Guildhall School of Music And Drama Students (GSMD), Thomas Ades

An evening of music by living composers, personally chosen by Thomas Adès to celebrate the arrival of Sir Simon Rattle at the LSO.

As Sir Simon Rattle begins his London tenure, he’s renewing his commitment to the music of living composers. In celebration, one of those composers – Thomas Adès – has chosen eight inspirational works by some of the most distinctive voices of our time.

It’s a wonderfully diverse evening too – a real ‘state of the art’ survey of classical music in the 21st century, from the concentrated poetry of Kurtág and Birtwistle to the communicative energy of Osvaldo Golijov and the late Nicholas Maw. Up close in Milton Court, the young players of the Guildhall School are the ideal team to celebrate a new chapter in British music.

Programme curated by the composer

Per Nørgård Hut Ab!
Nicholas Maw The Head of Orpheus
Judith Weir The Alps
Sir Harrison Birtwistle Célan settings
Niccoló Castiglioni Vallis Clausa
György Kurtág Eletut
Osvaldo Golijov Sarajevo
John Woolrich A Farewell
Madness arr Adès Cardiac Arrest