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The London Sinfonietta’s 50th anniversary season will be a very special time for the ensemble. It’s hugely fitting that we are today still Resident at Southbank Centre, with whom the group has created and performed so many landmark moments, and now also proud Artistic Associates at Kings Place. Our 2017/18 season will be a story of past and future. We are featuring just some of the ensemble’s important commissions in our autumn concerts, while the rest of the season will represent future directions – including new work from Charlotte Bray, Tansy Davies and Philip Venables, UK and world premieres, collaborations and site-specific events. Our anniversary concert on the 24th January is a chance to celebrate the musicians, our partners and the extraordinary achievement of David Atherton and Nicholas Snowman who brought this group into being. We do hope you can join us during the season.
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1968 – 2018 “Thank goodness for the London Sinfonietta, returning to their roots in cutting-edge repertoire.”
50 YEARS OF NEW MUSIC Founded by David Atherton and Nicholas Snowman in 1968, the London Sinfonietta’s groundbreaking vision went on to shape new music in the UK and around the world. During the 1970s, the London Sinfonietta quickly established its reputation with its extraordinary one-to-a-part performances and close working relationships with now iconic composers of the post-war period. Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luciano Berio, Hanz Werner Henze, György Ligeti, Iannis Xenakis and Harrison Birtwistle were just some of the great musical minds who adopted the ensemble. Since then, the London Sinfonietta has continued to be at the forefront of new music practice. Its pioneering education programme in the 1980s influenced the entire sector, while its 2
Opera Today – Beat Furrer’s FAMA (2016)
collaborations with electronica musicians in the early 2000s began to bring new music genres together. In its 50th anniversary season, the London Sinfonietta still strives to commission and perform inspiring and adventurous music. It has evolved into an ensemble that pushes the boundaries – from concert hall to warehouse performances, experimental music and art collaborations, public participation and digital projects. Yet, there is still Unfinished Business: to continue to champion music of the 20th Century, and to inspire people with music of the 21st. Images clockwise from left: David Atherton London Sinfonietta recording session © Gillean Proctor Michael Vyner and György Ligeti in 1982 © Michael Crowthers
“Scorching, soulful and inspiring” The Guardian - Mairus Neset’s Snowmelt
ON RECORD The London Sinfonietta has been making recordings of contemporary music since its inception. The ensemble’s now extensive collection has been an undeniable part of its worldwide impact; in many cases establishing definitive accounts of 20th century masterpieces, such as John Tavener’s The Whale released on The Beatles’ Apple label, and Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 (which sold over 100,000 copies.) The London Sinfonietta’s archive also includes fantastic recordings of music by Birtwistle, Benjamin, Knussen, Stravinsky, Stockhausen and Takemitsu to name but a few. In 2004 the London Sinfonietta established its own label to focus on high quality recordings of otherwise unavailable repertoire, including the much-lauded Jerwood Series dedicated to the music of young British composers, and Sinfonietta Shorts; an ongoing series established in 2008 to mark the orchestra’s 40th anniversary, featuring bite-sized new commissions by some of today’s leading creative minds, released digitally on NMC.
RECENT RELEASES We collaborated with artist Christian Marclay in 2015 as part of his White Cube exhibition, releasing a limited edition run of LPs. Saxophonist Marius Neset’s Snowmelt was released in 2016 (ACT), winning an ECHO Jazz award for best large ensemble album, and a new recording of George Benjamin’s opera, Into the Little Hill came out in May 2017 (Nimbus).
