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Colin Currie: After Dark

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Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 21:30
Join us for a late-night journey with percussionist Colin Currie and a London Philharmonic Orchestra string quartet, exploring rich textures and rhythms.The programme opens with Bryce Dessner’s Tromp Miniature for marimba, a shimmering interplay of melody and rhythm.Andy Akiho’s Aluminous pairs vibraphone with string quartet to create a hypnotic, ever-evolving soundscape, followed by Jessie Montgomery’s Break Away, a thrilling, kinetic work for string quartet.The night ends with Robert Honstein’s Continuous Interior, a multi-layered exploration of vibraphone and strings.Performance free for ticket holders for Tan Dun’s Water Concerto.
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Colin CurriePercussion
Musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra

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