Events

Haydn Concerto and creative projects with Camerata Alma Viva

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

North Yorkshire North York Moors Chamber Music Festival

Leicestershire Shambala Festival - Lecture: What's Music For?

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

Hurstpierpoint Festival, recital with Between The Notes

Oxford Chamber Music Festival

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

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

Two Moors Festival Mix and Match, Schubert and Brahms

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

European Music Union Lecture and workshop

Cambridge Festival solo recital, cello and electronics

Manchester Haydn Cello Concerto with David Greilsammer and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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

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

Adam Chamber Music Festival

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

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

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

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

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

Stockholm O Modernt Festival

Riga Festival Ad Lucem All night concert

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

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.

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

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

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

Kassel Residency at the Kasseler Musiktage Festival 

Kassel  8pm - Solo recital Bach, Britten, Sollima

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 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.

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

7.30pm Wimbledon Festival Stradivarius in Rio, Incredibly beautiful 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Improvisation course at the Espoo Institute of Music

Kingston University, London solo cello and live electronics

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

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

Herning Improvisation course for Ensemble MidtVest

Herning Improvisation course for Ensemble MidtVest

Improvisation course for Lahti Symphony Orchestra

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

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

Paris Orchestre National de France Double Concerto - At Swim-Two Birds, by Pascal Dusapin with Viktoria Mullova, conducted by Pascal Rophé

Riga The Protecting Veil by Sir John Tavener with Riga Sinfonietta

recording The Protecting Veil

Chisinau solo recital and workshops

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Utrecht, 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

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

Gruber Cello Concerto with Riga Sinfonietta conducted by Normunds Sne More info here.

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

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

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

Sheffield All Saints Church Eccleshall, Dvorak Concerto conducted by Chris Gayford More info here.

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.

London, Blackheath Concert Halls Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani

Canterbury, Colyer-Fergusson Hall Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani

Birmingham, Elgar Concert Hall Dvorak Concerto with ProYouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wissam Boustani

Ibaraki, Ibaraki-Ken Bunka 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

Niigata, Niigata prefectural civic center Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

Tokyo, Olympus Hall Hachioji Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

Tokyo, Opera City Dvorak Concerto with Brno Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Leoš Svárovský

Finland Improvisation workshops at Espoo Music Institute and Sibelius Academy.

Improvisation workshops with Kuopio Symphony Orchestra

Recital with Sukwinda ‘Pinky’ Singh (tabla)

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

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.

Bach and Indian music with Viktoria Mullova (violin), Avi Avital (mandolin), Sukwinda 'Pinky' Singh (tabla), Soumik Datta (sarod). For more information, see here.

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.

Champs Hill, recital with Stephen de Pledge

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

Private concert at Saffron Hall

Festival appearance at Give! Festival with Joseph Tawadros on Oud For more info and ticketing, see here.

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 […]

Festival appearance at Shambala festival with Adrian Freedman on Shakuhachi. For more info and ticketing, see here.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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!

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 […]

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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

China tour of Stradivarius in Rio with Viktoria Mullova

Stradivarius Trust celebration concert at Saffron Hall, Suffolk.

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

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

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

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

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

Dartington International Summer School More information here.

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

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

Ayriel Studio Producing Schubert for Viktoria Mullova and Alastair Beatson. September 19 Salisbury Medieval Hall. Concert with Howard Moody and La Folia

Salisbury Medieval Hall. Concert with Howard Moody and La Folia

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

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

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

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

Wimbledon Festival recital with Viktoria Mullova.

Composing/Recording project in the home studio.

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

Residency as their first Creative Fellow

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

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

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

Denmark Performances Ensemble MidtVest and the Holstebro Dansekompani

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

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

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

Workshops for Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, NZ

Adjucating Finals of CMNZ National Chamber Music competition.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recital with Reinis Zarins, piano, with Beethoven sonatas and music for cello and electronics from Electric.

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

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

Producing Beethoven violin sonata disc with Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson.

Complete Beethoven sonata cycle and improvisations with Reinis Zarins.

Teaching improvisation and cello masterclass.

Late night Brahms with Ivana Gavric.

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

BBC Radio 3 Night Tracks live from Dartington Great Hall presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch with performances from Matthew Barley and Adrian Freedman (shakuhachi).