THE LONDON SINFONIETTA IN 50 OBJECTS Explore the history of the London Sinfonietta as music-buff Paul Morley delves deep into our archive, tracing the 50 objects over 50 years that have made us who we are. Sign up to the mailing list to be the first to hear at londonsinfonietta.org.uk 3
PRINCIPAL PLAYERS Michael Cox flute (supported by Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner) Gareth Hulse oboe Mark van de Wiel clarinet (supported by RĂŠgis Cochefert) John Orford bassoon Simon Haram saxophone Michael Thompson horn (supported by Belinda Matthews) Alistair Mackie trumpet Byron Fulcher trombone Jonathan Morton violin 1 (supported by Paul & Sybella Zisman) Joan Atherton violin 2 (supported by Robert Clark & Susan Costello) Paul Silverthorne viola (supported by Nick & Claire Prettejohn) Tim Gill cello (supported by Sir Stephen Oliver QC)
Enno Senft double bass (supported by Anthony Mackintosh) Helen Tunstall harp David Hockings percussion John Constable Emeritus Principal piano (supported by John Bird) Ian Dearden Sound Intermedia (supported by Penny Jonas) David Sheppard Sound Intermedia (supported by Penny Jonas) Find out more about our Principal Players online, as they share their stories and memories of the London Sinfonietta as part of our 50th Anniversary. If you would like to support one of our Principal Players, please visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/pioneers
Image: Principal Double Bass Enno Senft Š Claudia Greco
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NURTURING NEW VOICES Across the 50 years of the London Sinfonietta, we have played a vital part in discovering and championing emerging talent, both in the composers and music creators we work with, and the musicians we employ. This is a principle that has guided us from the very beginning, and 2017/18 is no different. With our latest Writing the Future scheme, we’ll be working with a talented group of music creators from a variety of musical backgrounds at the early stages of their career. Over a two year period, we’ll be helping them to develop new work with the ensemble that stretches our collective imaginations. We regularly perform side-by-side with student musicians through our ongoing partnership with the Royal Academy of Music’s Manson Ensemble. 2018 also marks the 10th anniversary of the London Sinfonietta Academy, our intensive course for emerging musicians and conductors to train alongside our Principal Players. The Academy has seen a wealth of incredible young talent in this time, including Geoffrey Paterson – who now regularly conducts the London Sinfonietta; Antoine Francoise – one quarter of the Mercury Quartet and Principal Pianist for the London Contemporary Orchestra;
and Olivia Jageurs whose ‘15 Second harp’ project was recently nominated for a RPS award. London Sinfonietta Academy alumni will be joining the ensemble on stage at our 50th Anniversary Concert, whilst the tenth course runs in July 2018, giving you plenty of opportunity to spot the stunning performers of tomorrow. “The London Sinfonietta Academy was a really invaluable experience. It was the starting point of a working relationship that remains central to my career.” Academy Participant, 2015 STOCKHAUSEN: TRANS Wednesday 6 December 2017, Royal Festival Hall See page 12 MUSICIANS OF TOMORROW London Sinfonietta Academy Showcase July 2018 See page 22 WRITING THE FUTURE Find out more at londonsinfonietta.org.uk/writing-future Images: Writing the Future composers Edmund Finnis with Principal Viola Paul Silverthorne and Shiva Feshareki with Principal Clarinett Mark van de Wiel
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NEW MUSIC EDUCATION In 1983, the London Sinfonietta was the first UK ensemble to set up an education department, staging a wide range of projects from concerts in schools across the country, to opera in HM Prison Holloway and Wormwood Scrubs. This pioneering programme set a model of working that has become commonplace in many arts organisations. Now, having held a leading position in participation and learning for over 30 years, the London Sinfonietta continues to believe that new music can be transformational to individuals and communities, and relevant to all our lives. Our Participation and Learning programme has since evolved to include public participation initiatives such as CONNECT: The Audience as Artist, and digital tools like Steve Reich’s Clapping Music App, which has taught worldwide users to play an iconic piece of minimalist music, as well as being a tool for learning in the classroom. This season we present the very first LS Open festival; a series of projects which involve the audience at the very centre of their creation. Our education work in 2017/18 and beyond 6
