Matthew Kaner is a composer based in London. His works have been performed by many of the UK’s leading soloists, ensembles, and orchestras, including at the BBC Proms in 2022, where his setting of Simon Armitage’s translation of the medieval poem Pearl for orchestra, chorus and solo baritone was praised as “spine-tingling… sparking electricity” (Guardian) and “a fascinating response to this transcendental text” (Bachtrack).
News and Upcoming Events
Dialogues with Guy Johnston and Melvyn Tan at Britten Pears Arts
The second performance of Matthew’s new work, Dialogues, for cello and piano, for Guy Johnston and Melvyn Tan, will take place at in the Britten Studio at Snape Maltings on 4 December at 7pm. Tickets available from the Britten Pears Arts website. The work was first performed in May this year at Wigmore Hall, generously supported by The Vaughan Williams and The Hinrichsen Foundations.
World Premiere – new Violin Concerto for Benjamin Baker, BBCSSO with Ryan Wigglesworth
Matthew’s new concerto for violinist Benjamin Baker premieres with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth in Glasgow City Halls, on 10 December 2026 at 7.30pm. Tickets available here.