Alex Rider

Acclaimed harpist Alex Rider presents an evening recital as part of the 2026 Summer Festival. A guest tutor at Royal Academy of Music and graduate of Guildhall, and in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player, Rider is known for his affinity with French music of the belle époque, often performing on a 1902 Erard harp. His debut recording Fresque Marine features rare French works for the instrument.

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) [arr.Rider]
From Six épigraphes antiques, L. 131
i.) Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
iv.) Pour la danseuse aux crotales

André Caplet (1870-1925)
Divertissements
I.) à la française
II.) à l’espagnol

Henriette Renié (1875-1956)
Promenade matinale: Deux pièces pour harpe
I.) Au loin, dans la verdure, la mer calme et mystérieuse
II.)Dans la campagne ensoleilée, la rosée scintille

INTERVAL

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piece « Eleonora »
Prelude

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Suite in G major z.660
(Prelude- Almand- Corant- Minuet)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Suite for Harp op.83
(Overture- Toccata- Nocturne - Fugue-Hymn)