KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERCLASSICALTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARY Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away. Join Aurora Orchestra for a magical adventure with Agatha the Pirate. With brand new chamber arrangements of music by Bartók, audiences will sail the high seas, meet a host of glimmering jellyfish, and play hide-and-seek with a wonderfully wicked parrot. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and

traits.

LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE London Unwrapped Artist in Residence countertenor Iestyn Davies, famous on both sides of the Atlantic for his role in Farinelli and the King, sings a feast of Handel’s London altos. KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness

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THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the JESCA HOOP • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Booking Fees. A booking fee of £3.00 per transaction will be triggered in accordance with the type of tickets in your shopping basket. All tickets, including the £9.50 Savers, are subject to a booking fee, with the exemptions of flat-rate £9.50 tickets (not advertised as Savers), and CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Reaching across three centuries, Johann Sebastian Bach’s compositions for solo violin and cello are brought to life with readings of new poetry and prose by celebrated authors George Szirtes and Eva Hoffman. George’s poems play with the dance rhythms of Bach’s music, while Eva composes personal letters to Bach, asking questions about the tensions between his creativity and his personal ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Join award-winning columnist and broadcaster, Steve Richards, for his latest behind-the-scenes tour of British politics. An evening of high political drama is guaranteed.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERCLASSICALTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARY Aurora Orchestra – Far, Far Away Family / Aurora Orchestra - Far, Far Away. Join Aurora Orchestra for a magical adventure with Agatha the Pirate. With brand new chamber arrangements of music by Bartók, audiences will sail the high seas, meet a host of glimmering jellyfish, and play hide-and-seek with a wonderfully wicked parrot. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and

traits.

LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE London Unwrapped Artist in Residence countertenor Iestyn Davies, famous on both sides of the Atlantic for his role in Farinelli and the King, sings a feast of Handel’s London altos. KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness

to

THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the JESCA HOOP • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Booking Fees. A booking fee of £3.00 per transaction will be triggered in accordance with the type of tickets in your shopping basket. All tickets, including the £9.50 Savers, are subject to a booking fee, with the exemptions of flat-rate £9.50 tickets (not advertised as Savers), and CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Reaching across three centuries, Johann Sebastian Bach’s compositions for solo violin and cello are brought to life with readings of new poetry and prose by celebrated authors George Szirtes and Eva Hoffman. George’s poems play with the dance rhythms of Bach’s music, while Eva composes personal letters to Bach, asking questions about the tensions between his creativity and his personal ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Join award-winning columnist and broadcaster, Steve Richards, for his latest behind-the-scenes tour of British politics. An evening of high political drama is guaranteed. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and

traits.

EAT & DRINK • KINGS PLACE Rotunda Bar and Restaurant Rotunda, with its astro-turfed terrace running alongside Regent’s Canal, is a hidden gem with beautiful views situated in the heart of King’s Cross. The restaurant and bar has a number of new safety measures in place, KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness

to

MARK SIMPSON & OLIVER COATES • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Mark Simpson makes his Luminate debut in a new collaboration with Oliver Coates. Featuring a first half of world premiere performances of new works for solo clarinet and electronics by Mark Simpson, Oliver Coates, Zoë Martlew and Philip Cashian – followed by a second half of free form improvisation with Oliver Coates and Mark Simpson. Leading composer and clarinettist Mark Simpson A POST-GUTENBERG PROGRAMME: THE MUSIC OF INSIGNIFICANCE In his books of the 1960s Marshall McLuhan expounded the idea of the human mind being defined by the kinds of media to which it was exposed. The era of the printing press, and of the conception of books as stable repositories of knowledge, had conditioned ‘Gutenberg Man’; electronic media, especially television, had led to the creation of a rather different different kind of human – the SPACE AFRIKA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE With their slow-stepping, spacious urban dubscapes, Space Afrika harnesses ambient, Detroit techno and shades of early nineties Sheffield with a fresh and open approach to composition — this is dub techno stripped-down, sealed in a time capsule and sent back from the near future. Friends for almost two decades, the two Joshua's formed Space Afrika after years of listening to music together ANTHONY JOSEPH & FRIENDS • JAZZ • KINGS PLACE Anthony Joseph is an award-winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. The author of four poetry collections and three novels – his 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award, and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. WHAT'S ON • PAGE 3 OF 7 • KINGS PLACE Stochelo Rosenberg Trio Jazz / IGF Guitar Summit. Without doubt the most celebrated gypsy jazz guitarist since Django Reinhardt and arguably the finest jazz guitarist in Europe right now, the Dutch Sinti Gypsy Stochelo Rosenberg has performed at the world's major jazz

festivals.

