Matthew Barley/Cellist

Music is the universal language of mankind.

Longfellow
June
12
United Kingdom
June 12th, Loco Klub

Guest slot with Trees of Music string orchestra to raise awareness of the pernambuco tree used in bow making.

28
United Kingdom
June 28th, St Laurence Church

Solo recital at Stroud Sacred Music Festival. Including Bach, Matthew’s new compositions, improvisations and others.

July
01
United Kingdom
July 1 – 3, Wyastone Leys Studio
Producing Beethoven violin sonata disc with Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson.
15
Latvia
July 15th, Jurmala Festival
Complete Beethoven sonata cycle and improvisations with Reinis Zarins.
August
05
United Kingdom
August 5th – 11th, Dartington Festival

Teaching improvisation and cello masterclass.

05
United Kingdom
August 5th, Dartington Hall

Late night Brahms with Ivana Gavric.

09
United Kingdom
August 9th, Dartington Hall

Music from Electric for solo cello and electronics, plus Bach, improvisations and compositions by Matthew.

Archive of past events
May 2023
19th, United Kingdom
Recital with Reinis Zarins, piano, with Beethoven sonatas and music for cello and electronics from Electric.
11th, Finland

Evolving Spring – cello concerto by Misha Mullov-Abbado with Kuopio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mike Seal.

8th, Lithuania

51% Brazil – arrangements of Brazilian jazz and others for cello and string orchestra with Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra.

September 2022
12th, United Kingdom

Hawkwood College Residency With Viktoria Mullova and friends working on Schoenberg’s Verklarte Nacht

August 2022
22nd, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

20th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

19th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

17th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

16th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

15th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

13th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

11th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

9th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

8th, New Zealand

Concerts with Stephen de Pledge, piano, and will feature music by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Boulanger, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

5th, New Zealand

Adjucating Finals of CMNZ National Chamber Music competition.

1st, New Zealand

Workshops for Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, NZ

July 2022
28th, New Zealand

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand, Azul by Osvaldo Golijov for cello and orchestra.

June 2022
28th, Estonia

Teaching and performing with Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt at the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia

13th, United Kingdom

Hawkwood College Residency with Nicki Wells – voice, and Sanju Sahai – tabla

May 2022
19th, Denmark

Denmark Performances Ensemble MidtVest and the Holstebro Dansekompani

April 2022
30th, United Kingdom

York University, improvisation class, improvisation performance with Dr David Dolan, and recital of music for cello and electronics.

29th, United Kingdom

Dartington Great Hall, recital with Nicki Wells, voice, and Sanju Sahai, tabla and Adrian Freedman, shakuhachi

March 2022
29th, Italy

Teaching improvisation and creative music with Viktoria Mullova at the Stauffer Academia in Cremona, Italy

13th, United Kingdom

Residency as their first Creative Fellow

February 2022
18th, Sweden

Webinar for Hugo Ticciati and students of O/Modernt in Stockholm, Sweden

1st, United Kingdom

Composing/Recording project in the home studio.

November 2021
14th, United Kingdom

Wimbledon Festival recital with Viktoria Mullova.

October 2021
24th, United Kingdom

Saffron Hall, Suffolk – 4pm recital of Beethoven and improvisations with Ivana Gavric and Tim West.

15th, United Kingdom

Stoutzka Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Lunchtime Beethoven recital with Ivana Gavric.

4th, United Kingdom

Residency at Hawkwood College to create new music with Sanju Sahai – tabla, Nicki Wells – voice and Camilo Tirado – electronics.

1st, United Kingdom

Friday Night Live, Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester 7.30pm Solo recital

September 2021
19th, United Kingdom

Salisbury Medieval Hall. Concert with Howard Moody and La Folia

7th, United Kingdom

Ayriel Studio Producing Schubert for Viktoria Mullova and Alastair Beatson.

September 19 Salisbury Medieval Hall. Concert with Howard Moody and La Folia

August 2021
29th, United Kingdom

St John The Evangelist Church. Transcendence – Matthew curates and plays in a concert with Adrian Freedman – Shakuhachi, Nicki Wells – voice, Sukhwinder Singh – tabla, Maia Ayling – aerialist

16th, Finland

There and Back Again – Matthew conducts Beethoven, plays Brazilian arrangements, and leads a creative music project with this adventurous Finnish orchestra.

7th, United Kingdom

Dartington International Summer School

More information here.

November 2020
27th, United Kingdom

New music with Sukwinda Singh, tabla, at Saffron Hall, Suffolk.

