Listen to our Undiscovered India Spotify playlist

From 3 November, Southbank Centre is welcoming a whole host of musicians  as we explore the best in Indian classical music. Have a listen to our Undiscovered India Spotify Playlist.

Take a look at our series of Undiscovered India events featuring performances from Tarang, Alif Laila, Patri Satish Kumar and Tarun Bhattacharya at Southbank Centre from 3 November – 1 December. Get tickets here. 

Free download – Kathryn Tickell ‘The Fiddle’

To coincide with the release of her latest record ‘Northumbrian Voices’ , Kathryn Tickell is on tour and reaches London’s Southbank Centre on Friday.

‘I had been worried about how it would be, touring with a band whose ages spanned three generations, but it’s lovely. We are the only band I know who tour with an armchair; it’s for my dad to sit in on stage…he’s in his seventies and we want him to be comfy!’ Read the full interview here.

Have a listen to this free download

Catch Kathryn Tickell with Northumbrian Voices at Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall on Friday 21 September. Get tickets here. 

Watch a film of the New Music 20×12 composers talking about their commissions

You can experience all 20 commissions across one weekend at Southbank Centre from 13-15 July. Don’t miss your chance to get involved in talks, debates and workshops, as well as a unique opportunity to book a one-to-one composer surgery with one of the New Music 20×12 composers.

Find out more / book tickets

PRS for Music Foundation’s New Music 20×12 is a UK-wide commissioning programme initiated by Jillian Barker and David Cohen, and delivered in partnership with the BBC, LOCOG and NMC Recordings.

A pulsing jungle is created live on stage

During our Music Nation Weekend (3-4 March 2012), enter an urban jungle in an extraordinary mix of sampled sounds, texts and music brought to life by a young vibrant orchestra in Surrogate Cities.

Listen to our Music Nation podcast giving you a taste of whats in store for Surrgoate Cities:

Also during the Music Nation weekend, experience a musical mash-up of jazz and classical with The Nu Civilsation Orchestra or enjoy a relaxed late-night concert plus DJ in the OAE’s The Night Shift.

If you thought you knew what orchetras were about, think again.

London Sinfonietta with Beat Furrer and Naomi Pinnock

London Sinfonietta with Beat Furrer and Naomi Pinnock

On Tuesday 18 January 2011 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Sinfonietta presents the world premiere of Naomi Pinnock’s Words as part of the ensemble’s first concert of 2011, In Portrait: Beat Furrer.

Furrer mentored Pinnock on the London Sinfonietta’s Blue Touch Paper scheme for emerging composers, and Words is the resulting piece – an enigmatic score for ensemble and baritone, with cimbalom and harp echoing each other amid a buzz of strings. Like Furrer’s Nuun (also performed at the concert), there is a shadowlike feel to the music. It’s a spare but intensely crafted piece, and Pinnock has clearly been inspired by the older composer’s striking use of voice and text, and is influenced by a similar range of non-musical artforms, from fine art to poetry.

Beat Furrer

On a cold day in November 2010, Naomi met with the London Sinfonietta musicians to further develop a piece which had its roots in the idea of memory, poetry and language. With clear ideas about the sounds she wanted to create, this was not a rehearsal. Instead, Naomi worked with the players to experiment, toying with different playing techniques and stretching the instruments (and the musicians!) to create new sounds and effects. The ensemble filmed the workshop – a piece of music in the making – and the finished video is now available to view on the London Sinfonietta website.

London Sinfonietta with Beat Furrer and Naomi Pinnock at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on 18 January 2011. Get tickets here.