Luke Bedford in portrait with the London Sinfonietta at the Purcell Room

By Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, 28 May 2013

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Reviewed at Purcell Room, London on 22 May 2013

Bedford, Wonderful No-Headed Nightingale (UK première)

Grisey, Les espaces acoustiques: Périodes

Bedford, Renewal (world première)

London Sinfonietta

Sian Edwards, Conductor

Luke Bedford, Presenter

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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Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade

Ninfea is a graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford, and is now completing an MMus degree at the Royal Academy of Music. She works as both a cellist and a composer and is committed to the performance of new works. Her website is here.