARR P CASSIDY Excerpts from Porgy and Bess
BARBER Dover Beach
BRITTEN Poème
HOFFMAN / LAMPL / LIVINGSTONE ARR A HAVERON Close To You
One of Britain’s best-loved and most versatile opera stars of the last forty years, Sir Willard White’s illustrious career has taken him to the most prestigious opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. In his much-anticipated WMC debut, he joins forces with the celebrated Brodsky Quartet in a concert that pays homage to the collaboration between the Hollywood Quartet and Frank Sinatra in the ’50s, which resulted in the classic ‘Close to You’ album.
Watch Sir Willard White & the Brodsky Quartet perform
One of the best-loved and most versatile opera stars of the last 40 years, Sir Willard White’s illustrious career has taken him to the most prestigious opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. In his much-anticipated WMC debut, he joins forces with the celebrated Brodsky Quartet in a concert that pays homage to the collaboration between the Hollywood Quartet and Frank Sinatra in the ‘50s, which resulted in the classic ‘Close to You’ album. The programme has a strong American theme with Barber’s hauntingly beautiful “Dover Beach”, songs by Copland, Gershwin, Kern, Weill with a European twist from Britten, Ravel and Massenet.
Willard White - “Extraordinary”
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Eat with us before the show
Pre-concert Grazing Boards available before this event.
Why not enjoy a light bite in the foyer before the concert from 6pm;
Choose from:
Mediterannean grazing board (V): Hummus, basil pesto, olives, mozzarella, sundried tomatoes, stuffed peppers
Charcuterie & Cheese grazing board: Serrano ham, chorizo, salami, vintage cheddar, tomato chutney, grapes
Fish grazing board: Smoked salmon, smoked salmon mousse, garlic and chilli prawns, smoked mackerel
Middle Eastern Chicken grazing board: Grilled chicken shawarma, smoked tomato hummus, tzatziki, stuffed peppers, rice & mint stuffed vine leaves, flatbreads
Middle Eastern grazing board (V): Dressed herb and apricot couscous, smoked tomato hummus, stuffed peppers, rice & mint stuffed vine leaves, whipped feta, flatbreads
All platters are served with bread. (V) = Vegetarian.
Available to book up to 3pm on Wed 18 March.
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