Living Toys - 1993

Chamber Ensemble of 14 Players

Recordings

Upcoming Performances

  • April 17 2025
    Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
    David Dzubay, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University

Past Performances

  • February 11 1994
    Barbican Hall, London, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
  • April 25, May 25, June 26 1994
    BBC Radio 3, , United Kingdom
    Anthony Marwood, London Sinfonietta, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh
  • November 19 1994
    Huddersfield Festival of Contemporary Music, St Paul's Hall, United Kingdom
    Cambridge New Music Players, Paul Hoskins
  • May 10 1995
    CMN Tour, QEH, London, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • May 11 1995
    CMN Tour, Civic Theatre, Leeds, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • May 12 1995
    CMN Tour, Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • May 17 1995
    CMN Tour, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • May 18 1995
    CMN Tour, St David's Hall, Cardiff, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • May 19 1995
    CMN Tour, Salisbury Festival, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • May 20 1995
    Recording sessions, All Saints Church, Petersham, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • May 21 1995
    CMN Tour, Bath Festival, The Forum, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • June 11 1995
    Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • July 20 1995
    Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • September 15 1995
    Herrenhausen Festival, Hanover, Germany
    London Sinfonietta, Stefan Asbury
  • November 21 1995
    Merkin Concert Hall, New York, USA
    Anthony Korf, Parnassus
  • November 24 1995
    University of W Australia, Perth, Australia
    Roger Smalley, West Australian SO 20th Century Ensemble
  • January 26-27 1996
    Espace de projection, IRCAM, Paris, France
    Ed Spanjaard, Ensemble Intercontemporain
  • January 10 1997
    Dr Anton Philipszaal, Den Haag, Netherlands
    ASKO Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  • January 14 1997
    Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    ASKO Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  • March 22 1997
    Ars Musica Festival, Brussels, Belgium
    London Sinfonietta, Stefan Asbury
  • June 14 1997
    Third Wraysbury Festival, Staines Arts Centre, United Kingdom
    Robert Max, Wraysbury Festival SO
  • August 19 1997
    BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • August 23 1997
    Zellerbach Hall, University of CA, Berkeley, USA
    Berkeley SO, Kent Nagano
  • November 4 1997
    BBC Radio 3, , United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz
  • April 15 1998
    Kioi Hall, Tokyo, Japan
    Ichiro Nodaira, Tokyo Sinfonietta
  • May 1 1998
    Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, Toronto, Canada
    Soundstreams, Valdine Anderson
  • August 8 1998
    Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, USA
    Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center, tbc
  • October 10 1998
    Oslo, Ultima Festival, Norway
    Dominique My, Ensemble Modern
  • November 23 1998
    Merkin Concert Hall, New York, USA
    Anthony Korf, Parnassus
  • March 9 1999
    Helsinki Festival, Temppeliaukio Church, Finland
    Avanti!, Raili Viljakainen
  • June 22 1999
    St Magnus Festival, Pickaquay Centre, Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
    Kok, London Sinfonietta
  • November 6 1999
    Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Israel Contemporary Players, Renato Rivolta
  • November 19 1999
    Centenary Concert Hall, Leeds University, United Kingdom
    LS Two, Simon Baines
  • January 14 2000
    Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
    Ensemble Modern
  • January 16 2000
    deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium
    Ensemble Modern
  • January 17 2000
    Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
    Ensemble Modern
  • January 20 2000
    Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, Spain
    Ensemble Modern
  • May 3 2000
    Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom
    Royal Academy of Music
  • May 10 2000
    Venice Biennale, Correr Museum, Italy
    Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Pietro Borgonovo
  • October 19-20 2000
    Konserthuset, Göteborg, Sweden
    Göteborgs Symfoniker, Paul Daniel
  • November 2000
    Danish Radio, , Denmark
    Aarhus Sinfonietta, Geoffrey Douglas Madge, New Hellenic Quartet, Tamas Veto
  • November 1 2000
    Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Kevin Field, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
  • November 9 2000
    Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • November 12 2000
    Musikhost 2000, Odense, Denmark
    Aarhus Sinfonietta, Tamas Veto
  • May 26 2001
    Kloveniersdoelen, Middelburg, Netherlands
    Diego Masson, Xenakis Ensemble
  • September 20 2001
    Batiment des Froces Motrices, Geneva, Switzerland
    Ensemble Contrechamps, Jurjen Hempel
  • October 28 2001
    California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, USA
    tbc
  • November 9 2001
    Musikmonat 2001, Basel, Switzerland
    HK Gruber, London Sinfonietta
  • October 26 2002
    Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
    James Judd, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  • October 30 2002
    Palmerston North, Regent on Broadway, New Zealand
    James Judd, New Zealand SO
  • November 6 2002
    Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand
    James Judd, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  • November 7 2002
    Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
    James Judd, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  • November 7 2002
    Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand
    James Judd, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  • January 11 2003
    Sydney Festival, Sydney Opera House, Australia
    London Sinfonietta
  • January 23-24 & 26 2003
    Théâtre des Arts, Opéra de Rouen, Rouen, France
    Opéra de Rouen
  • March 9 2003
    Sounds New, Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury, United Kingdom
    Live Music Now, Nicholas Cleobury
  • March 11 2003
    Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich, United Kingdom
    Gregory Rose, Trinity College of Music Contemporary Music Group
  • March 16 2003
    Ars Musica Festival, Concertgebouw Brugge, Belgium
    Orchestre Leonard de Vinci, Oswald Sallaberger
  • May 29-31 2003
    Theatre Royal, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    ch. Karole Armitage, London Musici, Paul Hoskins, Rambert Dance Company
  • September 12 2003
    Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, USA
    John Adams, Opening Festival
  • October 29-31, November 1 2003
    Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe, United Kingdom
    chor. Karole Armitage, London Musici, Paul Hoskins, Rambert Dance Company
  • November 13-14 2003
    Shanghai Art Theatre, Shanghai, China
    Rambert Dance Company
  • November 25-26 & 28-29 2003
    Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, United Kingdom
    chor. Karole Armitage, London Musici, Paul Hoskins, Rambert Dance Company
  • December 3-6 2003
    Theatre Royal, Plymouth, United Kingdom
    chor. Karole Armitage, London Musici, Paul Hoskins, Rambert Dance Company
  • January 23 2004
    Tianqiao Theatre, Beijing, China
    Rambert Dance Company
  • January 25 2004
    Tianqiao Theatre, Beijing, China
    Rambert Dance Company
  • February 7 2004
    Cité de la Musique, Paris, France
    Ensemble Intercontemporain, Kazushi Ono
  • February 28 2004
    Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Konstantia Gourzi, Musica Nova Consort
  • March 30-31, April 1-3 2004
    Theatr Clwyd, Mold, United Kingdom
    ch. Karole Armitage, London Musici, Paul Hoskins, Rambert Dance Company
  • April 9 2004
    Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
    Scharoun Ensemble
  • April 20 2004
    Kleinephilharmonie, Berlin, Germany
    Scharoun Ensemble
  • December 18 2004
    ABC Classic FM, , Australia
    AYO Camerata, Richard Gill
  • February 28 2005
    Calouste Gulbenkian Concert Hall, Lisbon, Portugal
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Susanna Malkki
  • March 4 2005
    CBSO Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Susanna Malkki
  • September 28 2005
    University of Louisville, Louisville, USA
    Indiana University New Music Ensemble
  • September 29 2005
    Auer Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
    Indiana University New Music Ensemble
  • October 6 2005
    Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA
    Martin Seggelke, Ossia
  • October 28 2005
    St Andrew's on the Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
    Hamish McKeich, STROMA
  • January 12 2006
    Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany
    Ensemble UnitedBerlin, James Avery
  • March 30 2006
    Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia
    Richard Gill, Sydney SO
  • March 31 2006
    Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia
    Richard Gill, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • April 2 2006
    Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
    Johannes Kalitzke, Osterreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik Salzburg
  • May 10 2006
    Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, USA
    Edwin Outwater, San Francisco SO
  • May 13 2006
    Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, USA
    Edwin Outwater, San Francisco Symphony
  • March 1-5 2007
    Presences Festival, Paris, France
    Berlin PO, Bertrand Chamayou, Diotima Quartet, Faycal Karoui, Jean Deroyer, Laurent Petitgirard, Orchestre Colonne, Orchestre de Pau, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Quatuor Diotima, Sir Simon Rattle
  • March 25 2007
    'Traced Overhead', LSO St Luke's, London, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Rebecca von Lipinski
  • May 10 2007
    The Music Room, St Paul, USA
    St Paul CO, Stephen Prutsman
  • August 4 2007
    Oakwood School Theater, North Hollywood, USA
    cond. Marc Lowenstein
  • October 9 2007
    Kulturkirken Jacob, Oslo, Norway
    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tonnesen
  • October 25 2007
    College of Music, University of Colorado-Boulder, Grusin Music Hall, Boulder, USA
    Nicolas Carthy, University Ensemble
  • February 12 2008
    Temple of Peace, Cardiff, United Kingdom
    Michael Rafferty, Millenium Ensemble (RWCMD)
  • March 13 2008
    Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Town Hall, Australia
    Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Stockhammer
  • March 16 2008
    CBSO Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
  • March 29 2008
    Making Music: Thomas Adès - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
  • May 27 2008
    Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA
    Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Tal Rosner (video)
  • June 15 2008
    Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
  • June 28, July 5 2008
    BBC Radio 3, , United Kingdom
    Birminghanm Contemporary Music Group, Nicholas Hodges(piano), Tal Rosner (video artist) , London Sinfonia
  • September 20 2008
    ABC Ferry Road Studios, Brisbane, Australia
    Marc Taddei, Queensland Orchestra
  • October 24 2008
    City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, Australia
    Daryl Pratt, Sydney Conservatorium of Music Modern Music Ensemble
  • February 5 2009
    Izumi Hall, Osaka, Japan
    IzumiSinfonietta, Tatsuya Shimono
  • March 21 2009
    Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, USA
    Academy ACJW, Susanna Malkki
  • April 17 2009
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    Turning Point Ensemble
  • July 24 2009
    Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
    NYO GB, Ian Wright
  • July 25 2009
    Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
    National Youth Orchestra, Ian Wright
  • May 27 2010
    Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA
    Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Tal Rosner (Video Artist)
  • June 1-3 2010
    Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia
    Richard Gill, Sydney Sinfonia
  • June 25 2010
    Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, York, United Kingdom
    Chimera Ensemble
  • August 12 2010
    Illot Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand
    Hamish McKeich, STROMA
  • October 21 2010
    Kulturhus, Bodø, Norway
    Bodø Sinfonietta, Ingar Bergby
  • November 30 2010
    Holywell Music Room, Oxford, United Kingdom
    Oxford Sinfonietta
  • December 9 2010
    Mazzoleni Hall, The Royal Conservatoire of Music, Toronto, Canada
    Brian Current
  • January 29 2011
    Palace of Arts, Budapest, Hungary
    Baldur Brönnimann, London Sinfonietta
  • March 28 2011
    Studio Theatre, River Centre for the Arts, Columbus State University, USA
    Columbus State University, Paul Hostetter
  • May 19 2011
    Royal College of Music, London, United Kingdom
    RCM Students
  • September 18 2011
    State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    Tura New Music, Jon Tooby
  • October 31 2011
    Wien Modern Festival, Vienna, Austria
    Franck Ollu, London Sinfonietta
  • November 13 2011
    Melos-Ethos Festival 2011, Slovakia Radio Concert Hall, Slovakia
    London Sinfonietta
  • November 20 2011
    Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
    Orquestra de Câmara da Osesp, Simone Menezes
  • February 1 2012
    Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, USA
    Aventa Ensemble, Bill Linwood
  • May 23 2012
    Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
    Northwestern University, Dr Timothy Robblee
  • February 6 2013
    Drom, New York City, USA
    Ransom Wilson, Le Train Bleu Ensemble
  • January 9-12 2014
    Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, USA
    Grant Llewellyn, North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
  • January 26 & 28 2014
    CBSO Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Christian Karlsen
  • October 2 2014
    Caruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA
    Southern Methodist University, Matthew Albert
  • October 22 2014
    Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA
    Stony Brook University, Eduardo Leandro
  • November 1-2 2014
    Shanghai Culture Square, Shanghai, China
  • November 12 2014
    Roulette, Brooklyn, USA
    Contemporaneous, David Bloom
  • November 18 2014
    Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, Russia
    London Sinfonietta, Vladimir Jurowski
  • November 19 2014
    Britton Recital Hall, Ann Arbor, USA
    University of Michigan School of Music, Elliot Moore
  • November 22 2014
    Kresge Theatre, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
    Carnegie Mellon University, Daniel Nesta Curtis
  • May 21 2015
    National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, Katowice, Poland
    Brad Lubman, London Sinfonietta
  • September 10 2015
    Piccolo Regio Puccini, Turin, Italy
    Yoichi Sugiyama, mdi ensemble
  • September 12 2015
    Teatro Menotti, Milan, Italy
    Yoichi Sugiyama, mdi ensemble
  • October 6 2015
    Dronningesalen, Den Sorte Diamant, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Athelas Sinfonietta, Pierre-André Valade
  • November 29 2015
    Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia
    members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • April 17 2016
    Rutgers Shindell Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA
    Rutgers University
  • May 22 2016
    The Annex, Vancouver, Canada
    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Gordon Gerrard
  • June 16 2016
    Iitti Church, Iitti, Finland
    Ensemble Ernst, Thomas Rimul
  • October 6 2016
    Konserthuset, Helsingborg, Sweden
    Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Stefan Solyom
  • December 6 2016
    Shepherd School of Music, Houston, USA
    Rice University, Jerry Hou
  • February 4 2017
    Megaron, Athens, Greece
    Ergon Ensemble, Kasper de Roo
  • March 2 2017
    National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
    Crash Ensemble
  • May 3 2017
    Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
    Alexander Drcar, Ensemble die
  • July 9 2017
    Viitasaari Areena, Viitasaari, Finland
    Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie
  • December 28 2017
    Festspielhaus, Erl, Austria
    Ensemble Resonanz, Tito Ceccherini
  • January 28 2018
    Budapest Music Center, Budapest, Hungary
    Umze Ensemble, Gergely Madaras
  • March 2 2018
    Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    Ensemble Modern
  • October 4 2019
    Sala Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico City, Mexico
    Orquesta Filarmonica de la UNAM, Steve Schick
  • November 6 2019
    St George's Hall Concert Room, Liverpool, United Kingdom
    Clark Rundell, Rob Buckland, Ensemble 10/10
  • November 9 2019
    Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway
    Baldur Brönnimann, BIT 20 Ensemble
  • January 31 2020
    Tapiola Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre, Espoo, Finland
    Tapiola Sinfonietta, Daniel Blendulf
  • February 27 2020
    Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, New York City, USA
    The Juilliard School, Jeff Milarsky
  • April 4 2023
    Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    University of Toronto, Wallace Halladay
  • January 24 2024
    Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, United Kingdom
    London Sinfonietta, Simon Haram, Geoffrey Paterson
  • February 28 2024
    Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA
    Eduardo Leandro, Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players
  • March 12 2024
    Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal
    Remix Ensemble, Tito Ceccherini
  • October 6 2024
    Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
    Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Katalin Karolyi
  • November 28 2024
    Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London, United Kingdom
    RCM New Perspectives, Timothy Lines

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