- “one of the most brilliant pianists of the contemporary repertoire” The Sunday Times
Performances between 2010 and 2011
Borealis Festival launch
Out Hear
20:00, Monday 25 January 2010
Kings Place Hall Two (external link)
90 York Way
N1 9AG London
United Kingdom
Bergen’s Borealis Festival (external link) launches its 2010 programme in London. Mark Knoop will perform works by the festival’s resident composers Gerhard Stäbler (external link) and Kunsu Shim (external link), and by Bryn Harrison (external link).
The event includes flute and electronics duo Pascal Baltazar and Bjørnar Habbestad, clarinettist Rolf Borch (external link), a work for escalators and audience by Simon Katan, and a film by Tor Kristen Liseth. The evening finishes with a performance by noise band MoHa! (external link).
| Gerhard Stäbler | Von Branntwein und Finsternissen | 1992¶2 |
| Gerhard Stäbler | Internet 1.9 | 1996¶13 |
| Baltazar & Habbestad | flute and electronics | |
| Jennifer Walshe | This is why people o.d. on pills / and jump from the golden gate bridge | 20045 |
| Kunsu Shim | 33 things | 2007¶ |
| Bryn Harrison | Quietly Rising | 20083 |
Canto
CeReNeM
13:15, Wednesday 10 February 2010
St Paul’s Hall
Queensgate
HD1 2RD Huddersfield Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Richard Haynes (external link) (clarinet), Séverine Ballon (external link) (cello) and Mark Knoop (piano) perform music by Ulman (external link) and Lachenmann, as well as new works by postgraduate composers.
| Timothy McCormack | Apparatus | 2009* |
| Erik Ulman | Canto XXV | 2007*8 |
| Ben Isaacs | allone | 2009* |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Allegro sostenuto | 1986-8835 |
Sound Studio Concert
City University Concert Series
19:00, Tuesday 16 February 2010
Performance Space, City University (external link)
College Building, St John Street
EC1V 0HB London
United Kingdom
City University presents a concert of electroacoustic works with guest artist Mark Knoop. Featuring a new work for piano and live electronics by Newton Armstrong (external link), alongside Evan Johnson’s enigmatic essay and Luigi Nono’s 1976 masterpiece for piano and tape. Also new electroacoustic works by Horacio Vaggione, Erik Nyström and Adam Asnan.
Admission £5/£2.50 concessions. (external link)
| Evan Johnson | Dehiscences, Lullay (“Thou nost whider it whil turne”) | 2005¶8 |
| Luigi Nono | .....sofferte onde serene... | 197614 |
| Newton Armstrong | Three Windows | 2009-10*12 |
Modern Times: Connecting Composers
Kettle’s Yard
12:00, Saturday 20 February 2010
Kettle’s Yard (external link)
Castle Street
CB3 0AQ Cambridge
United Kingdom
A weekend of concerts, talks, films: 19-21 February 2010. The international summer school for new music in Darmstadt, Germany began in 1946 as one of many attempts to regenerate the city following World War II. Composers such as Messiaen, Varese, Berio, Boulez, Cage, Stockhausen and Xenakis taught on the courses and their impact on the new music scene has been profound.
The concerts, curated by Roger Redgate, present many of the major figures associated with the courses through their chamber music. On Saturday 20 February Mark Knoop and Christopher Redgate present two joint concerts in the series.
For further information about the weekend, and to book tickets, see the Kettle’s Yard (external link) website.
| Luigi Nono | .....sofferte onde serene... | 197614 |
| Christopher Fox | Broadway Boogie | 19848 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Guero | 1970/88 |
| Olivier Messiaen | Cantéyodjayâ | 194812 |
| Chris Dench | e/meth | 199510 |
Modern Times: Connecting Composers
Kettle’s Yard
19:30, Saturday 20 February 2010
Kettle’s Yard (external link)
Castle Street
CB3 0AQ Cambridge
United Kingdom
A weekend of concerts, talks, films: 19-21 February 2010. The international summer school for new music in Darmstadt, Germany began in 1946 as one of many attempts to regenerate the city following World War II. Composers such as Messiaen, Varese, Berio, Boulez, Cage, Stockhausen and Xenakis taught on the courses and their impact on the new music scene has been profound.
