Marco Mezquida: Tornado
The pianist’s album takes inspiration from his friendships, forming a music of contrasts between introspection and intimate intensity.
Pianist Marco Mezquida conceived Tornado with, and for, two old and dear friends, Masa Kamaguchi (bass) and Ramon Prats (drums) with whom he shares a long history of music, connection and experiences on the road.
The result is music created from three very expressive and strong musical personalities that provide Mezquida with many registers and differences in space in which he can express himself in visceral moments. Tornado is a beautiful story that is all at once thrilling and deeply moving, and never fails to captivate audiences.
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Reviews
‘Tornado by name, tornado by nature … [an] absolutely spellbinding set with the audience raised to roof-high rapture’
Jazzwise
For your visit
This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Purcell Room is an auditorium located within our Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
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Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.