- “one of the most brilliant pianists of the contemporary repertoire” The Sunday Times
In November, Mark Knoop will conduct Plus-Minus in the Huddersfield Festival, and perform Rhapsody in Blue in Gera, Germany.
CD recording of the complete piano music of David Lumsdaine to be released by Tall Poppies in 2008.
Performances between 2006 and 2007
Plus-Minus
Sunday 22 January 2006
Stanford University
California
United States of America
| David Franzson | Il Dolce Fare Niente | 2004 |
| Stefan Van Eycken | A feeling of something happening | 2003 |
| Erik Ulman | Thoughts on the Esterhazy Court Uniform | 2004 |
| James Saunders | #220106 | 2000- |
| Richard Barrett | Tract | 1984-9625 |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Plus Minus Nr 14 (realized by Erik Ulman) | 1963/2003 |
Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra
19:30, Saturday 25 March 2006
Worthing Assembly Hall
Stoke Abbot Road
BN11 1HQ Worthing West Sussex
United Kingdom
Mark Knoop performs Beethoven's fifth piano concerto with the Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robin Page.
| Carl Nielsen | Overture: Helios opus 17 | 1901 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 5 E flat major "Emperor" opus 73 | 1809 |
| Johannes Brahms | Piano Quartet g minor opus 25 (orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg) | 1861 (1937) |
Plus-Minus
Logos Muziek in de Maak II: festival for young experimental musik makers
Thursday 30 March 2006
Logos Tetrahedron
Bomastraat 26-28
Gent
Belgium
| James Saunders | #300306-1 | 2000- |
| Gabriel Erkoreka | Dos Zortzikos | 200010 |
| Laurence Crane | Sparling | 19925 |
| Tim Parkinson | two cardboard boxes | 200311 |
| Joanna Bailie | under-writing | 2006* |
| David Helbich | Hallo | 2005 |
| James Saunders | #300306-2 | 2000- |
Carmina Burana
Kingston Choral Society
19:30, Saturday 08 April 2006
All Saints Church
Market Place
KT1 1JP Kingston-Upon-Thames
United Kingdom
Duo pianists Mark Knoop and Ian Pace join the Kingston Choral Society conducted by Robin Page.
| Antonin Dvorák | Ctyri sbory pro smísené hlasy, opus 29 | 1876 |
| Johannes Brahms | Hungarian Dances (selected) | 1869 |
| Carl Orff | Carmina Burana (version for choir, two pianos and percussion) | 1937 |
Irrational Reels
Rational Rec
20:00, Tuesday 06 June 2006
The Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
44 Pollard Row
E2 6NB London
United Kingdom
If those cheeky Victorian rational recreationalists had invented film, we're pretty sure they'd have screened some. So we will. Come along and eat popcorn and cake, join in the Sean Connery and Alfred Hitchcock quizzes and enjoy a night in with a DVD at Rational Rec.
Mark Knoop performs Erik Satie's live soundtrack to the classic 1924 film Entr'acte. Premiered as interludes for the ballet Relâche, this short film was directed by René Clair with music for both the ballet and the film composed by Erik Satie. The cast includes cameo appearances of Francis Picabia, Erik Satie, Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp.
| Laura Malacart | Chameleon | |
| Joanna Callaghan | The Edgar Hinton Fun Park | |
| Richard Squires | Control Group | |
| René Clair | Entr'acte | 192419 |
| Dave Ball | Swinging a loaf of bread around my head | |
| Emily Richardson | BLOCK | |
| David Brazier | What it looks like when two years pass you by and it feels like two seconds |
Plus-Minus
Rational Rec: Gala Finale
19:00, Tuesday 04 July 2006
The Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
44 Pollard Row
E2 6NB London
United Kingdom
Rational Rec presents performances by Ensemble Plus-Minus and John Lely in a Special Gala Musical Finale to its inaugural season.
| James Saunders | #040706 | 2000- |
| Steve Reich | Piano Phase | 1967 |
175 East
19:30, Saturday 19 August 2006
Hunter Council Chamber
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington
New Zealand
Mark Knoop joins New Zealand's eminent contemporary music ensemble 175 East and violinist Mark Menzies for concerts in Wellington and Auckland.
| Richard Barrett | Trawl | 1995-97¿10 |
| Richard Barrett | lost | 2004¿5 |
| Larry Goves | swerving with the weave | 2006* |
| Samuel Holloway | Here we are for a moment | 2006* |
| Bill Hopkins | Pendant | 1968-9, rev 1973¿ |
| Evan Johnson | Ausschnitte | 2003¿ |
| Evan Johnson | clutch | 2005¿ |
| Damien Ricketson | Trace Elements | 2003¿ |
175 East
19:30, Sunday 20 August 2006
Hopetoun Alpha
Auckland
New Zealand
Mark Knoop joins New Zealand's eminent contemporary music ensemble 175 East and violinist Mark Menzies for concerts in Wellington and Auckland.
