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Productions
Secret Byrd
An immersive staged mass by candlelight on the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd.
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Peer Gynt
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony, this seminal adaptation remarries Ibsen’s unruly play with Grieg’s iconic music. Comic snatches of story and puppetry freshly illuminate some of the most famous tunes in the world.
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What Music Is
Grapple with life’s greatest mysteries in concert with some of classical music’s most enduring works. Journey from quantum physics to our solar system exploring the Music of the Spheres from Plato to today.
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Markus Passion
Bach's lost Passion is here theatrically recreated with chamber strings and singers. Featuring Joseph Marcell.
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Letters to a Young Poet
Rilke's Letters and Ravel's seminal String Quartet in F are staged to catalyse a probing examination of art itself. Created for the 50th anniversary of The Brodsky String Quartet. Touring in 2025, the 150th anniversaries of both Ravel and Rilke.
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Bach’s Art of Fugue
A whimsical look inside the master’s final work. Commissioned by the Academy of Ancient Music.
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The Chevalier
Virtuoso violinist, master fencer, composer and one-time flatmate with Mozart, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges is repaired to history in a rousing new play featuring his finest music.
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Apollo Resurrected
Stravinski's ballet Apollon musagete reimagined for jugglers and strings, telling a new story about how we recover inspiration after devastating loss.
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Peter and the Wolf
& The Selfish Giant
Prokofiev’s famous tale is imaginatively performed with costumes and props by Bill Barclay, alongside Oscar Wilde's heartbreaking story of forgiveness in a new musical retelling.
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Beethoven 9
Southbank Centre
Marin Alsop combines 11 ensembles and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the Southbank Centre, produced by Carnegie Hall and directed by Bill Barclay
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The Magic Flute
Puppetry, comedy and a new translation refocus this beloved Singspiel as an hourlong romp for young audiences. Pairs with Peter and the Wolf.
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The Chevalier
Student Edition
A new vital concert theatre work celebrating neglected composer Joseph Bologne, his true mentorship of Mozart, and his efforts to abolish slavery in the French Revolution.
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Mozart’s Last Year
Kennedy Center
Driven to extremes to support his young family, Mozart pens the most illuminating works of his career, culminating in a mysterious Requiem, which he would come to realise was his own.
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Max Richter
Master puppeteers Gyre & Gimble (War Horse) tell a hypnotic story of the cycle of rebirth to Max Richter’s beloved Four Seasons Recomposed, newly arranged for historical instruments played by candlelight.
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Silkroad
Kennedy Center
A new multi-media performance combining five international commissions to explore aspects of heroism in the face of sacrificial adversity. The Grammy-winning Silkroad Ensemble tours Heroes in 2019.
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Romeo and Juliet
Soumik Datta
Satyajit Ray's 1968 classic film performed with live orchestra, King of Ghosts is a titanic new score from sarod virtuoso Soumik Datta that combines sounds from Bollywood with rollicking Irish percussion, and a vibrant western orchestration.
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The Soldier’s Tale
Magician Nate Dendy plays all the tricks in this new translation of Stravinsky's morality play, reconceived as a speakeasy magic show run by the Devil. Created for Tanglewood and Charles Dutoit.
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Fauré Requiem
Armistice Centenary
A memorial presentation interleaving Fauré's spiritual mass with letters from WWI. By turns haunting and existential, this cathedral program was commissioned for Armistice Day 100 by City of London Sinfonia.
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Shakespeare & Love
Commissioned by the LA Phil for Shakespeare's Globe at the Bowl, here lovers age in reverse: tortured Antony & Cleopatra yield to bickering Beatrice & Benedick, resolving in the purity of Romeo & Juliet.
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Antony & Cleopatra
Hollywood Bowl
Commissioned for the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Shakespeare's Globe at the Barbican, this adaptation marries the exotic concert suites of Florent Schmitt with the soaring poetry of Shakespeare's tragedy.
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Sibelius Tempest
A meditation on late style, this new performance features Sibelius, Shakespeare's Prospero and the conductor Serge Koussevitzky on the precipice of transformation. In development for 2021.
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A Midwinter Journey
Washington National Cathederal
An immersive performance exploring the role of the secular cathedral in public life. Served with dinner and featuring poetry and historical music, this is a rabble-rousing pilgrimage for the 21st century.
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Take a Breath
Amy Dickson
Saxophonist Amy Dickson tells the story of Adolphe Sax in a new concert for young people extolling the benefits of pursuing your uniqueness.
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