focusses on building strong relationships with schools in under-privileged areas, working with local music services to apply our resources where they are most needed. We’ll be working in schools in Haringey and Enfield for Sound Out; a project inspiring school children to compose their own music, which will be performed on stage by professional and young musicians in the 50th Anniversary Schools Concert. “I loved the experience of it all. The musicians were very talented and it was very nice to meet James...He was funny and interesting” Zaida, schools audience member, 2017
LS OPEN March 2018 See pages 14 & 15 Our work with schools Find out more about our work with schools at londonsinfonietta.org.uk/opportunities Images clockwise from left: Schools composer workshop with David Bedford 1987, Primary School students at St John’s Smith Square 2017, Opera Factory 1987, Schools concert in the Royal Festival Hall 2010
TURNING POINTS: LONDON SINFONIETTA THE STORY OF A NEW ERA What would the future hold without new music? What if all we ever heard were the same 10 symphonies again and again? “A civilisation that conserves”, said Boulez, “is one that will decay because it is afraid of going forward”. Now in our 50th year, the London Sinfonietta has never been afraid to take risks. Join us for an exclusive conversation with co-founders David Atherton and Nicholas Snowman and Principal Pianist John Constable as they look back at how the orchestra first came to life. Part of the King’s Place Turning Points series, here we explore our own turning point: how two forward-thinking individuals set in motion one of the most pioneering musical organisations in Britain. The evening will also include archive footage and chamber music from the ensemble’s early programming.
Wednesday 4 October 2017 at 7.30pm Kings Place £12.50 Arnold Schoenberg Phantasy Anton Webern Drei Stücke Olivier Messiaen Le Merle Noir Maurice Ravel Piece en forme de habanera Sir Harrison BIrtwistle Verses Edgard Varese Density 21.5 Igor Stravinsky movements from The Soldiers Tale Image: London Sinfonietta players in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1970
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HANS WERNE HENZE: VOICES CAN YOU HEAR THEM? One of the London Sinfonietta’s landmark commissions, Henze’s Voices is a collection of 22 folk songs from all over the world, including the soundworld of the Italian resistance, former Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh’s ‘Prison Song’, and African American poet Dudley Randall’s Roses and Revolution. Henze suggests “These are the voices of the offended or humiliated...of defeated people finding other value, other notes, other voices for themselves.” Written for mezzosoprano, tenor, electronics and fifteen musicians playing around 70 different instruments, it’s a feat of contemporary composition. London Sinfonietta co-founder David Atherton conducts this provocative tour de force. 8
“Spirited, meticulous and virtuoso performances under the composer’s own direction.” Gramophone on the London Sinfonietta’s recording of Voices
Wednesday 11 October 2017 at 7.30pm St John’s Smith Square £20 (£5 16–25 CURIOUS? members + concessions) Transaction fees apply (see back cover) Hans Werne Henze Voices (1973) David Atherton conductor Victoria Simmonds mezzo-soprano Daniel Norman tenor London Sinfonietta
TURNING POINTS: BERIO Saturday 4 November 2017 at 6pm Kings Place £19.50 (+ £9.50 online savers)
THEATRE OF THE WORLD Get to know Luciano Berio; one of the towering musical personalities of the post-war avantgarde, who constantly reinvented musical sound and form. His music drew inspiration from and reworked the vernacular of folk, pop and other classical music and indeed his own compositions. The London Sinfonietta collaborated a great deal with Berio during the 1970s and 1980s, helping both ensemble and composer to establish an international reputation.
