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SUMMARY:SOUNDS OF NOW: KONNAKOL\, DRUM KIT & CODE
DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round presents newly-composed work for Konnakol (vocal percussive music from the South Indian Carnatic tradition)\, live-coded electronic music and percussion. Common to these disparate traditions is an interest in pattern\, texture and complex rhythm\, which mridangam and konnakol artist BC Manjunath\, live-coder Alex McLean and drummer Matt Davies will explore through a unique and virtuosic live performance.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sounds-of-now-konnakol-drum-kit-code/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Electronic
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T155500
DTSTAMP:20250714T130509Z
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SUMMARY:PIANO CLASSICS
DESCRIPTION:SCHUBERT (arr. Liszt) Standchen (6’)\nJS BACH (arr. Bauer) Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (6’)\nLISZT Liebeslied (after Schumann’s ‘Widmung’) (4’)\nSCHUBERT Four Impromptus (28′)\nRACHMANINOV Prelude in D Op.23 (5’)\nRACHMANINOV Moments Musicaux in B minor Op.16 No.3 (4’)\nRACHMANINOV Prelude in G sharp minor Op.32 No.12 (3’)\nRACHMANINOV Elegie (from ‘Morceaux de Fantaisie’) Op.3 No.1 (5’)\nRACHMANINOV Prelude in G Op.32 No.5 (3’)\nBINGEN (arr. Marie-Luise Hinrichs) O frondens virga (2’)\nC SCHUMANN Notturno Op.6 No.2 (5’)\nPUCCINI Piccolo valzer (3’)\nS COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Deep River (6’)\nBONDS Troubled Water (5’)  \nPraised for her “warm\, sensitive pianism” (The Observer)\, and for performances that are “a masterclass in the art of holding an audience’s attention” (Cherwell)\, Libby Burgess returns to Sheffield and Music in the Round for a recital of some of the best-loved music for solo piano. From the dazzling inventiveness of Schubert’s Four Impromptus to the lush romanticism of Rachmaninov’s Morceaux de Fantaisie\, this concert showcases some of the finest writing for the instrument.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/piano-classics/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Piano,Soloists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T210000
DTSTAMP:20250714T130503Z
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SUMMARY:SONGS OF LOVE
DESCRIPTION:Programme includes\nDVOŘÁK (arr. Matthews) Love Songs (18’)\nDEBUSSY Trois poèmes de Stéphane Malllarmé (13’)\nMUSSORGSKY The Nursery (selection) (10’)\nDEBUSSY String Quartet (25’)  \nClaire Booth is a singer celebrated around the world for her distinctive and characterful voice and the relentless curiosity in the range of work she presents. In recent years she has become a frequent collaborator with Ensemble 360\, including a much-lauded CD release Pierrot Portraits. As they prepare for Music in the Round’s Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2026\, of which Claire is Guest Curator\, they present a dazzling evening of French chamber music. \nIn 1913 Debussy and Ravel began a somewhat friendly rivalry to set three poems by Stéphane Mallarmé\, whose words\, like the music of these great French composers\, explored the same shimmering textures beloved of their contemporary impressionist painters. Ravel’s Chansons madécasses – one of the most popular works in SCMF 2024 – opens this sensuous celebration of light and love which concludes with Debussy’s glittering string quartet.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/songs-of-love/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Soloists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T203000
DTSTAMP:20250714T130458Z
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SUMMARY:RAVEL & GLASS: CINEMATIC QUARTETS
DESCRIPTION:HERMAN (arr. Birchall) Suite from ‘Psycho’ (10’)\nGREENWOOD Prospector’s Quartet from ‘There Will Be Blood’ (3’)\nGLASS String Quartet No.3 (18’)\nRAVEL String Quartet in F (30’) \nRavel’s glorious\, rhapsodic Quartet is the joyous conclusion of this Music in the Round concert of string music composed for\, and used in\, cinema. From Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood’s spare and spectral score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning ‘There Will Be Blood’\, to Bernard Herman’s iconic music composed for Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’\, and Philip Glass’s String Quartet No.3 (composed for the 1985 film ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’)\, the Piatti Quartet showcases the captivating range of chamber music composed for the big screen. \nThe Piatti Quartet have been described by composer Julian Anderson as “living treasures of chamber music… meticulous attention to detail is combined with strong expressive impulse and a wonderful sense of musical drama”\, and return to the Playhouse after several rapturously received concerts across their stellar career. \nFILM SCREENINGS\nWednesday 5 November\, The Showroom\n5.15pm Music in Films panel discussion\n6.00pm ‘Mishima’ \nSunday 9 November\, The Showroom\n2.30pm ‘There Will Be Blood’ \nA specially curated series of film screenings inspired by the Piatti’s ‘Cinematic Quartets’ takes place at The Showroom to coincide with their concert.\nA panel discussion\, including violinist Emily Holland from the Piatti Quartet\, will delve into the ways music brings film to life.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/ravel-glass-cinematic-quartets/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:String Quartet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T204500
