Artist Spotlight: Abel Selaocoe
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Trailblazing cellist and vocalist Abel Selaocoe joins us for an Artist Spotlight series.
Enjoy a concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, a recital that pairs a seminal work of the 20th century with music from the Baroque period, and an evening of music from the African continent with his trio, Chesaba.
Events
Event
Classical music
African Strings with Abel Selaocoe
Past event
Abel Selaocoe presents a mesmerising fusion of musical worlds, bringing together timeless minimalism and the intricate harmonies of the Baroque era with the unique timbres of African strings.
Trad
Ethio Proverbs
Heinrich Biber
Partita Nos 5 and 6 from Harmonia artificioso-ariosa
Simo Lagnawi
Bambraka
South African Trad
Emmanuelle
Caroline Shaw
Valencia
Terry Riley
In C (on African Strings)
Abel Selaocoe
cello
Kadialy Kouyate
kora
Simo Lagnawi
guembri
Richard Olatunde Baker
percussion
Matthew Wadsworth
theorbo
Simmy Singh
violin
Max Baillie
violin
Ruth Gibson
viola
Misha Mullov Abbado
double bass
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Duncan Ward with Abel Selaocoe
Past event
South African and European traditions meet in the transformative music of Abel Selaocoe alongside folk and jazz-flecked music from Gary Carpenter and Bartók.
Gary Carpenter
Dadaville
Béla Bartók
Dance Suite
Samuel Barber
Medea's Dance of Vengeance
Abel Selaocoe arr Benjamin Woodgates
Four Spirits
London Symphony Orchestra
Duncan Ward
conductor
Abel Selaocoe
cello
Bernhard Schimpelsberger
percussion
