Ensemble Modern is a curious loudspeaker for music of our times: courageous, uncompromising, energetic. An essential, aesthetically polyglot amplifier for trend-setting sound concepts.
Ryoji IkedaMIRROR [one for two], Op 12 (2020-23)
I. for 2 violins
II. for 2 violins
III. for 2 violas
Ryoji IkedaPRISM [for string nonet], Op 14 (2023)
Ryoji IkedaREFLECTION [for string nonet], Op 13 (2022-23)
Jagdish Mistryviolin
Giorgos Panagiotidisviolin
Rachel Koblyakovviolin
Veronika Paleevaviolin
Megumi Kasakawaviola
Victor Guaita Igualviola
Eva Böckercello
Charles Wattcello
Paul Cannondouble bass
Volker Bernhardsound engineering
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Classical musicContemporary music
Ryoji Ikeda: music for percussion 1 & 2
Alongside his monumental installations combining video and electronic sounds, Japan’s leading electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda has also been working on pure acoustic sounds projects.
Ryoji IkedaBODY MUSIC [for duo], Op 4 (2016)
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II
III
Ryoji IkedaMETAL MUSIC, Op 5 (2016)
I. triangles [for duo]
II. crotales [for duo]
III. cymbals [for quartet]
Ryoji IkedaBOOK MUSIC, Op 9, [for trio](2020)
Ryoji IkedaBALL MUSIC [for trio] Op 10
I. marble
II. ping-pong
III. baskstball
Ryoji IkedaRULER MUSIC [for trio] Op 11
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II
III
IV
Alexandre Babelpercussion
Stéphane Garinpercussion
Julien Garinpercussion
Amélie Grouldpercussion
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Classical musicContemporary music
Ryoji Ikeda: op. 2+3
An exciting premiere of the joint musical composition by acclaimed Japanese visual artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda and the Solem Quartet.
Memories and fragments of the past take on new forms in this concert curated by Euchar Gravina, with works that reimagine old music, weathered recordings and emotive sounds.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Ryoji Ikeda: music for choir
In 2024 Ryoji Ikeda created music for choir for the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste, as part of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024.
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Classical musicContemporary musicCinema
Total Immersion: Icelandic Chill - Film & Talk
A screening of the BBC’s classic 2015 nature documentary Iceland: Land of Ice and Fire.
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Classical musicTalks & eventsContemporary music
Total Immersion: Icelandic Chill - Meet the Composers #1
Hear from some of the composers whose music will be performed in the afternoon concert in Milton Court Concert Hall.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Total Immersion: Chamber and Choral Icelandic treasures
The BBC Singers and Guildhall Musicians explore Icelandic chamber and vocal music – sounds of wild beauty and quiet, luminous power.
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Classical musicTalks & eventsContemporary music
Total Immersion: Icelandic Chill - Meet the Composers #2
Hear from some of the composers whose music will be performed in the evening concert in the Barbican Hall.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Total Immersion: Icelandic Soundworlds
Europe’s most northerly capital city pulses with creativity. Tonight, the BBC Symphony Orchestra embraces the Reykjavík new music scene in all its diversity and flair.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Ara Malikian
Join the virtuoso violinist on an emotional and energetic journey, full of surprises—from flying pianos to imaginative soundscapes - showcasing the universal language of music.
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Classical musicContemporary music
LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composers' Scheme Workshops
In these free public workshops, witness a pivotal point in the process of writing a new three-minute orchestral piece, as the LSO play works by the latest cohort of Panufnik composers.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Hildur Guðnadóttir & Friends: Where to From
Academy award-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, known for her film scores to Chernobyl, Tar and The Joker, makes a rare appearance on stage to perform her new project,Where to From.
Hildur GuðnadóttirWhere to from
Hildur Guðnadóttircello/vocals
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Contemporary music
Rich(ard) Dawson – Delight Is Right
The time-travelling, shapeshifting Newcastle songsmith returns with an eclectic line-up of friends and favourites that encompass the glorious breadth of his influences.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Vitamin String Quartet
The quartet breathes new life into beloved songs with cutting-edge string renditions of an eclectic mix of artists, erasing the boundaries between classical, dance, hip-hop, rock, and pop.