DTSTAMP:20250714T130448Z
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SUMMARY:QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
DESCRIPTION:KLEIN String Trio (12’)\nSMIT Trio for Clarinet\, Viola and Piano (12’)\nMESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time (50’)   \nOlivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is the centrepiece of this Music in the Round concert showcasing music to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the liberation of the internment\, concentration and death camps of Europe. Considered one of the 20th century’s greatest works\, Messiaen composed the Quartet while a prisoner of war in the Stalag VIII-A camp. As Steven Osborne writes\, “the music seems to touch the far edges of human experience”. Also featured in the programme is Gideon Klien’s folk-infused String Trio\, composed just ten days before Klien was transported from Terezín to Auschwitz\, and Leo Smit’s lyrical and profoundly expressive Trio for Clarinet\, Viola and Piano.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/quartet-for-the-end-of-time/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Piano,String
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T170000
DTSTAMP:20250714T130453Z
CREATED:20250714T130453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130453Z
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SUMMARY:MESSIAEN ROUNDTABLE
DESCRIPTION:Leading Messiaen scholar Christopher Dingle (Professor of Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) joins musicians from Ensemble 360 for this Music in the Round roundtable discussion exploring one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century: Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/messiaen-roundtable/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T204000
DTSTAMP:20250714T130442Z
CREATED:20250714T130442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130442Z
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SUMMARY:BACH & THE AMERICAN MINIMALISTS
DESCRIPTION:Music by Philip Glass\, Meredith Monk and Moondog sits alongside works by JS Bach in this Music in the Round recital by Monegasque-Sri Lankan pianist\, Shani Diluka. Described as “one of the greatest of her generation” (Piano Magazine)\, Diluka’s captivating performance connects across the centuries\, from the energy of the American minimalists to Bach’s expressive and technically demanding solo keyboard works. Diluka was appointed to the prestigious French ‘Knighthood for Arts and Letters’\, and performs regularly at concert venues including Philharmonie de Paris\, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Vienna Konzerthaus. \nJS BACH (arr. Alexander Siloti) Prelude in E minor BWV855 (2’)\nGLASS Etude 2 (4’)\nJS BACH Prelude in C BWV846 (2’)\nCPE BACH Solfeggietto H220 Wq 117 (3’)\nGLASS Etude 9 (1’)\nJS BACH Prelude in F minor BWV857 (2’)\nGLASS Mad Rush (4’)\nJS BACH (arr. Alfred Cortot) Arioso from Concerto No.5 in F minor BWV1056 (3’)\nMOONDOG Canon VIII (1’)\nJS BACH Sicilienne BWV1031 (4’)\nMONK Railroad (2’)\nJS BACH Contrapunctus from ‘The Art of Fugue’ (2’)\nMOONDOG Barn Dance Pastoral (1’)\nGLASS Opening (6’)\nJS BACH (arr. Petri Sheep) Cantata ‘Schafe können sicher weiden’ BWV208 (2’)\nGLASS (arr. Shani Diluka) Tyrol Concerto (mvt 2) (4’)\nJS BACH Prelude in C minor BWV847 (1’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/bach-the-american-minimalists/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Piano,Soloists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250524T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250524T210000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125220Z
CREATED:20241211T125220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125220Z
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SUMMARY:FINALE - MOZART\, BEETHOVEN & ELGAR: Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:In a nostalgic nod to Ensemble 360’s beginnings\, the group revisits the music from their very first concert in this 20th anniversary Festival Finale. The first of Mozart’s virtuosic flute quartets opens the evening\, followed by a warm and witty work by Beethoven. The Finale culminates with a burst of energy in Elgar’s glorious Piano Quintet.  \nPerformed by the group in 2005\, shortly after its establishment by Music in the Round\, this concert was specifically curated to showcase the breadth and diversity of Sheffield’s stunning new resident ensemble. This ‘repeat’ performance of the same joyous music celebrates Ensemble 360 and highlights the group’s extraordinary musical strengths once more.  \nProgramme:\nMOZART Flute Quartet in D K285 (15′)\nBEETHOVEN Quintet for Piano and Wind Op.16 (30′)\nELGAR Piano Quintet Op.84 (40′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/finale-mozart-beethoven-elgar-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250524T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250524T120000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125213Z
