Concerts

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

 ‘A gorgeous and original tribute to Szymanski’s homeland, its artists and its music.’ Gramophone Magazine

The Sketches of Mexico project is an innovative collaboration between award-winning Mexican guitarist Morgan Szymanski and twenty international artists. Inspired by the Twenty Mexican Sketches by Mexican composer Julio César Oliva (b.1947-) and the beautiful songs of Mexico´s foremost composer, Manuel M. Ponce (1882-1948), artists from Mexico, China, Portugal, Ireland and the UK have donated more than forty original works all inspired by Mexico´s colour, music and famous sites. Tonight’s event will consist of a virtuoso guitar concert accompanied by live projections on a journey through Mexico by VJ Joe Fairwether-Hole.

www.sketchesofmexico.eventbrite.co.uk

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020 7529 1582
Tickets: £15 | £10 ESU Members & Alumni | £10 ILAMS Members

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

The award-winning Duo Teresa Carreño is one of the leading ensembles promoting the Latin American repertoire for cello and piano. Their mixed choice of European and South American music has won them recognition from both the critics and the audience. An exciting combination of European and Latin American works, this will be an opportunity to discover the exquisite Suite by the Venezuelan composer Modesta Bor. There will be space for the virtuosic, the nostalgic and breathtaking enjoyment.

Arturo Serna cello
Ana Laura Manero piano

www.duoteresacarreno.com

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020 7383 7808
Tickets: £10 | £8 Concessions | £8 ILAMS members | £4 Children

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

Argentinean pianist, Leandro Avalle, returns to London to take part in the Schott Spring Piano Series, offering a unique programme ranging from Baroque music from Spain, France and Italy to music from Argentina, including works by Guastavino, Castro, Ginastera, Piazzolla and the UK premiere of a contemporary piece by Eric Schwartz inspired by Patagonia.

This event is part of the Schott Spring Piano Series supported by the Embassy of Argentina

Image by Jean Baptiste Huong

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020 7534 0710
Tickets: £10 | £7 Concessions | £7 ILAMS members

‘Original and refreshing, representing the strength of the new generation of musicians.’ La Vanguardia

A varied programme including pieces hailing from the Mediterranean background of Spanish pianist Maria Canyigueral, who is currently on the Masters' programme at the Royal Academy of Music under Russian professor Sulamita Aronovsky. Maria works closely with Spanish-catalan composers, Benet Casablancas and Víctor Estapé, who is in the process of composing a special piece for her.

This is an ILAMS concert organised in collaboration with St James's Piccadilly. Maria Canyigueral is generously supported by the Fundació Agustí Pedro i Pons.

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020 7734 4511
Tickets: Admission free; suggested donation £3

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

The Brazilian guitar quartet Quarteto Tau was created with the aim of enhancing the chamber music repertoire for multiple guitars. The group has dedicated most of its work to searching and presenting new music, especially Brazilian chamber music, via ad hoc arrangements or premieres of new compositions. The Quartet is currently touring Europe to promote their latest CD, Cordas brasileiras, and will also present the European premiere of Luciano´s Divertimento #5 for clarinet and guitar quartet dedicated to them.

Fábio Bartoloni guitar | Breno Chaves guitar | José Henrique de Campos guitar | Daniel Murray guitar | Luca Luciano clarinet

C. Bartoloni Seresta (arr. Giacomo Bartoloni)
E. Nazareth Odeon (arr. Daniel Murray)
Garoto Debussyana (arr. Daniel Murray)
P. Bellinati Baião de Gude | Jongo (arr. Daniel Murray)
C. Saraiva Melodia para a Incerteza
W. Lopes Lá em Olinda
D. Murray Estância
L. Luciano Divertimento #5 (European premiere)

For a Youtube preview click HERE

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Tickets: £12 | £10 Members of Canning House | £10 ILAMS Members

‘Clear, serene and balanced, this performer highlighted a sharpness of touch and transparence of intensities of rare quality.’ Buenos Aires Musical

A student of Alicia de Larrocha, Magda Tagliaferro and Vlado Perlemuter, and honored by the French government with the ‘Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ for her achievements in French music, pianist Valentina Díaz-Frénot returns to London for her debut performance at the intimate Forge venue. A winner of numerous international competitions, Valentina Díaz-Frenot offers technical panache with a Latin accent. Originally from Argentina and now considered Paraguay's resident 'National Pianist', Díaz-Frénot will perform a variety of French, Argentine and Spanish works reflecting her cosmopolitan background, plus a specially-commissioned world premiere by Paraguayan composer Diego Sánchez-Haase. 

www.valentinadiaz-frenot.com

For a sneak peek of Valentina's last ILAMS performance at St Martin-in-the-Fields click HERE 

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020 7383 7808
Tickets: £11/9 online | £12/10 on the door | £2 off all tickets to ILAMS Members

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one we highly recommend!)

'A true pioneer...' Classic FM Magazine

Cuban guitarist Ahmed Dickinson presents the UK premiere of Nine Ways To Caress A Woman, a suite for guitar and narrator composed by contemporary Mexican composer, Enrique González Medina. This seductive and ingenious work takes its inspiration from the proverbial comparison of the classical guitar to the female form. The piece, composed in 1997 and with texts by playwright Jose Cruz Gonzáles, has been specially revised for the occasion. With special guest narrator, Jamie Nichols.

www.ahmeddickinson.com

This event is curated by Cubafilin Récords

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Tickets: £11 in advance | £10 on the door

(Not an ILAMS concert, but one highly recommend!)

‘A singer of high intelligence, feisty character and captivating vocal colour’. The Times

The award-winning Icelandic mezzo-soprano Gúdrun Ólafsdóttir joins the Spanish violin/guitar Roncesvalles Duo (Elena and Francisco Javier Jáuregui) to perform music from all over Spain. From the heritage of the Sephardic communities, passed down from generation to generation since medieval times, to songs by Lorca, Granados and the folk Basque tradition, to the UK premiere of new Spanish music, this colourful evening will draw you into the depths of the Spanish soul.

www.gudrunolafsdottir.com | www.duoroncesvalles.com

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07976 899628
Tickets: £10 | £8 Concessions | £8 ILAMS members