Cinemúsica Villa-Lobos and Brazil – bringing art and music to prisons

Brazilian pianist and conductor, Marcelo Bratke has performed at some of the world’s most renowned venues and music festivals, including Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Salzburg Festival, London’s Wigmore Hall and the Konzerthaus in Berlin. However, Bratke’s interests go beyond just performing and he has increasingly become involved in how [...]

Spira Mirabilis interviewed by players of National Youth Orchestra

Spira mirabilis is an extraordinary new project drawing together some of Europe’s finest young players. Mostly in their 20s, practising and performing without a conductor, these musicians break down the traditional barriers between performer and audience, using the concert experience as a way to engage listeners in the process of making music. In the lead-up [...]

Matthew Herbert and London Sinfonietta: Podcast

In preparation for One Day, the London Sinfonietta have recorded a podcast with experimental maverik Matthew Herbert as part of our collaboration for 20 November at Southbank Centre. One Day is your chance to experience a different perspective on recent news and Matthew Herbert has created a new concert experience inspired by, and using, a [...]

Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Ravel

Pierre-Laurent Aimard is a pianist who refuses to be pigeon-holed. He can be playing Beethoven one night and a world premiere the next and yet he brings the same clarity of vision to both performances. In his International Piano Series recital tonight he will be demonstrating this remarkable versatility in a programme including music by Beethoven, Chopin, [...]

The Tetzlaff Quartet: the power of friendship

    For many international artists, playing chamber music is associated with the holidays. With the hectic city-hopping season left behind, the summer is a time to settle down for a week or two in a beautiful location – Aspen, Verbier, Tanglewood – and perform in temporary ensembles. The members of the Tetzlaff Quartet also [...]

James MacMillan’s new oboe concerto: a personal view from Nicholas Daniel

On Monday 18 October oboist Nicholas Daniel will give the London premiere of  James MacMillan’s new oboe concerto at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Here Nicholas Daniel gives a personal view of the piece and how it was developed. ‘Sometimes important new pieces emerge after a long ‘courtship’ with a composer, sometimes they come out of the blue. With [...]

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Night Shift: Podcast

Ahead of the OAE’s Night Shift event on 20 October at the Queen Elizabeth Hall listen to the podcast featuring Orchestra leader Kati Debretzeni who disccuses the music featured. Plus – your views on the last event back in August, an interview with Kenelm Robert from Southbank Centre looking back at the history of the [...]

Listen Again- online concert from the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Live orchestral concerts are an incredible experience.  But there are always times when you can’t get to the hall to listen – and therefore miss out on hearing works for the first time as well as new interpretations of old favourites. Over the coming season the London Philharmonic Orchestra is streaming six concerts online for [...]

More rave previews of Teresa Carreno Youth Orchestra of Venezuela- here tomorrow

‘They are so open and fresh and unself-conscious, and they make the music seem somehow new…When the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra plays at the Festival Hall next week, they’ll move us to tears, and they’ll probably make us want to jump up and dance as well. But they’ll also throw down a challenge to some [...]

Get ready for Sounds Venezuela next week

Next week Southbank Centre plays host to the UK debut performance of Teresa Carreno Youth Orchestra of Venezuela on 12 and 14 October. After both performances enjoy some free music in The Clore Ballroom from popular latin band Conjunto Sabroso at 9.30pm. Also featuring in this week of celebrations are Venezuelan pianist Clara Rodriguez giving [...]

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.