CREATED:20241211T125213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125213Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSE-UP - MUSIC FOR CURIOUS YOUNG MINDS: Ensemble 360 & Elinor Moran
DESCRIPTION:A tour through the wondrous world of chamber music\, specially created for young audiences. This Music in the Round concert combines some of the most well-known music ever written\, alongside playful storytelling in Berio’s entertaining Opus Number Zoo. With thrilling musical adventures told through music\, cheeky characters and epic heroes\, this concert of marvellous musical games is perfect for children aged 7 – 11.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/close-up-music-for-curious-young-minds-ensemble-360-elinor-moran/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Young People
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T213000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125150Z
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SUMMARY:SINFONIETTA: BRITTEN\, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS & MORE: Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:This sumptuous exploration of an intricate musical family tree unpacks the influence of some of the 20th century’s greatest composers upon one another. The shimmering colours of Ravel’s exquisite Piano Trio\, which drew on eclectic sources including Basque folk dance and Malaysian verse-forms\, was highly influential in helping that most English of composers\, Ralph Vaughan Williams\, to find his own musical voice. While Benjamin Britten\, whose student Oliver Knussen opens this Music in the Round concert\, wrestled with and resisted the legacy of Vaughan Williams throughout his life\, his echoes can be heard\, not least in this early taut and twitchy work that brings this programme to a swaggering conclusion.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sinfonietta-britten-vaughan-williams-more-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250523T150000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125144Z
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SUMMARY:CELEBRATING AVRIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Ensemble 360 & Dr Leah Broad
DESCRIPTION:Presented by RPS award-winning writer Leah Broad\, whose group biography of female composers Quartet (2023) won plaudits around the globe\, this Music in the Round concert with conversation introduces us to the ground-breaking Avril Coleridge-Taylor and her world. Setting this too-often overlooked composer\, conductor and pianist in the context of the musicians who championed\, supported and inspired her\, Leah introduces rarely heard works\, performed by Ensemble 360. Music by Coleridge-Taylor herself will be presented alongside her father Samuel’s crowning achievement in chamber music\, Vaughan Williams’s soulful romance and Elgar’s charming\, celebrated song to the morning.  \nProgramme:\nA COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Can Sorrow Find Me? (4′)\nS COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Clarinet Quintet (I. Allegro energico) (10′)\nELGAR Chanson de Matin (4′)\nA COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Romance (6′)\nSMYTH Piano Trio (III. Scherzo) (5′)\nVAUGHAN WILLIAMS Romance (7′)\nA COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Idylle (5′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/celebrating-avril-coleridge-taylor-ensemble-360-dr-leah-broad/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T210000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125135Z
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SUMMARY:BRAHMS STRING SEXTET: Ensemble 360 & Members of the Elias Quartet
DESCRIPTION:In a final chance to catch the members of the Elias Quartet in collaboration with Ensemble 360\, this celebration of music for strings centres on Brahms’s spectacular Sextet. Marked by heartbreak and romance\, the piece sweeps from the wistful longing of the early movements to the warm and tender triumph of the dazzling fourth movement. Paired with Enescu’s prodigious and intricately structured epic\, this luscious Music in the Round evening of string writing showcases the technical brilliance and big-hearted musicianship that has grown across two decades of collaboration among these very special players.  \nProgramme:\nBRAHMS String Sextet in G (40′)\nENESCU String Octet in C (40′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/brahms-string-sextet-ensemble-360-members-of-the-elias-quartet/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles,String