Luciano Berio Traditional folk song fragments Naturale Duetti (selection) Sequenza I (for flute) Sequenza II (for harp) Autre fois Lied Air Berceuse per György Kurtág Musica Leggera O King Lucy Schaufer mezzo-soprano London Sinfonietta From 4pm, Foyers Rolling sound and video installation, including Berio’s electronic work Chants Parallèles 9
KAMMER KLANG & LONDON SINFONIETTA
In the second of our collaborations with the experimental music series Kammer Klang, electro-acoustic works from the London Sinfonietta’s archive are brought to life in a fresh new context. Pieces from our Sonic Explorations festival (2009) are presented alongside new works by radical emerging artists, exploring the fascinating relationship between solo instrumentation and electronics. 10
Wednesday 8 November 2017 at 8.30pm, Cafe Oto Doors 7.30pm Tickets on sale in September 2017 Presented by Kammer Klang in association with London Sinfonietta and Sound Intermedia Image: Š Dmitri Djuric
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“Exhilarating, propulsive, splenetic, raucous, disruptive” Classical Source on Birtwistle’s Silbury Air
50 YEARS OF NEW MUSIC Explore some of the London Sinfonietta’s most iconic commissions as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations; works that helped to establish an entirely new orchestral repertoire of ‘one-to-a-part’ virtuosity. From the architectural principles that guide Xenakis’ Thallein, to the richness of Birtwistle’s Silbury Air, inspired by the mystery of the prehistoric Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, these landmark pieces give a sense of the musical journey the London Sinfonietta has taken.
Saturday 25 November 2017 at 7.30pm St John’s Smith Square £20 (£5 16–25 CURIOUS? members + concessions) Iannis Xenakis Thallein for chamber orchestra Wolfgang Rihm Chiffre ii: Silence to be beaten Colin Matthews Contraflow Sir Harrison Birtwistle Silbury Air Martyn Brabbins conductor London Sinfonietta On tour: Wednesday 22 November 2017 at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 11
STOCKHAUSEN: TRANS
A GLIMPSE INTO THE BEYOND Trans came to Stockhausen in a dream, and this extraordinary orchestral masterpiece is every bit as dream-like in performance. The conductor is invisible, half the orchestra is hidden behind a vividly lit gauze, and those left in view are instructed to move like puppets. As listeners we are held in a trance, caught somewhere between the real and the imaginary, the present and the future. Oliver Knussen conducts this all-Stockhausen programme, as we celebrate a composer who has played a key part in the London Sinfonietta’s history. “I’m an adventurer. I like invention, I like discovery,” said Stockhausen. 12
Wednesday 6 December 2017 at 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre £25, £20, £15 (£5 16–25 CURIOUS? members + concessions) Transaction fees apply (see back cover) Stockhausen Zodiac for orchestra Stockhausen Trans Oliver Knussen conductor Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble side-by-side with London Sinfonietta Part of Southbank Centre’s Belief and Beyond Belief festival
LONDON SINFONIETTA th 50 ANNIVERSARY CONCERT PAST – PRESENT – FUTURE 50 years to the day since the orchestra played its first concert, we celebrate our birthday with the music that has shaped our identity – past, present and future. Co-founder David Atherton joins George Benjamin and Vladimir Jurowski in conducting a journey that begins with the music of Stravinsky, Ligeti and Birtwistle, courses through to the London premiere of Hans Abrahamsen’s piano concerto Left, alone and peers into the future with a new commission by RPS award-winning composer Samantha Fernando. Join us, along with alumni from the London Sinfonietta Academy, as we wait with anticipation to see what the next 50 years have in store.
Wednesday 24 January 2018 at 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre £35, £25, £15 (£5 16–25 CURIOUS? members + concessions) Transaction fees apply (see back cover) Sir Harrison Birtwistle The Message Igor Stravinsky Octet György Ligeti Chamber Concerto Samantha Fernando new work Hans Abrahamsen Left, alone (London premiere) David Atherton conductor George Benjamin conductor Vladimir Jurowski conductor Tamara Stefanovich solo piano London Sinfonietta This concert is generously supported by
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LS OPEN
A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL MADE BY YOU CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR ALL
SOUND OUT
New music should be for everyone – whether that’s listening or performing. Contemporary Music for All’s second weekend festival of public participation takes place all around the UK and abroad. Join us in London for an evening concert celebrating open creativity, as our players are joined on stage by CoMA participants.
