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Making new music for curious ears

Composers and artists of all ages have explored new ideas and taken risks. New music created by today’s composers can divide opinion and create debate. It will certainly engage your mind, your emotions, and compel you to keep listening. Some of it will get inside your head and stay there.

Feed the curiosity of your ears, and get some inspiration for life. Come and listen to the London Sinfonietta making new music this season.

Events that bring Southbank Centre’s year-long festival The Rest Is Noise up to the end of the century, then forge ahead into music of the 21st, including two major music theatre projects.

New Music from over 20 composers writing solo, ensemble and cross-art-form commissions, and our expanded Blue Touch Paper programme to make experiments with music, dance and other arts.

Take Part in career-defining opportunities for emerging professional players and conductors, concerts for schools to inspire pupils and teachers with the music of today, and performances by teenagers who make new music with our players. Plus open calls to the public (you) to join in.

Neuwirth: American Lulu

Friday 13 – Tuesday 24 (not 16, 19) September 2013 7.30pm, except Saturday 14 September at 7pm Young Vic Tickets £32.50, £25, £19.50, £15, £10 (+ concessions)Postage fees may apply (see back cover)

Olga Neuwirth American Lulu (London premiere)

Angel Blue Jacqui Dankworth Donald Maxwell Robert Winslade Anderson Jonathan Stoughton Paul Curievici Simon Wilding Paul Reeves Donna Bateman (Friday 20 September only)

Gerry Cornelius conductorJohn Fulljames directorMagda Willi designFinn Ross videoGuy Hoare lightCarolyn Downing sound designEmma Woodvine dialect coachCo-produced by The Opera Group, Bregenzer Festspiele, Scottish Opera, and the Young Vic in association with the London Sinfonietta.

Co-commissioned by Komische Oper Berlin with The Opera Group, London.

Supported by the Columbia Foundation Fund of the London Community Foundation.

A new interpretation of Alban Berg’s opera Lulu

Unfinished at his death in 1935, Alban Berg’s opera Lulu is a tantalising prospect for anyone grappling with its completion. Setting her own libretto, Olga Neuwirth re-works the first two acts and composes an entirely original third, transporting Berg’s femme fatale to the smoky jazz clubs of 1950s New Orleans where Lulu, a young and aspiring dancer, finds herself at the heart of the Civil Rights struggle. As Lulu looks back at her life, scarred by its tumultuous events, she must come to terms with a sordid history of sex, murder and suicide.

#americanlulu

Britten and Postal Pieces

Silence, space and cognition

The second of this evening’s two concerts asks: what transforms silence into music? Can one exist without the other? Our traditional methods of listening are grounded in something we rarely even acknowledge, but silence, space and cognition are at the heart of both Morton Feldman and James Tenney’s music. While Feldman’s spacious works have echoes of Rothko’s contemplative, abstract canvasses, Tenney’s music asks the audience to ‘really listen to the sounds, get inside them, notice the details’. Often sparsely notated with cryptic instructions, these pieces will transform the way you perceive your experience as a listener.

#postalpieces

Sunday 15 September 2013 9.30pm Kings Place Tickets £4.50 online Please add £2 per ticket for in-person or phone bookings

James Tenney Having Never Written a Note for PercussionMorton Feldman The Viola in my Life 3James Tenney CellogramMorton Feldman Last Pieces, No. 1James Tenney Swell Piece for Alison KnowlesMorton Feldman Four InstrumentsPublic submissions RSVP premieres

Jane Atkins solo violaTim Gill solo celloJohn Constable solo pianoDavid Hockings solo percussion

Kings Place Festival

A centenary celebration

From elegiac thought-pieces to exhilarating dramatic works, Britten’s music traverses wide emotional landscapes and his legacy has left a more powerful imprint upon British musical culture than any other figure in the 20th century. Incorporating works by those who inspired him alongside those for whom he has been an inspiration, this centenary celebration marries the enigmatic music of Alban Berg and Colin Matthews, with Edmund Finnis, an original voice of a new generation.

#britten

Sunday 15 September 2013 7.45pm Kings Place Tickets £4.50 online Please add £2 per ticket for in-person or phone bookings

Alban Berg Four PiecesColin Matthews Oscuro Calmo Edmund Finnis Four DuetsColin Matthews Three InterludesBenjamin Britten Lachrymae

Mark van de Wiel clarinetJane Atkins violaJohn Constable piano Take

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What do you hear?Comment on our blog: londonsinfonietta.wordpress.comFind us on Facebook: facebook.com/londonsinfonietta Tell us in a tweet: @Ldn_Sinfonietta

Follow:Jonathan Morton Principal First Violin @jon_mortonAndrew Burke Chief Executive @ab2102James Joslin Administrative Assistant @james_joslin(views expressed are personal rather than those of the London Sinfonietta)

Last night I saw @Ldn_Sinfonietta play a beautiful concert of Webern for £6.50. A profound experience made accessible to all.James Opstad @james_opstad

“The peerless London Sinfonietta lapped up their latest Steve Reich commission Radio Rewrite, which is sure to join Electric Counterpoint and Double Sextet in the vanguard of their repertoire.” Stephen Pritchard for The Observer

Off to see @SteveReich tonight @Ldn_Sinfonietta @southbankcentre The gig of the decade - unspeakably excited to see one of my heroes.Philip Flood @Philip_Flood

Overheard A-level boy in Steve Reich concert “one day we’ll tell our grandchildren about this concert” @Ldn_SinfoniettaGayle Sutherland @makesmeexcited

“Luke Bedford’s Renewal was well served for its world premiere by the London Sinfonietta who executed the minute adjustments of tempo and timbre with precision and brilliance.” ***** Guy Damman for The Guardian

“Great to see orchestras daring to present music differently” Richard Morrison for The Times