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250522T160000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125128Z
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SUMMARY:SHOSTAKOVICH\, MOZART & MORE: Ensemble 360 & Members of the Elias Quartet
DESCRIPTION:With Ensemble 360 once again joined by members of the Elias String Quartet\, this is an expansive programme of some of the most exciting writing for strings from the 20th century\, interspersed with two very different\, but equally glorious\, works for piano and wind.   \nMozart’s majestic Quintet was\, according to a letter he wrote to his father shortly after its first performance\, a piece he considered one of the finest he had ever written. Poulenc’s profound and stylish late Oboe Sonata is an elegy both to its dedicatee Prokofiev and a farewell to life itself\, being the composer’s final work. Early pieces shot through with spirituality and revolution (by Shostakovich and Schoenberg\, both of whom celebrate anniversaries in 2025) bookend this Music in the Round concert.  \nProgramme:\nSHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for String Octet (10′)\nMOZART Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat K452 (20′)\nPOULENC Oboe Sonata (13’)\nSCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (30′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/shostakovich-mozart-more-ensemble-360-members-of-the-elias-quartet/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T203000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125120Z
CREATED:20241211T125120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125120Z
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SUMMARY:CYCLES & CIRCLES: Jasdeep Singh Degun & Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:Jasdeep Singh Degun is one of the finest exponents of the sitar and one of the most exciting musicians working today. His many collaborations with players from both Indian and western classical traditions have earned him broad audiences and many prizes\, including two prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society awards in 2024. Following his sold-out Playhouse debut with tabla player Harkiret Singh Bahra in spring 2024\, he returns for a new Music in the Round collaboration with the string players of Ensemble 360 to mark their 20th birthday.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/cycles-circles-jasdeep-singh-degun-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T223000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125111Z
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SUMMARY:THE NIGHT OVERTOOK US - AN EVENING OF SCOTTISH FOLK MUSIC: Donald Grant & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Donald Grant\, Elias Quartet violinist\, is also a master of the folk fiddle. Raised in the Highlands\, Donald was immersed in Gaelic song and Scottish music from an early age. His folk projects are infused with his life-long passion for this music tradition and inflected\, through his many collaborations\, with the spirit of jazz and the musical rigour of his classical work. He brings his band of exceptional musicians from Glasgow to collaborate with Ensemble 360 to perform excerpts from his new piece Thuit an Oidhche Oirnm (The Night Overtook Us) as well as classic tunes from his album ‘The Way Home’.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/the-night-overtook-us-an-evening-of-scottish-folk-music-donald-grant-friends/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T203000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125103Z
CREATED:20241211T125103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125103Z
UID:10000689-1747767600-1747773000@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:APPALACHIAN SPRING - Ensemble 360 & Members of the Elias Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Members of the celebrated Elias Quartet join forces with their friends and former colleagues in Ensemble 360 for this very special Music in the Round concert. The first half features Strauss’s beloved late work Metamorphosen in its rare string septet version; a brooding meditation on change that is deeply moving and filled with yearning. Barber’s sumptuous and iconic Adagio also features\, alongside Copland’s large-scale chamber suite\, Appalachian Spring. Originally a ballet score\, it’s a celebration of peace and freedom\, and a depiction of Appalachia that weaves together folk melodies in a joyous\, life-affirming piece.  \nProgramme:\nBARBER Canzonetta op.48 (8′)\nSTRAUSS Metamorphosen (septet version) (25′)\nBARBER Adagio from String Quartet Op.11 (9′)\nCOPLAND Appalachian Spring (30′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/appalachian-spring-ensemble-360-members-of-the-elias-quartet/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T150000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125056Z
CREATED:20241211T125056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125056Z