We celebrate the tradition of music education that is so much part of the ensemble’s history with this series of projects. Primary school groups from across London will be making new music with the London Sinfonietta, producing inspiring ideas for composition and creative sounds. In our 50th Anniversary Schools Concert, a specially formed ensemble of teenage players from Haringey and Enfield will be joining London Sinfonietta musicians on stage to perform new music composed by their primary school peers.
Saturday 3 March 2018 at 7.30pm St Leonard’s, Spitalfields Players from CoMA London London Sinfonietta Full details to be announced
50th ANNIVERSARY SCHOOLS CONCERT Monday 19 March 2018 at 1pm Royal Festival Hall £5 per student (teachers go free) To book tickets for your school, please call 020 7239 9340 or email sean.watson@londonsinfonietta.org.uk Fraser Trainer presenter London Sinfonietta
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RSVP: POSTCARD PIECES OPEN CALL
STEVE REICH’S CLAPPING MUSIC COMPETITION
Wherever you are in the world, we’d love you to send us a postcard for our 50th anniversary, with a musical composition on the back. Inspired by James Tenney’s Postcard Pieces, we’re looking for music in all its forms – whether you want to notate something, send us a graphic score, or a set of instructions. The only limitation is that it must fit on the back of a postcard. A selection of the best submissions will be performed by the London Sinfonietta.
A chance to flex your rhythmic tapping and clapping skills in this competition using the London Sinfonietta’s Steve Reich’s Clapping Music App (for iPhone). Now downloaded over 170,000 times world-wide, the app challenges users to accurately complete Steve Reich’s iconic clapping composition. High scorers will be invited to participate in a masterclass, with winners performing onstage alongside the ensemble.
For details on how to enter, visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/rsvp
Competition runs across March 2018 More information released in January 2018
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TURNING POINTS: SPACE-TIME Saturday 24 March 2018 at 7pm, Kings Place
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RADICAL IDEAS IN MUSIC & PHYSICS
7pm Talk: Einstein’s Theories of Relativity 8pm New ideas in music
The early part of the 20th century was epitomised by drastic reinvention and new ways of thinking. Albert Einstein’s ‘thought experiments’ led to a completely new model of the space-time continuum – the implications of which are still being understood and proved today. Almost in parallel, composers such as Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky and Henry Cowell took music in radically different directions that blew apart the relationship between harmony and progressive, linear time. Explore both fascinating stories in an evening of live music, experiments and discussion, with Professor Malcolm Longair and music critic Tom Service.
Anton Webern Drei Lieder Claude Debussy Prélude Arnold Schoenberg String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 Alban Berg Four pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 5 Igor Stravinsky Three pieces for String Quartet Henry Cowell Banshee; Aeolian Harp Schoenberg arr. Webern Chamber Symphony Elizabeth Atherton soprano Rolf Hind piano Tom Service presenter Professor Malcolm Longair presenter London Sinfonietta Part of Kings Place’s 2018 Time Unwrapped series
RESPONSE: ANDREAS GURSKY PLAYING WITH PERSPECTIVE Acclaimed photographer Andreas Gursky creates large-scale, often spectacular pictures that portray the sites and scenes of contemporary life. From immense man-made structures and vast landscapes to the frenzy of the stock exchange and mass festival gatherings, Gursky chronicles our society in dazzling detail and ingenious compositions. Coinciding with an exhibition of Gursky’s photography that launches in the newly re-opened Hayward Gallery in January 2018, the London Sinfonietta has commissioned some of today’s most talented composers to create musical responses to his work – scores that capture the rhythm, colour and complexity of the artist’s photographs.
