atlantic

Four rowers from three generations set to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean for charity

Four rowers from three generations are preparing to take on the challenge of a lifetime this December — rowing across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the World’s Toughest Row.

Team “Give Us A Wave” will set off from La Gomera, in the Canary Islands and row 3,000 miles to Antigua in the Caribbean. They will row in pairs, two hours on, two hours off for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,...

The Atlantic Connection: Chamber Concert

Pierre-Emmanuel Largeron and Lindsay Braga - violins, Andrew Gillett - viola, Jane Pirie - cello

Save event Dvořák: String quartet Op.96 No.12, American Desmond: Take Five (arranged for string quartet) Copland: Hoe Down, from Rodeo (arr. for string trio) Bologne: String quartet Op.1 No.4 in C minor Villa-Lobos: String quartet No.1 W099 Piazzola: Libertango (arranged for string quartet)

This programme will explore musical ties from both sides of the Atlantic ocean, on Dvořák’s footsteps in the vast plains of Iowa, on to the streets of Rio de Janeiro and in a jazzy New York...