Chineke! Orchestra: Beethoven's Triple Concerto
The orchestra kickstarts their tenth anniversary European tour with a signature work by Coleridge-Taylor and a new commission from Errollyn Wallen.
We start where it all began, back in 2015, with the first piece the ensemble ever played in the Queen Elizabeth Hall – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade. This wild orchestral ride brims with energy and excitement, and has become something of a signature piece for the orchestra who are long time champions of the composer.
Then it’s an all-star line-up for one of the most renowned works for multiple soloists by Beethoven, as Tai Murray, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason join the orchestra to play Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. The three musicians, all alumni of the orchestra, come together for the first time, bringing their extraordinary talent to this mighty piece.
After the interval we hear a brand new work, the second of three commissions marking the orchestra’s tenth birthday by Belize-born British composer and Master of The King’s Music, Errollyn Wallen.
And to close the concert it’s William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony. ‘To me,’ says Dawson about his piece: ‘the finest compliment that could be paid my symphony when it has its premiere is that it unmistakably is not the work of a white man.’
Owning its history both personally and musically, Dawson’s symphony is enriched with the sounds of Negro spirituals woven throughout the piece. Embodying through sound the link to the African American diaspora, it’s an anthem and a voice for a displaced people.
Performers
Chineke! Orchestra
Roderick Cox conductor
Tai Murray violin
Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
Repertoire
Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A minor for orchestra, Op.33
Beethoven: Triple Concerto for violin, cello & piano
Interval
Errollyn Wallen: FLOURISH (London premiere)
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Need to know
The Clore Ballroom at 6.15pm: pre-concert talk with Lynton Stephens and guests. Admission free.
An exclusive box package is available, which includes:
- Hire of a private box (seats up to eight people).
- Use of the Royal Retiring Room, a private lounge with its own toilet facilities, for the duration of the event.
- One free drink per guest on arrival (prosecco, wine, beer or soft drink).
- Dedicated host to take drinks orders throughout the event.
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.