The Protecting Veil at Spitalfields Music Festival
Event details
John Tavener The Protecting Veil (staged performance) at the Round Chapel, Hackney as part of the Spitalfields Music Festival 2025.
Trinity Laban String Ensemble and Dancers present a staged production of John Tavener’s iconic work, featuring celebrated cellist and Trinity Laban International Chair of Cello and Chamber Music, Raphael Wallfisch.
The Protecting Veil, created by the same creative team responsible for Trinity Laban’s revolutionary 2022 production, ‘A Change of Season,’ captures the cosmic power of the Mother of God. Her voice and life represented by the cello, which never stops singing throughout the performance.
Told in eight continuous chapters depicting various moments of her life, this performance offers a visual representation of the mystic spirituality of Tavener’s work, speaking to the power of motherhood, the giving of life and its subsequent journey.
This production is made possible with the generous support of Jerwood Foundation and by arrangement with CHESTER MUSIC LTD.
Performers and creative team:
Raphael Wallfisch solo cello
Trinity Laban String Ensemble & Dancers
Nic Pendlebury Music Director
Anna Morrissey Director
Carla Goodman Costume & Set Designer
Jonathan Samuels Lighting Designer
Booking via the Spitalfields Music Festival