Terrific playing by the musicians of this year’s @Ldn_Sinfonietta Academy tonight. Enjoyed hearing the fruits of their hard work @lsostlukesSam Wilcock @samuelwilcock

“The New Music Show 2012 brought a club-like informality into the concert format, put music into unusual spaces, and brought young performers and composers centre-stage.”Ivan Hewett for The Telegraph

Finished! My entry for @Ldn_Sinfonietta #RSVP. Never got so much enjoyment from putting together a piece of music.Ronnie MacNiven @acoustictourist

Outstanding Luke Bedford concert @Ldn_Sinfonietta. Full of clarity, beauty and intelligence. #Impressive soundsBen Gernon @GernonBen

A gorgeous scheme from @Ldn_Sinfonietta composing on the back of a postcard! #RSVPGeorge Chambers @geocham

Neuwirth: American Lulu

Friday 13 – Tuesday 24 (not 16, 19) September 2013 7.30pm, except Saturday 14 September at 7pm Young Vic Tickets £32.50, £25, £19.50, £15, £10 (+ concessions)Postage fees may apply (see back cover)

Olga Neuwirth American Lulu (London premiere)

Angel Blue Jacqui Dankworth Donald Maxwell Robert Winslade Anderson Jonathan Stoughton Paul Curievici Simon Wilding Paul Reeves Donna Bateman (Friday 20 September only)

Gerry Cornelius conductorJohn Fulljames directorMagda Willi designFinn Ross videoGuy Hoare lightCarolyn Downing sound designEmma Woodvine dialect coachCo-produced by The Opera Group, Bregenzer Festspiele, Scottish Opera, and the Young Vic in association with the London Sinfonietta.

Co-commissioned by Komische Oper Berlin with The Opera Group, London.

Supported by the Columbia Foundation Fund of the London Community Foundation.

A new interpretation of Alban Berg’s opera Lulu

Unfinished at his death in 1935, Alban Berg’s opera Lulu is a tantalising prospect for anyone grappling with its completion. Setting her own libretto, Olga Neuwirth re-works the first two acts and composes an entirely original third, transporting Berg’s femme fatale to the smoky jazz clubs of 1950s New Orleans where Lulu, a young and aspiring dancer, finds herself at the heart of the Civil Rights struggle. As Lulu looks back at her life, scarred by its tumultuous events, she must come to terms with a sordid history of sex, murder and suicide.

#americanlulu

RSVPInspired by our upcoming performance of James Tenney’s Postal Pieces, over the summer we asked you to compose and send us a piece of new music on a postcard. We received hundreds of ideas in all shapes and sizes, some of which we wanted to share with you here. Join us at Kings Place Festival on Sunday 15 September to hear some selected world premieres.

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By Daria Dobrochna KwiatkowskaBy Emma-Ruth Richards

By Ronald MacNiven

By Luke Price

By René Mogensen

Britten and Postal Pieces

Silence, space and cognition

The second of this evening’s two concerts asks: what transforms silence into music? Can one exist without the other? Our traditional methods of listening are grounded in something we rarely even acknowledge, but silence, space and cognition are at the heart of both Morton Feldman and James Tenney’s music. While Feldman’s spacious works have echoes of Rothko’s contemplative, abstract canvasses, Tenney’s music asks the audience to ‘really listen to the sounds, get inside them, notice the details’. Often sparsely notated with cryptic instructions, these pieces will transform the way you perceive your experience as a listener.

#postalpieces

Sunday 15 September 2013 9.30pm Kings Place Tickets £4.50 online Please add £2 per ticket for in-person or phone bookings

James Tenney Having Never Written a Note for PercussionMorton Feldman The Viola in my Life 3James Tenney CellogramMorton Feldman Last Pieces, No. 1James Tenney Swell Piece for Alison KnowlesMorton Feldman Four InstrumentsPublic submissions RSVP premieres

Jane Atkins solo violaTim Gill solo celloJohn Constable solo pianoDavid Hockings solo percussion

Kings Place Festival

A centenary celebration

From elegiac thought-pieces to exhilarating dramatic works, Britten’s music traverses wide emotional landscapes and his legacy has left a more powerful imprint upon British musical culture than any other figure in the 20th century. Incorporating works by those who inspired him alongside those for whom he has been an inspiration, this centenary celebration marries the enigmatic music of Alban Berg and Colin Matthews, with Edmund Finnis, an original voice of a new generation.

#britten

Sunday 15 September 2013 7.45pm Kings Place Tickets £4.50 online Please add £2 per ticket for in-person or phone bookings

Alban Berg Four PiecesColin Matthews Oscuro Calmo Edmund Finnis Four DuetsColin Matthews Three InterludesBenjamin Britten Lachrymae

Mark van de Wiel clarinetJane Atkins violaJohn Constable piano

Stockhausen: Gruppen

Sunday 6 October 2013 6pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £25, £15 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Karlheinz Stockhausen GruppenLuigi Nono Canti per 13 Polifonica – Monodia – RitmicaKarlheinz Stockhausen Gruppen (second performance)

Martyn Brabbins conductorBaldur Brönnimann conductorGeoffrey Paterson conductorRoyal Academy of Music Manson EnsemblePresented by the London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre as part of Southbank Centre’s The Rest Is Noise, inspired by Alex Ross’ book The Rest Is Noise.

Take part in Southbank Centre’s Post-War World weekend: therestisnoise.southbankcentre.co.uk

Supported by The Goethe Institute.

