Contemporary Classical

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Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia: Music of Today
Tuesday 7 April 2009 Tuesday 7 April 2009

Leading Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen writes music only when he feels compelled to do so. The music is evocative, wistful, sometimes humorous, always expressive and never wastes a note.

Free | Music | Resident Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Music of Today | Philharmonia 08/09
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Leading Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen writes music only when he feels compelled to do so.
Purcell Room
Sounds of The City
Friday 24 April 2009 Friday 24 April 2009

This concert marks the conclusion of a collaborative project between the London Sinfonietta and the Academy’s Composition Department.

Electronic | Free | Music | Orchestral | Resident Artists | Young Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Ether | London Sinfonietta 08/09
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This concert marks the conclusion of a collaborative project between the London Sinfonietta and the Academy’s Composition Department.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta & Orchestra
Friday 24 April 2009 Friday 24 April 2009

The London Sinfonietta and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment revive Heiner Goebbel's theatrical portrait of domestic life during World War Two.

Electronic | Music | Orchestral | Resident Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Ether | London Sinfonietta 08/09 | OAE 08/09
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The London Sinfonietta and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment revive Heiner Goebbel's theatrical portrait of domestic life during World War Two.
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia: Music of Today
Sunday 10 May 2009 Sunday 10 May 2009

Salvatore Sciarrino is fascinated by sounds, especially quiet sounds. Sounds which are high, fleeting, sounds which sparkle and disappear, sounds which you've never heard on instruments before.

Free | Music | Resident Artists | Violin | Music | Contemporary Classical | Music of Today | Philharmonia 08/09
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Salvatore Sciarrino is fascinated by sounds, especially quiet sounds.
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia: Music of Today
Thursday 25 June 2009 Thursday 25 June 2009

Three new compositions based on sections of text from Schoenberg's Gurrelieder, from leading graduate composition students and conducted by Richard Baker. Part of City Dreams- Vienna 1900-1935....

Free | Music | Resident Artists | Young Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Music of Today | Philharmonia 08/09
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Three new compositions based on sections of text from Schoenberg's Gurrelieder, from leading graduate composition students and conducted by Richard Baker.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta
Monday 6 July 2009 Tuesday 7 July 2009

A double bill of new music-theatre works from Harrison Birtwistle.

Harrison Birtwistle's music theatre works have produced some of the most compelling moments in British culture over five...

Music | Music Theatre | Poetry | Resident Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Birtwistle | London Sinfonietta 08/09
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A double bill of new music-theatre works from Harrison Birtwistle.
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Foyer Bar - level 2
The Naxos Quartets: Idomeneo String Quartet & Horns Aloud
Friday 9 October 2009 Friday 9 October 2009

Peter Maxwell Davies' set of ten Naxos Quartets is one of the most significant additions to chamber music in recent years.

Chamber | Music | Talks | Young Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Davies, Peter Mawell | Friday Lunch | The Naxos Quartets
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Peter Maxwell Davies' set of ten Naxos Quartets is one of the most significant additions to chamber music in recent years. This weekend sees the first performance of the complete cycle, beginning with Naxos Quartet No.2 which grips the listener with its urgent contrasts and energy.
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Purcell Room
The Naxos Quartets: Wu String Quartet & Tippett String Quartet
Sunday 11 October 2009 Sunday 11 October 2009

Maxwell Davies describes the Naxos Quartets as `rather like a novel in ten chapters' - rhythmic patterns, themes and harmonies are developed like characters throughout.

Chamber | Music | Talks | Young Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Davies, Peter Mawell | The Naxos Quartets
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Maxwell Davies describes the Naxos Quartets as 'rather like a novel in ten chapters' - rhythmic patterns, themes and harmonies are developed like characters throughout. This concert features Quartets 8 & 9.
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Purcell Room
The Naxos Quartets: Piatti String Quartet & Alea String Quartet
Sunday 11 October 2009 Sunday 11 October 2009

On completing the cycle of ten string quartets, Maxwell Davies was determined not to 'draw a thick black line' at the conclusion of the process and, indeed, as the composer himself has said, the...

Advanced Booking | Chamber | Music | Young Artists | Music | Contemporary Classical | Davies, Peter Mawell | The Naxos Quartets
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A performance of the First and Tenth of Peter Maxwell Davies' Naxos String Quartets
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta
Thursday 3 December 2009 Thursday 3 December 2009

Two renowned living composers. Two works inspired by the ancient world brought to life by today's technology.Two birthday celebrations. One London Sinfonietta.

Electronic | Music | Orchestral | Residents | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Barrett, Richard | Hear the Colour | London Sinfonietta 09/10
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Richard Barrett's new work for the London Sinfonietta is an excavation of musical materials for ensemble and electronics.
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Purcell Room
Gordon Giltrap and Virginia Luque
Saturday 9 January 2010 Saturday 9 January 2010

Gordon Giltrap, one of the UK’s most respected contemporary guitarists, shares the bill with virtuoso classical and flamenco player Virginia Luque in her first UK concert performance.

Flamenco | Guitar | Music | Spain | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical
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Gordon Giltrap, one of the UK’s most respected contemporary guitarists, shares the bill with virtuoso classical and flamenco player Virginia Luque in her first UK concert performance.
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Monday 11 January 2010 Monday 11 January 2010

Sixty imaginative and stimulating works performed by 30 of this country’s most talented young artists.

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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Sixty imaginative and stimulating works performed by 30 of this country’s most talented young artists.
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Monday 11 January 2010 Monday 11 January 2010

`The PLG Young Artists Series really has played a pivotal role in kick starting the professional careers of UK based professionals’ (The Financial Times).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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`The PLG Young Artists Series really has played a pivotal role in kick starting the professional careers of UK based professionals’ (The Financial Times).
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Tuesday 12 January 2010 Tuesday 12 January 2010

`mesmerising accounts... strong and expressive’ (The Independent on Sunday).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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`mesmerising accounts... strong and expressive’ (The Independent on Sunday).
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Tuesday 12 January 2010 Tuesday 12 January 2010

`graceful aplomb, silvery tone and lightness of touch... ’ (Financial Times).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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`graceful aplomb, silvery tone and lightness of touch... ’ (Financial Times).
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Wednesday 13 January 2010 Wednesday 13 January 2010

`mesmerising accounts... strong and expressive’ (The Independent on Sunday).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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Sixty imaginative and stimulating works performed by 30 of this country’s most talented young artists.
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Wednesday 13 January 2010 Wednesday 13 January 2010

`...stature, concentration and a beguiling range of sonorities...’ (Financial Times).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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Sixty imaginative and stimulating works performed by 30 of this country’s most talented young artists.
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Thursday 14 January 2010 Thursday 14 January 2010

`... musical intelligence, sensitivity and skill... passion and perception...’ (The Times).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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`... musical intelligence, sensitivity and skill... passion and perception...’ (The Times).
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Thursday 14 January 2010 Thursday 14 January 2010

`Every New Year like the promise of spring, the pick of Britain’s finest musicians parade into London’s Purcell Room’ (Observer).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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`Every New Year like the promise of spring, the pick of Britain’s finest musicians parade into London’s Purcell Room’ (Observer).
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Purcell Room
Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series
Friday 15 January 2010 Friday 15 January 2010

`... sparky dexterity... evident delight’ (The Times).

Contemporary Classical | Music | Young Artists | Chamber | Music | Contemporary Classical | Park Lane Group Young Artists
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`... sparky dexterity... evident delight’ (The Times).
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