London Sinfonietta 2008/09

One of the world’s pre-eminent contemporary music groups, the London Sinfonietta’s 2008/09 season opens with a portrait ofThomas Larcher, the Austrian composer who writes so compellingly of the post-modern times we now live in. This is followed by an autumn focus on the work of a pair of towering fi gures of the European avant-garde – Gérard Grisey and Karlheinz Stockhausen - conducted by two of the world’s leading composer-conductors, Southbank Centre Associate Artists George Benjamin and Oliver Knussen. In December, the London Sinfonietta celebrates its fi rst 40 years, and during the second part of the season, the ensemble places the future of new music under the microscope. Look out for work by emerging voices from the Arab world, plus new work by British composers from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies to Tansy Davies, and the inspiring inventiveness of Heiner Goebbels in a unique joint project with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Early
booking discounts are available:
20% off tickets purchased before 16 Sept
15% off if booked a week or more
in advance
10% off if booked before the day of the concert
Full time students: £4.50 (only
available in Zone C)
Under 26s: £6.50 (only available in Zone C)
Both tickets have limited
availability. Please bring valid ID with you to the performance.
Please note: if you are booking online for more than one series, you will need to book each series in separate transactions in order to receive the appropriate series discount. Alternatively, please call the Ticket Office on 0871 663 2500.
events in this series
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta & Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
Tuesday 14 October 2008
Gerard Grisey, a student of Messiaen's, took 11 years to compose Les espaces acoustiques.
£22 £17 £13 £8
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta
Saturday 8 November 2008
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) remained creatively active throughout his life.
£22 £15 £9
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta
Tuesday 2 December 2008
The London Sinfonietta celebrates 40 years at the front line of contemporary music with a concert designed to highlight exciting future directions for its mission.
£22 £15 £9
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta
Monday 8 December 2008
Three UK premieres introducing the music of three leading contemporary voices from the Arabic world; Palestinian composer Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Moroccan Ahmed Essyad and Egyptian Amr Okba.
£22 £15 £9
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta
Wednesday 28 January 2009
The London Sinfonietta and Oliver Knussen present a major world premiere, supported with funding from the London Sinfonietta Commissioning Friends.
£22 £15 £9