14th,

Azul, for cello and orchestra by Osvaldo Golijov, with Jean-Claud Picard, conductor and Orchestre Symphonique de Trois Rivieres.

October 2020
25th, United Kingdom

Complete Beethoven sonata cycle with Ivana Gavric, piano, and improvisations with Tim West, piano, at Saffron Hall, Suffolk.

10th, United Kingdom

Complete Beethoven sonata cycle with Denes Varjon, piano, and improvisations with Tim West, piano, at Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London.

9th, United Kingdom

Beethoven sonatas with Denes Varjon, piano, at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Wales.

1st, United Kingdom

Stradivarius Trust celebration concert at Saffron Hall, Suffolk.

September 2020
13th, China

China tour of Stradivarius in Rio with Viktoria Mullova

August 2020
8th, United Kingdom

Dartington International Summer School Concerts include complete Beethoven sonata cycle and improvisations with Ivana Gavric and Tim West, pianos, and trio concerts with Tom Gould and Tom Poster.

July 2020
6th, United Kingdom

Beethoven sonatas at Cheltenham Festival, UK with Ivana Gavric, piano and improvisations with Tim West, piano.

June 2020
28th, Germany

Complete Beethoven sonata cycle and improvisations with Shai Wosner, piano, at Bad Kissingen festival, Germany.

May 2020
21st, United Kingdom

Solo performance at Snape Maltings, Suffolk, showcasing new work.

10th, United Kingdom

Residency in Snape Maltings/Britten Pears to develop composition and newly recorded work especially with electronics.

2nd, United Kingdom

Guest appearance at the Singing With Nightingales special festival night with Sam Lee.

April 2020
9th, United Kingdom

Concert at Hawkwood College with Soumik Datta, Sukwinda Singh and other musicians following a week of residency. Programme of all original music created in the residency.

March 2020
26th, United Kingdom

Concert at Hawkwood College with South African cellist Abel Selaocoe following a week of residency. Programme featuring baroque duets, original compositions, South African folk and improvisations.

14th, Denmark

Guest soloist/director for improvisation concert with Ensemble Midtvest, in Aarhus, Denmark.

13th, Denmark

Guest soloist/director for improvisation concert with Ensemble Midtvest, in Aarhus, Denmark.

12th, Denmark

Guest soloist/director for improvisation concert with Ensemble Midtvest, in Aarhus, Denmark.

January 2020
19th, Estonia

Stradivarius in Rio

Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello), Paul Clarvis (percussion), João Luís Nogueira Pinto (guitar)

18th, Estonia

Stradivarius in Rio

Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello), Paul Clarvis (percussion), João Luís Nogueira Pinto (guitar)

13th, Sweden

Improvisation project with Swedish Chamber Orchestra

December 2019
7th, United Kingdom

Walton concerto with Bristol Concert orchestra

November 2019
23rd, United Kingdom

Matthew Barley gives the world premiere of Misha Mullov-Abbado’s Cello Concerto. Also appearing alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra and Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey are Southbank Centre resident groups Nu Civilisation Orchestra and StringTing, and together in this concert we break new ground in orchestral jazz performance. The programme also includes new and pre-existing arrangements of music by legendary jazz performer and composer Duke Ellington.

For more information and booking, click here.

12th, United Kingdom

Recital with Calefax Reed Quintet  – Antonín Dvořák Serenade for winds, Johann Sebastian Bach Fantasia and Fugue, William Walton Cello Concerto, Henry Purcell In nomine, Bach/improvisation on Cello Suites

For more information and tickets, click here!

10th, United Kingdom

From ‘Zero’ to ‘Inifinity’
Music, Maths and Architecture

From the Baroque of J S Bach ‘The Submerged Cathedral’ of Claude Debussy To Le Corbusier’s city of Chandigarh.

Matthew Barley (cello), Joby Burgess (percussion), Clare Hammond (piano), Soumik Datta (sarod), Sukhvinder Singh ‘Pinky’ (tabla and vocal percussion)

For more information and tickets, click here!

2nd, United Kingdom

Recital with Calefax Reed Quintet – Joost Buis The Swimmer, Carola Bauckholt Zugvögel (Migratory birds), Giovanni Sollima Lamentatio, Graham Fitkin Tracking Yesterday’s England

“Presenting a striking and innovative programme in collaboration with adventurous English cellist, Matthew Barley, Calefax are a reed quintet from the Netherlands who can be defined as a classical ensemble with a pop mentality.”

For more information and booking, please click here!

