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The stories we inherit. The music we pass on.

Origins Unwrapped brings together artists whose work is shaped by heritage, migration, community and creativity.

Through music, they reveal how family histories, cultural influences and encounters across borders have shaped their artistic identities and inspired the work they create and champion today. Led by Artist-in-Residence Alice Zawadzki, Guest Curator Keval Shah and Composer-in-Focus Nico Muhly, alongside a cast of world-class artists including our resident ensembles, the season invites audiences to discover the personal stories and creative journeys behind the music they love.

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Phaedra Ensemble: Selected Ambient Works

Classical / Phaedra Ensemble

Phaedra Ensemble reimagines landmark works by Brian Eno, Hiroshi Yoshimura and Aphex Twin alongside music by Linda Catlin Smith and a new commission from Macie Stewart.

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Aurora Orchestra: Aaron Azunda Akugbo

Classical / Aurora at Kings Place

Join Aurora's principal players for an immersive afternoon of questions, riddles and puzzles, featuring Aurora’s new principal trumpet, Aaron Azunda Akugbo.

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Britten Sinfonia & Pekka Kuusisto Perform Purcell, Bach and Muhly

Classical / Composer-in-Focus: Nico Muhly

The culmination of Nico Muhly’s year as Kings Place’s Composer in Focus brings together Britten Sinfonia and Pekka Kuusisto in music by Muhly, Bach and Purcell, revealing unexpected connections between Baroque masterpieces and Muhly’s distinctive voice.

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(Re)Sounding India: Jasdeep Singh Degun

Contemporary / (Re)Sounding India

One of the most compelling voices in British music today, sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun invites audiences into the sound world of Indian classical music.

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Beethoven By Heart: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart continues its journey through three late quartets with Op. 130, as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet perform entirely from memory, placing audiences inside the music in intimate Hall Two.

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Beethoven By Heart: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart continues its journey through three late quartets with Op. 130, as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet perform entirely from memory, placing audiences inside the music in intimate Hall Two.

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Beethoven by Heart: The Complete Experience: String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart: The Complete Experience begins with Op. 132, as the Sacconi Quartet and director Tom Morris invite audiences inside three late Beethoven quartets, performed entirely from memory across one extraordinary day.

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Beethoven by Heart: The Complete Experience: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

At the heart of Beethoven by Heart’s day-long journey, Op. 130 unfolds up close: performed entirely from memory by the Sacconi Quartet, with Tom Morris’s theatrical direction transforming the intimate setting of Hall Two.

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Beethoven by Heart: The Complete Experience: String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart culminates with Op. 131, completing a rare day-long journey through three late quartets as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet perform entirely from memory in the intimacy of Hall Two.

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Chineke! x PODIUM 10 Cellos: HOLY PRESENCE

Classical / Chineke!

Visionary, uncompromising and decades ahead of his time, Julius Eastman remains one of the most influential voices in contemporary music. Chineke! x PODIUM 10 Cellos perform his rarely heard masterpiece ‘The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc’, alongside music by Kaija Saariaho, Florence Price, inti figgis-vizueta, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Nneka Cummins (world premiere) and Monteverdi in a programme exploring faith, conviction and transformation.

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Mary Gauthier

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier brings The Reckoning Tour to Kings Place, celebrating songs from her acclaimed new album Reckoning alongside favourites from a remarkable career defined by honesty, compassion and masterful storytelling.

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Alice Zawadzki: The Turning

Jazz / Artist in Residence: Alice Zawadzki

Vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Alice Zawadzki beckons in ancient female figures of winter folklore, from Italy’s mischievous Befana to Iceland’s terrifying Grýla and Sweden’s radiant Lucia.

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