Musical instruments migrate from one culture to another, finding new contexts while retaining their distinctiveness. Inspired by these journeys, this concert celebrates cross-cultural collaboration. At its heart are the Vietnamese instruments of Van-Anh Vo, presented in collaboration with Trio Da Kali, Peni Candra Rini and Affinity Quartet. Interpretations of Satie…

The language of Bach is often described as being ‘universal’. In this performance it finds a new cultural context as movements from the Goldberg Variations are interspersed with improvisations by Lassana Diabaté on the balafon, a West African xylophone. Peter Sculthorpe’s Jabiru Dreaming opens the concert, whose music David Harrington…

David Harrington’s admiration for Trio Da Kali goes beyond music: every note of their performances embodies the full spectrum of human experience. The Trio’s name means ’to give a pledge’, referring to the 700-year musical tradition on which their music-making is founded. The first half of this concert showcases the…

Acclaimed ensemble Bandaluzia will present their latest show in an exhilarating display of contemporary flamenco music and dance. A performance replete with a unique range of creative influences, from the great canon of the flamenco tradition, to inspiration from Debussy, Jazz, Radiohead and Contemporary dance. Bandaluzia subtly intertwines this inspiration…

This concert celebrates the joy of sound. Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 Intimate Letters was originally written for the unique sound of the viola d’amore; we sample that version, together with a performance featuring the viola. Multi-instrumentalist Garth Knox, whom Harrington reveres for his approach to music making, is our guide. He’ll…

To mark their 50th anniversary, the Kronos Quartet chose to look forward, not back. Cue one of the most ambitious commissioning projects of recent times: 50 new works, with scores and recordings of each madefreely available. Together, these works form a snapshot of the possibilities for the string quartet in…