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Performances between 2026 and 2027
Mappings
Plus-Minus Ensemble
20:30, Monday 12 January 2026
Cafe OTO (external link)
18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston
E8 3DL London
United Kingdom
| Mads Emil Dreyer | Miniature 1 | 202115 |
| Joanna Bailie | Roll Call | 201816 |
| Andrea Balency-Béarn | Mappings (El Mapa No Es el Territorio) | 2025*30 |
Only birds
Plus-Minus Ensemble
20:30, Tuesday 13 January 2026
Cafe OTO (external link)
18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston
E8 3DL London
United Kingdom
| Maddie Ashman | otherworld | 2025‡17 |
| Kaj Duncan David | Only the birds know how to call the sun and they do it every morning | 202460 |
Covers
Plus-Minus Ensemble
20:30, Wednesday 14 January 2026
Cafe OTO (external link)
18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston
E8 3DL London
United Kingdom
| Crawford Seeger/Alex Hills | Andante and Presto no longer for String Quartet | 1931/2025*10 |
| Julián Carrillo/Natacha Diels | Adrift | 1922/202510 |
| György Ligeti/Tom Pauwels | After Atmosphéres | 1961/20099 |
| Boulanger/Matthew Shlomowitz | Nocturne | 1911/20256 |
| Georges Antheil/Ben Oliver | Piano Sonata No.2 The Airplane | 1921/2025*12 |
| Hildegaard Knef/Lisa Streich | new work | 2025*8 |
Sostenuto
Plus-Minus Ensemble
EXMO
19:00, Tuesday 27 January 2026
St John’s College
St Giles
OX1 3JP Oxford
United Kingdom
| Joanna Bailie | Roll Call | 201816 |
| Bernhard Lang | Game 542 | 20208 |
| Liza Lim | Inguz | 1996 |
| Helmut Lachenmann | Allegro sostenuto | 1986-8835 |
ħsejjes iduru, iduru
Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
19:00, Saturday 21 February 2026
LSO St Luke’s (external link)
161 Old Street
EC1V 9NG London
United Kingdom
Memories and fragments of the past take on new forms in this concert curated by Euchar Gravina, with works that reimagine old music, weathered recordings and emotive sounds.
With David Alberman, violin, Chihiro Ono, viola, and Colin Alexander, cello.
| Daniele Ghisi | Weltliche | 2020¶19 |
| Julia Wolfe | East Broadway | 19963 |
| Klarenz Barlow | 1981 | 19819 |
| Euchar Gravina | Dwawar | 2026*24 |
Songs and sostenuto
Plus-Minus Ensemble
19:00, Tuesday 17 March 2026
Deptford Town Hall (external link)
288-300 New Cross Road
SE14 6AF London
United Kingdom
| Helmut Lachenmann | Allegro sostenuto | 1986-8835 |
| Walshe, Ives and Shlomowitz | assorted songs |
Music for the Singularity
Plus-Minus Ensemble
AI Arts Festival
19:30, Sunday 22 March 2026
Theatre Royal Winchester
21-23 Jewry Street
SO23 8SB Winchester
United Kingdom
As part of Southampton University’s AI Arts Festival, Plus Minus is joined by special guests Peter Falconer and Francesca Fargion. The concert also includes works by Robert Laidlow with soprano Stephanie Lamprea.
| Robert Laidlow | Sonata 33 | 10 |
| Francesca Fargion | we begin, with Sophia | 2026*20 |
| Oliver Sellwood | Charlene from Big Data and other songs | 2025-26‡20 |
Charlene from Big Data
Plus-Minus Ensemble
19:30, Wednesday 1 April 2026
The Horse Hospital (external link)
Collonade, Bloomsbury
WC1N 1JD London
United Kingdom
A double bill with Plus Minus and Komuna Collective.
| Francesca Fargion | we begin, with Sophia | 202620 |
| Oliver Sellwood | Charlene from Big Data and other songs | 2025-2620 |
The Museum of the Lowest Place
Another Sky
20:00, Sunday 19 April 2026
Cafe OTO (external link)
18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston
E8 3DL London
United Kingdom
The first performance of Sam Salem (external link)’s new work for ensemble, together with performances by Bint Mbareh, Khabat Abas and Hardi Kurda, and YUNIS.
| Sam Salem | The Museum of the Lowest Place | 2026*30 |
Waves
Bristol New Music
14:30, Saturday 25 April 2026
Arnolfini (external link)
16 Narrow Quay
BS1 4QA Bristol
United Kingdom
Live performances from ãssia ghendir (solo) and Mark Knoop. Co-presented with Another Sky.
| Sam Salem | Waves of crashing darkness | 202435 |
Tales, Lamentations & Rhapsodies
Yorkshire Wolds Music Festival
19:30, Saturday 16 May 2026
St Andrew’s Church
Bainton
YO25 9NL
United Kingdom
| Rebecca Clarke | Rhapsody | 192324 |
| Franz Liszt | Sonetti del Petraca | 1843-4618 |
| Benjamin Britten | Lachrymae, opus 48a | 195013 |
| Leos Janácek | Pohádka | 1910, rev 192312 |
| Max Bruch | Acht Stücke opus 83 | 190917 |
pleasure drenching
Music we’d like to hear
19:30, Thursday 28 May 2026
St Mary at Hill (external link)
Lovat Lane
EC3R 8EE London
United Kingdom
Apartment House (external link) presents Eldritch Priest’s work for large mixed ensemble.
| Eldritch Priest | pleasure drenching... | 2002-03¶90 |
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