Two-time Grammy-award winning Attacca Quartet present the second of the Platoon Presents at Kings Place series, featuring Ravel’s String Quartet paired with David Lang’s new quartet, 'daisy' co-commissioned by Kings Place.
A collaborative concert as part of Sam Lee’s Earth Unwrapped residency, featuring tree wisdom, poems, anecdotes and folk songs inspired by trees, which will invoke the cultural heritage this species holds within our culture and society. Featuring guest musicians, Jonathan Drori, The Seed Sisters and more, alongside Sam Lee himself.
Kings Place Artist in Residence Sam Lee brings his latest album ‘Songdreaming’ to the Hall One stage, part of his Meeting is a Pleasant Place curation.
Winner of the Aga Khan Music Award, Soumik Datta reveals an immersive in-the-round experience in partnership with Loss>
We welcome ‘UK Jazz Act of the Year’ and ‘Vocalist of the Year’ at the 2022 Jazz FM Awards Georgia Cécile, who is leading the new wave of UK jazz crossover artists.
Music from films 'Mishima', 'The Truman Show', 'There will be Blood', 'Platoon' and 'The Lobster' take us on a cinematic retreat via the sound world of the string quartet in this cinematic performance from Resident String Quartet, Piatti. This dramatic and powerful programme will feature the music of Johnny Greenwood, Barber's infamous Adagio for Strings as well as Shostakovich's haunting String Quartet No.8.
In an evening of powerful performances and thought-provoking conversation, EMPOWER: Women Changing Music celebrates and showcases the breadth and diversity of female music. It is accompanied by dynamic discussions with female leaders across the music industry.
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Orkney born folk quartet FARA embark on a whistle-stop tour around the UK in 2025, returning to some of their favourite venues and towns from a decade of touring.
We welcome Penguin Cafe founder, Arthur Jeffes for his Kings Place debut to showcase and perform his late father Simon Jeffes’ legacy of world-renowned Penguin Cafe Orchestra music.
Join Matt Carmichael as he showcases his new emotional driven instrumental album 'Dancing with Embers' joined by his regular quintet Fergus McCreadie, Charlie Stewart, Ali Watson and Tom Potter.
Join vibrant group Kit Downes, Lauren Kinsella and Robin Fincker, for an evening of modern and folk music with a repertoire of improvisation and original compositions.
Composer and sound artist Alice Boyd brings a new sound installation to Hall Two, featuring the sounds of King’s Cross’ green spaces. This installation invites us to ponder the intersection of human life and the landscapes we call home.
Described by Leonard Bernstein as ‘Mahler’s greatest symphony’, Das Lied von der Erde is an incomparable musical homage to the natural world, and humanity’s place within it. Aurora performs the work in Iain Farrington’s chamber orchestra version alongside two of the leading Mahler singers of our time.
Singer-songwriter and sound artist Alice Boyd brings folk-inspired harmonies, ambient electronics and field recordings to Hall Two, inviting us to ponder the intersection of human life and the landscapes we call home.
In this solo concert for the Platoon Presents at Kings Place series, Belle Chen performs music from her whimsical and imaginative ‘Ravel In The Forest,’ as well as new original pieces.
Martin Feinstein’s Bach Weekend, the annual Kings Place exploration of Bach's great masterpieces, begins with a feast of dances, featuring some of the most famous suites by Bach, Handel and Telemann.
Martin Feinstein’s annual Bach Weekend at Kings Place closes with a concert featuring some of the most thrilling orchestral writings and parts from Bach’s pen, including Magnificat, Cantata 46 'Schauet doch und sehet', and his second Brandenburg concerto.
In this Platoon Presents at Kings Place event taking place on Earth Day, renowned composers Stewart Copeland and Arash Safaian discuss their recent compositional projects, brought together by their love of Nature.
If there is one musician who embodies the dynamism and vitality of the current English folk revival, it’s Eliza Carthy MBE. Kings Place proudly welcomes her back for a special gig as part of its birdsong-inspired Folk Weekend.
Kings Place welcomes back The Wilderness Yet for this birdsong-inspired Folk Weekend. From 'The Thrush’s Anvil' to 'The Nightingale’s Lullaby', this is a folk trio that draws deep from the wealth of inspiration that birdsong offers.
One of England’s most revered folk performers, Martin Simpson, will be joined by the wonderful Liz Hanks on cello and Louis Campbell on guitar for a special concert as part of Folk Weekend at Kings Place.
Fiddle player and composer Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron on concertina bring 'Bird Tunes', an exquisite new suite of folk tunes with birdsong at their core, to Kings Place as part of its birdsong-inspired Folk Weekend.
Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the English-speaking people. With gentle intelligence, he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. He returns to Kings Place for this special Folk Weekend gig.
Kings Place and Bird On The Wire are proud to present Italian multi-instrumentalist and composer Federico Albanese, following the release of his new album Blackbirds and the Sun of October in February.