What's On: Technical Theatre

25th September 2020

CANCELLED Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, Chorus & Jazz Orchestra

Concert

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7:30pm Barbican Hall

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26th September 2020

The Gold Medal 2020

Concert

Instrumentalists from Guildhall School of Music & Drama compete for the School’s most prestigious music prize in this concert featuring Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2, Elgar's Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1.

7:00pm

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1st October 2020

Composition & Keyboard Induction Concert

Concert

Postgraduate pianists and composers create new works for piano

7:30pm

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7th - 9th October 2020

Chapters: The BA PACE Final Performances

Concert

Guildhall PACE graduating students present an eclectic festival of brand-new performance – from immersive soundscapes to spoken word and rap theatre, and from experimental short films to interactive gameshows.

6:00pm

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14th October 2020

WBP Instrumental Ensembles & Soloists

Concert

The spotlight shines on Guildhall School’s Wind, Brass & Percussion department in this special extended concert.

7:30pm

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16th October 2020

Keyboard at Six

Concert

Guildhall keyboard players present an early evening programme of music. 

6:00pm

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20th October 2020

Undergraduate String Concert

Concert

Undergraduate string musicians showcase their talent in this informal concert.

7:30pm

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22nd October 2020

Keyboard at Six

Concert

Guildhall keyboard players present an early evening programme of music. 

6:00pm

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23rd October 2020

Guildhall Chamber Orchestra

Concert

Guildhall Chamber Orchestra welcomes sought-after conductor Joshua Weilerstein, Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, to direct a concert of neo-Classical works.

7:30pm

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27th October 2020

Postgraduate String Concert

Concert

Postgraduate string musicians showcase their talent in this informal concert.

7:30pm

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28th October 2020

Ubu Ensemble

Concert

Guildhall’s experimental Ubu Ensemble returns with a fascinatingly scored, jazzy work by 20th-century composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann.

7:30pm

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30th October 2020

A History of Big Band: 1920s – Emergence

Jazz, Concert

Clarinettist Giacomo Smith joins the Guildhall Big Band to launch their 2020/21 series of performances exploring big band music through the ages.

7:30pm

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4th November 2020

CANCELLED Guildhall Symphony Orchestra conducted by Takuo Yuasa

Concert

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7:30pm Barbican Hall

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5th November 2020

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra: The Dankworth & Harvey Awards Concert

Jazz, Concert

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra presents the three winning works of the 2020 Dankworth and Eddie Harvey Awards, and is joined by saxophonist Cennet Jönsson for a performance of his stunning Tarantula Suite.

8:00pm

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7th November 2020

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jessica Cottis

Concert

Guildhall School welcomes the award-winning Australian-British conductor Jessica Cottis to conduct an exhilarating programme of works by Missy Mazzoli, Janáček and Sibelius.

7:30pm

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19th November 2020

WBP Instrumental Ensembles & Soloists

Concert

The spotlight shines on Guildhall School’s Wind, Brass & Percussion department in this special extended concert.

2:00pm

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19th November 2020

Ubu Ensemble

Concert

Ubu Ensemble presents another concert of exciting experimental music, directed by Simon Wills.

7:30pm

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20th November 2020

Undergraduate String Concert

Concert

Undergraduate string musicians showcase their talent in this informal concert.

2:00pm

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20th November 2020

Postgraduate String Concert

Concert

Postgraduate string musicians showcase their talent in this informal concert.

7:30pm

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Admission free

24th November 2020

Songs at Six: Die schöne Müllerin

Concert, Opera & Vocal

Following his masterclass with Guildhall singers, Roderick Williams returns to the School to lead a project with postgraduate Vocal students centred around Schubert’s famous song cycle Die schöne Müllerin, culminating in this performance in Milton Court Concert Hall.

6:00pm

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25th November 2020

Songs at Six: Emily Dickinson

Concert, Opera & Vocal

Iain Burnside curates an evening of song exploring the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Transatlantic responses from Aaron Copland, Libby Larsen, Lee Hoiby and Juliana Hall contrast with works by Guildhall’s Head of Composition, Julian Philips.

6:00pm

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3rd December 2020

Songs at Six: The Complete Songs of Samuel Barber

Concert, Opera & Vocal

Julius Drake directs this concert of Samuel Barber’s songs, beginning with his early Dover Beach for baritone and string quartet, and culminating in his late, great cycles for voice and piano.

6:00pm

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4th December 2020

Songs at Six: The Songs of Francis Poulenc

Concert, Opera & Vocal

Graham Johnson celebrates the publication of his new book Poulenc: The Life in the Songs with this concert of settings of poetry by Apollinaire and Éluard. The Paul Hamburger Prize for Voice and Piano Duo will be awarded at this recital.

6:00pm

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4th December 2020

Voiceworks: Unaccompanied Song

Opera & Vocal, Concert

This special Voiceworks project focusses on music written for voice alone, featuring works by composers including Alison Bauld, Jonathan Dove, Oliver Knussen, Nicola LeFanu, Lin Marsh, Priaulx Rainier, Judith Weir and more.

7:30pm

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8th December 2020

Guildhall Cantata Project

Opera & Vocal, Concert

An intimate programme of music for voice and continuo from around the turn of the eighteenth century.

7:30pm

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9th December 2020

Songs at Six: Beethoven Influences in Song

Concert, Opera & Vocal

Pianist Eugene Asti honours Beethoven's 250th anniversary with a programme exploring Beethoven’s influences in song from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.

6:00pm

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10th December 2020

Songs at Six: Bécquer in Song

Concert, Opera & Vocal

We mark Bécquer's 150th anniversary with a programme of songs by celebrated composers such as Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina and Federico Mompou, as well as lesser-known gems by José Espí Ulrich, Enrique Fernández Arbós and José María Guervós.

6:00pm

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11th December 2020

A History of Big Band: 1930s – Velocity

Jazz, Concert

The Guildhall Big Band are joined by guest Pete Long for an exploration of early swing, featuring the music of the Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington Orchestras.

7:30pm

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10th March 2021

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vassily Sinaisky

Concert

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra returns to Barbican Hall stage for a programme of Elgar and Brahms conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.

7:30pm Barbican Hall

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