JUST ANNOUNCED

12 ensemble REBORN: music reimagined through time Sunday 16 September 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 19:30 Tickets £10 – 20 plus booking fee

The influential 12 ensemble (plus solo violist – tba) bring a programme of historic and contemporary music to the Milton Court stage, for a night entitled REBORN. The event brings together works inspired by Dowland, Monteverdi and Schubert on themes of death, tears and sleep, reimagined as music for that most enduring of classical ensembles, the string .

The ensemble will perform Schubert’s Death & the Maiden, arranged here for string orchestra by another great Late Romantic composer, Gustav Mahler. Preceding this will be Britten’s Lachrymae, juxtaposed with Tansy Davies’ Residuum, a new work for strings that is inspired by John Dowland’s collection of instrumental music Lachrimae (1604) - the very same work upon which Britten’s own Lachrymae is based. In a cross- collaboration with choreographer Alexander Whitley, the ensemble has created a film to accompany their performance of Woolrich’s Ulysses Awakes, which will be screened behind them as they perform.

The 12 ensemble has rapidly developed a reputation as one of the UK’s leading unconducted string since its foundation in 2012. They made their Barbican debut in 2017 at the Sound Unbound Weekender, and they return over the weekend of 11-13 May 2018 as part of the Barbican’s Sounds and Visions marathon weekend, curated by Max Richter and Yulia Mahr. Furthermore The 12 ensemble’s debut , Resurrection featuring works by Lutoslawski, Woolrich, Whitley and Dessner will be released on Sancho Panza Records in September 2018.

This concert is supported by Resonate, a PRS Foundation initiative in partnership with ABO, BBC Radio 3 and Boltini Trust.

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RY X & Contemporary Orchestra Friday 12 October 2018 / Barbican Hall / 20:00 Tickets £17.50 – 25 plus booking fee

Australia-born/LA-based musician RY X will appear this autumn in a special one-off show in partnership with the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO). Having played a string of shows across Europe earlier in 2018 alongside regional orchestras (including a sold out night at Shoreditch Town Hall in early March with the Aurora Orchestra), RY X will join forces with renowned and innovative ensemble, the LCO at the Barbican on 12th October.

RY X’s delicate, emotive songs were thrown into the spotlight by the sleeper hit EP , released in 2014 on Infectious Records. He has recently shared the track Bad Love, his first new material since the release of his debut album, Dawn (Infectious Records/Loma Vista Recordings, 2016), and is currently in the studio completing his second full-length record.

This date will see the LCO return to the Barbican following previous events, including their performance alongside John Cale in March 2018, and after an upcoming collaborative show with Actress scheduled for 26 May.

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Keren Ann & Debussy String Quartet Sunday 14 October 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 19:30 Tickets £20 – 30 plus booking fee

French singer-songwriter Keren Ann and renowned Lyon ensemble Debussy String Quartet are to perform at Milton Court on 14 October, this date is one within a limited tour of special collaborative concerts. Together they will revisit Keren Ann’s songbook in arrangements written both by herself and by prestigious arrangers such as Maxim Moston (who has worked with Anohni), Eumir Deodato and Thorvaldur Thorvaldsson.

In a career spanning 18 years Keren has released seven solo and collaborated with the likes of Emmanuelle Seigner and Sylvie Vartan. Her songs have been covered by a veritable list of who’s-who in the world of music - , Jane Birkin, Iggy Pop, Anna Calvi and more. Additionally, Keren Ann’s canon includes soundtracks (Thelma, Louise et Chantal, 2010) and an opera she wrote with Icelandic musician Bardi Johannsson (Red Waters).

Debussy String Quartet was formed in 1990 by a group of young musicians studying at the Conservatoire de Lyon. They performed at the Barbican Theatre in 2013 in the critically acclaimed Opus with the Australian dance ensemble Circa. Since then they have appeared in major concert halls from New York to Tokyo, performing a wide range of works, most famously French repertoire such as Ravel, Debussy and Fauré.

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ALSO ANNOUNCED

Haley Fohr of Circuit des Yeux: Salomé Wednesday 16 May 2018 / Cinema 1 / NOTE NEW START TIME 20:45 Tickets £15 plus booking fee Find out more

Walthamstow Garden Party Lloyd Park Saturday 14 July – Sunday 15 July 2018 12–9.30pm (Sat) / 12–8pm (Sun) Free

This week, the Barbican, Create London and Waltham Forest Council announce the initial line-up for the fifth Walthamstow Garden Party in July 2018.

The festival’s music programme will feature international musicians from across the globe, performing on the Barbican Music stage. The line-up on Saturday 14 July includes Cero39, blending influences from Latin pop culture, indie, reggaeton, hip hop and dembow; and the London African Gospel Choir performing their own powerful twist on Paul Simon’s Graceland.

