Saved events

Lisa Robertson: Ceòl na Mara

LSO Jerwood Composer+ Showcase

,LSO St Luke's
Image of a rugged coast in rural Scotland

A contemporary chamber concert from LSO Jerwood Composer+ Lisa Robertson, crafted to transport you to the wild Scottish coasts and explore our connection to the sea and changing climate.

Lange’s Flaskepost connects the Scottish and Norwegian seaway via a message in a bottle, while the Fennessy carries you to the isolation of the remote Hebridean archipelago of St Kilda. Saariaho’s Vent Nocturne and Lisa’s own the inimitable brightness of the air breathe the salt wind of the coast itself and evoke the waves’ connection to the human breath.

Doolittle’s Social Sounds of Whales at Night immerses us in the hidden life of the oceans, while Abrahamsen floods the hall with the sea’s thrashing danger and its moments of glassy calm.  Lisa’s new work, Sluaisreadh — from the Gaelic for 'the sound of waves swirling against the shore' — traces the ocean’s shifting voice, reflecting all of its sonic qualities, from tranquil to damaged and dangerous. 

Tagged with: Classical music Contemporary Classical London Symphony Orchestra More...

Presented by LSO Discovery.

LSO Jerwood Composer+ is generously supported by Jerwood Foundation with additional support from Hinrichsen Foundation.

Programme

  • Tine Surel Lange   Flaskepost (London premiere)
  • Katherine Balch   Responding to the Waves
  • Emily Doolittle   Social Sounds of Whales at Night
  • Lisa Robertson   the inimitable brightness of the air
  • David Fennessy   Changeless and the changed
  • Kaija Saariaho   Vent Nocturne
  • Hans Abrahamsen   Storm og Stille
  • Lisa Robertson   Sluaisreadh (world premiere)

Performers

  • Daniel Shao   flute
  • David Alberman   violin
  • Chihiro Ono   viola
  • Valerie Welbanks   cello
  • Rachael Gibson   electronics

Ticket prices

Standard
£10
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

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.