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David August: Solo Piano

+ Balladeste

,Milton Court Concert Hall
a photo of a man framed against a blue cloudy sky

The Italian-German electronic composer performs his intimate and restrained new solo piano album, HYMNS.

Turning inward, this is music that recalls light rather than darkness – quiet but intense, restrained yet emotionally direct. It unfolds as a sequence of prepared-piano improvisations shaped by live processing, silence and soundscapes.

This is a deeply personal body of work that strips away the vast electronic architectures he’s best known for and narrows the focus to something direct and intimate. Written and recorded in 2021 through periods of isolation and improvisation, HYMNS marks a conscious return to August’s origins: the instrument that shaped his earliest musical language, the piano.

The support act, Balladeste, is a cello and violin duo creating richly textured instrumental music shaped by contemporary classical, Indian classical, baroque and folk. Their fourth album Imprints releases this November.

Tagged with: Contemporary music Electronica

Stage times:
7pm Doors
7:30pm Balladeste (support)
8pm Interval
8.20pm David August
9:30pm Close

Please note, stage times are approximate and subject to change.

Produced by the Barbican in association with Dollop

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

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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

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