Modern Classical
What's on this month
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Royal Festival Hall Level 2 Foyers
ISLANDS IN SOUND
Thursday 1 May 2008 - Saturday 10 May 2008
Throughout the foyers in Royal Festival Hall are six installations which seek to alter the public's perception of sound in space, encourage listening and provide a tangible means for understanding and responding to Luigi Nono's work Prometeo.
Free
Royal Festival Hall
A Listener's Guide to Prometeo
Friday 9 May 2008
Marshall Marcus, Head of Music at Southbank Centre, describes the key elements of Nono's Prometeo for the audience, and introduces the unqiue features of the work, with some of the musicians involved in its performance.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Nono: Prometeo
Friday 9 May 2008 - Saturday 10 May 2008
As a fitting climax to the Luigi Nono: Fragments of Venice festival, Southbank Centre presents the UK premiere of Luigi Nono's final masterpiece, Prometeo.
£25 (unreserved) £9 (unreserved)
The Clore Ballroom
Prometeo Salon
Friday 9 May 2008 - Saturday 10 May 2008
Post-concert events after the performance of Luigi Nono's Prometeo, with insights from performers and a chance to discusse your experience of Prometeo.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Surrounded by Sound
Saturday 10 May 2008
Luigi Nono's tantalising, inventive work Prometeo challenges traditional ways of presenting and hearing music. Professor Christopher Fox of Brunel University leads a discussion on listening to the composer's final masterpiece.
Admission free
Westminster Cathedral
Messe de la Pentecote
Sunday 11 May 2008
Movements from Messiaen's organ work, the Pentecost Mass, can be heard in the context of the High Mass, together with timeless Gregorian chant for Pentecost Sunday, one of the great musical inspirations in Messiaen's life.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
English Philharmonia and Chorus: Tsunami
Monday 12 May 2008
This concert presents the world premiere of 'Songs of the Coromandel Coast', a highly original and accessible choral work by India-based composer Chris Williams, featuring tenor James Gilchrist.
£32 £28 £22 £16 £12 £9
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today
Saturday 17 May 2008
A portrait of Philippe Leroux conducted by Baldur Bronnimann and presented by Julian Anderson in conversation with the composer.
Admission Free
Westminster Cathedral Unres
Jennifer Bate, organ
Wednesday 21 May 2008
Le Livre du Saint Sacrement, Messiaen's last great organ cycle, in nine huge and symbolic movements, is played by acclaimed organist Jennifer Bate, who personally collaborated with Messiaen in concerts and recordings of his organ works.
£10 unreserved seating
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thames Philharmonic Choir
Sunday 25 May 2008
Karl Jenkins' work The Armed Man, commissioned to mark the millennium, is a passionate plea for peace and against war, and so far the work has had over 300 performances.
£25 £20 £15 £11 £8 Premium seats £30
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