Three orchestras, one stage

Luigi Nono’s uncompromising post-war meditations on form, silence and timbre form a fitting precursor to one of the pinnacles of the Darmstadt School’s output. A landmark in 20th century composition, Gruppen must be seen and heard to be believed. Stockhausen’s testament to serial composition is scored for three independent orchestras, each with its own conductor, bringing over 100 players together on stage to create a momentous tower of sound. As the music ebbs and flows, Stockhausen’s kaleidoscopic colours and shifting textures evoke the rise and fall of the Graubünder Alps which were the work’s inspiration. Rarely performed, few other pieces have such a dramatic impact in live performance.

#gruppen

Haas: in vain

“How to describe it? An astonishing work of art that has become a cult wherever it is played. One of the first great masterpieces of the 21st century.” Sir Simon Rattle

Friday 6 December 2013 6.45pm Composer Conversation 8pm Main Event Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £20, £10 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Georg Friedrich Haas in vain (London premiere)

André de Ridder conductorPresented by the London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre as part of Southbank Centre’s The Rest Is Noise, inspired by Alex Ross’ book The Rest Is Noise.

Performed in white light and pitch black

Premiered in 2000 and now receiving its much-awaited London premiere, Haas’ in vain is an extraordinary work of contradictions and juxtapositions, exploring a heightened sensory world where darkness and light collide. Written in protest to the rise of the far-right Freedom Party in the 1999 Austrian elections, in vain hints at a frightening world where dark, unnatural forces are at work. As familiar harmonies meet microtonal systems, Haas evokes an otherworldly realm that oscillates between the past and the present, between clarity and dystopia. Performed partly in complete darkness, in vain transforms the concert hall into a mysterious new landscape, where you must trust your ears and relinquish your sight.

#invain

Emerging ArtistsThe London Sinfonietta launches a new Emerging Artists programme. Each year, the ensemble will select a small number of emerging professional musicians at the start of promising and brilliant careers, to work with and perform alongside the experienced Principal Players of the London Sinfonietta in events across the season. They will also receive coaching on particular repertoire and opportunities to create new music in close contact with established composers.

Support the next generation of players as a member of the Pioneers. Visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/pioneers

Supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Goldsmiths’ Company Charity.

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Stockhausen: Gruppen

Sunday 6 October 2013 6pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £25, £15 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Karlheinz Stockhausen GruppenLuigi Nono Canti per 13 Polifonica – Monodia – RitmicaKarlheinz Stockhausen Gruppen (second performance)

Martyn Brabbins conductorBaldur Brönnimann conductorGeoffrey Paterson conductorRoyal Academy of Music Manson EnsemblePresented by the London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre as part of Southbank Centre’s The Rest Is Noise, inspired by Alex Ross’ book The Rest Is Noise.

Take part in Southbank Centre’s Post-War World weekend: therestisnoise.southbankcentre.co.uk

Supported by The Goethe Institute.

Three orchestras, one stage

Luigi Nono’s uncompromising post-war meditations on form, silence and timbre form a fitting precursor to one of the pinnacles of the Darmstadt School’s output. A landmark in 20th century composition, Gruppen must be seen and heard to be believed. Stockhausen’s testament to serial composition is scored for three independent orchestras, each with its own conductor, bringing over 100 players together on stage to create a momentous tower of sound. As the music ebbs and flows, Stockhausen’s kaleidoscopic colours and shifting textures evoke the rise and fall of the Graubünder Alps which were the work’s inspiration. Rarely performed, few other pieces have such a dramatic impact in live performance.

#gruppen

Principal PlayersMichael Cox flute (supported by Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner)

Gareth Hulse oboeMark van de Wiel clarinetJohn Orford bassoonSimon Haram saxophoneMichael Thompson horn(supported by Belinda Matthews)

Alistair Mackie trumpetByron Fulcher tromboneJonathan Morton violin 1 Joan Atherton violin 2Paul Silverthorne viola (supported by Nick & Claire Prettejohn)

Tim Gill cello (supported by Sir Stephen Oliver QC)

Enno Senft double bass (supported by Anthony Mackintosh)

Helen Tunstall harpJohn Constable pianoDavid Hockings percussion(supported by Michael Conroy)

Ian Dearden Sound Intermedia (supported by Penny Jonas)

David Sheppard Sound Intermedia (supported by Penny Jonas)

A gift of £1,000 will support one of our world-class Principal Players for a season and give you a close connection with the performing ensemble. Visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/pioneers

Haas: in vain

“How to describe it? An astonishing work of art that has become a cult wherever it is played. One of the first great masterpieces of the 21st century.” Sir Simon Rattle

Friday 6 December 2013 6.45pm Composer Conversation 8pm Main Event Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £20, £10 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Georg Friedrich Haas in vain (London premiere)

André de Ridder conductorPresented by the London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre as part of Southbank Centre’s The Rest Is Noise, inspired by Alex Ross’ book The Rest Is Noise.

Performed in white light and pitch black

Premiered in 2000 and now receiving its much-awaited London premiere, Haas’ in vain is an extraordinary work of contradictions and juxtapositions, exploring a heightened sensory world where darkness and light collide. Written in protest to the rise of the far-right Freedom Party in the 1999 Austrian elections, in vain hints at a frightening world where dark, unnatural forces are at work. As familiar harmonies meet microtonal systems, Haas evokes an otherworldly realm that oscillates between the past and the present, between clarity and dystopia. Performed partly in complete darkness, in vain transforms the concert hall into a mysterious new landscape, where you must trust your ears and relinquish your sight.

#invain

The New Music ShowSunday 8 December 2013 from midday Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, Southbank Centre Day tickets £20 (+ concessions) (unreserved seating) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Hidden tours are organised on a first-come-first-served basis on the day, and are open to day ticket holders only.