Wednesday 7, 14, 21 March 2018 Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre Full details to be announced Image: Andreas Gursky, Les Mées, 2016 © Andreas Gursky/DACS, 2017. Courtesy: Sprüth Magers
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PHILIP VENABLES: THE GENDER AGENDA
DON’T CONFORM A concert piece like no other, The Gender Agenda will turn the QEH into a gameshow and the audience into contestants. Philip Venables’ latest work is a politically charged fusion of live music, spoken word, and multimedia which dissolves traditional gender roles and flips the world on its head. Venables’ opera adaptation of Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis won him an RPS Award and was nominated for an Olivier Award. Re-capturing the spirit of change that accompanied the London Sinfonietta’s first ever concert in 1968, this marks an unmissable return to the QEH, its London home. 18
Thursday 12 April 2018 at 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre £20, £15 (£5 CURIOUS? tickets + concessions) Transaction fees apply (please see back cover) Programme to include Philip Venables The Gender Agenda (world premiere) London Sinfonietta Supported by ART MENTOR FOUNDATION LUCERNE in collaboration with London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern, Asko|Schönberg and Remix Ensemble Casa da Música
BEACONS
SHINING LIGHTS OF NEW MUSIC This eclectic evening showcases new work from some of today’s leading composers, featuring the world premiere of a London Sinfonietta commission from Charlotte Bray, following her beautiful and intimate Sinfonietta Short on the Other Shore. Rebecca Saunders’ RPS awardwinning Skin is a must-hear with its sumptuous textural patterns, whilst Unsuk Chin’s pantomimeinspired cosmigimmicks embraces the genre’s “often baffling mixture of ritual and nonsense” and makes for a captivating finish. The brilliant contemporary music conductor Peter Rundel also makes his debut conducting the ensemble.
“Charlotte Bray is now at the forefront of younger British composers” Gramophone Wednesday 16 May 2018 at 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre £20, £15 (£5 16–25 CURIOUS? tickets + concessions) Transaction fees apply (see back cover) Charlotte Bray new work (world premiere) Rebecca Saunders Skin (London premiere) Unsuk Chin cosmigimmicks (UK premiere) Donatienne Michel-Dansac soprano Peter Rundel conductor London Sinfonietta Images clockwise from left: Unsuk Chin © Priska Ketterer, Charlotte Bray © Nicholas Dawkes, Rebecca Saunders © Musica Viva - Beyerischer Rundfunk
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MIX: LONDON SINFONIETTA & TOM JENKINSON
GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATIONS Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher) joins the London Sinfonietta for a thrilling evening of musical exploration. Alongside two new works written especially for the ensemble, Jenkinson will also be joining the players onstage, following a period of improvising and collaborating in the rehearsal room. The London Sinfonietta first worked with Jenkinson back in 2003, so tonight marks a fascinating evolution in this creative relationship. 20
Friday 8 June 2018 at 8pm Purcell Room, Southbank Centre ÂŁ15 (ÂŁ5 16-25 CURIOUS? tickets) Transaction fees apply (see back cover) Tom Jenkinson new work (duo) new work (quartet) new work with players from London Sinfonietta Tom Jenkinson electric bass London Sinfonietta
CAVE “Davies at times reaches that place of emotional embodiment only music can capture, and wraps it in a dark yet cathartic embrace.” Arts Desk June 2018 The Printworks, Canada Water Tickets go onsale in January 2018 Please check online for details Tansy Davies / Nick Drake Cave (world premiere)
A SEARCH FOR SURVIVAL In the cavernous warehouse space of The Printworks, this new music theatre work by Tansy Davies and Nick Drake follows a grieving man’s quest for survival in a devastated world. Desperate to connect one last time with his daughter, he enters a dark cave, triggering a journey into an underworld of spirits. This latest project furthers the successful collaboration between Davies and librettist Nick Drake following their opera Between Worlds (2015) which won her a British Composers Award. Nick Drake’s poetry collection The Man in the White Suit won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.
