Meet @ the Market opens its 2026 season with a trip through myth, magic and the cosmos. At its heart is Gustav Holst’s The Planets, one of the most exhilarating orchestral experiences ever written. From peaceful glow of ‘Venus’, to the uplifting joy and nostalgia of ‘Jupiter’: hearing it live…

It opens with Stravinsky’s Danses Concertantes: music that feels like a witty, abstract ballet, full of twists, playful rhythms and bursts of colour. It’s lean, stylish and packs a punch. Next comes Nielsen’s Flute Concerto, a piece that feels both charming and mischievous. It’s music that sings, sparkles and teases,…

We’ll hear Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen, written at the end of the Second World War for 23 solo strings. The piece feels like a single, flowing breath, at once tender, haunting, and heartbreakingly human. Its plangent emotion vibrates in the intimate proximity of the Meat Market. We’ll also explore These Worlds…