Adrian Sherwood + Creation Rebel also perform on Saturday 14 July. Adrian Sherwood has worked with world-renowned artists such as Lee Scratch Perry, Primal Scream, Depeche Mode, Asian Dub Foundation, Little Axe and Sinéad O'Connor in a career spanning over 30 years. Creation Rebel, originally the backing group for reggae great Far-I, reunite with Adrian Sherwood after working with him from 1978–1982.

Sunday 15 July sees performances from Fatoumata Diawara, who has previously worked with some of the biggest names in contemporary music including Bobby Womack and Herbie Hancock; 47 Soul, originally from Jordan, who have amassed a fan base across the Middle East and Europe; and Dona Onete, from northern Brazil, mixing electric guitar and bass with indigenous drums.

Elsewhere in the weekend’s programme a wealth of dance, circus, arts, crafts plus more music will be on offer – read the full press release here.

Walthamstow Garden Party is part of the Beyond Barbican programme which aims to inspire new and diverse audiences to discover and love the arts. Walthamstow Garden Party is a Waltham Forest Council festival, produced by the Barbican and Create in partnership with key local organisations in Waltham Forest.

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Gruff Rhys + London Contemporary Orchestra + Ed Dowie Wednesday 12 September 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £17.50 – 25.00 plus booking fee

Singer Ed Dowie is now confirmed to appear in support of Gruff Rhys and the London Contemporary Orchestra. A former member of psychedelic-dub-pop band Brothers in Sound, Dowie released his debut solo album The Uncle Sold on the Lost Maps label in 2017.

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COMING UP IN 2018

Sounds and Visions The Barbican’s marathon weekend in 2018 curated by Max Richter and Yulia Mahr with The 12 ensemble, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Jlin, AGF, Vikingur Ólafsson, The Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, London Syrian Ensemble, BBC Symphony Orchestra with Roomful of Teeth conducted by André de Ridder, Colin Currie Group with Synergy Vocals, EX EYE, Caterina Barbieri, Claire M Singer, Chineke! conducted by Fawzi Haimor Friday 11 – Sunday 13 May 2018 / Barbican Hall & foyer, Barbican Cinemas 1 & 2, LSO St Luke’s, Milton Court Concert Hall, St Giles’ Cripplegate Tickets £10 – 35, plus free events Find out more

Barbican Box Music Showcase With the Max Richter Quintet Monday 14 May 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:00 Tickets £3 plus booking fee Find out more

Haley Fohr of Circuit des Yeux: Salomé Wednesday 16 May 2018 / Cinema 1 / 20:45 Tickets £15 plus booking fee Find out more

Kronos Quartet and Trio Da Kali – Ladilikan Sam Green and Kronos Quartet: A Thousand Thoughts – a live documentary Friday 18 May 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £20 – 35 plus booking fee Find out more

Susanne Sundfør Music For People In Trouble AV + Gard Nilssen’s Acoustic Unity Monday 21 May 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £15 – 20 plus booking fee Find out more

Field Music with the Open Here Orchestra Friday 25 May 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £17.50 – 22.50 plus booking fee Find out more

Actress + London Contemporary Orchestra + Duval Timothy, Silvia Kastel and Toxe Saturday 26 May 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £17.50 – 22.50 plus booking fee Find out more

Charles Watson + sivu Saturday 26 May 2018 / LSO St Luke’s / 19:30 Tickets £12.50 – 15 plus booking fee Find out more

Tigran Hamasyan & Nils Petter Molvaer Saturday 2 June 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £20 – 35 plus booking fee Find out more

Thomas Bartlett + Nico Muhly Peter Pears: Balinese Ceremonial Music Friday 8 June 2018 / LSO St Luke’s / 20:00 Tickets £25 – 30 plus booking fee Find out more

Microdisney perform The Clock Comes Down the Stairs Saturday 9 June 2018 / Barbican Hall / 20:00 Tickets £25 – 35 plus booking fee Find out more / Watch the Barbican session

[Modern Ritual] featuring Charles Hayward + Laura Cannell + Hoofus + Jennifer Lucy Allan + Luke Turner Saturday 16 June / LSO St Luke’s / 19:30 Tickets £15 plus booking fee Find out more

Wynton Marsalis Quartet + Headspace Quartet Tuesday 19 June 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £15 – 35 plus booking fee Find out more

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Two Wednesday 20 June 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 SOLD OUT returns only Find out more

Light in the Attic: Haruomi Hosono, Acetone, Willie Thrasher & Linda Saddleback Saturday 23 June 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £17.50 – 30 plus booking fee Find out more

Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante: Outliers Saturday 30 June 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £17.50 – 25 plus booking fee Find out more / Watch the Barbican In conversation