Tansy Davies composer Nick Drake libretto Mark Padmore tenor Elaine Mitchener contralto Lucy Bailey director Geoffrey Paterson conductor London Sinfonietta Produced by the London Sinfonietta in association with the Royal Opera Commission supported by the Britten-Pears Foundation and Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and The London Community Foundation
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MUSICIANS OF TOMORROW
LONDON SINFONIETTA ACADEMY 10th EDITION: FINAL PERFORMANCE After an extraordinary week of exploration alongside our Principal Players, this season’s best young musicians present the fruits of their labours; a captivating performance of new music, showing just how much the next generation have to offer. 22
July 2018 Full details to be announced
MORE CONCERTS NORDIC MUSIC DAYS
LONDON EAR FESTIVAL
Anders Hillborg Brass Quintet Bent Sörensen The Bells of Vineta for solo trombone Jarrko Harrikained Radix for brass quintet Marcus Fjellström Deanimator
Franco Donatoni L’Ultima Sera Gabriele Cosmi new work Toru Takemitsu Quatrain II Yuta Bandoh new work Christopher Fox Caoineadh
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Hilary Summers mezzo soprano
Saturday 30 September at 12.45pm, Southbank Centre
Thursday 22 March 2018 at 7.30pm The Warehouse, London
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Wednesday 22 November 2018 St Paul’s Church, Huddersfield The London Sinfonietta’s partnership with the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival extends to include schools workshops and a concert ticket club. See page 11 for concert details
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SUPPORTERS LONDON SINFONIETTA WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR SUPPORT TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne Arts Council England The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust The Boltini Trust Britten-Pears Foundation Cockayne – Grants for the Arts The John S Cohen Foundation The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Ernest Cook Trust Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation The Fenton Arts Trust The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation Help Musicians UK Hinrichsen Foundation Idlewild Trust Jerwood Charitable Foundation John Ellerman Foundation The London Community Foundation The Mercers’ Company Norwegian Composers Fund The Nugee Foundation PRS for Music Foundation RVW Trust Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia Swiss Cultural Fund UK CORPORATE PARTNERS Lark (Group) Limited
HONORARY PATRONS John Bird Sir Harrison Birtwistle Alfred Brendel KBE ENTREPRENEURS Sir Vernon Ellis Annabel Graham Paul Penny Jonas Anthony Mackintosh Robert McFarland Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner Sir Stephen Oliver QC Matthew Pike Nick & Claire Prettejohn Paul & Sybella Zisman The London Sinfonietta Council SINFONIETTA CIRCLE 1970 Frank & Linda Jeffs 1972 Robert McFarland 1973 Dennis Davis 1976 Patricia McLaren-Turner 1977 Janis Susskind OBE 1978 Walter A. Marlowe 1980 Mark Thomas 1981 Michael McLaren-Turner 1982 Rosemary Gent 1984 Robert Clark & Susan Costello 1986 Stephen Williamson 1991 Régis Cochefert & Thomas Ponsonby 1999 Penny Jonas 2001 Ruth Rattenbury 2004 Professor Sir Barry Ife CBE 2009 Susan Grollet in memory of Mark Grollet 2010 Lucy de Castro & Nick Morgan 2012 Trevor Cook 2013 Antonia Till 2017 Paul & Sybella Zisman LEAD PIONEERS John Bird Robert Clark & Susan Costello Régis Cochefert Anthony Mackintosh Belinda Matthews Stephen Morris Antonia Till
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ARTISTIC PIONEERS Anton Cox John Hodgson Nicholas Hodgson Walter A. Marlowe Julie Nicholls Simon Osborne Ruth Rattenbury David & Jenni Wake-Walker Margarita Wood CREATIVE PIONEERS Ian Baker Ariane Bankes Andrew Burke Jeremy & Yvonne Clarke Rachel Coldicutt Dennis Davis Richard & Carole Fries John Goodier Patrick Hall Chris Heathcote Andrew Hunt Frank & Linda Jeffs Philip Meaden Andrew Nash Frances Spalding Iain Stewart Mark Thomas Fenella Warden Jane Williams Plus those generous Lead, Artistic and Creative Pioneers who prefer to remain anonymous, as well as our loyal group of Pioneers.
