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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: Lines Made by Walking

Classical / Phaedra Ensemble

Phaedra Ensemble follows music into the landscape, tracing movement, environment and cultural memory through works by Gabriella Smith, John Luther Adams, Alvin Lucier, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen and Raven Chacon, inviting us to listen to place anew.

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Luke Wallace with Fire Choir

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Vancouver artist Luke Wallace is a dynamic force in the world of folk music, using his talent as a songwriter, speaker, and choral arranger to champion environmental causes and inspire positive change.

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Scottish Fish

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Scottish Fish present a fiddle-forward infusion of original and traditional Scottish and Cape Breton music.

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Giacomo Smith's Routes In Ragtime

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Accomplished saxophonist and clarinettist Giacomo Smith brings early jazz into the present with Routes in Ragtime, a programme of original music inspired by the Great Migration and the pioneering generation that created jazz.

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Rum Ragged

Folk / Canadian & Québécois Folk

Rum Ragged takes a bold approach to the distinct folk music of their home, the Eastern Canadian island of Newfoundland. On bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, guitar and button accordion, these new champions of East Coast music enliven audiences with songs and tune sets delivered with an honest swagger that is far beyond their years.

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Aurora Orchestra: American Quartets

Classical / Aurora at Kings Place

Journey through a century of string quartets from America in an immersive setting, performed by the principal string players of Aurora Orchestra.

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Attacca Quartet: Weird Grooves

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet reimagines the Baroque suite through dance, rhythm and unexpected connections in music by Couperin, Caroline Shaw, Radiohead, John Adams and Paul Wiancko.

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Chineke! – Percussion of Sound

Classical / Chineke!

Four Chineke! Percussionists showcase the remarkable breadth of percussion in a programme that travels from body percussion and West African drumming traditions to the rich melodic possibilities of marimba and vibraphone.

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

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart continues with Op. 132, as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet bring audiences inside Beethoven’s late quartets, performed entirely from memory in a uniquely intimate and theatrical Hall Two experience.

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

Classical / Beethoven by Heart

Beethoven by Heart continues with Op. 132, as director Tom Morris and the Sacconi Quartet bring audiences inside Beethoven’s late quartets, performed entirely from memory in a uniquely intimate and theatrical Hall Two experience.

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Kings Place Jazz Orchestra: Decades of Jazz

Jazz / Kings Place Jazz Orchestra

From its New Orleans roots to the big-band brilliance of Ellington and Basie and the vocal artistry of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Kings Place Jazz Orchestra traces jazz’s changing sound across generations.

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Neave Trio & Tango Movement

Origins Unwrapped / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Following their much-loved Kings Place collaboration in 2025, Neave Trio reunites with dancers David and Kim Benitez of Tango Movement for an exhilarating evening where chamber music and tango collide.

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Re(Sounding India): Amrit Kaur

Contemporary / (Re)Sounding India

Amrit Kaur brings a singular musical language to the stage, weaving Indian classical music, Punjabi folk, blues and soul into live performances rooted in storytelling and human connection.

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KOLINGA

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

French-Congolese fusion outfit Kolinga, led by singer Rébecca M'Boungou, brings a compelling mix of contemporary music, jazz and Bantu music to Kings Place for an exclusive performance.

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Marlon the Pannist

Jazz / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Experience the vibrant sounds of Trinidad & Tobago with Marlon the Pannist. Joined by a dynamic mixed-instrument ensemble, he celebrates the rich heritage of the steelpan through original compositions, imaginative arrangements and infectious Caribbean rhythms.

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Alice Zawadzki: Replace Your Gods

Jazz / Artist in Residence: Alice Zawadzki

Blurring classical, jazz, folk and music theatre, Alice Zawadzki creates an elemental new song cycle inspired by her grandmother’s writing, with voices, percussion and instruments crafted from wood, water, glass and bone.

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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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