Music, Contemporary

The pianist and drummer play contemporary jazz.

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER Weekend events from 10am In the fraught atmosphere of the Cold War, Benjamin Britten’s pacifism, socialist leanings and homosexuality cast him as an outsider. Likewise, his tonal, communicative music was viewed as suspicious by his avant-garde contemporaries. We look at his remarkable work in…

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Weekend events from 10am In the fraught atmosphere of the Cold War, Benjamin Britten’s pacifism, socialist leanings and homosexuality cast him as an outsider. Likewise, his tonal, communicative music was viewed as suspicious by his avant-garde contemporaries. We look at his remarkable work in the…

SATURDAY 28 – SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Weekend events from 10am In the fraught atmosphere of the Cold War, Benjamin Britten’s pacifism, socialist leanings and homosexuality cast him as an outsider. Likewise, his tonal, communicative music was viewed as suspicious by his avant-garde contemporaries. We look at his…

Benjamin Britten: Noye's Fludde Come and join Noye, his family, a cast of animals and musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra as they escape from the great flood that encompasses the earth in this colourful Biblical-inspired opera written by Benjamin Britten. Noye's Fludde is based on an early 15th-century…

• Directed by: Clark Rundell (cond)
• Written by: Nico Muhly

Clark Rundell conducts John Adams's Shaker Loops and Chamber Symphony, plus Nico Muhly's Seeing Is Believing Concerto For Electric Violin and Double Standard, with Thomas Gould electric violin and Colin Currie and Alexandre Esperet, percussion.

Highlights include: Georges Bizet: Les Toréadors from Carmen Giuseppe Verdi: Ehi! paggio! from Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi: Ella giammai m'amò from Don Carlos Richard Wagner: O du, mein holder Abendstern (Song to the evening star) from Tannhäuser, Act 3 Interval The acclaimed and award-winning operatic…

Contemporary jazz by the saxophonist and accompanying musicians.

• Written by: Paul Gladstone Reid

The group performs Bach's 2nd Suite In D Minor, Max Richter's Interlude and Paul Gladstone Reid's Leaving And Going Away.

Contemporary jazz with rocky elements buy the London-based guitarist and his accompanying musicians.

Benjamin Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Benjamin Britten: Poco lento (2nd movement) from Movements for a Clarinet Concerto compl. Colin Matthews arr. Joseph Phibbs for string orchestra (World premiere) Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto Interval Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No.14 Britten and…

Four Czech clarinettists playing a blend of jazz, folk, contemporary classical and electronic music.

The group performs contemporary jazz.

• Directed by: Jolyon Laycock (cond)

Jolyon Laycock conducts works by members of the Severnside Composers Alliance, plus other contemporary pieces, with Alison Gillies, cello.

• Written by: Ludovico Einaudi

The group performs Stephen Whibley's Monsoon, Avner Hanani's Metalmorphosis and Ludovico Einaudi's Le Onde.

Members of Ensemble musikFabrik talk to composer John Harris about their unique artistic vision.

Electronic music composer Marco Stroppa and pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard talk to BBC Radio 3 presenter Tom Service about their pioneering work.

Meredith Monk explores the artist’s relationship with the environment, in conversation with Philip Campbell, editor of Nature magazine.

To a significant number of people, saxophonist Courtney Pine is the face of British Jazz. His debut album, Journey To The Urge Within, was the first real jazz album to make the UK top 40 and since then, his career and profile have continued to rise. Pine has worked around the world and with numerous artists from other…

To a significant number of people, saxophonist Courtney Pine is the face of British Jazz. His debut album, Journey To The Urge Within, was the first real jazz album to make the UK top 40 and since then, his career and profile have continued to rise. Pine has worked around the world and with numerous artists from other…

Contemporary jazz by the ensemble led by guitarist Keith Phillips.

Contemporary jazz from the guitarist and his accompanying musicians.

This festival within a festival celebrates the breadth of ballet from classic to contemporary. Featuring a diverse mixture of world premières, including work from Scottish Ballet, Scottish Dance Theatre and Gelabert Azzopardi Companyia de Dansa. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The bassist and composer leads his band featuring musicians Brigitte Beraha, Ivo Neame, Tomas Challenger, Rob Updegraff and Tim Giles.

Contemporary jazz from the pianist, bassist Andy Cleyndert and drummer Matt Skelton.