UID:10000688-1747749600-1747753200@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:RELAXED CONCERT - APPALACHIAN SPRING: Ensemble 360 & Members of the Elias Quartet
DESCRIPTION:For this ‘Relaxed’ concert from Music in the Round of American music featuring Barber’s much-loved Adagio and Copland’s joyful Appalachian Spring\, doors will be left open\, lights raised\, a break-out space provided and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance. People with an Autism Spectrum\, sensory or communication disorder or learning disability\, those with age-related impairments and parents/carers with babies are all especially welcome.  \nProgramme:\nBARBER Adagio from String Quartet Op.11 (9′)\nBARBER Canzonetta Op.48 (8′)\nCOPLAND Appalachian Spring (30′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/relaxed-concert-appalachian-spring-ensemble-360-members-of-the-elias-quartet/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T203000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125049Z
CREATED:20241211T125049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125049Z
UID:10000687-1747681200-1747686600@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN: Ensemble 360 & George Morton\, conductor
DESCRIPTION:Legendary Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein’s silent masterpiece tells the heroic story of the 1905 rebellion of the crew of the Potemkin. The film is most famous for its iconic fourth act\, a dramatic montage of visceral images of the crushing of the uprising in Odessa and the citizenry’s last stand on the stark stone steps.   \nA technical masterpiece\, and Soviet cinema at its finest\, Music in the Round is screening this influential and visionary piece of cinema with the original soundtrack performed live by Ensemble 360 to mark the film’s centenary year.  \nProgramme:\nMEISEL (arr. Morton) Battleship Potemkin (74’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/battleship-potemkin-ensemble-360-george-morton-conductor/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T160000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125043Z
CREATED:20241211T125043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125043Z
UID:10000686-1747663200-1747670400@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:SCHUMANN & RAVEL - MOTHER GOOSE: Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:This afternoon Music in the Round concert begins with the ‘Mother Goose’ Suite. Ravel’s delightful\, whimsical work sets fairytales to music\, performed here in a chamber arrangement. Starting life as a composition for piano four hands\, and best known in an orchestral version\, this chamber arrangement has been a favourite of players and audiences alike over the decades. Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat\, widely considered to be his greatest chamber work\, is an epic piano concerto in quintet form: serene\, reflective and ultimately exultant.  \nProgramme:\nRAVEL (arr. Farrington) Mother Goose Suite (20′)\nFARRENC Sextet (20′)\nDURUFLÉ Prélude\, récitatif et variations (12′)\nSCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E flat Op.44 (28′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/schumann-ravel-mother-goose-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250517T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250517T163000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125002Z
CREATED:20241211T125002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125002Z
UID:10000680-1747490400-1747499400@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:INTIMATE LETTERS: Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:Janáček’s intricate second quartet – nicknamed ‘Intimate Letters’ – is skilfully interspersed with the Czech composer’s own writing\, performed by an actor\, in this specially scripted performance of the work for Ensemble 360 with actor.   \n The introspection and innovation evident in so much of Janáček’s work is brought to life through a compelling combination of words with music.  \nSchubert’s final and perhaps finest chamber work\, his sublime quintet for two violins\, viola and two cellos\, is one of his most highly prized works: pensive\, symphonic\, intricately structured and ultimately exuberant and triumphant. This glorious afternoon with Music in the Round celebrates the epic within the intimate in two dramatic gems of chamber music repertoire.  \nProgramme:\n SCHUBERT Quintet in C D956 (50’)\nJANÁČEK String Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ (with script by Paul Allen) (50′)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/intimate-letters-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250516T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250516T213000
DTSTAMP:20241211T125019Z
CREATED:20241211T125019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T125019Z
UID:10000676-1747422000-1747431000@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:20 YEARS OF ENSEMBLE 360: FESTIVAL LAUNCH
