ASMF & Conrad Tao
19 February 2027, 19:30
Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
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19 February 2027, 19:30
Friday
Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Programme:
Ruth Crawford Seeger Music for Small Orchestra
Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488
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Conard Tao New Commission (world premiere)
Copland Appalachian Spring (suite)
American pianist and composer Conrad Tao joins the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for a programme that explores innovation and individuality across American and Classical traditions.
“The kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music”– New York Magazine
Pioneering composer Ruth Crawford Seeger opens the concert with Music for Small Orchestra, a work of striking originality whose bold textures and concentrated forms continue to sound ahead of their time.
At the centre of the programme, Tao performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23, its lyrical poise and inward expressive world offering a compelling contrast. He also presents the world premiere of a new commission written for ASMF, bringing his dual perspective as composer and performer to the fore.
This concert closes with Copland’s Appalachian Spring, performed in its original chamber version, a work shaped by American folk traditions, evoking a landscape of wide-open spaces and hard-won joy, and one of the most enduring ballet scores in the orchestral repertoire.
Academy of St Martin in the Fields is the principal orchestral partner of the St Martin-in-the-Fields, which is its historic home.
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