Concert-goers are in for a night of high drama at Exeter Cathedral on Saturday 16th March when Exeter Philharmonic Choir joins forces with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and four world-class soloists to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem .
Verdi’s choral ‘blockbuster’, also known as the Requiem Mass, is an opera in all but name and is one of the most dramatic large-scale choral works...
Join us for an exciting evening of works of our time - string trios of the 20th and 21st centuries - performed by the translucent London-based Trio Kurtag, and the premiere of a new composition commissioned by Musica Viva from David Bessell.
David specialises in electronic music, and Trio Kurtag performs a wide range of repertoire of the present day.
This promises to be a unique concert, a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in music that is literally being heard for the first time, along with music that is recently composed.
Southbank Sinfonia Mark Forkgen, conductor Dr Robert Taub, pianist
Southbank Sinfonia - an orchestra like no other.
Each year, Southbank Sinfonia welcomes thirty-three of the world’s most promising graduate musicians to come together to create a unique orchestra. These wonderful musicians who complete the Southbank Sinfonia fellowship often go on to occupy prominent seats in leading orchestras worldwide, from the Philharmonia to the Hong Kong Philharmonic. This concert is a thrilling opportunity to hear some of the most loved Beethoven masterpieces...
Exeter Philharmonic Choir celebrates its 175th anniversary with a performance of Brahms’ great work, Ein deutsches Requiem . To celebrate this landmark anniversary, the Choir is joined by the renowned London Mozart Players and two of the UK’s most exciting soloists: soprano Jessica Cale, winner of the 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Award, and Timothy Nelson.
The programme also includes Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice by Gerald Finzi, a rare opportunity to hear this piece accompanied by a full orchestra.
Members of the longest-established choir in the South West have a special reason to raise their voices in celebration at a concert in Exeter Cathedral on Saturday, March 12th - the event marks Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s 175th anniversary.
To celebrate this landmark occasion, the Choir will be performing Brahms’ great work, Ein deutsches Requiem , joined by the renowned London Mozart...
Expressionism is one of the most intense and influential movements in art. Its defining characteristic is the artistic interpretation of the emotions that arise from experiencing daily realities, rather than a portrayal of the realities themselves.
The festival offers a unique integration of pivotal music, visual art, and film of this energetic and vibrant artistic era of unbounded influence. Including four extraordinary evenings with world-leading artists:
Concert: Scriabin and Schönberg Performed by Dr Robert Taub on piano, Alison...
We are very pleased to welcome an exciting violin and piano duo – Peter Fisher and Margaret Fingerhut – in a unique concert that is part of the UK-wide commemorations of the centenary of the British composer Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006). Following the recent release of their exciting new recording of Arnold’s complete works for violin and piano, Peter Fisher and Margaret Fingerhut will perform Sonata No.1, Op.43 and Five Pieces, Op.84 .
This invigorating programme will begin with the beautiful and impressionistic Debussy Sonata, the last work he completed and...
Join us for a special Music Forum in celebration of 250 years of Beethoven, a live-streamed musical evening with Dr Robert Taub, pianist and Music Director at The Arts Institute, and composer Jonathan Dawe. Through performance and informal conversation Robert and Jonathan will share how Beethoven created his music.
What were Beethoven’s primary creative motivations? How did his work evolve in structure and form? What changes did he make along the way? How did he advance the state of the art? And what can learning about his works today bring to today’s performers?
Join us for the first Music Forum of the Spring season; a series of live-streamed musical evenings featuring performance and informal conversation with Dr Robert Taub, Music Director at The Arts Institute, and his guests.
London oboist Katherine Bryer will perform solo works from a repertoire which spans several centuries; from Bach to contemporary works by Elliot Carter and Giles Silvestrini. In discussion with Robert, she will also give an insight to how she makes reed, how the oboe works, and her flourishing career as a solo oboist.
Join us for the next addition to The Arts Institute’s Musica Viva series – the latest of our Music Forums: live-streamed musical evenings featuring live performances and informal conversations with Dr Robert Taub and guests about composers, musical interpretations, and related topics.
In the final Music Forum of 2020 London-based harpist Elizabeth Bass, demonstrates how the harp works and discusses the challenges and logistics of travelling with such a large instrument. She will perform several works from her wide-ranging repertoire that includes transcriptions for harp of...