Repertoire to include: Simon Steen-Andersen Chambered Music (London premiere)Rebecca Saunders Stirrings (UK premiere)Edmund Finnis Seeing is Flux (world premiere*)Francisco Coll Ad Marginem(world premiere^)

New chamber works by: Matthew Kaner, Samantha Fernando,Trystan Rhys Williams, Geoff Hannan

New solo works for Hidden by: Aaron Holloway-Nahum, Andrew Thomas,Adam Fergler, Amber Priestley, Gregory Emfietzis

Baldur Brönnimann conductorPaul Silverthorne solo violaSound Intermedia sound projectionTom Service presenter*London Sinfonietta commission supported by Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner ^London Sinfonietta commission supported by the London Sinfonietta Pioneers

Presented by the London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre as Part of Southbank Centre’s The Rest Is Noise, inspired by Alex Ross’ book The Rest Is Noise.

Take part in Southbank Centre’s New World Order weekend: therestisnoise.southbankcentre.co.uk

As new as new music gets

Our festival-in-a-day returns for another year. Four sets of new music feature world, UK and London premieres by composers such as Francisco Coll and Edmund Finnis, alongside debates curated by the Royal Philharmonic Society, as part of their Bicentenary celebrations, on what this art form’s future holds. For those of you with a curious mind and adventurous streak, sign up for Hidden on the day, and discover a string of solo world premieres in secret spaces around the site, each curated by students from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design.

#NMS

On Tour

Our touring projects in 2013/14 include:

Italy, Milan and Turin – George Benjamin focus – September 2013Two concerts at the SettembreMusica festival, with George Benjamin conducting his own works and music by Benjamin Britten.

Argentina, Buenos Aires – Luigi Nono: Prometeo – November 2013Principal Players from the London Sinfonietta will coach emerging Argentinian musicians and perform with them in a staging of Nono’s extraordinary 150-minute work.

hcmf// – Georg Friedrich Haas: in vain – November 2013The long-standing annual partnership between the London Sinfonietta and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival continues with the UK premiere of Haas’ cult work, performed in white light and pitch black.

Southampton, Turner Sims – Artists in Association – April 2014Our partnership with this progressive venue continues with concert work, university collaborations and schools concerts.

Holland and Norway – Steve Reich on tour – Spring 2014Programmes of music by Steve Reich have the ensemble performing in Europe, including Radio Rewrite, the London Sinfonietta co-commission which had its world premiere and UK tour last season.

New Music by Emerging Composers

“Writing a work for Hidden was one of the most artistically liberating projects I’ve worked on.” Bushra El Turk, Writing The Future composer 2012/13

Four composers and sound artists have been invited by the London Sinfonietta and Royal Philharmonic Society to create chamber works for The New Music Show in December, and five others are composing solo pieces for site specific installations around the Queen Elizabeth Hall, curated in collaboration with students at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design; you can hear the results by signing up to a Hidden tour on the day. All the compositions are part of our Writing The Future scheme, which gives young composers time with London Sinfonietta players as they create new music.

Look out for downloads with NMC in the run-up to The New Music Show.Supported by The Boltini Trust, Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner and Anthony Mackintosh.

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The New Music ShowSunday 8 December 2013 from midday Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, Southbank Centre Day tickets £20 (+ concessions) (unreserved seating) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Hidden tours are organised on a first-come-first-served basis on the day, and are open to day ticket holders only.

Repertoire to include: Simon Steen-Andersen Chambered Music (London premiere)Rebecca Saunders Stirrings (UK premiere)Edmund Finnis Seeing is Flux (world premiere*)Francisco Coll Ad Marginem(world premiere^)

New chamber works by: Matthew Kaner, Samantha Fernando,Trystan Rhys Williams, Geoff Hannan

New solo works for Hidden by: Aaron Holloway-Nahum, Andrew Thomas,Adam Fergler, Amber Priestley, Gregory Emfietzis

Baldur Brönnimann conductorPaul Silverthorne solo violaSound Intermedia sound projectionTom Service presenter*London Sinfonietta commission supported by Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner ^London Sinfonietta commission supported by the London Sinfonietta Pioneers

Presented by the London Sinfonietta and Southbank Centre as Part of Southbank Centre’s The Rest Is Noise, inspired by Alex Ross’ book The Rest Is Noise.

Take part in Southbank Centre’s New World Order weekend: therestisnoise.southbankcentre.co.uk

As new as new music gets

Our festival-in-a-day returns for another year. Four sets of new music feature world, UK and London premieres by composers such as Francisco Coll and Edmund Finnis, alongside debates curated by the Royal Philharmonic Society, as part of their Bicentenary celebrations, on what this art form’s future holds. For those of you with a curious mind and adventurous streak, sign up for Hidden on the day, and discover a string of solo world premieres in secret spaces around the site, each curated by students from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design.

#NMS

On RecordThe London Sinfonietta’s recordings continue to offer world-class performances of new music on disc and digital download, delivered in partnership with different labels. Forthcoming releases in the 2013/14 season are:

Philip Cashian Piano Concerto (contributor) – NMC Recordings | October 2013

Sinfonietta Shorts Series of digital downloads – NMC Recordings | December 2013

Dai Fujikura Double Bass Concerto – Signum Records | February 2014

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Portrait with Theatre of Voices – DaCapo | March 2014

Nicolo Castiglioni Previously unissued recordings – Signum | Spring 2014

George Benjamin Into the Little Hill, conducted by the composer – Nimbus | Spring 2014

Larry Goves Debut disc – NMC Recordings | Spring-summer 2014

Ben Foskett Debut disc (contributor) – NMC Recordings | Summer 2014

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On Tour

Our touring projects in 2013/14 include:

Italy, Milan and Turin – George Benjamin focus – September 2013Two concerts at the SettembreMusica festival, with George Benjamin conducting his own works and music by Benjamin Britten.

