Ibrahim Aziz and Dan Tidhar - The Lady and the Sultan

Ibrahim Aziz (Viola da Gamba) and Dan Tidhar (Harpsichord) will perform The Lady and the Sultan which includes music by Marin Marais, Antonio Vivaldi,

François Couperin and Louis Marchand (famed for absconding from a harpsichord contest against J S Bach!).

In 1740, Hubert Le Blanc - doctor of law, abbé and amateur viol player - wrote a treatise defending the bass viol against ‘the enterprises of the violin and the pretensions of the violoncello’, after realising that the viol was quickly losing favour with the Parisian audience who had developed a taste for Italian music and concerts in large public spaces instead of small private salons. In his work, Le Blanc refers to the viol as ‘The Lady’ and the violin as ‘The Sultan’. The cello, a relative and close ally of the violin, is in close competition with the refined and noble bass viol.

Ibrahim and Dan will perform a version of this battle between the Viola da Gamba and the Harpsichord.  Who will win?

Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm and ends by 9:30pm.

This event is organised by the Leatherhead Community Association (LCA) with help and advice from Peter Steadman of the Music on Thursdays (MoT) group.  Members of either organisations can buy a ticket at a reduced price.

We do not have an alcohol licence but if you are of age you are welcome to bring your own.  Please bring plastic glasses or use the paper cups that we supply.

Getting to the Leatherhead Institute

The Institute is at the top of Leatherhead High Street, KT22 8AH, on the corner with Leret Way. Leatherhead is served by bus from Kingston and by bus and train from Guildford, Dorking and Epsom. Nearby car parks are the Swan Centre multi-storey on Leret Way (KT22 7JL) and the surface car park on Station Road (KT22 7AF). Both are free after 6pm