DESCRIPTION:Schubert’s rousing Octet (perhaps the piece most closely associated with Ensemble 360 over their two decades) showcases the range and breadth of the ensemble\, with its jaunty\, memorable tunes and high drama. It is coupled here with two works written especially for the group.   \nHuw Watkins’ Broken Consort premiered in 2008 and features different instrument groups and fanfares\, before all 11 Ensemble 360 players come together for the exuberant finale. It is followed by the world premiere of a brand-new commission from Royal Philharmonic Society 2024 Composer Aileen Sweeney. A great way to start the 20th birthday celebrations!  \nTo celebrate 20 years of extraordinary music-making\, ticket-holders are invited to join Music in the Round for a free glass of wine or soft drink in the Crucible bar after the concert.  \nProgramme:\nWATKINS Broken Consort (20′)\nSWEENEY New Work [World Premiere] (10’)\nSCHUBERT Octet (60’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/20-years-of-ensemble-360-festival-launch/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250329T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250329T210000
DTSTAMP:20250203T093114Z
CREATED:20241202T134510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T093114Z
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SUMMARY:BRANDENBURG – BACH FOR HARPSICHORD & STRINGS: Steven Devine & Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:Ensemble 360 is joined by leading harpsichordist Steven Devine for this special evening of music by three members of the Bach family. CPE Bach’s powerfully energetic Flute Concerto opens this Music in the Round concert (the final movement is a veritable fireworks display of virtuosity)\, while WF Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto puts the harpsichord centre stage with rapid passages off-set by punchy strings. The recital ends with one of the great masterpieces of the Baroque period – JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.5 – a joyful\, triumphant work featuring a harpsichord solo of dazzling dexterity\, as well as intricate melodies with flute and strings. \nPre-concert Q&A\, 5.30pm – 6.15pm\nJoin harpsichordist Steven Devine and Music in the Round’s Sheffield Programme Manager Dr Benjamin Tassie for this informal pre-concert talk in the Crucible\nPlayhouse sharing insights into the harpsichord and the captivating music being performed in this evening’s concert.\nFREE Please request tickets when booking for the evening concert. \nProgramme:\nCPE BACH Flute Concerto in D minor (20’)\nTELEMANN Fantasia No.2 in A minor TWV 40:3 (4’)\nWF BACH Harpsichord Concerto in A minor F.45 (15’)\nTURNER Lesson No.1 in G (11’)\nJS BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.5 BWV 1050 (22’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/brandenburg-bach-for-harpsichord-strings-steven-devine-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250205T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250205T210000
DTSTAMP:20241206T100102Z
CREATED:20241202T133604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T100102Z
UID:10000657-1738782000-1738789200@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:THE LARK ASCENDING: Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:The violin soars melodiously above the rest of the string quartet in the gorgeous\, pared-back arrangement of Vaughan Williams’s most popular work The Lark Ascending\, which concludes this Music in the Round concert featuring English music for oboe and strings. Fantasy is a thread – from the Baroque gems of Purcell’s Three-part Fantasias (arranged for string trio) to Imogen Holst’s Phantasy String Quartet and Britten’s Phantasy Quartet\, a dazzling early work that sees the oboe in playful\, exuberant dialogue with the strings. \nProgramme:\nI HOLST Phantasy String Quartet (10’)\nHOWELLS Phantasy String Quartet Op.25 (13’)\nBRITTEN Phantasy Quartet Op.2 (13’)\nPURCELL (transc. Warlock) Three-part Fantasias 1\, 2 & 3 (8’)\nBRAY Bluer Than Midnight (11’)\nVAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr. Gerigk) The Lark Ascending (15’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/the-lark-ascending-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250205T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250205T150000
DTSTAMP:20241206T100028Z
CREATED:20241202T133810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T100028Z
UID:10000656-1738764000-1738767600@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:RELAXED CONCERT – THE LARK ASCENDING: Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:The violin soars melodiously above the rest of the quartet in the gorgeous\, pared-back arrangement of Vaughan Williams’s most popular work The Lark Ascending\, which concludes this ‘Relaxed’ Music in the Round concert\, featuring English music for oboe and strings. \nDoors will be left open\, lights raised\, a break-out space provided\, and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance. People with an Autism Spectrum\, sensory or communication disorder or learning disability\, those with age-related impairments and parents/carers with babies are all especially welcome. \nProgramme:\nI HOLST Phantasy String Quartet (10’)\nPURCELL (transc. Warlock) Three-part Fantasias 1\, 2 & 3 (8’)\nBRITTEN Phantasy Quartet Op.2 (13’)\nVAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr. Gerigk) The Lark Ascending (15’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/relaxed-concert-the-lark-ascending-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250122T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250122T210000
