Dobrinka Tabakova & Off the Beaten Path Ensemble
'Stone Trail' Album Launch
A celebration launching Stone Trail, the new album by Grammy-nominated composer Dobrinka Tabakova, performed in full by the Off the Beaten Path Ensemble, with music inspired by Bulgarian landscapes, history and folk rhythms.
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Rhodopa |
|---|---|
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Through the Cold Smoke |
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Cobble Tale |
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Two Songs |
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Moreni |
| Dobrinka Tabakova | On a Bench in the Shade |
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Simple Prayer for Complex Times |
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Stone Trail |
| Lora Tchekoratova | piano |
|---|---|
| Georgy Valtchev | violin |
| Alexander Fiterstein | clarinet |
| Mariana Karpatova | mezzo-soprano |
| Nikola Takov | violin |
| Rumen Cvetkov | viola |
| Alexander Somov | cello |
Join composer Dobrinka Tabakova, recipient of a 2023 Ivors Composer Award, and musicians from the Off the Beaten Path Ensemble for a special launch concert, performing the complete Stone Trail album live on stage. Written over roughly twenty-five years, the pieces unfold like a single ongoing conversation – many inspired by Bulgarian nature and history, themes close to the hearts of tonight’s musicians.
Founded in Bulgaria in 2018, the Off the Beaten Path Ensemble brings together international musicians with a shared commitment to new and rarely heard chamber music.
The programme journeys from the sweeping melodic landscapes of the Rhodope Mountains, evoked in Rhodopa, to the ancient boulder formations of Moreni and the mountain-village streets of Kovachevitsa, home to the Off the Beaten Path Festival, evoked in Cobble Tale. The evening culminates in Stone Trail, inspired by the early Christian mosaics of Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica. Written for the Festival’s fifth birthday in 2023, the work references the hidden symbolism of these mosaics, which inform the music’s intervals, rhythms and changing metres.
This is a rare opportunity to hear the album in full, performed by the artists who have worked closely with the composer to record these works.
This event will last approximately 90 minutes, without an interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
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Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.