Music by Liszt, Pärt, Haas, Janáček, Coleman, Smith, Messiaen
About this Event
Another Music Festival returns with an international roster of acclaimed artists and a programme spanning revolution, resistance, war, persecution and protest. Challenging the familiar idea that music exists above politics, the concerts explore how composers have engaged with the defining events and struggles of their times.
19 JANUARY: The End Of Time
Arvo Pärt
Da pacem Domine
EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble · James Weeks, conductor
Pavel Haas
Suite for Oboe and Piano, Op. 17
Peter Facer, oboe · Charles Owen, piano
Leoš Janáček
Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905, “From the Street”
Charles Owen, piano
Valerie Coleman
Wish — Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Karen Wong, flute · Katya Apekisheva, piano
Neil Tòmas Smith
3 Political Songs
For SATB voices · World première
EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble · James Weeks, conductor
INTERVAL
Franz Liszt
La Marseillaise, S.237
After the anthem by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Victor Maslov, piano
Olivier Messiaen
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
Quartet for the End of Time · For violin, clarinet, cello and piano
Roman Mints, violin · Lily Payne, clarinet
Kristina Blaumane, cello · Katya Apekisheva, piano
ABOUT THE VENUE
St John’s Waterloo is a historic 1824 Grade II* church that reopened in October 2022 after a major restoration by Eric Parry Architects. It hosts and produces a year-round programme of arts and culture, including the annual Waterloo Festival, the London Chamber Music Society’s concert series and is co-home to the academy-orchestra Sinfonia Smith Square. In the past few years, St John's welcomed renowned international musicians, including Angela Hewitt, Steven Osborne and Doric String Quartet, as well as played host to professional and amateur orchestras. Through its charity The Bridge At Waterloo, it runs an ever-growing community programme and the award-winning churchyard gardens. In partnership with prominent human rights organisations and through visual arts and literature, St John’s is also actively engaged with social justice, addressing issues such as press freedom, censorship, homelessness and climate change. www.stjohnswaterloo.org/arts | @stjohnswaterlooart
Event venue & nearby stays
St John’s Church, Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, United Kingdom
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