Still in his early twenties, Croatian cellist Stjepan Hauser has already performed in the biggest venues in Europe, as the soloist with many major orchestras. Hauser is also a Youtube sensation in his own right: the video where he imitates great cellists (including Rostropovich, Yo Yo Ma and Jacqueline Du Pré) has received over 70,000 [...]
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In this major festival, described in The Times last week as ‘crazy world; crazy music; but so compelling’ the life and music of the eccentric genius Alfred Schnittke is explored in depth at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
Hear Alfred Schnittke’s music for film, theatre and the concert hall through concerts, film screenings, opera and a [...]
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Friday 4 December, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Live Music and video art
A special evening of music and video centred around Mussorgsky’s epic piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition.
The concert hall is transformed into an exhibition space by vibrant artist Robin Rhode with Pictures Reframed, connecting the world of classical music with that of [...]
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This Sunday 31st October Minimalist icon Steve Reich leads a performance of his own music at Royal Festival Hall. Visiting from New York, Bang on a Can perform the first half including the early classic Clapping Music, the lilting layers of Electric Counterpoint and the brilliant Sextet. Before London Sinfonietta take the stage in the [...]
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John Adams talks to the London Sinfonietta about the concert on 27 September 2009 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, featuring the UK premiere of his new work Son of Chamber Symphony. He also discusses his history of working with the Sinfonietta, the other works by American composers John Cage, [...]
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Anna Meridith (who you might have seen this year working with Goldie on the BBC’s Maestro) and our inimitable artist in residence Shlomo have been commissioned by Southbank Centre to write a new classical work entitled ‘Concerto for Beatbox and Orchestra’.
I’ll let them explain the project for themselves:
The new piece will be performed [...]
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra performs Torsten Rasch’s new work My Heart is on Fire on 31 May. This new song cycle goes deep into the language of love – from 19th-century poetry to the lyrics of industrial metal band Rammstein. Listen to sound clips of the work. Vladimir Jurowksi conducts this performance, and you can [...]
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That’s how Vladimir Jurowski describes Silvestrov’s Fifth Symphony in the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s April podcast. Here the work live on Wednesday at Royal Festival Hall, in a programme including cellist Mischa Maisky performing Yusupov’s Cello Concerto and Georgian composer Giya Kancheli’s Another step.
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Iconic British composer Harrison Birtwistle talks to Southbank Centre’s Gillian Moore about his admiration of Olivier Messiaen.
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Tonight the Solstice String Quartet performs at the Purcell Room as part of the Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series. They took time out of their rehearsals to tell us a bit about what they’re playing:
A debut concert at the Purcell Room is quite a way to bring in the New Year [...]
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