October 2019
11th, United Kingdom

Day of Improvisation and Composition at Charters School

September 2019
16th, New Zealand

Trio recital with Viktoria Mullova and Stephen de Pledge. Schubert, Ravel, Fisher.

Piano Trio splendour, this programme offers a chance to hear one of the biggest names on the world stage, Viktoria Mullova, perform cornerstones of the repertoire. True music royalty, Mullova has appeared with most of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors, and is known the world over as a violinist of exceptional versatility and musical integrity. She is joined by husband Matthew Barley and our own Stephen De Pledge in performing one of the greatest trios in the repertory, the masterpiece of Schubert’s Trio in E flat – “Heavenly lengths” as Schumann would later describe, a “Trio by Schubert passed across the musical world like some angry comet in the sky.”

For more information and tickets, click here!

15th, New Zealand

Trio recital with Viktoria Mullova and Stephen de Pledge. Schubert, Ravel, Fisher.

Piano Trio splendour, this programme offers a chance to hear one of the biggest names on the world stage, Viktoria Mullova, perform cornerstones of the repertoire. True music royalty, Mullova has appeared with most of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors, and is known the world over as a violinist of exceptional versatility and musical integrity. She is joined by husband Matthew Barley and our own Stephen De Pledge in performing one of the greatest trios in the repertory, the masterpiece of Schubert’s Trio in E flat – “Heavenly lengths” as Schumann would later describe, a “Trio by Schubert passed across the musical world like some angry comet in the sky.”

For more information and tickets, click here!

14th, New Zealand

Trio recital with Viktoria Mullova and Stephen de Pledge. Schubert, Ravel, Fisher.

Piano Trio splendour, this programme offers a chance to hear one of the biggest names on the world stage, Viktoria Mullova, perform cornerstones of the repertoire. True music royalty, Mullova has appeared with most of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors, and is known the world over as a violinist of exceptional versatility and musical integrity. She is joined by husband Matthew Barley and our own Stephen De Pledge in performing one of the greatest trios in the repertory, the masterpiece of Schubert’s Trio in E flat – “Heavenly lengths” as Schumann would later describe, a “Trio by Schubert passed across the musical world like some angry comet in the sky.”

For more information and tickets, click here!

12th, New Zealand

Duo recital with Stephen de Pledge. Bach, Beethoven, Takemitsu, Salina Fisher, Debussy, Schumann.

Impressionistic colours of light and shade echo across the centuries reflecting some of the most beautiful chamber music ever written for the cello.

Offering choice works of cello and piano in a programme of exquisite symmetry, from the languishing Andante in Bach’s Cello Sonata, and the mirrored reflections of Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel, to Takemitsu’s reflection on the Japanese circular idea of time in Orion.

For more information click here.

11th, New Zealand

Duo recital with Stephen de Pledge. Bach, Beethoven, Takemitsu, Salina Fisher, Debussy, Schumann.

Impressionistic colours of light and shade echo across the centuries reflecting some of the most beautiful chamber music ever written for the cello.

Offering choice works of cello and piano in a programme of exquisite symmetry, from the languishing Andante in Bach’s Cello Sonata, and the mirrored reflections of Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel, to Takemitsu’s reflection on the Japanese circular idea of time in Orion.

For more information and tickets click here.

10th, New Zealand

Duo recital with Stephen de Pledge. Bach, Beethoven, Takemitsu, Salina Fisher, Debussy, Schumann.

Impressionistic colours of light and shade echo across the centuries reflecting some of the most beautiful chamber music ever written for the cello.

Offering choice works of cello and piano in a programme of exquisite symmetry, from the languishing Andante in Bach’s Cello Sonata, and the mirrored reflections of Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel, to Takemitsu’s reflection on the Japanese circular idea of time in Orion.

For more information and tickets click here.

3rd, Australia

Melbourne Recital Hall

Trio recital Viktoria Mullova and Stephen de Pledge

Viktoria Mullova is one of her generation’s greatest violin virtuosos and one of the most versatile, with musical horizons that stretch from Baroque to jazz and world music.

Whatever she plays, she plays with integrity and passion. Hear Mullova in the intimacy of a piano trio with her husband Matthew Barley and long-time collaborator Stephen de Pledge.

For more information and booking, click here.

August 2019
25th, United Kingdom

Festival appearance at Shambala festival with Adrian Freedman on Shakuhachi.

For more info and ticketing, see here.

