Matthew Kaner

Diary

Date/timeVenueWork(s)Details
9 October 2025 / 19:30Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival: Marble HallSonatina ScordaturaWorld premiere of solo work for scordatura cello, written especially for Guy Johnston. Tickets available here.
13 May 2025 / 17:30King’s College London Chapel, StrandEvening CanticlesWorld premiere of Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for the Choir of King’s College London, conducted by Joseph Fort, as part of the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music. Free to atted – details here.
PostponedGlobe-News Center for the Performing Arts, Amarillo, Texas, USAViolin ConcertoThe second US performance of Matthew’s Violin Concerto with Benjamin Baker (solo violin), George Jackson (conductor) and the Amarillo Symphony has been postponed, due to Matthew’s injuries.
PostponedGlobe-News Center for the Performing Arts, Amarillo, Texas, USAViolin ConcertoThe US Premiere of Matthew’s Violin Concerto with Benjamin Baker (solo violin), George Jackson (conductor) and the Amarillo Symphony has been postponed due to the composer’s tendon injuries. It will be rescheduled in due course.
24 March 2024 / 11:00Brighton Dome Corn Exchange Piano TrioPerformance of Matthew’s Piano Trio by Benjamin Baker, Daniel Lebhardt and Maciej Kulakowski, alongside works by Ravel and Schubert, as part of the Brighton Coffee Concert series. Tickets and details here.
1 September 2023 / 19:30Trinity Church, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, ScotlandFive Highland ScenesRecital performance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes. Tickets and details here.
1 September 2023 / 13:30Ardrishaig Public Hall, Lochgilphead, ScotlandFive Highland ScenesRecital performance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes. Tickets and details here.
20 July 2023 / 13:00Cambridge Summer MusicFive Highland ScenesPerformance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes, alongside works by Schubert and Mendelssohn. Tickets and details here.
8 June 2023EP releaseFlight Studies: The Snowy OwlRelease of new work for solo oboe, Flight Studies: The Snowy Owl, recorded by Anna Durance, along with a new work by Héloïse Werner. Listen/purchase on Bandcamp here: https://annadurance.bandcamp.com/album/taking-flight.
6 May 2023 / 19:30Concerts in the West / The Dance House, CrewkerneFive Highland ScenesPerformance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes alongside piano trios by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Tickets available here.
5 May 2023 / 19:30Concerts in the West / Ilminster Arts CentreFive Highland ScenesPerformance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes alongside piano trios by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Tickets available here.
5 May 2023 / 11:30Concerts in the West / Bridport Arts CentreFive Highland ScenesPerformance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes alongside piano trios by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Tickets available here.
3 April 2023 / 19:30Kirker Music Festival / Lake Como, ItalyFive Highland ScenesPerformance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes alongside violin sonatas by Elgar, Schumann and Mendelssohn. Visit this page for details.
27 March 2023 / 19:30The Garrick Club, LondonFive Highland ScenesPerformance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes alongside works by Boulanger and Schumann. https://www.garrickclub.co.uk/
11 February 2023 / 19:30Darlington Music Society / Darlington Dolphin CentreFive Highland ScenesPerformance by Benjamin Baker and Daniel Lebhardt of Matthew’s Five Highland Scenes, alongside Mendelssohn Piano Trios. Visit darlingtonmusicsociety.org.uk for further details.
31 January 2023 / 20:00 (EST)Barnes Hill, Cornell University, Ithaca New YorkCello Suite; At NightPerformances 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 / 19:30Oxshott and Cobham Music SocietyFive Highland ScenesHear 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 / 19:00West Wight ArtsFive Highland ScenesPerformance 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 / 19:30The Red Hedgehog, HighgateFive Highland ScenesEvent 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 / 18:30BBC Radio 3, In TuneAlbum release – Matthew Kaner: Chamber MusicInterview with Katie Derham to discuss the launch of Matthew’s debut album. Tune in live or catch up at this link.
11 November 2022Delphian RecordsAlbum release – Matthew Kaner: Chamber MusicLaunch 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 / 19:30BBC Proms / Royal Albert HallPearlWorld 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 / 19:45Stapleford GranaryFive 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 / 19:45Stapleford GranaryAt Night for Clarinet QuintetWorld 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 / 11:00Hatfield House ArmourySuite for Solo CelloWorld 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 / 13:00BBC Radio 3 BroadcastFive Highland ScenesBroadcast 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 / 11:30East Neuk Festival, BowhouseFive Highland ScenesWorld 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 / 19:30Live BBC Radio 3 Broadcast from Maida Vale Studios‘A Light Dusting’ from Five Highland ScenesBroadcast 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 / 12:00Online from King’s PlaceThe Swift and the Kestrel, for Basset ClarinetWorld 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 / 19:30BBC Radio 3Five 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.]