Past events

The Ligeti Quartet performs the world première of a work by Helga Arias, commissioned by the CNDM (Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical), alongside music by Christian Mason, György Ligeti, and Anna Meredith.

Terry Riley’s contribution to the string quartet canon is celebrated with a performance of his seminal work, Cadenza on the Night Plain, and a premiere of a new arrangement of Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band (the B-side of Riley’s much-loved 1969 album A Rainbow in Curved Air). Alongside this, their interpretation of 70 Chords by Terry by one of Riley’s fellow travellers, Pauline Oliveros, whose approach to listening and improvisation revealed radical new ways of communal music-making.

This programme explores the kaleidoscopic idea of memory, in collaboration with composers based in the UK and Colombia. This wide-ranging programme explores themes from the history of Colombia, through the changed cultural landscape of Kazimierz – the old Jewish district of Kraków, to sonifications of the epigenetic memory of trees.

Anna Meredith has achieved incredible success straddling multiple musical worlds, never compromising her raw, individual style. This concert features the Ligeti Quartet’s new album Nuc, providing a survey of Meredith’s career to date, heard through her original works for string quartet. New arrangements of Meredith’s music by the Quartet's violist Richard Jones also feature, including from her award-winning electronic and dance albums.

Cover art by Eleanor Meredith and Martin McGrath

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.

Ligeti Quartet
Lotte Betts-Dean mezzo-soprano
James Girling guitar

Music and arrangements by Arthur Keegan

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.

Classical:NEXT presents artists and ensembles from around the world that push the boundaries and extend the horizons of art music.

The Showcase Festival features a live concert series of artists and productions across different formats, providing a unique opportunity to experience a number of performances in a short amount of time.

The Festival is comprised of Daytime and Evening Showcases, Club Showcases and DJs with performances at the Innovation Award ceremony.

Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the ground–breaking Ligeti Quartet, performing the work of Wadada Leo Smith and Anna Meredith at Solar Myth on Monday, May 6, 2024.

This event is open to the public and free (not ticketed).

More information: https://bangonacan.org/long-play-2024/

Ligeti Quartet play tracks from their new album Nuc, of music by Anna Meredith, at Bang on a Can's Long Play Festival. 

Featuring 50+ concerts , Long Play also showcases a dense network of inventive music venues in Brooklyn – with performances at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Roulette, Public Records, BRIC, Murmrr, Irondale Center for the Arts, The Center for Fiction, plus outdoor events and more. A limited number of 3-day Early Bird Festival and Supporter Passes are on sale now!

19:00 - 19:45: Student compositions with visual accompaniment
19:45 - 20:00: Interval
20:00 - 21:15: Ligeti Quartet plays Anna Meredith

This concert is part of the Cultures of Creative Health programme; in addition to strings, Nuc features the sounds of synths, drum machines, birdsong, an MRI scanner, brass and hums, exploring the sounds we encounter as part of everyday wellbeing practices as well as in medical settings.

Anna Meredith has achieved incredible success straddling multiple musical worlds, never compromising her raw, individual style. This concert features the Ligeti Quartet’s new album Nuc, providing a survey of Meredith’s career to date, heard through her original works for string quartet. New arrangements of Meredith’s music by the Quartet's violist Richard Jones also feature, including from her award-winning electronic and dance albums.

Cover art by Eleanor Meredith and Martin McGrath

Anna Meredith has achieved incredible success straddling multiple musical worlds, never compromising her raw, individual style. This concert features the Ligeti Quartet’s new album Nuc, providing a survey of Meredith’s career to date, heard through her original works for string quartet. New arrangements of Meredith’s music by the Quartet's violist Richard Jones also feature, including from her award-winning electronic and dance albums.

Cover art by Eleanor Meredith and Martin McGrath

Anna Meredith has achieved incredible success straddling multiple musical worlds, never compromising her raw, individual style. This concert features the Ligeti Quartet’s new album Nuc, providing a survey of Meredith’s career to date, heard through her original works for string quartet. New arrangements of Meredith’s music by the Quartet's violist Richard Jones also feature, including from her award-winning electronic and dance albums.

Cover art by Eleanor Meredith and Martin McGrath

A culmination concert for schools taking part in Music in the Round’s WeCompose project – a new programme to support schools in developing young people’s creativity and composing skills.