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21 January 2026 - 21 January 2026

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham

  • £10 standard, £5 students, £1 under-18s

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MUSICON is thrilled to welcome virtuoso harpsichordist Jane Chapman to give the UK premiere of Richard Rijnvos’ major new work.

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lettura del labirinto aspires to create a parallel universe to Italo Calvino's ‘cryptic’ novel Invisible Cities by fathoming the map of Venice, itself a staggering warren of alleys, bridges and little squares. The work depicts a walk through all six neighbourhoods (‘sestieri’), starting at the eastern corner of Castello and ending near the western edge of Dorsoduro. During this so-called Eulerian trail any feature on the map is visited only once, while crossing the same path twice is avoided. Along the way we pause at 55 locations: 39 ‘campi’, Piazza San Marco, another 14 ‘campi’ and 1 ‘ultima fermata’. The piece is a collection of 55 miniatures for which Rijnvos has created a film, featuring original footage shot in Venice. The serene images are of a contemplative nature, evoking a feeling of getting lost and forever being incarcerated in an urban maze.

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£10 standard, £5 students, £1 under-18s