The London Sinfonietta: celebrating 50 years of excellence

Von Chris Garlick, 25 Januar 2018

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“Ligeti’s crepuscular world of polyrhythmns and tone clusters was ideally captured”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Festival Hall, London, am 24 Januar 2018

Birtwistle, The Message

Strawinsky, Octet for winds

Ligeti, Chamber Concerto

Pritchard, River Above

Fernando, Formations (New work (world premiere))

Abrahamsen, Left, alone (London premiere)

David Atherton, Musikalische Leitung

Sir George Benjamin, Musikalische Leitung

Vladimir Jurowski, Musikalische Leitung

Tamara Stefanovich, Klavier

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Simon Haram, Saxophon

London Sinfonietta explodes fixed views of Boulez

Roy Westbrook, 5th October

Pierre Boulez died in 2016, but on this evidence of this exploration into …explosante-fixe…, his music will live on.

*****

Patterns in motion: Sasha Waltz & Guests dance Riley’s In C

Marat Ingeldeev, 29th April

An evening of thrilling choreography and seamless synergy between dance and music, as Sasha Waltz & Guests and the London Sinfonietta bring Terry Riley’s legendary In C to life.

****1

London Sinfonietta's ‘Hidden Voices’ lack a narrative strand

Susannah Moody, 3rd April

The London Sinfonietta blends premieres and poetry in a confusing evening at the Southbank Centre.

**111

London Sinfonietta’s spectacular exploration of Cage and Boulez

Marat Ingeldeev, 9th March

Musical cross-pollination came to life in London Sinfonietta’s electrifying performance, in a seamless blend of theatre, history and virtuosic playing.

*****

London Sinfonietta weave Love Lines with passion and drama

Christopher Woodley, 6th December

Engaging performances, including two world premieres, are served up by one of Kings Place's partners in the ‘Scotland Unwrapped’ season.

****1

Failing better, sounding again: Beckett and Feldman at the Southbank

Marat Ingeldeev, 29th November

Beckett’s theatrical precision and Feldman’s fragile soundscapes cross paths at the Southbank Centre, creating a fleeting beauty in a profound artistic dialogue.

****1

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.