S i w a n R h y s
pianist
Upcoming events
6 November
Steve Reich - Tehillim, Traveler's Prayer (French premiere), Music for 18 Musicians
with Colin Currie Group
Philharmonie de Paris
8 November - November Music festival
Explore Ensemble & Juliet Fraser
music by Lisa Illean, Nicoline Soeter, Joanna Bailie, and Oliver Leith
Willem Twee Toonzaal, Den Bosch
13 November
music by Morton Feldman, Caroline Shaw, Steve Reich, and Nico Muhly
with Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sage Gateshead
18 November - Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Eva-Maria Houben - together on the way (world premiere)
with GBSR Duo and Eva-Maria Houben
St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield
23 November
'Glassworks' - music by Philip Glass and Chris P. Thompson
with James McVinnie Ensemble
Barbican Hall
1 December
Another Timbre CD launch concert
music by Ryoko Akama, Martin Iddon, and Linda Catlin Smith
IKLEKTIC, London
8 December
James Weeks - Plain Air (world premiere)
with Lucy Goddard (mezzo-soprano)
Musicon concert series, Durham University
9 December
Workshop with composers
Durham University
Recent events
26 October
Steve Reich - Runner, Traveler's Prayer (German premiere), Tehillim
with Colin Currie Group
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
24 October - TRANSIT Festival
with Explore Ensemble and Juliet Fraser
music by Lisa Illean, Nicoline Soeter, Joanna Bailie, and Oliver Leith
STUK, Leuven
19 October
Steve Reich - Runner, Traveler's Prayer (UK premiere), Quartet, Tehillim
with Colin Currie Group
Royal Festival Hall, London
16 October
Steve Reich - Tehillim, Traveler's Prayer (world premiere), Music for 18 Musicians
with Colin Currie Group
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
23 September-2 October - Voice of the Whale tour
Voice of the Whale with Manchester Collective
music by Molly Joyce, Alex Groves, Andrew Hamilton, and George Crumb
Lancaster, Bristol, Manchester, Stockport, Leeds, Birkenhead, London
15 September - Vale of Glamorgan Festival
music by Judith Weir and Sarah Jenkins
Online broadcast from Cardiff University Concert Hall
14 September - Vale of Glamorgan Festival
David John Roche - Prayers of Method (world premiere)
Online broadcast from Cardiff University Concert Hall
14 September - Vale of Glamorgan Festival
music by Pēteris Vasks, John Metcalf, Guto Puw and Sarah Jenkins
Online broadcast from Cardiff University Concert Hall
11 September
James McVinnie Ensemble at Bold Tendencies
music by Gabriella Smith, John Adams, Graham Fitkin, and Philip Glass
Bold Tendencies, Peckham
3 September - Music We'd Like to Hear
music by Mildred Couper, Clarence Barlow, and Charles Ives
St Mary-at-Hill, London
23 August
Recording of music by Tim Parkinson
for release on Another Timbre, date tba
17 August
RUNE - new opera by Alastair White
with Tête à Tête
Round Chapel, Hackney
31 July + 1 August
'Blurred Boundaries' - LSO Local concerts
music by Anna Meredith, Steve Reich, Andy Akiho, Max Richter, Bryce Dessner
LSO St Luke's, London
17 July - Music We'd Like to Hear
music by Alvin Lucier, Barbara Monk Feldman, and Michael Pisaro-Liu
St Mary-at-Hill, London
9 July
Laura Bowler - Houses Slide (world premiere)
with London Sinfonietta
Royal Festival Hall, London
3 July
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (three performances 2pm, 5pm, 8pm)
with Colin Currie Group
Royal Festival Hall, London
19 June
12 Ensemble with Anna Meredith & Jonny Greenwood
music by Anna Meredith, Jonny Greenwood, and Shostakovich
Barbican Hall, London
17 June - Luminate at Kings Place
Softcore - GBSR Duo concert with Sound Intermedia
music by Joanna Bailie, Graham Fitkin, Pauline Oliveros, CHAINES, Olly Sellwood, and Nicole Lizée
Kings Place, London
31 May
Recording of music by Ryoko Akama
for release on Another Timbre, date tba
6 May
music by Ryan Latimer
release on NMC, date tba
1 May
'Explore Ensemble in session 2/2' - BBC Radio 3 New Music Show
Lisa Illean - février
Klaus Lang - Die hässliche Blume
Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studios
24 April
'Explore Ensemble in session 1/2' - BBC Radio 3 New Music Show
Michael Finnissy - Alternative Readings
Cassandra Miller - Perfect Offering
Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studios
3-4 April
Recording with GBSR Duo and Mira Benjamin
music by Barbara Monk Feldman
release on Another Timbre, date tba
29 March
Writing the Future composer workshop
with London Sinfonietta
29 March-12 April
with Clod Ensemble
27 March
Recording with Explore Ensemble for BBC Radio 3
music by Klaus Lang, Clara Iannotta, Cassandra Miller, Lisa Illean, and Michael Finnissy
18 March
Online experimental music workshop for Ty Cerdd
with Angharad Davies and Rhodri Davies
14 March
Recording for Another Timbre
music by John Cage
release date tba
13 March
Performance of Dwylo (written in 2019)
Bangor New Music Festival online
25 February
Online experimental music workshop for Ty Cerdd
with Angharad Davies and Rhodri Davies
21 February
Recording with GBSR Duo
music by Olly Sellwood
details tba
4 February
Living Room Music online workshop
Clod Ensemble
16 January
Recording with GBSR Duo
music by Barbara Monk Feldman
release on Another Timbre, date tba
29 December
Session on extended piano techniques for NYO pianists
NYO Winter Digital Residency
18 December - NEW RELEASE
John Cage Remixed - Mira Calix/Siwan Rhys
John Cage - selection from 'Sonatas and Interludes' re-voiced by Mira Calix
released on Classical Remix
5 December - Spitalfields Festival: At Home
with the Miller-Porfiris Duo
music by Joy N Effiong, Sarah Rodgers, Jasmin Kent Rodgman, and Susannah Self
24-25 November
Recording session with Explore Ensemble
music by James Weeks
details tba
21 November - Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
with GBSR Duo
Arne Gieshoff - Spillikins (world premiere)
Angharad Davies - Rydal Mount (with Angharad Davies)
BBC Maida Vale Studios (BBC Radio 3 broadcast only)
19 November - CoDI Arbrofol/CoDI Experimental
Experimental music workshop at Ty Cerdd
with Angharad Davies and Rhodri Davies
Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru/Wales Millennium Centre
28 October
with London Sinfonietta
Royal Festival Hall (BBC Radio 3 broadcast only)
17 September
CoDI Experimental composer workshop
with Angharad Davies and Rhodri Davies
with BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC Hoddinott Hall (BBC Radio 3 broadcast or iPlayer streaming only)
with London Sinfonietta
Royal Albert Hall (BBC Radio 3 broadcast or iPlayer streaming only)