LONDON SINFONIETTA STAFF
Andrew Burke Chief Executive Craig West General Manager Elizabeth Davies Head of Finance Natalie Marchant Concerts & Projects Manager Grace Ko Concerts & Touring Administrator Lindsay Wilson Projects Manager Sean Watson Participation & Learning Officer Joanne McIntosh Head of Development Strategy (maternity cover) Sam Delaney Individual Giving Assistant Vicky Trigle Trusts, Foundations & Corporate Partnerships Assistant Rosanna Haas Marketing Manager Niamh Collins Marketing Assistant Adam Flynn Administration and Recordings Officer LONDON SINFONIETTA AMBASSADORS Penny Jonas Anthony Mackintosh Robert McFarland Sir Stephen Oliver QC FREELANCE AND CONSULTANT STAFF Hal Hutchison Concert Manager Lesley Wynne Orchestra Personnel Manager Tony Simpson Lighting Designer Maija Handover Sounduk Public Relations John Woolrich Programme Advisor London Sinfonietta is grateful to its accountants Martin Greene Ravden LLP and its auditors MGR Audit Limited Confirmed details at time of going to press
LONDON SINFONIETTA COUNCIL
Paul Zisman chairman Andrew Burke RĂŠgis Cochefert Ian Dearden Annabel Graham Paul Alistair Mackie Belinda Matthews Jonathan Morton Matthew Pike Sally Taylor Craig West secretary
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2017/18 EVENTS LISTINGS TURNING POINTS: LONDON SINFONIETTA Wednesday 4 October 2017, Kings Place HANS WERNE HENZE: VOICES Wednesday 11 October 2017, St John’s Smith Square TURNING POINTS: BERIO Saturday 4 November 2017, Kings Place KAMMER KLANG & LONDON SINFONIETTA Wednesday 8 November 2017, Cafe Oto LANDMARKS Wednesday 22 November 2017, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Saturday 25 November 2017, St John’s Smith Square STOCKHAUSEN: TRANS Wednesday 6 December 2017, Royal Festival Hall 50th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Wednesday 24 January 2018, Royal Festival Hall LS OPEN CoMA, Saturday 3 March 2018, St Leonard’s 50th ANNIVERSARY SCHOOLS CONCERT, Monday 19 March 2018, Royal Festival Hall TURNING POINTS: SPACE-TIME Saturday 24 March 2018, Kings Place RESPONSE: ANDREAS GURSKY Wednesday 7, 14 & 21 March 2018, Hayward Gallery
BOOKING INFORMATION SOUTHBANK CENTRE You can book for our events at Southbank Centre and St John’s Smith Square through Southbank Centre’s Ticket Office: 020 3879 9555 / southbankcentre.co.uk Online bookings: £2.50 Phone bookings: £3.00 Southbank Centre Members do not pay transaction fees £5 CURIOUS? tickets for 16–25 year olds are available for all our Southbank Centre events (limited availability) KINGS PLACE You can book for our Kings Place concerts at 0207 520 1490 / kingsplace.co.uk Ticket prices listed are for online booking. Please add £2 for in-person or phone bookings. PRINTWORKS / ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Tickets on sale January 2018. Check online for details. INTERNATIONAL & UK TOURING Tickets can be purchased directly from venues. Please see specific venue websites for fees. CONTACT US London Sinfonietta, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG info@londonsinfonietta.org.uk T 020 7239 9340 F 020 7239 9369 londonsinfonietta.org.uk
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BEACONS Wednesday 16 May 2018, Queen Elizabeth Hall
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MIX: LONDON SINFONIETTA & TOM JENKINSON Friday 8 June 2018, Purcell Room
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