Thursday, 23 April 2026 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – Structured like a game, Nobuto’s Hallelujah Sim. sets a choir of 72 singers with simple rules for progressing through levels of play. It creates “a dreamlike scenario where old traditions and symbols—hallelujahs, choirs, the Royal Albert Hall—gain strange new intensity,” looping, shifting, starting and stopping as if the music were writing itself in real time. […]
Thursday, 29 January 2026 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – This program of works for string orchestra (with touches of percussion) celebrates artistic figures. To mark Arvo Pärt’s 90th year, we present two works: one, like a slow-motion sonorous waterfall in memory of Benjamin Britten; the other, short and light, inspired by the Eiffel Tower and Gustave Eiffel’s elegant designs. Louie’s fantasy reverie, with cosmic […]
Sunday, 30 November 2025 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – Paired with the exuberance of Chris Goddard’s specially commissioned work showcasing “the fearless ethos of Esprit,” Adès’ powerful overture to The Tempest heralds our Edge of Your Seat International Festival. Gabriella Smith’s piece evokes ravens rolling, swooping, diving, soaring—an imagined ecstasy of wind, surf, sand, and sea beneath endless jet trails. Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s transfixing music […]
Thursday, 17 April 2025 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – Alluding to ritual Korean court music as well as lively traditional Korean folkloric music, Chin’s depiction of “heartbeat stars” in Alaraph blends a large array of percussion instruments with massive orchestral forces to create a work of tremendous energy and physicality. Esprit’s premiere of Ma’s Hijinks launches not only an exciting new work but also […]