Argentina, Buenos Aires – Luigi Nono: Prometeo – November 2013Principal Players from the London Sinfonietta will coach emerging Argentinian musicians and perform with them in a staging of Nono’s extraordinary 150-minute work.

hcmf// – Georg Friedrich Haas: in vain – November 2013The long-standing annual partnership between the London Sinfonietta and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival continues with the UK premiere of Haas’ cult work, performed in white light and pitch black.

Southampton, Turner Sims – Artists in Association – April 2014Our partnership with this progressive venue continues with concert work, university collaborations and schools concerts.

Holland and Norway – Steve Reich on tour – Spring 2014Programmes of music by Steve Reich have the ensemble performing in Europe, including Radio Rewrite, the London Sinfonietta co-commission which had its world premiere and UK tour last season.

“Astounding performance of Quartet for the End of Time this evening which left me in tears – bravo and thank you @Ldn_Sinfonietta” @lindsey_dear

Friday 21 February 2014 7.30pm Kings Place Tickets £34.50, £27.50, £21.50, £16.50 online Please add £2 per ticket for in-person or phone bookings

Olivier Messiaen La Colombe Plainte Calme Theme and Variations Quartet for the End of TimePart of Kings Place Chamber Classics Unwrapped.

The inspiration for a generation

More than half a century since it was premiered, Messiaen’s masterpiece still sounds as fresh and contemporary as it did at its first performance. Having inspired a new wave of experimental spirituality in music, from composers including Pärt, Górecki and Penderecki, the Quartet’s rippling colours and meditative harmonies are as modern as they are timeless.

#endoftime

Quartet for the End of Time

Gudmundsen-Holmgreen:Flow My Tears

“A fascinating exploration of a unique and compelling musical voice.” Bachtrack *****

Sunday 2 March 20144.45pm Composer Conversation 6pm Main Event Post-concert recital of John Dowland songs performed by Theatre of Voices Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £12 (+ concessions) (unreserved seating) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (all London premieres)Run – Turn II – Song – Play Sound I – Sound II – Company

Paul Hillier conductorTheatre of VoicesSupported by the Danish Arts Council Committee for Music.

Pioneering new simplicity

Pure, elegant and deeply moving, Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s music redefines the concept of simplicity. His works are as humorous as they are contemplative, as violent as they are beautiful, exploring music as a timbral rather than narrative art. Strongly influenced by the linear shapes of Renaissance polyphony, his music segues effortlessly into a quote of John Dowland’s Flow My Tears, which brings this programme to a haunting close. With echoes of Samuel Beckett and a strong predilection for the absurd, his taste for near silence will force you to reconsider how you interpret sound.

#flowmytears

Denmark Calling Two concerts celebrating Danish music in London.

Steen-Andersen:Black Box Music

Wednesday 12 March 20147.30pm Main EventPost-concert Composer Event Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £15 (+ concessions)(unreserved seating)Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Simon Steen-Andersen RunTime Error (UK premiere)Christian Winter Christensen String Trio (UK premiere) New Work (world premiere)Rune Glerup Quartettsatz (UK premiere) Fragment (UK premiere)Nicolai Worssae New Work (world premiere)Simon Steen-Andersen Black Box Music (London premiere)Supported by the Danish Arts Council Committee for Music.

New rules

The tables are turned in this musical ‘follow the leader’ as the conductor becomes performer and the stage an instrument in the London premiere of Simon Steen-Andersen’s quirky and experimental work, Black Box Music. Using a live video projection of the conductor’s gestures in a black box to direct three sets of performers around the concert hall, Black Box Music treads a fine line between music and contemporary sound art. Who is leading whom? Or is there even a ‘leader’ at all? In the first half, works by the best emerging Danish composers are interlaced with Steen-Andersen’s extraordinary video performance work RunTime Error.

#blackboxmusic

Denmark Calling Two concerts celebrating Danish music in London.

Van der Aa: Here

Wednesday 30 April 2014 6.15pm Composer Conversation 7.30pm Main Event Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £20, £10 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Michel van der Aa Memo for violin & portable cassette recorder Clarinet Concerto (world premiere*) Here Trilogy (UK premiere of complete work)

Baldur Brönnimann conductorClaron McFadden sopranoMark van de Wiel clarinetSound Intermedia sound design*Co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble musikFabrik and Kari Kriikku, and supported by the London Sinfonietta Pioneers.

A theatre of the imagination

A black plexiglass cabin, spotlit on an empty stage; an anonymous female figure; a tape recorder shuffling the soundtrack; and just eleven repeated chords. These are the bare components that make up Van der Aa’s intriguing, compelling and complete Here Trilogy, receiving its UK premiere. With echoes of the spatial manipulation in the works of Escher, combining electric and natural sounds, Here Trilogy explores the clash between the individual and their everyday surroundings, creating a haunting sense of paralysis, separation and isolation. The programme also features the world premiere of a new clarinet concerto by Van der Aa, co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta.

#heretrilogy

New Music for the Next Generation

The London Sinfonietta launches its Schools Collective, a programme which will train teachers and commission new music for school groups and from school pupils. Working with living composers and London Sinfonietta musicians, the programme begins with school partnerships in Camden and Islington, and will extend to schools in the Southampton area as part of the ensemble’s Associate Artists status at Turner Sims.

For more information contact shoubhik.bandopadhyay@londonsinfonietta.org.uk or visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/schools-concerts

Concerts for Schools

“One of the most valuable trips I have attended with our students, reinforcing the teaching in school in a positive and engaging way. The students were buzzing about it on the train home and even treated the commuters to a rendition of ‘Clapping Music’!”Claire Marris, Thamesmead School (Steve Reich Secondary Schools Concert, March 2013)

Primary Schools Concert Key Stage 2 Wednesday 29 January Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

Secondary Schools Concert Key Stages 3 and 4 Wednesday 12 March Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

Led by Fraser Trainer, a range of contemporary repertoire will provide ideas about composition for teachers and students. The Secondary Schools Concert will feature a performance of part of Black Box Music by guest composer Simon Steen-Andersen.

