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

“Refracted Sound” at the Southbank Centre

Jack Sheen conducts the London Sinfonietta

By Marat Ingeldeev, 03 December 2024

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“a fertile interdisciplinary amalgamation”

Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 29 November 2024

Programme to include:

Feldman, For Samuel Beckett

Jack Sheen, Director, Conductor

Rowland Hill, Director

London Sinfonietta

Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble

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

London Sinfonietta gives eloquent testimony to Schoenberg's greatness

Christopher Woodley, 20th October

At the Southbank Centre vivid performance of seminal works shows how Schoenberg added colours to the Chameleon and enriched our sound world.

****1

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Marat Ingeldeev

Marat Ingeldeev is a London-based music journalist, critic, researcher & podcaster. For more information on Marat and his projects, click here.

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