Verklarte Nacht/Transfigured Night Reimagined with the Mullova Ensemble: Viktoria Mullova, Lisa Rieder, Nils Monkemeyer, Kinga Wojdalska and Peteris Sokolovskis, Ching-Ying Chien (dance), Yeast Culture (projections), Sander Loonen (lighting design), Jasmine Morris (composer). Music by Bach, Bartok, Janacek, Richard Strauss, Jasmine Morris and Schoenberg

Verklarte Nacht/Transfigured Night Reimagined with the Mullova Ensemble: Viktoria Mullova, Lisa Rieder, Nils Monkemeyer, Kinga Wojdalska and Peteris Sokolovskis, Ching-Ying Chien (dance), Yeast Culture (projections), Sander Loonen (lighting design), Jasmine Morris (composer). Music by Bach, Bartok, Janacek, Richard Strauss, Jasmine Morris and Schoenberg

Verklarte Nacht/Transfigured Night Reimagined with the Mullova Ensemble: Viktoria Mullova, Lisa Rieder, Nils Monkemeyer, Kinga Wojdalska and Peteris Sokolovskis, Ching-Ying Chien (dance), Yeast Culture (projections), Sander Loonen (lighting design), Jasmine Morris (composer). Music by Bach, Bartok, Janacek, Richard Strauss, Jasmine Morris and Schoenberg

Verklarte Nacht/Transfigured Night Reimagined with the Mullova Ensemble: Viktoria Mullova, Lisa Rieder, Nils Monkemeyer, Kinga Wojdalska and Peteris Sokolovskis, Ching-Ying Chien (dance), Yeast Culture (projections), Sander Loonen (lighting design), Jasmine Morris (composer). Music by Bach, Bartok, Janacek, Richard Strauss, Jasmine Morris and Schoenberg

Verklarte Nacht/Transfigured Night Reimagined with the Mullova Ensemble: Viktoria Mullova, Lisa Rieder, Nils Monkemeyer, Kinga Wojdalska and Peteris Sokolovskis, Ching-Ying Chien (dance), Yeast Culture (projections), Sander Loonen (lighting design), Jasmine Morris (composer). Music by Bach, Bartok, Janacek, Richard Strauss, Jasmine Morris and Schoenberg

Teaching at the Zurich Musikschule Konservatorium

Mixed programme with string orchestra and percussion. Orchestra of the Swan. Bach, Glass, Handel, Brazilian jazz, Barber, John McLaughlin

Lectures and performances for the European Graduate School Research Institute for Philosophy and Music

AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen) - The Protecting Veil by John Tavener play/directing with the Young Belgian Strings

Programme: Tavener: Tears of the Angels | Fragment for the Virgin | The Protecting Veil Venue: AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen), Kammenstraat 81, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium Other performers: Sylvia Huang, violin Matthew Barley, cello Young Belgian Strings https://en.youngbelgianstrings.be/ Dirk Van de Moortel, artistic director

The Protecting Veil by John Tavener with Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles

Medicine Festival performance with Danit and Friends

Producing Beethoven album for Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson

Worldwide release of Light Stories on Signum Classics

Premier performance of Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on screen dance from Mavin Khoo) at Southbank Centre, London, 17.30 and 21.30

Cello masterclass at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Dora Stouzker Hall at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 19.30, Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

St George’s Hall 19.30 Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Matthew Barley Foundation workshops with Emma Bonnici Creative music, song, theatre and movement for improving and maintaining good mental health.

Kazalisna Dvorana 19.30 Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Recording of cello and piano repertoire for Roxana Panufnik and Signum Classics

Teaching the Kampus Ensemble at Heidelberg Fruhling Festival

CHAPEL 21.00 Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Stauffer Academia teaching with Viktoria Mullova

For solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on screen dance from Mavin Khoo) Wavendon, Windermere, Nottingham, Leeds, York, Glasgow and others. Details announced in Jan 25.

Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on-screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on-screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on-screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on-screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on-screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on-screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Matthew Barley Foundation workshops with Emma Bonnici Creative music, song, theatre and movement for improving and maintaining good mental health.

Light Stories for solo cello, electronics and video design by Yeast Culture (with on-screen dance from Mavin Khoo)

Tabakova concerto for cello and strings with Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra

USA Day: Conducting Terry Riley’s In C with Kampus Ensemble

Teaching Bach and Improvisation course with Viktoria Mullova

Improvisation course

Play/directing the Residentie Orkestr with Sir John Tavener’s The Protecting Veil with works by Arvo Pärt, Piazzolla and Milton Nascimento

Sounding Together, exploring music, movement and mental health with students from University College London

Residency and concert at Hawkwood College Matthew Barley & 51 Strings, a new group with Melisa Yıldırım, Hanna Ryynänen and Dawda Jobarteh