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Ligeti Quartet: Sunrise Missions

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Ligeti Quartet

The remarkable Ligeti Quartet traces the shifting contours of memory, nature, and change, through music by Kaija Saariaho, Cassandra Miller, John Luther Adams and many more.

Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria reflects on memory and change, evoking landscapes both personal and physical, while Wadada Leo Smith’s String Quartet No. 5 (In the Diaspora: Earthquakes and Sunrise Missions) conjures the forces of upheaval and renewal. In Warblework, Cassandra Miller transforms the intricate songs of North American thrushes into layered, weaving lines that blur the boundaries between human and avian voices. John Luther Adams’ The Wind in High Places turns string instruments into an aeolian harp, evoking vast, windswept landscapes. The programme also includes a brand new commission by London based composer Blasio Kavuma.

Described by Bachtrack as possessing 'instrumental mastery and collective chemistry', ​Ligeti ​Quartet has ​been ​at ​the forefront ​of ​modern ​and ​contemporary ​music since its ​formation ​in ​2010. 
 

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Blasio Kavuma’s LIMINAL commission is generously supported by the SHM Foundation

Produced by the Barbican

Programme

  • Cassandra Miller   Warblework: 1. Swainson's Thrush & 2. Hermit Thrush
  • Wadada Leo Smith   String Quartet No 5 ‘In the Diaspora: Earthquakes and Sunrise Missions'
  • Ayanna Witter-Johnson   Earth
  • Kaija Saariaho   Terra Memoria
  •   Interval
  • Blasio Kavuma   Bodies
  •   (World premiere, co-commissioned
  •   by the Barbican and SHM Foundation)
  • John Luther Adams   The Wind in High Places

Performers

  • Ligeti Quartet  

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Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
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