The concerts, curated by Roger Redgate, present many of the major figures associated with the courses through their chamber music. On Saturday 20 February Mark Knoop and Christopher Redgate present two joint concerts in the series.
For further information about the weekend, and to book tickets, see the Kettle’s Yard (external link) website.
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Klavierstück XI Nr 7 | 195614 |
| Richard Barrett | Lost | 20045 |
| Bruno Maderna | Solo | 19718 |
| Roger Redgate | Ausgangspunkte | 1981-828 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Coloratura | 19668 |
| Michael Finnissy | Pavasiya | 198114 |
| Pierre Boulez | Troisième Sonate : formant 2 — trope | 1955-57 / 6310 |
| Michael Finnissy | Runnin’ Wild | 1978 |
| John Cage | Etudes Boreales for piano solo | 197818 |
Plus-Minus at Durham
Durham University lunchtime concert
13:10, Thursday 11 March 2010
Durham University (external link)
Durham
United Kingdom
| Mariam Rezaei | P.M. | 2010* |
| Peter Ablinger | Bertolt Brecht, Lech Walesa, Hanna Schygulla from Voices and Piano | 1998-15 |
| Laurence Crane | Riis | 19968 |
| Iannis Xenakis | Evryali | 197311 |
| Damien Ricketson | Same Steps | 200710 |
Xenakis/Saunders/Harrison
Plus-Minus
20:00, Monday 12 April 2010
Kings Place Hall Two (external link)
90 York Way
N1 9AG London
United Kingdom
Plus-Minus (external link) presents two great works by Xenakis alongside recent ensemble pieces by British composers. Marcus Barcham-Stevens and Roderick Chadwick will perform Dikhthas; Mark Knoop will present Evryali. Tickets on sale 6 February 2010 from Kings Place (external link).
| Iannis Xenakis | Dikhthas | 197914 |
| Rebecca Saunders | Vermilion | 200315 |
| Iannis Xenakis | Evryali | 197311 |
| Bryn Harrison | Repetitions in Extended Time | 200843 |
Kämmer Klang
20:30, Tuesday 4 May 2010
Cafe OTO (external link)
18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston
E8 3DL London
United Kingdom
More Kämmer Klang featuring violinist Aisha Orazbayeva, Vicky Wright clarinet, curator and cellist Lucy Railton (external link). Also an improvised set with Seb Rochford drums, Leo Abrahams guitar, and Tim Harries bass.
| Newton Armstrong | Three Windows | 2009-1012 |
| Luciano Berio | Sequenza VIII | 1976 |
| Morton Feldman | Durations 2 | 19604 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Ein Kinderspiel | 198017 |
| Damien Ricketson | Same Steps | 200710 |
Ablinger/Reinholdtsen Double Portrait
Spor Festival
19:30, Friday 7 May 2010
Granhøj Dans (external link)
Klosterport 6
8000 Århus
Denmark
Musical drama and concert with the Plus-Minus (external link) ensemble.
| Trond Reinholdtsen | Concert Music Piece | 2008 |
| Peter Ablinger | Instrumente und Rauschen | 1997, 200818 |
| Peter Ablinger | 1-127 | 2002 |
| Trond Reinholdtsen | 13 Music Theatre Pieces | 200815 |
Voices and Piano
Spor Festival
21:00, Saturday 8 May 2010
Granhøj Dans (external link)
Klosterport 6
8000 Århus
Denmark
Mark Knoop performs a selection from Peter Ablinger (external link)'s ongoing cycle Voices and Piano including a new Inuit voice written for the festival.
| Peter Ablinger | Hanna Schygulla | 3 |
| Peter Ablinger | Amaunalik | 2010*7 |
| Peter Ablinger | Marcel Duchamp | 5 |
| Peter Ablinger | Carmen Baliero | 4 |
| Peter Ablinger | Morton Feldman | 5 |
| Peter Ablinger | Bonnie Barnett | 3 |
Disintegrate, degenerate, decompose
Out Hear
20:00, Monday 17 May 2010
Kings Place Hall Two (external link)
90 York Way
N1 9AG London
United Kingdom
Pianist Mark Knoop presents two musical experiences: Richard Beaudoin (external link)’s new work Études d’un prélude celebrates Chopin’s 200th birth year with a multifaceted aural portrait; Morton Feldman (external link)’s For Bunita Marcus evolves peacefully yet relentlessly across its 70 minute duration, ultimately removing the perspective of instrument or even the passage of time.