DTSTAMP:20241206T095926Z
CREATED:20241202T133857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T095926Z
UID:10000654-1737572400-1737579600@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:BIRDS & BAGATELLES: Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:This Music in the Round concert of playful music for wind quintet\, performed by members of Ensemble 360\, promises to transport you to an English meadow\, the Danish countryside\, and a sultry New York summer. \nA staple of the wind repertoire\, Nielsen’s Quintet was inspired by his fellow musicians and reflects the character of each instrument\, playfully hinting at friendships and chatter between the players. Sally Beamish’s The Naming of Birds draws on the natural world as inspiration\, while Barber’s Summer Music evokes a languid summer’s day in this programme full of melodious twittering and jaunty dance tunes. \nProgramme:\nBEAMISH The Naming of Birds (12’)\nZEMLINSKY Humoresque (4’)\nBARBER Summer Music (12’)\nLIGETI Six Bagatelles (12’)\nNIELSEN Wind Quintet (25’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/birds-bagatelles-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250111T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250111T220000
DTSTAMP:20241206T095854Z
CREATED:20241202T133503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T095854Z
UID:10000653-1736625600-1736632800@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:SOUNDS OF NOW: Rakhi Singh
DESCRIPTION:One of the leading figures in the UK’s contemporary music scene\, violinist and composer Rakhi Singh has garnered critical acclaim for her adventurous and boundary-crossing programmes. She has firmly established her reputation touring with cutting-edge artists such as Phillip Glass\, Abel Selaocoe and the London Contemporary Orchestra. She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of Manchester Collective\, the award-winning ensemble known for its daring collaborations and engaging performances in spaces ranging from warehouses to nightclubs. \nIn her debut solo recital for Music in the Round\, Rakhi performs exhilarating music for violin and electronics by Michael Gordon\, Andrew Hamilton and others. Edmund Finnis’s Elsewhere sees delicate\, whispered tones coaxed from the violin\, while Julia Wolfe’s LAD (originally composed for nine bagpipes\, arranged here for violin and electronics) is an extraordinary\, immersive experience – a wall-of-sound unlike any other. \nProgramme:\nNICOLA MATTEIS Alia Fantasia (4’)\nANNA CLYNE October Rose for Two Violins (4’)\nMICHAEL GORDON Tinge (4’)\nALEX GROVES Alula (9’)\nANDREW HAMILTON In Beautiful May (13’)\nMISSY MAZZOLI Vespers (5’)\nPAUL CLARK Natural Remedies (6’)\nEDMUND FINNIS Elsewhere (8’)\nJULIA WOLFE (arr. Singh) LAD (17’) \nProgramme subject to minor changes
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sounds-of-now-rakhi-singh/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Soloists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250111T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250111T160000
DTSTAMP:20241206T095816Z
CREATED:20241202T133737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T095816Z
UID:10000651-1736604000-1736611200@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:GERSHWIN & THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: Lizzie Ball
DESCRIPTION:Violinist Lizzie Ball has performed around the world with stars including Nigel Kennedy\, Ariana Grande and Hugh Jackman. She returns to her native Sheffield with pianist James Pearson for an afternoon of timeless music for violin and piano. Join them for a journey through the musical and personal encounters of some of the finest composers of the Great American Songbook and beyond. \nThis Music in the Round concert features Gershwin\, Copland\, Bernstein and more\, with arrangements of some of the best known showtunes from musicals\, including ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Porgy and Bess’\, together with some of the most enduring songs of the early 20th century. It promises to be an uplifting afternoon of memorable tunes interspersed with conversation. \nProgramme:\nPIAZZOLLA Escualo (6’)\nLAYTON (arr Andrew Cottee) After You’ve Gone (5’)\nGERSHWIN (arr. Pearson) The Man I Love (5’)\nKREISLER Praeludium and Allegro (6’)\nGERSHWIN (arr. Heifetz) ‘Bess\, You is my Woman Now’ from Porgy and Bess (10’)\nGERSHWIN (arr. Pearson) Gershwin Finale Medley (6’)\nCOPLAND (arr. Pearson) El Salón México (10’)\nPONCE (arr. Heifetz) Estrellita (5’)\nKREISLER (arr. Rachmaninov) Liebesleid (4’)\nSelections from the Great American Songbook (13’)\nBERNSTEIN (arr. Pearson) West Side Story Suite (15’) \nProgramme subject to minor changes
