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2018

Helsingborg Commissions

Date: Saturday 14th April, 2018 Venue: Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden As part of our 2017 Nordic Music Days residency, and in conjunction with our 2017 Call for Scores, we have co-commissioned six new pieces which we will premiere in Helsingborg.  The composers of the new works are Asta Hyvärinen, Donghoon Shin, Georgia Rodgers, Ansgar Beste, […]

A few moments with Bára Gísladóttir

We’re in Reykjavík today, and ready to make our Icelandic debut at Dark Music Days with music in our ‘Approaching Dutilleux’ project, built around his chamber masterwork Les Citations.  This concert features a new addition to the repertoire from Icelandic composer Bára Gísladóttir.  Bára is en route to Iceland to work with us today, but Aaron Holloway-Nahum […]

A few moments with Molly Joyce

Our first concert of 2018 is already almost here! On Friday 12 January we perform Elliott Carter’s legendary Double Concerto for harpsichord and piano at LSO St Luke’s, with Riot members Goska Isphording and Adam Swayne in the challenging solo roles. This will not be the only highlight of the evening, however: the concert is […]

A few moments with Pierce Gradone

Our first concert of 2018 is already almost here! On Friday 12 January we perform Elliott Carter’s legendary Double Concerto for harpsichord and piano at LSO St Luke’s, with Riot members Goska Isphording and Adam Swayne in the challenging solo roles. This will not be the only highlight of the evening, however: the concert is […]

Seven Heavens: Dark Music Days, Iceland

Date: Friday 26th January, 8.00pm Venue: Iðnó (Reykyavik)  Riot Ensemble makes our Icelandic Debut at Myrkir Músíkdagar (Dark Music Days) with a new work by Icelandic composer (and performer) Bára Gísladottír for the same forces as Henri Dutilleux’s chamber masterpiece Les Citations.  Riot will also give Icelandic premieres to works for the same forces from Arlene Sierra, Jose Manuel […]

Carter Double Concerto

Date: Friday 12th January, 8.00pm Venue: LSO St. Luke’s (EC1V 9NG) We’re hugely excited to kick off 2018 with a rare performance of Elliott Carter’s masterful Double Concerto, with Riot soloists Adam Swayne (Piano) and Goska Isphording (Harpsichord).  Carter’s work will be placed alongside two varied emerging American composers.  Molly Joyce, one of seven composers chosen in our […]