holding, breathing, beating: Rufus Isabel Elliot
LSO Discovery Jerwood Composer+ Showcase
Saturday 13 January 2024 • 7pm
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The Concert
Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s
Pre-concert, playing in the hall
Marja Ahti Coastal Inversion
Liza Lim Amulet
Tansy Davies Dark Ground
Brian Ferneyhough Cassandra’s Dream Song
Cassandra Miller for mira
Interval – 20 minutes
James Weeks winterærc (world premiere)
Rufus Isabel Elliot I knapped the stone til it was gone / I laid it on the forest floor (world premiere)
Mira Benjamin violin
Chihiro Ono viola
Daniel Shao flute
Sam Walton percussion
The concert will finish at approximately 8.45pm
Tickets
£8 (£6 concessions, £6 under-18s)
+ £1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction
An evening of contemporary chamber music around the themes of protection, entrapment, physicality and autonomy, curated by Rufus Isabel Elliot.
The abstraction of chamber music opens up difficult and co-existent points of view and emotional states. Entering the room, Coastal Inversions by Swedish-Finnish sound artist Marja Ahti immediately takes us to another place, a sonic scene vibrating all around us, widening our sense of what’s inside and what’s out.
Liza Lim’s Amulet provides music for protection, keeping us safe for the journey into our imagination that is about to follow. Old stories are retold – ancient rituals are beaten out with modern rhythms in Tansy Davies’ Dark Ground, Ferneyhough makes Cassandra stammer again through her story. Kurt Cobain sings us a dark folk story, torn apart and reformed by Cassandra Miller – performed by violinist Mira Benjamin, the piece’s dedicatee.
Quiet and reflective, James Weeks’ winterærc is a gentle duet between violin and viola, holding together the instruments’ co-operation and freedom. The evening finishes with a new work by Rufus Isabel Elliot; returning to Greek mythology, it explores the image of Daphne running through the forest.
LSO Jerwood Composer+ is generously supported by the Jerwood Developing Artists Fund
Dive Deeper
The Crypt Bar
Open for hot and cold drinks from one hour before the performance, and during the interval (where applicable).
Card payments only.
Your Visit and Access
Getting to LSO St Luke's
The main entrance to LSO St Luke’s is through the gates from Old Street. Please check the doors open time for your chosen concert.
What to Expect
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Accessibility
LSO St Luke’s is a fully accessible venue. Barbican Access Scheme members can book free companion tickets.
Booking and Discounts
Booking Your Tickets
Online at lso.co.uk
By phone on +44 20 7870 2500 (Monday to Friday 12–5.30pm)
In person at the Barbican Centre
£1.50 booking fee per transaction when booking online or by phone
Refunds and Exchanges
If you can no longer use your tickets, you can exchange them for another LSO St Luke’s concert or Barbican credit voucher (valid for six months). Please ensure that you inform the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings). A per-ticket administration fee applies for all exchange services.
Questions About Your Booking?
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The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. If the event is cancelled, all bookers will receive a refund. All discounts are subject to availability and may not be combined. Box office calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes
Concessions
£6 tickets for over-60s, full-time students and unwaged/unemployed people.
Under-18s
£5 tickets for under-18s.
Access Members
Members of the Barbican’s Access Scheme can book wheelchair places priced at the lowest price for that event and book a free companion seat. Join the Barbican Access Scheme.