Oneohtrix Point Never: MYRIAD 7 July 2018 / Barbican Hall / 2018 Tickets £20 – 25 plus booking fee Find out more

Yasuaki Shimizu + Carl Stone Sunday 8 July 2018 / LSO St Luke’s / 19:30 Tickets £15 – 20 plus booking fee Find out more

Naseer Shamma Quartet - Spirits Wednesday 11 July 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £25 – 35 plus booking fee Find out more monumental: Godspeed You! Black Emperor & The Holy Body Tattoo Friday 13 & Saturday 14 July 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £20 – 30 plus booking fee Find out more

Afro-Cuban All Stars 15 July 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £20 – 30 plus booking fee Produced by the Barbican Find out more

Keaton Henson: Six Lethargies Performed by Britten Sinfonia Friday 20 July 2018 / Barbican Hall / 20:00 Tickets £17.50 – 25 plus booking fee Produced by the Barbican Find out more

DJ Spoony presents Garage Classical with the Ignition Orchestra Saturday 21 July / Barbican Hall / 19:30 SOLD OUT returns only Find out more

Gruff Rhys + London Contemporary Orchestra + Ed Dowie Wednesday 12 September 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £17.50 – 25.00 plus booking fee Find out more

MANUFACTORY Transforma – Sascha Ring (Apparat) Tuesday 25 September 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £17.50 – 22.50 plus booking fee Find out more

Ryoji Ikeda – datamatics and music for percussion Sunday 30 September 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £15 – 25 plus booking fee Find out more

They Might Be Giants Wednesday 3 October 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £20 – 35 plus booking fee Find out more

Mew: Frengers Saturday 20 October 2018 / Barbican Hall / 16:00 & *20:00 Tickets £20 – 27.50 plus booking fee / *SOLD OUT returns only Find out more

Darbar Festival – Rupak Kulkarni + Meeta Pandit Thursday 25 October 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 18:30 Tickets £20 – 50 plus booking fee Find out more

Darbar Festival – Soumik Datta + Malladi Brothers Friday 26 October 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 18:30 Tickets £20 – 50 plus booking fee Find out more

Darbar Festival – Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar Saturday 27 October 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 10:00 Tickets £20 – 50 plus booking fee Find out more

Darbar Festival – Sanju Sahai Saturday 27 October 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 14:00 Tickets £20 – 50 plus booking fee Find out more

Darbar Festival – Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi + Omar Dadarkar Saturday 27 October 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 18:30 Tickets £20 – 50 plus booking fee Find out more

Darbar Festival – Ustad Shahid Parvez + Parveen Sultana Sunday 28 October 2018 / Barbican Hall / 17:30 Tickets £18 – 75 plus booking fee Find out more

Neko Case Thursday 8 November 2018 / Barbican Hall / 20:00 Tickets £22.50 – 27.50 plus booking fee Find out more

Bobby McFerrin Part of EFG London Jazz Festival Sunday 18 November 2018 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 Tickets £20 – 45 plus booking fee Find out more

Brad Mehldau + Britten Sinfonia Saturday 16 March 2019 / Barbican Hall / 20:00 Tickets £25 – 35 plus booking fee Find out more

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Notes to Editors

Barbican Box Office: 0845 120 7550 www.barbican.org.uk

Press Information

For any further information, images or to arrange interviews, please contact the Barbican’s music media relations team:

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Sean Harwood, Communications Manager t - +44 (0)20 7382 6199 e – [email protected]

Rachel Coombes, Communications Officer t - +44 (0)20 7382 6196 e – [email protected]

About the Barbican A world-class arts and learning organisation, the Barbican pushes the boundaries of all major art forms including dance, film, music, theatre and visual arts. Its creative learning programme further underpins everything it does. Over 1.1 million people attend events annually, hundreds of artists and performers are featured, and more than 300 staff work onsite. The architecturally renowned centre opened in 1982 and comprises the Barbican Hall, the Barbican Theatre, The Pit, Cinemas One, Two and Three, Barbican Art Gallery, a second gallery The Curve, foyers and public spaces, a library, Lakeside Terrace, a glasshouse conservatory, conference facilities and three restaurants. The City of London Corporation is the founder and principal funder of the Barbican Centre.

The Barbican is home to Resident Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra; Associate Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra; Associate Ensembles the and Britten Sinfonia, Associate Producer Serious, and Artistic Partner Create. Our Artistic Associates include Boy Blue, Cheek by Jowl, Deborah Warner, Drum Works and Michael Clark Company. The Los Angeles Philharmonic are the Barbican’s International Orchestral Partner, the Australian Chamber Orchestra are International Associate Ensemble at Milton Court and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra are International Associate Ensemble.

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