S i w a n R h y s
pianist
Upcoming events
8-10 August 2022
Artist residency with CHAINES and GBSR Duo
Sage Gateshead
12 August 2022
James McVinnie Ensemble at Bold Tendencies
with James McVinnie Ensemble
Bold Tendencies, Peckham
27 August 2022
Stockhausen KONTAKTE and Aphex Twin Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2
with GBSR Duo, Joseph Havlat (piano), Sam Wilson (percussion), and Sound Intermedia
Bold Tendencies, Peckham
6 September
'Karlheinz Stockhausen Re-imagined'
music by Ryoko Akama, Adrian Demoč, John Lely, and Jordan Dykstra
with Apartment House
Cafe Oto
10 September - Festival of New, Britten Pears Arts
music by Joanna Bailie, Neil Luck, and Lawrence Dunn
with Explore Ensemble
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
13-19 September - Klangspuren Schwaz 2022
Klangspuren Schwaz Composers Lab
with Riot Ensemble
Schwaz, Tyrol
7-11 October
Last Days - new opera by Oliver Leith, Matt Copson, and Anna Morrissey
with GBSR Duo and 12 Ensemble
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
Recent events
22 July 2022
Kate Molleson 'Sound Within Sound' book launch
Ustvolskaya - Piano sonata no 6
Cafe Oto, London
9 July 2022 - Spitalfields Festival
Enchanted Vistas: The Music of Barbara Monk Feldman
with GBSR Duo and Mira Benjamin
Voces8 Centre, London
8 July 2022
Explore Ensemble at Wigmore Hall
music by Enno Poppe, Cassandra Miller, James Dillon, and Lawrence Dunn
Wigmore Hall, London
22 June 2022
James Weeks - Plain Air (world premiere)
with Lucy Goddard, mezzo-soprano
Musicon concert series, Durham University
18 June 2022 - London Contemporary Music Festival
new works by Oliver Leith, Cerith Wyn Evans, and Elvin Brandhi
Fireworks Factory, Woolwich
17 June 2022 - London Contemporary Music Festival
Arvo Pärt - My Heart's in the Highlands
Fireworks Factory, Woolwich
4 June 2022 - Aldeburgh Festival
with London Sinfonietta
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
17-20 May 2022 - Classical:NEXT
Attending with the Welsh delegation thanks to support from Tŷ Cerdd
6 May 2022
works by Vivier and Nicole Lizée
with London Sinfonietta
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre London
25-29 April 2022
Britten Pears artist residency with Explore Ensemble
Snape Maltings
27 April 2022
with London Sinfonietta
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre London
3 April 2022 - SoundState Festival
Eva-Maria Houben - together on the way
with GBSR Duo and Eva-Maria Houben
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre London
31 March 2022 - SoundState Festival
music by George Lewis and Alex Paxton
with London Sinfonietta
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre London
16-22 March 2022
with Clod Ensemble
8 March 2022
WOMENS WORK with Elaine Mitchener
Wigmore Hall, London
26 February 2022
'Simon med vänner - kammarmusik'
John Adams - Hallelujah Junction (with Simon Crawford-Phillips)
Steve Reich - Quartet (with Colin Currie, Owen Gunnell, Simon Crawford-Phillips)
Västerås Konserthus
24 February 2022
music by Mahler, Helen Grime, and Mendelssohn
with Västerås Sinfonietta
Västerås Konserthus
16 February 2022
Talk on approaching contemporary repertoire
Cardiff University Music Department
12 February 2022 - Royal College of Music Chamber Festival
Residency and concert with Explore Ensemble
Cassandra Miller - Perfect Offering, Rebecca Saunders - Murmurs, Edwin Hillier - Plastica
Concert Hall, Royal College of Music London
30 January 2022
Recording of music by John Lely and Tim Parkinson
for release on Another Timbre, date tba
19 January 2022
Workshop with student composers
Durham University
13-14 January 2022
R&D residency
Stapleford Granary
19 December 2021
Recording of music by Cameron Graham
Surrey University
1 December 2021
Another Timbre CD launch concert
