- “one of the most brilliant pianists of the contemporary repertoire” The Sunday Times
Concert on 27th May to celebrate the 90th birthday of Iannis Xenakis at the Queensland Conservatorium, Brisbane, Australia, including Evryali, Akea, Dikhthas and Eonta.
Solo recitals at la Maison du Peuple, Brussels, and The Forge, London, in April and May featuring new works by Peter Ablinger (external link), Michael Finnissy (external link), Adam de la Cour (external link) and Richard Beaudoin (external link).
Performances of Rabbitango
New Rational Music
Rational Rec
20:00, Tuesday 5 February 2008
The Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (external link)
44 Pollard Row
E2 6NB London
United Kingdom
New Rational Music is Rational Rec (external link)´s annual commissions showcase for the best in emerging and established composers. Each piece will be a world première by established artists, written for a variety of instruments. New Rational Music offers new audiences a unique opportunity to experience contemporary music in a welcoming setting, contrasting with the usual concert venues traditionally associated with notated music.
The pieces will be performed by Mark Knoop, Alan Thomas, Vicky Wright, Marcus Barcham-Stevens and Guido Henneböhl (external link).
| Jonathan Powell | Rabbitango | 2008* |
| Gijs Kramers | Portal | 2008* |
| Michael Finnissy | Yob Cultcha (or ‘Keep taking the Tabloids’) | 2008*9 |
| Laurence Crane | Some Rock Music for Alan Thomas | 2008* |
| Catherine Kontz | Cahiers Trouvés | 2008* |
| Alwynne Pritchard | Sheet Music | 2008* |
- *
- first performance