July 2019
31st, United Kingdom

Petworth Festival

Matthew Barley takes to the stage in the company of master tabla and sarod players Ustad Sukhvinder Singh and Soumik Datta to explore both Western and Indian works through performance and improvisation. Works by Bach, the Beatles, Tavener and Sultan Khan provide points of departure, as does Raag Bhairavi.

For more information and booking, click here.

14th, United Kingdom

Festival appearance at Give! Festival with Joseph Tawadros on Oud

For more info and ticketing, see here.

10th, United Kingdom

Private concert at Saffron Hall

June 2019
22nd, United Kingdom

Improvised concert with Tansy Davies (guitar, electronics) and Rolf  Wallin (electronics)

21st, United Kingdom

Champs Hill, recital with Stephen de Pledge

15th, United Kingdom

Winchester Cathedral
(album launch)
Join Matthew Barley and his ensemble, a carefully assembled collection of some of the most talented London string players, for an evening to explore The Protecting Veil by the late Sir John Tavener.

For more information and tickets, click here.

11th, Germany

Bach and Indian music with Viktoria Mullova (violin), Avi Avital (mandolin), Sukwinda ‘Pinky’ Singh (tabla), Soumik Datta (sarod).

For more information, see here.

5th, United Kingdom

Matthew Barley and ensemble chart a roller-coaster journey through diverse and sumptuous musical landscapes. Instantly lovable jazz by Brazilian greats Jobim, Nascimento, Regina, next to Bach’s celestial chorales, linked with adventurous improvisations.

For more info and tickets, see here.

May 2019
12th, United Kingdom

Recital of cello and live electronics featuring the music of Professor Oded Ben-Tal

8th, Lithuania

Recital with Sukwinda ‘Pinky’ Singh (tabla)

March 2019
25th, Finland

Improvisation workshops with Kuopio Symphony Orchestra

19th, Finland

Finland Improvisation workshops at Espoo Music Institute and Sibelius Academy.

February 2019
17th, Japan

Tokyo, Opera City

Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

13th, Japan

Tokyo, Olympus Hall Hachioji

Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

11th, Japan

Niigata, Niigata prefectural civic center

Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

10th, Japan

Nagano, Nagano City arts center

Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

9th, Japan

Ibaraki, Ibaraki-Ken Bunka Center

Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

January 2019
26th, United Kingdom

Birmingham, Elgar Concert Hall

Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani

25th, United Kingdom

Canterbury, Colyer-Fergusson Hall

Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani

24th, United Kingdom

London, Blackheath Concert Halls

Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani

December 2018
30th, United Kingdom

St Mark’s Church, Dalston, London
7.30pm to 11pm

This Winter, join The Nest Collective for a unique show featuring acclaimed musicians Adrian Freedman and Matthew Barley, as they play a range of songs taking you on a semi-improvised meditative sound journey.

For more info and tickets, see here.

29th, United Kingdom

Sheffield All Saints Church Eccleshall, Dvorak Concerto conducted by Chris Gayford

More info here.

November 2018
28th, United Kingdom

London Royal Festival Hall, Dusapin double concerto At Swim-Two-Birds, with Viktoria Mullova, violin, and conducted by Andres Orozco-Estrada

More info here.

10th, United States

Seattle, Dusapin double concerto At Swim-Two-Birds, with Viktoria Mullova, violin, and conducted by Ludovico Morlot

More info here.

8th, United States

Seattle, Dusapin double concerto At Swim-Two-Birds, with Viktoria Mullova, violin, and conducted by Ludovico Morlot

More info here.

October 2018
25th, Latvia

Gruber Cello Concerto with Riga Sinfonietta conducted by Normunds Sne

More info here.

20th, Netherlands

Leiden, recital with Calefax Reed Quintet New works by Fitkin and Buis, and new arrangements of Purcell, Tye and Walton’s Cello Concerto

19th, Netherlands

Nijmegen, recital with Calefax Reed Quintet New works by Fitkin and Buis, and new arrangements of Purcell, Tye and Walton’s Cello Concerto

17th, Netherlands

Utrecht, recital with Calefax Reed Quintet New works by Fitkin and Buis, and new arrangements of Purcell, Tye and Walton’s Cello Concerto

11th, United Kingdom

London Kings Place 10th Anniversary concert (private invitation only), performance of Brazilian jazz arranged for cello and string orchestra with the Matthew Barley Ensemble.

7th, United Kingdom

Oxford Chamber Music Festival, Holywell Music Room Kodaly Duo with Priya Mitchell violin.

More info here.

