Nature's Heart: Kinoshi and Beethoven 6
EFG London Jazz Festival
Barbican
Anna Clyne
This Midnight Hour (15 mins)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 6, ‘Pastoral’ (40 mins)
Interval
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Solo Set
Cassie Kinoshi
HEART (30 mins)
Ben Gernon conductor
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Aiko Roudette visual artist
London Symphony Orchestra
The concert will finish at approximately 10pm, including a 20-minute interval.
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The Concert
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, the LSO is joined by the Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble seed., led by saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, for an evening of new and classical music celebrating the natural world.
The Music
Anna Clyne’s vibrant This Midnight Hour opens the evening with a cinematic flair, brimming with rich orchestral colours that set the stage for a night of kaleidoscopic sound. Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, a heartfelt ode to nature, evokes serene landscapes – from babbling brooks to lively folk dances – reflecting the solace the composer found in the natural world.
Closing the performance is Cassie Kinoshi’s brand new piece, HEART, which takes its title and inspiration from Jamaican writer and activist Una Marson’s 1931 poem Nature’s Heart. Seamlessly weaving together musical styles, the work celebrates the beauty of nature while underscoring the urgency of the climate crisis.
The Performers
The LSO regularly collaborates with genre-melding artists as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival and this year the Orchestra are joined by seed. – a dynamic group of musicians pushing the boundaries of contemporary jazz, merging influences from various musical traditions to create a unique sonic experience.
The Hyundai Mercury Award 2019 nominated ten-piece ensemble is led by composer and alto-saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi, an alumna of the LSO Panufnik Composers Scheme.
Kinoshi’s Gratitude LP was one of my albums of the year in 2024, and having her fresh, forward thinking jazz ensemble combine with the LSO for this very special one-off performance is going to be an unmissable experience. seed. thrive on taking their cues from across the musical spectrum and this is sure to be a very special collaboration.
Dom Servini, Jazz FM Recommends 2024
Please note start time
In a change to some listings and to tickets purchased before 18 September, please note that the start time for this concert will be 7.30pm rather than 7pm. Ticket holders who booked before 18 September will be reissued their tickets stating the correct start time.
Posted 18 September 2024
Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival
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