Here you can find the list of all my upcoming events, as well as an archive of past ones!
Day of Improvisation and Composition at Charters School
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.”
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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)
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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
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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.
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Walton concerto with Bristol Concert orchestra
Improvisation project with Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Stradivarius in Rio
Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello), Paul Clarvis (percussion), João Luís Nogueira Pinto (guitar)
Stradivarius in Rio
Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello), Paul Clarvis (percussion), João Luís Nogueira Pinto (guitar)
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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Festival appearance at Shambala festival with Adrian Freedman on Shakuhachi.
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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.
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Festival appearance at Give! Festival with Joseph Tawadros on Oud
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Private concert at Saffron Hall
Improvised concert with Tansy Davies (guitar, electronics) and Rolf Wallin (electronics)
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.
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Bach and Indian music with Viktoria Mullova (violin), Avi Avital (mandolin), Sukwinda ‘Pinky’ Singh (tabla), Soumik Datta (sarod).
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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.
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Recital of cello and live electronics featuring the music of Professor Oded Ben-Tal
Tokyo, Opera City
Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský
Tokyo, Olympus Hall Hachioji
Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský
Niigata, Niigata prefectural civic center
Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský
Nagano, Nagano City arts center
Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský
Ibaraki, Ibaraki-Ken Bunka Center
Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský
Birmingham, Elgar Concert Hall
Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani
Canterbury, Colyer-Fergusson Hall
Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani
London, Blackheath Concert Halls
Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani
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.
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Sheffield All Saints Church Eccleshall, Dvorak Concerto conducted by Chris Gayford
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London Royal Festival Hall, Dusapin double concerto At Swim-Two-Birds, with Viktoria Mullova, violin, and conducted by Andres Orozco-Estrada
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Seattle, Dusapin double concerto At Swim-Two-Birds, with Viktoria Mullova, violin, and conducted by Ludovico Morlot
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Seattle, Dusapin double concerto At Swim-Two-Birds, with Viktoria Mullova, violin, and conducted by Ludovico Morlot
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Leiden, recital with Calefax Reed Quintet New works by Fitkin and Buis, and new arrangements of Purcell, Tye and Walton’s Cello Concerto
Nijmegen, recital with Calefax Reed Quintet New works by Fitkin and Buis, and new arrangements of Purcell, Tye and Walton’s Cello Concerto
Utrecht, recital with Calefax Reed Quintet New works by Fitkin and Buis, and new arrangements of Purcell, Tye and Walton’s Cello Concerto
London Kings Place 10th Anniversary concert (private invitation only), performance of Brazilian jazz arranged for cello and string orchestra with the Matthew Barley Ensemble.
Oxford Chamber Music Festival, Holywell Music Room Kodaly Duo with Priya Mitchell violin.
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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.
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Hurstpierpoint Festival, solo recital with improvisations, Bach, Mark O’Connor, Giovanni Sollima and Britten
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Suffolk, Thornham Magna Church, solo recital with improvisations, Bach, Mark O’Connor, Giovanni Sollima and Britten
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The Sage Gateshead Hall 2, Strad in Rio with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Noguero Pinto
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.
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Chisinau solo recital and workshops
recording The Protecting Veil
Riga The Protecting Veil by Sir John Tavener with Riga Sinfonietta
Paris Orchestre National de France
Double Concerto – At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Pascal Rophé
Leipzig Double Concerto – At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk
Leipzig Double Concerto – At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk
Helsinki Arrangements of Brazilian jazz for cello and strings by Matthew Barley, with Helsinki Strings.
Improvisation course for Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Herning Improvisation course for Ensemble MidtVest
Herning Improvisation course for Ensemble MidtVest
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Double Concerto by Thomas Larcher with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk. Finnish premiere
Double Concerto by Thomas Larcher with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk. Finnish premiere
Kingston University, London solo cello and live electronics
Helsinki, Improvisation course at the Espoo Institute of Music
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.
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.
Stockholm Konserthuset main hall, HK Gruber cello concerto Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard
London, Hampstead Festival St John’s Church 7.30pm Stradivarius in Rio, Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto
Sheffield 7.45pm Crucible Theatre Stradivarius in Rio, Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto
Naples 8.30pm Teatro Sannazaro Stradivarius in Rio, Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto
7.30pm Wimbledon Festival Stradivarius in Rio, Incredibly beautiful Brazilian Songs with Viktoria Mullova, Paul Clarvis and Joao Luis Nogueiro Pinto
Kassel 7pm Saint Saens concerto no. 1 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel
Frankfurt am Mein, HR Sendesaal Saint Saens concerto no. 1 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel
Frankfurt am Mein, HR Sendesaal Saint Saens concerto no. 1 with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Gabel
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.
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
Kassel 8pm – Solo recital Bach, Britten, Sollima
London Kings Place, Indian Inflections, part of the Cello Unwrapped Festival with O/Modernt, Hugo Ticciati, Sukwinder “Pinky” Singh, Soumik Datta
Oxford Chamber Music Festival with Priya Mitchell, Hugo Ticciati, Sukwinder Singh
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
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.
Stockholm recording with Hugo Ticciati, O Modernt orchestra, Sukwinder ‘Pinky-ji’ Singh and Soumik Datta
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
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
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
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
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
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
Schloss Elmau Chamber music with Hugo Ticciati, Tom Poster, Christopher Sundqvist and Sukwinder ‘Pinky’ Singh
Brno Besedni Dum Elgar cello concerto with Brno Philharmonic and Alexander Joel
Brno Besedni Dum Elgar cello concerto with Brno Philharmonic and Alexander Joel
Brno Besedni Dum Elgar cello concerto with Brno Philharmonic and Alexander Joel
London World premiere of Roxana Panufnik’s 99 Words for my Darling Children for cello and choir with Voce and Suzi Digby conducting.
East Helsinki Music School creative music project with students and Helsinki Strings
Brno Besedni Dum, John Tavener, The Protecting Veil with Brno Philharmonic and Robert Kruzik
Brno Besedni Dum, John Tavener, The Protecting Veil with Brno Philharmonic and Robert Kruzik
Manchester Haydn Cello Concerto with David Greilsammer and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
European Music Union Lecture and workshop
Manchester, Peel Hall, University of Salford UK premiere of Thomas Larcher’s cello concerto with BBC Philharmonic and Ben Gernon
Kestle Barton, Cornwall Spontonality, Improvisation week with Tim West, Julian Bliss, Tony Woods, Torbjorn Hultmark
Petworth Festival Recital with Alasdair Beatson Schumann, Janacek, Brahms, Beethoven