Dan is in demand as a choral animateur, directing choral workshops and projects both in the UK and internationally. He is currently Head of Singing at Dulwich College, and is a singing teacher at Eton College. He is the Musical Director of Concordia Chamber Choir, the Director of Music of Lewisham Choral Society and the [...]
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The second concert in Southbank Centre’s Harmonic Series, on Sunday 26 February, features new compositions from Micachu, along with the music of Thomas Adès and Micachu’s performance of Alvin Lucier’s classic meditative tape work I Am Sitting In A Room. In this intriguing clip, Micachu explains some of her innovative composition techniques… Harmonic Series is curated by [...]
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In their forthcoming performance at Southbank Centre Anneke Scott and Kathryn Cok will present an exciting and dramatic programme of late classical music for natural horn and fortepiano. We catch up with them in advance of the concert on 5th March. How did you first meet and what brought you together as musicians? The first [...]
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Led by a guardian angel, the Soul of Gerontius encounters demons and angelic beings – hear London Concert Choir sing Elgar’s masterpiece at Southbank Centre on Wednesday 7 March. Here’s a clip from a previous concert to whet your appetite: Te decet hymnus Conductor Mark Forkgen says: Elgar himself never described The Dream of Gerontius as [...]
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If you thought you knew what orchestras were about, think again. Come and experience an amazing variety of music, spanning Baroque to sampled sounds in the Music Nation weekend. Hear interviews with Trinity Laban students and Lawrence Cummings Directot of OAE’s The Night Shift. During the Music Nation weekend, a pulsing urban jungle, created live [...]
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Get a sneak preview of the second of our 2012 Harmonic Series concerts – come and experience the exquisite music of Thomas Adès and other innovative composers… Come and hear Oliver Coates play Adès’ music – he is only the second cellist in the world to be playing the cello and piano work [...]
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‘It’s like a photograph or a film for your inner eye’ Heiner Geobbels The eclectic and fragmentary approach of composer Heiner Goebbels reflects modern life. As his Surrogate Cities comes to Southbank Centre this March, Time Out’s Jonathan Lennie talks to him about the appeal of the urban. Read extracts of this interview below: What inspired Surrogate [...]
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Read about Berlioz’s own romantic inspiration behind his hommage to Shakespeare - ’Romeo et Juliette’. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s Valentine’s Day blog post tells Berlio’z own love story, ahead of their performance of his mammoth work at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on Saturday 18 Feb. For more info or to buy tickets, click here
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We are now on sale with our 12/13 major orchestral seasons including Shell Classic International, with great orchestras from around the world at Royal Festival Hall and Resident Orchestra programmes from London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. The stella orchestral line up includes Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; a rare opportunity [...]
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Artist in residence Marin Alsop has performed two concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Southbank Centre this February. Listen to the LPO February podcast where she introduces works by Martinů, Dvořák and Liszt.
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