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Steen-Andersen:Black Box Music

Wednesday 12 March 20147.30pm Main EventPost-concert Composer Event Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £15 (+ concessions)(unreserved seating)Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Simon Steen-Andersen RunTime Error (UK premiere)Christian Winter Christensen String Trio (UK premiere) New Work (world premiere)Rune Glerup Quartettsatz (UK premiere) Fragment (UK premiere)Nicolai Worssae New Work (world premiere)Simon Steen-Andersen Black Box Music (London premiere)Supported by the Danish Arts Council Committee for Music.

New rules

The tables are turned in this musical ‘follow the leader’ as the conductor becomes performer and the stage an instrument in the London premiere of Simon Steen-Andersen’s quirky and experimental work, Black Box Music. Using a live video projection of the conductor’s gestures in a black box to direct three sets of performers around the concert hall, Black Box Music treads a fine line between music and contemporary sound art. Who is leading whom? Or is there even a ‘leader’ at all? In the first half, works by the best emerging Danish composers are interlaced with Steen-Andersen’s extraordinary video performance work RunTime Error.

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Denmark Calling Two concerts celebrating Danish music in London.

Develop a Digital Fascination with New MusicLondon Sinfonietta Listening Club A chance to develop your knowledge and broaden your listening with this regular feature, composer and teacher Philip Cashian (Head of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music) will be your host for a new Listening Club, run via the London Sinfonietta blog. He will introduce music we are playing in our season with an audio-illustrated article, then answer your questions and respond to your opinions. Join in.

London Sinfonietta Composer Playlists Hear what is in the head of composers working today: our Composer Playlists are a snapshot of the musical fascinations of the artists who are writing music in our season. We are also inviting you to submit your own playlists, which we will feature during the season.

Michel van der Aa“I’m a real music omnivore and my playlists are in constant flux. Here’s what I’m listening to now – summer 2013 – in random order:”

Michael Beil Exit to Enter“German composer, makes wonderful theatrical works with live video.”

Atoms for Peace Amok“I pretty much love everything Thom Yorke produces.”

These New Puritans Field of Reeds“Jack Bartnett and his band are pushing boundaries.

I collaborated with him on the track ‘The Light in your Name’.”

Jean-Guihen Queyras Bach Cello Suites“I’m slightly obsessed with Jean-Guiden’s ‘Cello Suites’ recording right now.”

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Van der Aa: Here

Wednesday 30 April 2014 6.15pm Composer Conversation 7.30pm Main Event Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets £20, £10 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Michel van der Aa Memo for violin & portable cassette recorder Clarinet Concerto (world premiere*) Here Trilogy (UK premiere of complete work)

Baldur Brönnimann conductorClaron McFadden sopranoMark van de Wiel clarinetSound Intermedia sound design*Co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble musikFabrik and Kari Kriikku, and supported by the London Sinfonietta Pioneers.

A theatre of the imagination

A black plexiglass cabin, spotlit on an empty stage; an anonymous female figure; a tape recorder shuffling the soundtrack; and just eleven repeated chords. These are the bare components that make up Van der Aa’s intriguing, compelling and complete Here Trilogy, receiving its UK premiere. With echoes of the spatial manipulation in the works of Escher, combining electric and natural sounds, Here Trilogy explores the clash between the individual and their everyday surroundings, creating a haunting sense of paralysis, separation and isolation. The programme also features the world premiere of a new clarinet concerto by Van der Aa, co-commissioned by the London Sinfonietta.

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Tuesday 13 May 2014 8pm Main Event Post-concert Artists Conversation Southbank Centre Booking opens autumn 2013

Project led by Kim Brandstrup, Oliver Coates

Part of Blue Touch Paper

Three composersThree choreographersThree setsMusic and movement come together in three carefully crafted sets – an expression of the art of movement and the form of music. Composers and choreographers will explore their practice together, and create new work in the intersection that satisfies both the eyes and the ears.

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New Work Night

Wednesday 21 May 2014 7.30pm Main Event Post-concert Critical Response Village Underground Tickets are free but public ticket availability is limited.

Eventbrite booking opens Tuesday 1 April 2014

Part of Blue Touch Paper

Lighting the fuse on new work

A night of new music made in collaboration with other art forms. The Blue Touch Paper programme provides composers and artists with support to develop ideas, and time with London Sinfonietta musicians to try them out. Tonight, three cross-art-form pieces are presented as work-in-progress – versions of what may become expanded works in future seasons. Audience feedback that helps shape the future development of each work is curated in a post-concert ‘Critical Response’ discussion.

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Pioneers We make new music. You make new music happen. From famous names to emerging composers, new music is waiting to be written and you can be the catalyst to realising it.

Pioneers are vital to the success of the London Sinfonietta and enjoy a close relationship with the ensemble. Support our world-class Principal Players and Emerging Artists or put yourself at the forefront of new music and help fund works by composers such as:

Michel van der Aa

Sir Harrison Birtwistle

Edmund Finnis

Francisco Coll

Mica Levi

Choose from three levels of membership starting at just £35 per year (less than £3 per month).

Contact claire.barton@londonsinfonietta.org.uk or visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/pioneers

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Tuesday 13 May 2014 8pm Main Event Post-concert Artists Conversation Southbank Centre Booking opens autumn 2013

Project led by Kim Brandstrup, Oliver Coates

Part of Blue Touch Paper

Three composersThree choreographersThree setsMusic and movement come together in three carefully crafted sets – an expression of the art of movement and the form of music. Composers and choreographers will explore their practice together, and create new work in the intersection that satisfies both the eyes and the ears.