September 2018
29th, United Kingdom

Hurstpierpoint Festival, Matthew’s group Between The Notes reunite for an evening with brilliant actor/comedian Niall Ashdown for extraordinary improvisations of music and story.

More info here.

28th, United Kingdom

Hurstpierpoint Festival, solo recital with improvisations, Bach, Mark O’Connor, Giovanni Sollima and Britten

More info here.

27th, United Kingdom

Suffolk, Thornham Magna Church, solo recital with improvisations, Bach, Mark O’Connor, Giovanni Sollima and Britten

More info here.

25th, United Kingdom

The Sage Gateshead Hall 2, Strad in Rio with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Noguero Pinto

20th, Netherlands

Utrecht, Dom Chapel, Recital with Calefax Reed Quintet New works by Fitkin and Buis, and new arrangements of Purcell, Tye and Walton’s Cello Concerto

5 more concerts with Calefax, same programme as above.

More info here.

July 2018
25th, Czech Republic

Brno Besedni Dum, Tan Dun The Map with Brno Philharmonic and Alan Buribayev

9th, Moldova, Republic of

Chisinau solo recital and workshops

2nd, Latvia

recording The Protecting Veil

June 2018
30th, Latvia

Riga The Protecting Veil by Sir John Tavener with Riga Sinfonietta

May 2018
24th, France

Paris Orchestre National de France

Double Concerto – At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Pascal Rophé

18th, Germany

Leipzig Double Concerto – At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk

17th, Germany

Leipzig Double Concerto – At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk

8th, Finland

Helsinki Arrangements of Brazilian jazz for cello and strings by Matthew Barley, with Helsinki Strings.

2nd, Finland

Improvisation course for Lahti Symphony Orchestra

1st, Denmark

Herning Improvisation course for Ensemble MidtVest

April 2018
30th, Denmark

Herning Improvisation course for Ensemble MidtVest

26th, Finland

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Double Concerto by Thomas Larcher with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk. Finnish premiere

25th, Finland

Double Concerto by Thomas Larcher with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk. Finnish premiere

January 2018
24th, United Kingdom

Kingston University, London solo cello and live electronics

16th, Finland

Helsinki, Improvisation course at the Espoo Institute of Music

December 2017
2nd, United Kingdom

London St John’s Smith Square 7.30pm for Modern Mystics at SouthBank Centre, Sir John Tavener The Protecting Veil Matthew directs the City of London Sinfonia and also presents his interactive Living Programme Notes about the Tavener in houses around Smith Square.

1st, United Kingdom

Saffron Hall 7.30pm, Sir John Tavener The Protecting Veil Matthew directs the City of London Sinfonia and also presents his interactive Living Programme Notes about the Tavener.

November 2017
24th, Sweden

Stockholm Konserthuset main hall, HK Gruber cello concerto Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard

23rd, Sweden

Örebro, HK Gruber cello concerto Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard

18th, United Kingdom

London, Hampstead Festival St John’s Church 7.30pm Stradivarius in Rio, Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto

17th, United Kingdom

Sheffield 7.45pm Crucible Theatre Stradivarius in Rio, Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto

15th, Italy

Naples 8.30pm Teatro Sannazaro Stradivarius in Rio, Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto

14th, United Kingdom

7.30pm Wimbledon Festival Stradivarius in Rio, Incredibly beautiful Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto

4th, Germany

Kassel 7pm Saint Saens concerto no. 1 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel

3rd, Germany

Frankfurt am Mein, HR Sendesaal Saint Saens concerto no. 1 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel

2nd, Germany

Frankfurt am Mein, HR Sendesaal Saint Saens concerto no. 1 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel

October 2017
29th, Germany

Kassel 7pm –  Surprise Concert with Avi Avital and Manu Delago, who meet for the first time together on 25th October and begin planning this concert programme.

28th, Germany

Kassel 11am  – Workshop with Avi Avital and Manu Delago offering insight into their brand new programme created entirely in Kassel in the days leading to their concert on 29th

27th, Germany

Kassel  8pm – Solo recital Bach, Britten, Sollima

26th, Germany

Kassel Residency at the Kasseler Musiktage Festival 

20th, United Kingdom

London Kings Place, Indian Inflections, part of the Cello Unwrapped Festival with O/Modernt, Hugo Ticciati, Sukwinder “Pinky” Singh, Soumik Datta

1st, United Kingdom

Oxford Chamber Music Festival with Priya Mitchell, Hugo Ticciati, Sukwinder Singh

September 2017
30th, Netherlands

Amsterdam Concertgebouw 14.15 Zaterdag Matinee World premiere of Double Concerto – At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Markus Stenz

August 2017
21st, Germany

Berlin Konzerthaus concert with Hugo Ticciati, O Modernt orchestra, Sukwinder ‘Pinky-ji’ Singh and Soumik Datta Featuring new version of Raag Bhairavi for cello, violin, sarod, table and string orchestra.

