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The Marian Consort – 'Breaking the Rules'

Baroque at the Edge

,LSO St Luke's

A long-awaited first London performance for Clare Norburn’s acclaimed concert-drama exploring the last agonies of the 17th-century composer Carlo Gesualdo.

Having jealously murdered his wife and her lover, Gesualdo poured his pain into deeply and unconventionally expressive music of torture and regret.

Imagine if Bach was a jazzman, Vivaldi a folk-fiddler, or Handel a minimalist…

The Baroque at the Edge festival invites leading musicians ranging from classical to world, jazz and folk to take the music of the Baroque and see where it leads them.

No rules, no programme notes, no lectures: all you need to know is how to listen.

Baroque at the Edge is a brand-new event from the creators of the highly successful London Festival of Baroque Music – Artistic Director Lindsay Kemp and Manager Lucy Bending – working in partnership with LSO St Luke’s.

Tagged with: Classical music Baroque at the Edge

Performers

  • The Marian Consort  
  • Rory McCleery   musical director
  • Gerald Kyd   actor
  • Nicholas Renton   stage director
  • Natalie Rowland & Pitch Black Lighting   lighting design

LSO St Luke's

Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.