#musicdanced

Music Danced

Blue Touch Paper“Making ‘Gallup Memo’ with the London Sinfonietta on their Blue Touch Paper programme allowed me to create a piece of radio-theatre with a truly compatible director – something I had wanted to do for a long time.”Edward Jessen, Blue Touch Paper composer 2012/13

Blue Touch Paper nurtures new interdisciplinary projects by providing composers and artists with funding and time to make cross-art-form work with London Sinfonietta musicians. UK partners are found to support the further development, completion and presentation of that work. From next season, Blue Touch Paper will evolve into a wider-ranging lab for new music experiments, and 2013/14 will include:

New Work NightThe preview of three interdisciplinary works-in-progress, developed over the past year with support from a Jerwood bursary, and which will evolve further as a result of audience feedback given at this event.

Music DancedA close collaboration between composers and choreographers to create dance for new music and new music for dance.

CoCurateThe development of a digital interface where the public can contribute music, art and ideas to creatively shape an event before, during and after it happens. A partnership with Kingston University supported by Creativeworks London.

Hands-on SoundAn exploration of motion capture and advanced game controllers to shape electroacoustic sound in live music performance. A PhD studentship in partnership with Southampton University, supported by the AHRC.

Contact info@londonsinfonietta.org.uk for more information about these projects.Supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

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New Work Night

Wednesday 21 May 2014 7.30pm Main Event Post-concert Critical Response Village Underground Tickets are free but public ticket availability is limited.

Eventbrite booking opens Tuesday 1 April 2014

Part of Blue Touch Paper

Lighting the fuse on new work

A night of new music made in collaboration with other art forms. The Blue Touch Paper programme provides composers and artists with support to develop ideas, and time with London Sinfonietta musicians to try them out. Tonight, three cross-art-form pieces are presented as work-in-progress – versions of what may become expanded works in future seasons. Audience feedback that helps shape the future development of each work is curated in a post-concert ‘Critical Response’ discussion.

#newworknight

Assemble: Music with People

Assemble to make new music

New music made with you: the London Sinfonietta collaborates with the public as performers and creators. An open call will invite participants to perform alongside the ensemble in classic and new works for public involvement. Submissions of video, sound and music will also be needed as raw material for new works in the event.

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Saturday 7 June 2014 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets from £5 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Booking opens autumn 2013

Programme to include: KX Collective New setLouis Andriessen Workers UnionFrederic Rzewski Les Moutons de Panurge

Musicians of Tomorrow

Sunday 13 July 2014 7.30pmLSO St Luke’s Booking opens early 2014

Programme to be announced

London Sinfonietta Academy final performance

An end-of-season celebration as some of the best young musicians of their generation (auditioned from colleges across the UK) form an ensemble to rehearse and perform new music repertoire and commissions. Coached by London Sinfonietta Principal Players, this event is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to experience visceral and exciting performances of contemporary music by the musicians of tomorrow.

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KX CollectiveThe KX Collective is a dynamic group of young people from the King’s Cross area who have a passion for exploring, creating and performing new music. Working closely with the London Sinfonietta’s Principal Players and associate artists they produce an annual programme of original public performances.

Friday 1 November 2013 – The Forge, Camden

Wednesday 12 March 2014 – Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre (as part of the Secondary Schools Concert)

Saturday 7 June 2014 – Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre (as part of Assemble: Music with People)

For more information contactshoubhik.bandopadhyay@londonsinfonietta.org.uk or visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/kx-collectiveSupported by City of London Corporation’s City Bridge Trust.

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Assemble: Music with People

Assemble to make new music

New music made with you: the London Sinfonietta collaborates with the public as performers and creators. An open call will invite participants to perform alongside the ensemble in classic and new works for public involvement. Submissions of video, sound and music will also be needed as raw material for new works in the event.

#assemble

Saturday 7 June 2014 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre Tickets from £5 (+ concessions) Transaction fees may apply (see back cover)

Booking opens autumn 2013

Programme to include: KX Collective New setLouis Andriessen Workers UnionFrederic Rzewski Les Moutons de Panurge

London Sinfonietta AcademyTraining the musicians of tomorrow to play the music of today The London Sinfonietta Academy reaches its sixth year, providing a unique opportunity for talented players at the beginning of their professional careers to benefit by playing new music with the guidance of London Sinfonietta Principal Players. The project this year involves closer work with composers and sound artists on electronic music and sound diffusion with Principal Players Sound Intermedia.

The week-long course starts on Monday 7 July 2014 and culminates in a final public performance.

Auditions take place in early 2014. Contact tina.speed@londonsinfonietta.org.uk or visit londonsinfonietta.org.uk/london-sinfonietta-academySupported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Leverhulme Trust.

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Musicians of Tomorrow

Sunday 13 July 2014 7.30pmLSO St Luke’s Booking opens early 2014

Programme to be announced

London Sinfonietta Academy final performance

An end-of-season celebration as some of the best young musicians of their generation (auditioned from colleges across the UK) form an ensemble to rehearse and perform new music repertoire and commissions. Coached by London Sinfonietta Principal Players, this event is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to experience visceral and exciting performances of contemporary music by the musicians of tomorrow.

#LSAcademy

Wednesday 18 – Saturday 28 June 2014Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera HouseTickets £40, £35, £25, £12.50 (+ concessions)Booking opens Tuesday 18 March 2014

Luca Francesconi Quartett (UK premiere)

Andrew Gourlay conductorJohn Fulljames directorSoutra Gilmour set and costume designRavi Deprees video designSound Intermedia sound projection Co-production between the Royal Opera House, London Sinfonietta and Opera de Rouen.

