Concertante
Listen to the London Sinfonietta accompanied by five musicians from the Royal Academy of Music
Six new commissions from young composers at the Royal Academy of Music, inspired by Jarrell's Droben Schmettert Ein Greller Stein, written specifically for players from the London Sinfonietta accompanied by five musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.
The London Sinfonietta's new season mixes classics by great composers of the 20th century with brand new works written
specially for the ensemble, offering a unique chance to explore new music with 'the world's finest contemporary music
ensemble' (BBC Music magazine 2006).
In
2007/08 the ensemble takes a leading role in Southbank Centre's
festivals Luigi Nono: Fragments of Venice and From the Canyons to the
Stars:The Music of Olivier Messiaen, which includes a performance of
Gerard Grisey's Les espaces acoustiques and the UK premiere of Luigi
Nono's Prometeo in the Royal Festival Hall.
The event is taking place in The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall (Royal Festival Hall), on Wednesday April 16th from 6pm. Admission is free.
Find out more about events at the Southbank Centre and where it is located.
How to get there:
Rail - Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.
Underground - The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines).
Buses - All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to Southbank on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the Southbank Centre: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 - which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the Southbank Centre). 77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street). 45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the Southbank Centre.
