Get set for an exhilarating January with Sydney Festival 2015. From huge concerts in The Domain to remarkable dance and theatre and a colossal dose of music from some of the world’s most vital and important artists, it’s all covered this summer. Explore the whole program here.

There will be nine incredible events at City Recital Hall during the Festival including one of the boldest and most boundary-defying chamber choirs in the world, the Grammy Award-winning Latvian Radio Choir. This is not to be missed!

Alela Diane makes her Australian debut with captivating songs of heartbreak and redemption; Czech violinists Iva Bittová and Hana Kotková go bow-to-bow to realise a rendering of Béla Bartók’s magnificent folk duos and Debashish Bhattacharya, considered by many to be the world’s greatest slide guitar player, brings his borderless take on traditional Indian music to his Sydney Festival debut. Discover all the shows at City Recital Hall this summer.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
St Martin in the Fields
25 November 2014

Booking has now opened for our next two London concerts, please see details below:

‘Walking in the Air – An Evening of Music Composed by Howard Blake’
Tuesday 25 November, 7.30pm

Blake The Snowman Fantasia arranged for string orchestra
Blake Flute Concerto Op.493a
Blake Clarinet Concerto Op.329
Blake Serenade for Wind Octet Op.419

This glorious concert sees a much anticipated reuniting of the Academy and the music of Howard Blake. This follows the release of ‘The Barber of Neville’ on Pentatone Classics last year. The album features the melodic and expressive Flute and Clarinet Concertos performed this evening by the Academy’s own Principal Flautist Michael Cox and Principal Clarinettist James Burke. No tribute to Howard Blake, especially one at winter time, would be complete without a performance of the beloved score to The Snowman. This concert sees the very first performance of the score in a new arrangement for String Orchestra, commissioned from Howard Blake by Sir Neville Marriner who conducts this evening’s concert.

Booking now from St Martin in the Fields’ Box Office on 0207 766 1100 or online from their website.
Don’t forget that the Academy Chamber Ensemble are also playing their second concert of the 14-15 season soon! Tickets are selling fast so book now to avoid disappointment!

‘Chamber Classics Unwrapped’
Saturday 13 December, 7.30pm

Dvořák String Sextet in A major Op. 48
Schubert String Quintet in C major D.956

In their second appearance in this series, the Chamber Ensemble performs a pair of classics from the chamber music repertoire. The concert opens with Dvořák’s vigorous yet melodious String Sextet which the Chamber Ensemble has performed across the world. The Sextet is followed by Schubert’s String Quintet, which unconventionally includes an additional cello rather than viola, creating a depth of tone in the lower register. Considered to be Schubert’s greatest chamber work, it is no surprise to see it voted No.1 Chamber Classic by readers of BBC Music Magazine and Kings Place audiences.

Booking now from the Kings Place Box Office on 020 7520 1490 or online from their website.

We hope to see you at a concert soon!