Staring into the abyss This new staging of Francesconi’s Quartett is the second of two major music theatre collaborations that bookend our season. Based on Heiner Müller’s acclaimed stage version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, two lovers find themselves trapped in a bitter power battle that will eventually tear them apart. Francesconi’s intense tale of love, heartbreak and obsessive manipulation exposes the raw, primeval foundations that lurk beneath all our carefully manicured lives.

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TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS London Sinfonietta would like to thank the following organisations, which have supported us over the last year: Arts Council England The Aaron Copland Fund for Music The Angus Allnatt Charitable Trust The Boltini Trust The British Council The Britten-Pears Foundation The Derek Butler Trust The City of London Corporation’s City Bridge Trust Columbia Foundation Fund of the London Community Foundation The Ernest Cook Trust The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust The John Ellerman Foundation Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Fenton Arts Trust Fidelio Charitable Trust The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity Lord Harewood’s Charitable Settlement The Holst Foundation Jerwood Charitable Foundation The Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation The Leche Trust The Leverhulme Trust The Marple Charitable Trust Musicians Benevolent Fund PRS for Music Foundation RVW Trust The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation Youth Music

LONDON SINFONIETTA HONORARY PATRONS John Bird Sir Harrison Birtwistle Alfred Brendel KBE Sir George Christie CH

LEAD PIONEERS Sir Richard Arnold Trevor Cook Susan Grollet in memory of Mark Grollet Leo and Regina Hepner Penny Jonas Anthony Mackintosh Belinda Matthews Robert & Nicola McFarland Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner Andrew Mitchell Sir Stephen Oliver QC Nick & Claire Prettejohn Richard Thomas & Caroline Cowie Paul & Sybella Zisman

CREATIVE PIONEERS Ian Baker Andrew Burke Robert Clark Jeremy & Yvonne Clarke Rachel Coldicutt Susan Costello Anton Cox Dennis Davis Patrick Hall Nicolas Hodgson Andrew Hunt Frank & Linda Jeffs Alana Lowe-Petraske Stephen Morris Julie Nicholls Simon Osborne Patricia O’Sullivan Ruth Rattenbury Lord Stevenson of Coddenham Iain Stewart Anne Stoddart Sally Taylor Barry Tennison David & Jenni Wake Walker Fenella Warden Estela Welldon John Wheatley Jane Williams Stephen Williamson Michelle Wright

Plus those generous Lead and Creative Pioneers who prefer to remain anonymous. Thanks also to the London Sinfonietta Pioneers.

LONDON SINFONIETTA COUNCIL Paul Zisman Chairman Andrew Burke Rachel Coldicutt Ian Dearden David Hockings Penny Jonas Alana Lowe-Petraske Belinda Matthews Philip Meaden Sir Stephen Oliver QC Matthew Pike Paul Silverthorne Sally Taylor Elizabeth Davies Company Secretary

LONDON SINFONIETTA STAFF Andrew Burke Chief Executive Sarah Tennant Head of Concert Production Natalie Marchant Concerts & Touring Administrator Tina Speed Participation & Learning Manager Shoubhik Bandopadhyay Participation & Learning Assistant Claire Barton Development Manager Amy Forshaw Marketing Manager Claire Lampon Marketing & Development Assistant Elizabeth Davies Head of Administration & Finance James Joslin Administrative Assistant Viktoria Mark Finance Assistant Mark Prentice-Whitney Projects Intern (Surrey University Professional Training Placement) Freelance and Consultant Staff Hal Hutchison Concert Manager Lesley Wynne Orchestra Personnel Manager Tony Simpson Lighting Designer Michelle Wright for Cause4 Fundraising Consultant Julie Nicholls Consultant Accountant sounduk Public Relations Fraser Trainer KX Collective Musical Director Paul Griffiths KX Collective Musical Director

The London Sinfonietta is grateful to its accountants Martin Greene Ravden LLP and its auditors MGR Audit Limited for their ongoing support. The London Sinfonietta is proud to be supported and broadcast by BBC Radio 3. For full details of programmes and broadcasts visit bbc.co.uk/radio3

Neuwirth: American Lulu Friday 13 – Tuesday 24 September 2013, Young Vic

Britten and Postal Pieces Sunday 15 September 2013, Kings Place

Stockhausen: Gruppen Sunday 6 October 2013, Royal Festival Hall

Haas: in vain Friday 6 December 2013, Queen Elizabeth Hall

The New Music Show Sunday 8 December 2013, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room

Quartet for the End of Time Friday 21 February 2014, Kings Place

Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Flow My Tears Sunday 2 March 2014, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Steen-Andersen: Black Box Music Wednesday 12 March 2014, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Van der Aa: Here Wednesday 30 April 2014, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Music Danced Tuesday 13 May 2014, Southbank Centre

New Work Night Wednesday 21 May 2014, Village Underground

Assemble: Music with People Saturday 7 June 2014, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Francesconi: Quartett Wednesday 18 – Saturday 28 June 2014, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House

Musicians of Tomorrow Sunday 13 July 2014, LSO St Luke’s

Booking InformationSouthbank Centre0844 847 9940 southbankcentre.co.uk No transaction fees for Southbank Centre Members and Supporters, or in-person bookings. For online bookings: £1.75. For phone bookings: £2.75.

£5 student tickets and £6.50 under-26 tickets are available for all our Southbank Centre concerts.

Young Vic 020 7922 2922 youngvic.org For tickets posted in advance: 75p.

Kings Place 020 7520 1490 kingsplace.co.uk

Royal Opera House 020 7304 4000 roh.org.uk

Contact us London Sinfonietta Kings Place, 90 York Way London, N1 9AG

info@londonsinfonietta.org.uk T 020 7239 9340 F 020 7239 9369Sinfonietta Productions Ltd Registered in England No. 926551 Registered Charity No. 255095

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