music by Ryoko Akama, Martin Iddon, and Linda Catlin Smith
IKLEKTIC, London
23 November 2021
'Glassworks' - music by Philip Glass and Chris P. Thompson
with James McVinnie Ensemble
Barbican Hall
18 November 2021 - 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
13 November 2021
music by Morton Feldman, Caroline Shaw, Steve Reich, and Nico Muhly
with Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sage Gateshead
8 November 2021 - November Music festival
Explore Ensemble & Juliet Fraser
music by Lisa Illean, Nicoline Soeter, Joanna Bailie, and Oliver Leith
Willem Twee Toonzaal, Den Bosch
6 November 2021
Steve Reich - Tehillim, Traveler's Prayer (French premiere), Music for 18 Musicians
with Colin Currie Group
Philharmonie de Paris
26 October 2021
Steve Reich - Runner, Traveler's Prayer (German premiere), Tehillim
with Colin Currie Group
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
24 October 2021 - TRANSIT Festival
with Explore Ensemble and Juliet Fraser
music by Lisa Illean, Nicoline Soeter, Joanna Bailie, and Oliver Leith
STUK, Leuven
19 October 2021
Steve Reich - Runner, Traveler's Prayer (UK premiere), Quartet, Tehillim
with Colin Currie Group
Royal Festival Hall, London
16 October 2021
Steve Reich - Tehillim, Traveler's Prayer (world premiere), Music for 18 Musicians
with Colin Currie Group
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
23 September-2 October 2021 - 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 2021 - Vale of Glamorgan Festival
music by Judith Weir and Sarah Jenkins
Online broadcast from Cardiff University Concert Hall
14 September 2021 - Vale of Glamorgan Festival
David John Roche - Prayers of Method (world premiere)
Online broadcast from Cardiff University Concert Hall
14 September 2021 - Vale of Glamorgan Festival
music by Pēteris Vasks, John Metcalf, Guto Puw and Sarah Jenkins
Online broadcast from Cardiff University Concert Hall
11 September 2021
James McVinnie Ensemble at Bold Tendencies
music by Gabriella Smith, John Adams, Graham Fitkin, and Philip Glass
Bold Tendencies, Peckham
3 September 2021 - Music We'd Like to Hear
music by Mildred Couper, Clarence Barlow, and Charles Ives
St Mary-at-Hill, London
23 August 2021
Recording of music by Tim Parkinson
for release on Another Timbre, date tba
17 August 2021
RUNE - new opera by Alastair White
with Tête à Tête
Round Chapel, Hackney
31 July + 1 August 2021
'Blurred Boundaries' - LSO Local concerts
music by Anna Meredith, Steve Reich, Andy Akiho, Max Richter, Bryce Dessner
LSO St Luke's, London
17 July 2021 - Music We'd Like to Hear
music by Alvin Lucier, Barbara Monk Feldman, and Michael Pisaro-Liu
St Mary-at-Hill, London
9 July 2021
Laura Bowler - Houses Slide (world premiere)
with London Sinfonietta
Royal Festival Hall, London
3 July 2021
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (three performances 2pm, 5pm, 8pm)
with Colin Currie Group
Royal Festival Hall, London
19 June 2021
12 Ensemble with Anna Meredith & Jonny Greenwood
music by Anna Meredith, Jonny Greenwood, and Shostakovich
Barbican Hall, London
17 June 2021 - 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 2021
Recording of music by Ryoko Akama
for release on Another Timbre, date tba
6 May 2021
music by Ryan Latimer
release on NMC, date tba
1 May 2021
'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 2021
'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 2021
Recording with GBSR Duo and Mira Benjamin
music by Barbara Monk Feldman
release on Another Timbre, date tba
29 March 2021
Writing the Future composer workshop
with London Sinfonietta
29 March-12 April 2021
with Clod Ensemble
27 March 2021
Recording with Explore Ensemble for BBC Radio 3
music by Klaus Lang, Clara Iannotta, Cassandra Miller, Lisa Illean, and Michael Finnissy