Tickets on sale 6 February 2010 from Kings Place (external link).
| Richard Beaudoin | Étude d’un prélude VII—Latticed Window | 2009*2 |
| Richard Beaudoin | Étude d’un prélude IV—Black Wires | 2009¶7 |
| Richard Beaudoin | Étude d’un prélude I—Chopin desséché | 2009*7 |
| Morton Feldman | For Bunita Marcus | 198570 |
Late Romantics
Libra Duo
19:00, Friday 28 May 2010
Schott Recital Room (external link)
48 Great Marlborough St
W1F 7BB London
United Kingdom
Libra (external link) Duo present new music by Adam de la Cour (external link) alongside two rarely-performed sonatas for clarinet and piano.
| Max Reger | Sonata for Clarinet and Piano opus 49/1 | 190024 |
| Sigfrid Karg-Elert | Clarinet Sonata No 2 in B major, opus 139b | 191922 |
| Adam de la Cour | L’Exorcisme du Mômo | 2008*20 |
The Ghost of Morton Feldman 2
Grønland Kammermusikkfestival
Ny Musikk
14:00, Saturday 5 June 2010
Cafeteatret (external link)
Hollendergata 8
Oslo
Norway
Mark Knoop performs in Ny Musikk’s Grønland Kammermusikkfestival (external link).
| Morton Feldman | Extensions 3 | 19527 |
| Chris Dench | heretical bagatelles: KS | 2009*4 |
| Newton Armstrong | Three Windows | 2009-1012 |
| Morton Feldman | Intermission 5 | 19524 |
| Bryn Harrison | Quietly Rising | 20083 |
Lied-konsert
Grønland Kammermusikkfestival
Ny Musikk
14:00, Sunday 6 June 2010
Cafeteatret (external link)
Hollendergata 8
Oslo
Norway
Mark Knoop performs a selection from Peter Ablinger (external link)’s ongoing cycle Voices and Piano including a new Norwegian voice written for the Grønland Kammermusikkfestival (external link).
| Peter Ablinger | Hanna Schygulla | 3 |
| Peter Ablinger | Amaunalik | 20107 |
| Peter Ablinger | Gjendine Slålien | *3 |
| Peter Ablinger | Marcel Duchamp | 5 |
| Peter Ablinger | Carmen Baliero | 4 |
| Peter Ablinger | Morton Feldman | 5 |
| Peter Ablinger | Agnes Gonxha Bojaxiu | 2 |
ELISION ensemble Clementi portrait
Spitalfields Festival
20:30, Friday 18 June 2010
Whitechapel Gallery (external link)
78-82 Whitechapel High St
E1 7QX London
United Kingdom
ELISION (external link) presents a portrait of Aldo Clementi at the Spitalfields Festival (external link).
| Aldo Clementi | Fantasia su frammenti di Michelangelo Galilei | 197810 |
| Aldo Clementi | Lento | 19845 |
| Aldo Clementi | Blues (Fantasie su Frammenti di Thelonius Monk) | 20015 |
| Aldo Clementi | Dodici Variazioni | 19806 |
| Aldo Clementi | Dedica | 19984 |
| Aldo Clementi | Texture | 2005 |
| Aldo Clementi | B.A.C.H. | 19706 |
ROBERT ASHLEY [...]
Objectif Exhibitions
17:00, Saturday 3 July 2010
Objectif Exhibitions (external link)
Kleine Markt 7-9/26
Antwerp
Belgium
Performances of three works on the closing night of Will Holder’s current show “ROBERT ASHLEY […] ROBERT ASHLEY […] BOB […] ROBERT ASHLEY […] ROBERT ASHLEY […]”. Alex Waterman (external link) performs his live radio play Beacons of Ancestorship; Mark Knoop premieres Ashley’s Maneuvers for Small Hands; and Jeremiah Day performs Lowndes County: Prologue.
| Robert Ashley | Maneuvers for Small Hands | 1961* |
Kämmer Klang
20:30, Tuesday 6 July 2010
The Vortex (external link)
11 Gillett Square
N16 8AZ London
United Kingdom
The first night of Kämmer Klang at THE VORTEX, featuring music by Schoenberg, Michael Finnissy, Matthew Shlomowitz and John Cage, headlined by music from Adem Ilhan, composed for various small ensembles.