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/gershwin-the-great-american-songbook-lizzie-ball/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Soloists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250110T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250110T210000
DTSTAMP:20241206T094713Z
CREATED:20241202T133710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T094713Z
UID:10000652-1736535600-1736542800@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:THE RITE OF SPRING: Tim Horton & Ivana Gavrić
DESCRIPTION:The Romantic lyricism of Rachmaninov’s Suite No.1 for two pianos and Shostakovich’s Concertino featuring rousing Soviet-era dance tunes open this all-Russian evening of music for two pianos. These sit alongside Stravinsky’s riotous masterpiece The Rite of Spring\, all performed for Music in the Round by two of the UK’s leading concert pianists\, Tim Horton and Ivana Gavrić. \nProgramme:\nSHOSTAKOVICH Concertino in A minor for two pianos (10’)\nRACHMANINOV Suite No.1 for two pianos (24’)\nSTRAVINSKY (arr. Stravinsky) The Rite of Spring (34’)
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/the-rite-of-spring-tim-horton-ivana-gavric/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Piano
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250104T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250104T220000
DTSTAMP:20241202T133411Z
CREATED:20241202T133411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T133411Z
UID:10000650-1736019000-1736028000@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:Sheffield Jazz: Tommy Smith & Gwilym Simcock
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Tommy Smith and Gwilym Simcock\, renowned as one of the most gifted pianists on the European scene\, come together for an acoustic night of intensely musical duets and dazzling improvisation. Both are multi-award winners who have played with the cream of international jazz artists\, including Gary Burton\, John Scofield and Pat Metheny. This concert is a meeting of two highly creative musicians\, communicating with energy and lyrical fluency through a repertoire drawn from many musical genres. Expect an evening of intimate musical brilliance as they bring two generations of UK jazz mastery to the stage in world-class performances. \n“One of the important voices in the tenor players of today” Jack DeJohnette \n“Gwilym is one of the most exceptional musicians that I have ever known…he’s a really significant force in music” Pat Metheny
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sheffield-jazz-tommy-smith-gwilym-simcock/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Jazz group
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241207T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241207T210000
DTSTAMP:20241020T195213Z
CREATED:20240906T213407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241020T195213Z
UID:10000087-1733598000-1733605200@classicalsheffield.org.uk
SUMMARY:CONTRASTS performed by Claire Booth & Ensemble 360
DESCRIPTION:Separated by a few short years and the turn of a century\, this concert features two utterly different string quartets from two modernist giants who typify the staggering range of fin de siècle classical music. \nSchoenberg’s visionary second quartet sees Ensemble 360 joined by superstar soprano Claire Booth for a surprisingly accessible and personal work that stretches from the intimate to the interstellar. Debussy’s sensual and impressionistic quartet shimmers with life and light between opening storms and a grand conclusion. \nClaire Booth \nBritish soprano Claire Booth has become internationally renowned both for her commitment to an extraordinary breadth of repertoire\, and for the vitality and musicianship that she brings to the operatic stage and concert platform. In the 2019-20 season alone her diverse schedule included Benjamin’s A Mind of Winter with The Hong Kong Philharmonic\, a streamed 5 star performance of Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine for Grange Park Opera\, The title role in Handel’s Berenice for ROH\, the critically acclaimed recording of Grieg songs\, performances of Knussen’s Where the Wild Things Are with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Tippett’s Child of Our Time with the CBSO. \nEnsemble 360\nEnsemble 360 has gained an enviable reputation across the UK for the quality and integrity of their performances. Formed in 2005\, eleven musicians of international standing came together to take up residency in South Yorkshire with Music in the Round\, establishing a versatile group comprising five string players\, five wind players and a pianist.
URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/contrasts-claire-booth-ensemble-360/
LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Soloists
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk
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