New music galore from the London Sinfonietta at the Southbank Centre

By Paul Kilbey, 05 December 2012

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Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 2 December 2012

Programme to include:

Cage, Suite for Toy Piano

Hamilton, Product #1

Hodkinson, Stills

Henze, Adagio, Adagio

Davies, Nature

Goves, Trends in Personal Relationships

Carter, Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux

Fennessy, 13 Factories

Norman, Try

Barry, Lisbon

Lucier, Music for cello and one or more amplified vases

Works by Steer

Usher, Yawl Ketch Schooner Brig

London Sinfonietta

Sound Intermedia

Martyn Brabbins, Conductor

Huw Watkins, Piano

Oliver Coates, Cello

Serafina Steer, Harp, Vocals

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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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.