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holding, breathing, beating: Rufus Isabel Elliot

LSO Discovery Jerwood Composer+ Showcase

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An evening of contemporary chamber music around the themes of protection, entrapment, physicality and autonomy, curated by Rufus Isabel Elliot.

Entering the room, Coastal Inversions by Swedish-Finnish sound artist Marja Ahti immediately takes us to another place, a sonic scene vibrating all around us, widening our sense of what’s inside and what’s out.

Liza Lim’s Amulet provides music for protection, keeping us safe for the journey into our imagination that is about to follow. Kurt Cobain sings us a dark folk story, torn apart and reformed by Cassandra Miller – performed by violinist Mira Benjamin, the piece’s dedicatee.

Quiet and reflective, James Weeks’ winterærc is a gentle duet between violin and viola, holding together the instruments’ co-operation and freedom. The evening finishes with a new work by Rufus Isabel Elliot; returning to Greek mythology, it explores the image of Daphne running through the forest.

Tagged with: LSO St Luke's Contemporary music

This performance will finish at approximately 8.45pm

 

Programme

  • Marja Ahti   Coastal Inversion (pre-concert, playing in the hall)
  • Liza Lim   Amulet
  • Tansy Davies   Dark Ground
  • Brian Ferneyhough   Cassandra's Dream Song
  • Cassandra Miller   for mira
  • James Weeks   winterærc (world premiere)
  • Rufus Isabel Elliot   I knapped the stone til it was gone / I laid it on the forest floor (world premiere)

Performers

  • Mira Benjamin   violin
  • Chihiro Ono   viola
  • Daniel Shao   flute
  • Sam Walton   percussion

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.