| Richard Barrett | Trawl | 1995-9710 |
| Richard Barrett | lost | 20045 |
| Larry Goves | swerving with the weave | 2006 |
| Samuel Holloway | Here we are for a moment | 2006 |
| Bill Hopkins | Pendant | 1968-9, rev 1973 |
| Evan Johnson | Ausschnitte | 2003 |
| Evan Johnson | clutch | 2005 |
| Damien Ricketson | Trace Elements | 2003 |
The Finnissy Weekend
Concert 4
BMIC
16:00, Sunday 24 September 2006
The Warehouse
13 Theed St
SE1 8ST London
United Kingdom
Variously described as "the most important living British composer", "a continuing inspiration" and "an underground movement", Michael Finnissy's music is a cause célébre for a generation of performers and composers. BMIC Cutting Edge presents a unique, weekend-long, 60th birthday retrospective of this prolific and virtuosic composer, in performances by many of his leading exponents.
| Michael Finnissy | Seterjentens Fridag | 20038 |
| Michael Finnissy | Wild Flowers | 197410 |
| Michael Finnissy | "n" for ensemble | 1969/72 |
| Michael Finnissy | Mississippi Hornpipes | 198210 |
| Michael Finnissy | Back on Earth | 2005*7 |
Fundraising Music Gala
Rational Rec
20:00, Tuesday 03 October 2006
The Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
44 Pollard Row
E2 6NB London
United Kingdom
Rational Rec's Season 2 launch features contemporary classics that redefined attitudes towards instrumental composition, leading London experimental music figure, Brazilian-influenced swing, some tests of your listening skills, as well as games, "arty conversation with some friendly socialising" (Time Out, Feb 2006) and cake.
| Darius Milhaud | Scaramouche | 1939 |
| Claude Debussy | La Mer (version by André Caplet for two pianos) | 1905 |
| Tom Johnson | Same or Different | 200415 |
David Lumsdaine 75th Birthday Concert
University of York
19:30, Friday 03 November 2006
The Rymer Auditorium
University of York
YO1 5DD Heslington, York
United Kingdom
David Lumsdaine: complete music for solo piano
David Lumsdaine's music for solo piano music combines a joyous celebration of sound, including echoes of the Australian landscape, with an intense engagement with the avant garde. In celebration of the composer's 75th birthday, virtuoso Australian pianist Mark Knoop takes us on a journey through this music in the intimate setting of the Rymer Auditorium.
Further information and bookings from the University of York.
| David Lumsdaine | Kelly Ground | 196620 |
| David Lumsdaine | Ruhe sanfte, sanfte Ruh' | 197418 |
| David Lumsdaine | Cambewarra | 198021 |
| David Lumsdaine | Six Postcard Pieces | 19945 |
Plus-Minus
BMIC Cutting Edge 2006
19:30, Thursday 30 November 2006
The Warehouse
13 Theed St
SE1 8ST London
United Kingdom
At BMIC cutting edge, Plus-Minus presents two of everything: a pair of landmark 1960s experimental works from either side of the Atlantic by Cornelius Cardew and Robert Ashley, two piano pieces by British composers Barrett and Dench and two new works written especially for the group by Øyvind Torvund and Joanna Bailie.
| Øyvind Torvund | Tune park | 2006* |
| Chris Dench | Pas Seul III: rushes [more info...] | 1979/19967 |
| Robert Ashley | In Memoriam Esteban Gomez (realised by Alex Waterman) | 1963 |
| Joanna Bailie | double | 2006*9 |
| Richard Barrett | lost | 20045 |
| Cornelius Cardew | Treatise | 1963-67 |
Artquest 5th Birthday
Rational Rec
20:00, Tuesday 05 December 2006
The Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
44 Pollard Row
E2 6NB London
United Kingdom
A fifth birthday party for Artquest: London's advice and information service for visual artists and craftspeople featuring music by plus-minus.
| Laurence Crane | Cello Piece for Michael Parsons | 19985 |
| Robert Ashley | In Memoriam Esteban Gomez (realised by Alex Waterman) | 1963 |
| Christopher Fox | Generic Composition #7 | 1999-20017 |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Slow Flipping Harmony | 2006 |
| John Cage | Five | 1988 |
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