On the 18th of January 2019, pianist Phillip Leslie will give the world premiere of my new piano piece, called NowState, commissioned by the Park Lane Group Music Trust. The concert is part of the SoundState festival, to take place at the Southbank Centre, London, on 16-20 January 2019. The festival aims at “bringing together an unrivalled concentration of global creativity and celebrates the artists that are redefining what it means to make new music in the 21st century”. The event will take place at the Purcell Room, at 6:45pm, featuring also performances by the Laefer Saxophone Quartet. Click here to book your free ticket.

Performers:
Phillip Leslie piano
Laefer Saxophone Quartet

Repertoire:
Thomas Adès: Bianca Variations for piano
Boulez: une page d’éphéméride for piano
Gonçalo Gato: NowState for piano (World premiere)
Adam Gorb: Let them play for saxophone quartet
Michael Torke: May for saxophone quartet
Michael Cryne: New work for saxophone quartet (World premiere)