We’ve put together some Spitalfields Music Festival 2017 highlights and news…
André de Ridder announced as Spitalfields Music Festival 2018 Artistic Curator
We’re delighted to announce that André de Ridder will take up the role of Artistic Curator for a further year. Building on his 2017 Festival, André will programme authentic performances of classical masterpieces alongside bold new work from trailblazing contemporary musicians and collaborations that blur boundaries between musical genres – all delivered by the most exceptional international artists.
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In the Press…
We received some glowing reviews of the festival in the press and thought we’d share some of them with you.
- “a song crawl of quirky brilliance‘’ ★★★★★
- The Guardian“magically strange and unforgettable‘’ ★★★★★ The Telegraph
- “remarkable range” ★★★★
- The Evening Standard“exceptionally strong performances” ★★★★ The Guardian
Watch this…
Classic Album Sundays Live Stream
As you weren’t able to join us at Classic Album Sundays you might like to watch the full interview with Max Richter and André de Ridder discussing their collaboration on Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi ‘The Four Seasons.
Listen to…
Sara Mohr-Pietsch in Conversation
BBC Radio 3’s Sara Mohr-Pietsch chats with festival artists, Liam Byrne, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Aart Strootman and Uri Caine in our series of extended conversations for our Spits Music Podcast.
Check out…
More about our Schumann Street Artists
Picture Gallery of festival highlights
We hope to see you in 2018!