IGF Young Artist Platform: Matilde Freiria and Fábio Fernandes
IGF London Guitar Festival 2026
IGF’s Young Artist Platform (YAP) helps young musicians in the critical phase between the final stages of music education and the start of a professional career. The Platform provides much-needed concerts as well as a comprehensive training programme. A unique feature is the chance to work with a composer and premiere a new work commissioned especially by IGF.
This is a shared concert with Matilde Freiria and Fábio Fernandes.
Under-18s can attend this concert for free. Please book a free Under-18s ticket at the booking link.
This event will last approximately 50 minutes, without an interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets are available for certain shows to attendees aged under 30. To access Under 30s tickets, your account needs to be updated with your Date of Birth. Please visit the account centre to add your Date of Birth and go to ‘Other Preferences’ to opt in to the Under 30s Scheme.
If £10 tickets are available, the ticket discount will apply automatically at checkout. If the discount does not apply, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out for the performance.
Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
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.
Matilde Freiria
Matilde Freiria began her musical journey at the age of six and completed her studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, where she studied with Robert Brightmore. Alongside her classical guitar studies, she developed a keen interest in historical performance, studying theorbo and baroque guitar with David Miller and William Carter.
A passionate advocate for both established and contemporary repertoire, she enjoys collaborating with living composers and regularly performs newly commissioned works. In 2024, she was invited to take part in the Ex-Aequo artistic residency in Austin, Texas, where she performed and recorded a collaborative album, continuing her commitment to innovative performance.
Her programme includes the second London performance of a new IGF 2026 commission Night Sky In A Stone by Freya Waley-Cohen.
Fábio Fernandes
Fábio Fernandes is a Portuguese classical guitarist and lutenist based in London, praised for his versatility and his engaging performances. Recent highlights include recitals at the Barbican Centre, St. James’s Church Piccadilly, Milton Court Concert Hall, the English Music Festival, and a solo appearance with Orquestra Con Spirito in Portugal.
A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Máster Guitarra Alicante, Fábio is currently releasing his debut album with English Music Records, featuring rediscovered and overlooked English compositions spanning from the Baroque to the present day.
His programme includes the second London performance of a new IGF 2025 commission afterform by Laila Arafah.