| Arnold Schoenberg | Pierrot Lunaire opus 21 | 191236 |
| Michael Finnissy | Walrus | 2010*7 |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Arsenal, Bahrain, Chihauhau, Darjeeling and Eisenhower | 2007 |
Ensemble Plus-Minus
Out Hear
20:00, Monday 20 September 2010
Kings Place Hall Two (external link)
90 York Way
N1 9AG London
United Kingdom
Plus Minus presents Stockhausen (external link)'s seminal electro-acoustic work Mantra alongside a new piece written for this occasion by Newton Armstrong (external link) in a concert featuring pianos, crotales, short wave radios, morse code, resonance, ring modulators and a woodblock. Mark Knoop, Roderick Chadwick pianos; Newton Armstrong electronics.
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | Mantra | 197065 |
| Newton Armstrong | Study in Tiled Light | 2010*8 |
Letter Piece Company
Transit Festival
14:00, Sunday 24 October 2010
Leuven STUK (external link)
Naamsestraat 96
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium
The Letter Piece Company (external link) presents two new quartets for dancer and musicians at the Transit (external link) Festival in Leuven.
| Shlomowitz/Anaraki | Five Finger Discount | 2010*20 |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Letter Piece #5 (Northern Cities) | 20096 |
| Tom Johnson | Narayana’s Cows | 198916 |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Letter Piece #3 (Australia, Bolton, Clinton, Dachshund and Echinacea) | 20085 |
| Shlomowitz/Anaraki | Mixed Doubles | 2010*20 |
Quartet
Junge Avantgarde
20:00, Wednesday 27 October 2010
RWE Pavilion (external link)
Philharmonie Essen
Essen
Germany
Essen Philharmonie (external link) presents the quartet of Eva Zöllner (external link) (accordion), Carl Rosman (external link) (clarinet), John Eckhardt (double bass) and Mark Knoop (piano).
| Rebecca Saunders | Quartet | 199813 |
| Unsuk Chin | Piano Etude No 6 (Grains) | 20003 |
| Georgina Derbez | Symphonia | 2006 |
| Richard Barrett | Flechtwerk | 2002-0614 |
| Helmut Oehring | Plath, S. | 1998/200515 |
| Brian Ferneyhough | Time and Motion Study I | 1971-779 |
| Gordon Kampe | HAL | 2010*15 |
Popular Contexts
Out Hear
20:00, Monday 22 November 2010
Kings Place Hall Two (external link)
90 York Way
N1 9AG London
United Kingdom
Loving and wistful, savage and bitter, Finnissy (external link)'s colossal early work challenges and celebrates notions of Englishness through engagement with English folk-song and its connotations of rural innocence. Shlomowitz (external link)'s new work for piano and sampler (written for Mark Knoop) presents new perspectives on the familiar.
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Popular Contexts | 2010*30 |
| Michael Finnissy | English Country-Tunes | 1977/1982-8540 |
Letter Piece Company
Huddersfield Festival
13:00, Thursday 25 November 2010
St Paul’s Hall
Queensgate
HD1 2RD Huddersfield Yorkshire
United Kingdom
The Letter Piece Company (external link) presents two new quartets for dancer and musicians at the Huddersfield Festival.
| Shlomowitz/Anaraki | Five Finger Discount | 2010¶20 |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Letter Piece #5 (Northern Cities) | 20096 |
| Tom Johnson | Narayana’s Cows | 198916 |
| Matthew Shlomowitz | Letter Piece #3 (Australia, Bolton, Clinton, Dachshund and Echinacea) | 20085 |
| Shlomowitz/Anaraki | Mixed Doubles | 2010¶20 |
Ablinger/Reinholdtsen Double Portrait
Huddersfield Festival
16:00, Friday 26 November 2010
Phipps Hall
University of Huddersfield, Queensgate
HD1 3DH Huddersfield Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Musical drama and concert with the Plus-Minus (external link) ensemble.
| Trond Reinholdtsen | Concert Music Piece | 2008 |
| Peter Ablinger | Instrumente und Rauschen | 1997, 200818 |
| Peter Ablinger | Bertolt Brecht, Lech Walesa, Hanna Schygulla from Voices and Piano | 1998-15 |
| Trond Reinholdtsen | 13 Music Theatre Pieces | 200815 |
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