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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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Fretwork, Iestyn Davies & Nico Muhly

Classical / Composer-in-Focus: Nico Muhly

Launching Nico Muhly’s appointment as Kings Place Composer-in-Focus for 2027, this special concert reunites Muhly with friends and collaborators Fretwork and countertenor Iestyn Davies for a programme exploring the roots of his musical imagination.

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

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart opens with Op. 131, as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet place audiences inside Beethoven’s final string quartets, performed entirely from memory in the intimate setting of Hall Two.

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Breabach & Le Vent du Nord

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Two traditions. Ten extraordinary musicians. One unforgettable night. Two of the world’s most celebrated traditional music bands come together for Le Retour: Scotland Meets Quebec - a thrilling live collaboration between Scotland’s Breabach and Quebec’s Le Vent du Nord.

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(Re)Sounding India: Stories from the Diaspora

Words / (Re)Sounding India

Guest curator Keval Shah opens (Re)Sounding India with an afternoon of music and conversation featuring composer, producer and sarod virtuoso Soumik Datta.

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

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart is an intimate Hall Two series from the Sacconi Quartet and director Tom Morris, placing audiences inside the world of Beethoven’s final string quartets.

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Phaedra Ensemble: Ellis Island

Classical / Phaedra Ensemble

Launching Phaedra Ensemble’s Kings Place residency, Ellis Island explores migration, memory and identity through Meredith Monk’s award-winning film and music by Mansurian, Shostakovich, Dessner and Weill, alongside the UK premiere of Philip Glass’s Piano Quintet.

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Aurora Orchestra: Inside Beethoven’s Septet

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Resident Ensemble Aurora Orchestra opens its Kings Place season with Beethoven’s exuberant Septet, inviting audiences to get to the heart of a work that became a runaway success, even if its composer had decidedly mixed feelings about it.

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Joe Webb's 7-A-Side

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Mercury Prize-nominated pianist Joe Webb returns to Kings Place with his acclaimed project 7-A- Side for a special evening showcasing some of the finest musicians on London’s thriving jazz scene.

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The Tallis Scholars

Classical / Composer-in-Focus: Nico Muhly

As part of Nico Muhly's Composer-in-Focus season, The Tallis Scholars perform three works written especially for the ensemble by one of the leading voices in contemporary music.

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La Déferlance

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Québec traditional music quartet La Déferlance bring vibrant arrangements, rich vocal harmonies and infectious energy to Kings Place. Drawing on both traditional repertoire and original compositions, the group present music from their latest album, Âmes des bois.

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(Re)Sounding India: Keval Shah Performs Reena Esmail

Classical / (Re)Sounding India

As part of (Re)Sounding India, curated by Guest Curator Keval Shah, Shah performs the complete solo piano works of Reena Esmail, including the UK premiere of works written especially for him.

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James Allsopp Quartet play Stan Getz: A Centenary Celebration

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

A centenary celebration of the music of saxophone icon Stan Getz by the James Allsopp Quartet, exploring highlights from Getz's remarkable catalogue, from lush ballads and bossa novas to swinging standards and bebop classics. 

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Zubin Kanga: Satanic Panic

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Pianist composer and technologist Zubin Kanga performs new works at the cutting-edge of new music technologies, featuring the world premiere of ‘Sataniq Paniq // Satanipanicon’.

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Ancient Infinity Orchestra

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Making their Kings Place debut, Leeds-based Spiritual jazz ensemble Ancient Infinity Orchestra celebrate the launch of their new album, 'It's Always About Liberation'. A gathering of voices, traditions, and energies converging into something timeless, their music is a journey inward and outward, always reaching toward the universal.

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Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen

Folk / Canadian & Québécois Folk

After more than a decade performing internationally with award-winning Cape Breton supergroup Còig, Celtic folk multi-instrumentalists Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen are charting a new path in modern folk together.

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Legacy: Coltrane and Cannonball, Tony Kofi & Denys Baptiste Quintet

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Two of the UK’s leading saxophonists, Denys Baptiste and Tony Kofi, reunite for Legacy: Coltrane & Cannonball, honouring the landmark partnership of Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley and John Coltrane.

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Chineke! Voices: My Heart Be Brave  

Classical / Chineke!

My Heart Be Brave brings together Chineke! Voices and Chineke! Chamber Ensemble for a powerful programme of spirituals, freedom songs and contemporary choral works.

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The Alexandra Ridout Quartet

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Award Winning UK born, US based Trumpeter Alexandra Ridout brings her NYC quartet to Kings Place, featuring some of the most exciting young musicians on the city’s contemporary jazz scene. United by a shared commitment to original music and creative collaboration, the quartet offers a snapshot of the vibrant musical community at the heart of New York jazz today.

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Kings Place Jazz Orchestra: 70 Years of West Side Story

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Kings Place Jazz Orchestra returns to Hall One to celebrate 70 years of Bernstein’s iconic West Side Story. At its heart is Creative Director Callum Au’s six-movement suite, reimagining the musical’s most famous melodies for big band.

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Norman&Corrie

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

In a daring blend of old and new, Shetland Islands native Norman and Glasgow’s Corrie dive into the rich musical heritage of the Shetland Islands, resurrecting archival melodies that have never seen the light of day.

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Catherine MacLellan

Folk / Canadian & Québécois Folk

Born and raised in the idyllic province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, Catherine MacLellan has been captivating audiences around the world with her music for over two decades. Rooted in folk and roots, Catherine's modern songs reflect her deep connection to the land and people that call it home.

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Festival Voices: MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

For the first time, Kings Place resident ensembles Festival Voices and Phaedra Ensemble join forces for Good Friday, culminating in James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross, a modern masterpiece of extraordinary emotional power.

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Renaissance String Quartet

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Beethoven meets Florence Price and Gershwin as the Renaissance String Quartet brings its fresh, inclusive approach to a programme spanning more than a century of chamber music.

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