Lockdown commissions 2: Lawrence Power plays Garth Knox’s Quartet for One

2020-06-26T10:15:00+01:00

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In the second of his ‘lockdown commissions’ performances, filmed in and on top of iconic empty venues, violist Lawrence Power plays Garth Knox’s Quartet for One, filmed in an empty Southbank Centre.

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