Date/time | Venue | Work(s) | Details |
31 January 2023 / 20:00 (EST) | Barnes Hill, Cornell University, Ithaca New York | Cello Suite; At Night | Performances by Ensemble X of Matthew’s Cello Suite and Clarinet Quintet At Night alongside works by Juri Seo, Milton Babbitt and Toru Takemitsu. Free entry – more info here. |
21 January 2023 / 19:30 | Oxshott and Cobham Music Society | Five Highland Scenes | Hear Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt perform movements 1 and 3 of Five Highland Scenes alongside works by Mozart, Mahler and Brahms. Tickets and info available here. |
14 January 2023 / 19:00 | West Wight Arts | Five Highland Scenes | Performance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes, alongside Mendelssohn Piano Trios. Visit westwightarts.co.uk for further details and booking. |
23 November 2022 / 19:30 | The Red Hedgehog, Highgate | Five Highland Scenes | Event to celebrate the launch of Matthew’s debut album, featuring a live performance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt. To book tickets visit matthewkaner.com/tickets. |
14 November 2022 / 18:30 | BBC Radio 3, In Tune | Album release – Matthew Kaner: Chamber Music | Interview with Katie Derham to discuss the launch of Matthew’s debut album. Tune in live or catch up at this link. |
11 November 2022 | Delphian Records | Album release – Matthew Kaner: Chamber Music | Launch of Matthew’s debut album, featuring artists Mark Simpson, Guy Johnston, Benjamin Baker, Daniel Lebhardt and the Goldfield Ensemble in various chamber pieces. More details here. |
10 August 2022 / 19:30 | BBC Proms / Royal Albert Hall | Pearl | World premiere of Matthew’s new work for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and solo baritone as part of the BBC Proms. Setting poetry by Simon Armitage, with Roderick Williams as the soloist and Ryan Wigglesworth conducting. Tickets and details here. |
21 January 2022 / 19:45 | Stapleford Granary | Five Highland Scenes | Movements iii. (Snowbells) and v. (Fireside Tale) of Matthew’s Highland Scenes will be performed by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt, alongside works by Debussy, Augusta Reed-Thomas and Elgar. Tickets available here. |
11 December 2021 / 19:45 | Stapleford Granary | At Night for Clarinet Quintet | World premiere of new work for clarinet quintet with the Goldfield Ensemble. The performance is preceded by a pre-concert talk between Matthew and Kate Romano (clarinetist and CEO of Stapleford Granary) at 19.00. Tickets available here. |
2 October 2021 / 11:00 | Hatfield House Armoury | Suite for Solo Cello | World premiere of new work for solo cello, commissioned for Guy Johnston by Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival. Full details of the programme can be found here. |
29 July 2021 / 13:00 | BBC Radio 3 Broadcast | Five Highland Scenes | Broadcast of the world premiere from East Neuk Festival with Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt. Visit this page for details and to listen after the broadcast. |
3 July 2021 / 11:30 | East Neuk Festival, Bowhouse | Five Highland Scenes | World premiere of the full suite for violin and piano, performed by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt, alongside performances by Sean Shibe, including works by De Falla, Mompou, Pärt and others. The concert will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for future broadcast. Visit this page for further details and to book tickets. |
13 April 2021 / 19:30 | Live BBC Radio 3 Broadcast from Maida Vale Studios | ‘A Light Dusting’ from Five Highland Scenes | Broadcast premiere of the second movement from Matthew’s new suite for violin and piano, performed by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt. Click here for details on the BBC Radio 3 website. |
24 March 2021 / 12:00 | Online from King’s Place | The Swift and the Kestrel, for Basset Clarinet | World premiere of two short works for solo basset clarinet as part of London Sinfonietta World Premiere Wednesdays, performed by Mark van de Wiel. Streamed live from King’s Place, and available to view afterwards via the London Sinfonietta youtube channel. |
13 January 2021 / 19:30 | BBC Radio 3 | Five Highland Scenes: ‘A Light Dusting’ | Broadcast premiere of the second movement of Five Highland Scenes, for violin and piano, as part of the Northern Chords Festival. Performed by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt. [Postponed to April 13 due to Covid.] |
22 December 2018 / 22:00 | BBC Radio 3 | Hansel and Gretel: Broadcast | Broadcast from the Barbican Milton Court Performance of Hansel and Gretel on BBC Radio 3 on Hear and Now. |
4 November 2018 / 18:00 | Broadway Theatre, Letchworth | Hansel and Gretel | Tickets and booking details here. |
24 October 2018 / 19:30 | Bath Spa University: Michael Tippett Centre | Hansel and Gretel | Tickets and booking details here. |
21 October 2018 / 15:00 | Canterbury Festival: Colyer-Fergusson Concert Hall | Hansel and Gretel | Tickets and booking details here. |
12 October 2018 / 19:30 | Barbican: Milton Court Concert Hall | Hansel and Gretel | London Premiere – Schools Matinee and Evening Performances. Tickets and booking details here. |
3 October 2018 / 19:30 | Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York | Hansel and Gretel | Tickets and booking details here. |
26 September 2018 / 20:00 | Roman River Festival: All Saints Church, Fordham | Glints in the Water | Performance by Trio Isimsiz, alongside works by Shostakovich, Henze and Schubert in the beautiful acoustic of Fordham Church. Tickets available here. |
14 September 2018 / 20:00 | Oxford Contemporary Music | Hansel and Gretel | Tickets and booking details here. |
29 July 2018 | Three Choirs Festival, Worcester | Hansel and Gretel | Tickets and booking details here. |
13 and 14 July 2018 | Lichfield Festival: Lichfield Guildhall | Hansel and Gretel | Lichfield Festival ‘book at bedtime’ 13th July and Lichfield Festival matinee 14th July 2018. Tickets and booking here. |
7 July 2018 / 18:00 | Cheltenham Music Festival: Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies’ College | Hansel and Gretel | World Premiere – a re-imagining of the famous tale told in an extended lyrical poem by Simon Armitage with shadowplay and puppetry by renowned artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins, presented by Goldfield Productions. Tickets on sale here. |