Concerts

LIFEM: Digital 2020 concerts will be recorded in St Michael and All Angels church in Blackheath, London and will be broadcast during the festival week. These concerts will be live-filmed and available to watch online for free. Please support us with a donation.

FRETWORK

Celebrated viol consort Fretwork have explored the core repertory of great English consort music for over three decades and have become known as pioneers of contemporary music for viols, having commissioned over 40 new works. Visit Concert Page >>

DATE

Thursday, 5th November, 7.00pm (GMT)

Available to watch until 31st December

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TABEA DEBUS

Winner of The Society of Recorder Players/Moeck International Solo Recorder Competition 2019 and the WEMAG Soloists Prize at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Visit Concert Page >>

DATE

Friday, 6th November, 7.00pm (GMT)

Available to watch until 31st December

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MAHAN ESFAHANI

Internationally renowned harpsichordist, Mahan was the first and only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist (2008-2010), a Borletti-Buitoni prize winner (2009), and a nominee for Gramophone's Artist of the Year (2014, 2015, and 2017). Visit Concert Page >>

DATE

Saturday 7th November, 7.00pm (GMT)

Available to watch until 31st December

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In Conversation with...

During the filming days, our artistic director, Gill Graham, conducted a short interview with each of our concert artists: Richard Boothy, founder of Fretwork; Tabea Debus; and Mahan Esfahani, as well as a zoom conversation with composer John Paul Jones. These ‘In Conversation’ videos provide an intriguing perspective and unique insight into the concert programmes, and are available to watch here.

JOHN PAUL JONES & RICHARD BOOTHBY

LIFEM Artistic Director Gill Graham talks to composer John Paul Jones and the founder of Fretwork, Richard Boothby.

DATE

Thursday 5th November, 5.00pm (GMT)

Available to watch until 31st December

TABEA DEBUS & MAHAN ESFAHANI

LIFEM Artistic Director Gill Graham talks to performers Tabea Debus and Mahan Esfahani.

DATE

Friday 6th November, 5.00pm (GMT)

Available to watch until 31st December