17th, Sweden

Stockholm recording with Hugo Ticciati, O Modernt orchestra, Sukwinder ‘Pinky-ji’ Singh and Soumik Datta

June 2017
30th, Latvia

Riga Festival Ad Lucem All night concert

16th, Sweden

Stockholm O Modernt Festival

1st, France

Lyon Opera House Lyon Ballet, One of a Kind a full length ballet by Jiri Kylian, music by Brett Dean for on-stage solo cello and electronics

May 2017
31st, France

Lyon Opera House Lyon Ballet, One of a Kind a full length ballet by Jiri Kylian, music by Brett Dean for on-stage solo cello and electronics

30th, France

Lyon Opera House Lyon Ballet, One of a Kind a full length ballet by Jiri Kylian, music by Brett Dean for on-stage solo cello and electronics

28th, France

Lyon Opera House Lyon Ballet, One of a Kind a full length ballet by Jiri Kylian, music by Brett Dean for on-stage solo cello and electronics

27th, France

Lyon Opera House Lyon Ballet, One of a Kind a full length ballet by Jiri Kylian, music by Brett Dean for on-stage solo cello and electronics

26th, France

Lyon Opera House Lyon Ballet, One of a Kind a full length ballet by Jiri Kylian, music by Brett Dean for on-stage solo cello and electronics

20th, Germany

Schloss Elmau Chamber music with Hugo Ticciati, Tom Poster, Christopher Sundqvist and Sukwinder ‘Pinky’ Singh

19th, Germany

Schloss Elmau Chamber music with Hugo Ticciati,, Tom Poster and Christopher Sundqvist

12th, Czech Republic

Brno Besedni Dum Elgar cello concerto with Brno Philharmonic and Alexander Joel

11th, Czech Republic

Brno Besedni Dum Elgar cello concerto with Brno Philharmonic and Alexander Joel

10th, Czech Republic

Brno Besedni Dum Elgar cello concerto with Brno Philharmonic and Alexander Joel

April 2017
6th, United Kingdom

London World premiere of Roxana Panufnik’s 99 Words for my Darling Children for cello and choir with Voce and Suzi Digby conducting.

January 2017
30th, New Zealand

Adam Chamber Music Festival

23rd, Finland

East Helsinki Music School creative music project with students and Helsinki Strings

20th, Czech Republic

Brno Besedni Dum, John Tavener, The Protecting Veil with Brno Philharmonic and Robert Kruzik

19th, Czech Republic

Brno Besedni Dum, John Tavener, The Protecting Veil with Brno Philharmonic and Robert Kruzik

December 2016
8th, Czech Republic

Brno Besedni Dum, Tan Dun The Map with Brno Philharmonic and Alan Buribayev

1st, United Kingdom

Manchester Haydn Cello Concerto with David Greilsammer and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

November 2016
11th, United Kingdom

Cambridge Festival solo recital, cello and electronics

October 2016
28th, Denmark

European Music Union Lecture and workshop

26th, United Kingdom

London, The Old Queen’s Head Nessi Gomes CD launch, guest appearance

23rd, United Kingdom

Two Moors Festival Mix and Match, Schubert and Brahms

13th, United Kingdom

Manchester, Peel Hall, University of Salford UK premiere of Thomas Larcher’s cello concerto with BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon

6th, United Kingdom

Kestle Barton, Cornwall Spontonality, Improvisation week with Tim West, Julian Bliss, Tony Woods, Torbjorn Hultmark

September 2016
28th, United Kingdom

Oxford Chamber Music Festival

19th, United Kingdom

Hurstpierpoint Festival, recital with Between The Notes

16th, United Kingdom

Royal Festival Hall, London Universal Notes for Opening of Darbar Festival

August 2016
28th, United Kingdom

Leicestershire Shambala Festival – Lecture: What’s Music For?

25th, United Kingdom

North Yorkshire North York Moors Chamber Music Festival

July 2016
16th, United Kingdom

Petworth Festival Recital with Alasdair Beatson Schumann, Janacek, Brahms, Beethoven

2nd, Switzerland

Haydn Concerto and creative projects with Camerata Alma Viva