Helen Charlston – Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall, London, 1pm Second performance of Héloïse’s new song cycle Knight’s Dream written for mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston & pianist Sholto Kynoch (BBC commission) Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 link
Wigmore Hall, London, 1pm Second performance of Héloïse’s new song cycle Knight’s Dream written for mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston & pianist Sholto Kynoch (BBC commission) Live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 link
The Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall, Helsinki, 7pm Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon Performance of Héloïse’s ‘for mira’ link
Fidelio Cafe, London, 8.15pm October House Records @ Up Close and Musical Festival Héloïse performs a set with violinist Max Baillie and bassist Shri Sriram link
The Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall, Helsinki, 7pm Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Collon Finnish premiere of Héloïse’s ‘for mira’ link
Holywell Music Room, Oxford, 1pm World premiere of Héloïse’s new song cycle Knight’s Dream written for mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston & pianist Sholto Kynoch (BBC commission) link
Feierabendhaus, Ludwigshafen World premiere of Héloïse’s new song cycle Exodus for mezzo-soprano Lila Chrisp & cellist Colin Alexander, commissioned by Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft link
La Scala, Paris, 9.30pm Aux Armes, Contemporains! World premiere of Héloïse’s new string quartet Incantation in 4 parts written for & commissioned by Quatuor Elmire, alongside music by Reich, Dusapin and Dutilleux Also recorded for broadcast on France Musique link
Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm mezzo soprano Lotte Betts-Dean, pianist Jâms Coleman and violist Edgard Francis perform 2 works by Héloïse: Le Coeur Crucifié et The Erl-King link
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, 6pm The Hermes Experiment Philip Venables, A Photograph Elaine Mitchener, new work (commissioned by Southbank Centre) Laura Moody, Rilke Songs Jethro Cooke & The Hermes Experiment, Metropolis Meredith Monk (arr. Denholm), Double Fiesta link
18-20 September – Héloïse records her second album, ‘Close-Ups’ at SJE, Oxford with an amazing lineup of musicians, for release in June 2024 on Delphian Records – more TBA soon!