Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today; Tansy Davies

Portrait of Tansy Davies conducted by Jac van Steen and presented by Julian Anderson in conversation with the composer.

Tansy Davies is a young composer unafraid to combine elements from seemingly disparate musical styles into a highly personal synthetic whole. Techno collides with rhythmic complexity, whilst a fragment from Bach is reworked into an entirely fresh, densely woven musical fabric. A unique view of music from a leading British composer.

Peter Rundel; conductor
Julian Anderson; presenter
Tansy Davies: Inside out II; neon; salt box

The event is taking place on Thursday April 17th at the Royal Festival Hall at 6pm. Admission is free.

Click here to find out more about the Music of Today programme. 

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.