FOLK ON FOOT ON FILM 2: THE FRONT ROOM FESTIVAL STORY In this audio-visual presentation, the Folk on Foot podcast host Matthew Bannister tells the behind the scenes story of The Front Room Festivals and how his podcast managed to keep on walking through the

lockdowns.

WHAT'S ON • PAGE 5 OF 7 • KINGS PLACE Flamenco Pasión with Dani de Morón & Patricia Guerrero Classical / London Guitar Festival. The flamenco guitarist Dani de Morón is a leading performer of his generation, who has always worked alongside legendary flamenco performers: when he was in his 20s, he toured with Paco de Lucía as his second guitarist.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Davies will perform music written for both London’s castrati and female altos, including arias from operas such as Giulio Cesare and Alcina, and powerful oratorios such as Theodora, as well as anthems, pastorals and cantatas, interwoven with the composer’s inimitable orchestral dances and sinfonias. This concert was originally scheduled

on

ANDREW MARR: NEW ELIZABETHANS • WORDS • KINGS PLACE This offer is limited and subject to event availability. Offer excludes Saver Seats and Under 30s tickets. Andrew Marr: New Elizabethans (Online Streaming Event) Sun 6 Jun 5pm. The Queen’s platinum jubilee next year would be a first for a British monarch, one of many she has set since her accession in 1952. Book tickets Find out

more.

A LONDON WALK: MUSICAL MARYLEBONE & MAYFAIR A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair. Sun 13 Jun 2pm. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert halls past. ANTHONY JOSEPH & FRIENDS • JAZZ • KINGS PLACE Anthony Joseph is an award-winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. The author of four poetry collections and three novels – his 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award, and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Davies will perform music written for both London’s castrati and female altos, including arias from operas such as Giulio Cesare and Alcina, and powerful oratorios such as Theodora, as well as anthems, pastorals and cantatas, interwoven with the composer’s inimitable orchestral dances and sinfonias. This concert was originally scheduled

on

ANDREW MARR: NEW ELIZABETHANS • WORDS • KINGS PLACE This offer is limited and subject to event availability. Offer excludes Saver Seats and Under 30s tickets. Andrew Marr: New Elizabethans (Online Streaming Event) Sun 6 Jun 5pm. The Queen’s platinum jubilee next year would be a first for a British monarch, one of many she has set since her accession in 1952. Book tickets Find out

more.

A LONDON WALK: MUSICAL MARYLEBONE & MAYFAIR A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair. Sun 13 Jun 2pm. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert halls past. ANTHONY JOSEPH & FRIENDS • JAZZ • KINGS PLACE Anthony Joseph is an award-winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. The author of four poetry collections and three novels – his 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award, and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) UPDATES • KINGS PLACE COVID-19 (coronavirus) updates. Update dated 30 Apr 2021. A message from Peter Millican OBE, Executive Chair, Kings Place. Warm greetings to our audience and the whole Kings Place community. It’s been a long, hard winter, leavened by a vibrant online programme. Alongside concerts to cherish, we are proud to have collaborated on the first MARK SIMPSON & OLIVER COATES • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Mark Simpson makes his Luminate debut in a new collaboration with Oliver Coates. Featuring a first half of world premiere performances of new works for solo clarinet and electronics by Mark Simpson, Oliver Coates, Zoë Martlew and Philip Cashian – followed by a second half of free form improvisation with Oliver Coates and Mark Simpson. Leading composer and clarinettist Mark Simpson SARATHY KORWAR • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE US-born, India-raised and London-based tabla player Sarathy Korwar has established himself as one of the most original and compelling voices in the UK jazz scene. He leads UPAJ Collective, has collaborated with the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, clarinettist Arun Ghosh and producer Hieroglyphic Being, as well as groups Penya and Ill Considered. KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE Kings Place Environmental Sustainability. The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness to our audiences, artists SPACE AFRIKA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE With their slow-stepping, spacious urban dubscapes, Space Afrika harnesses ambient, Detroit techno and shades of early nineties Sheffield with a fresh and open approach to composition — this is dub techno stripped-down, sealed in a time capsule and sent back from the near future. Friends for almost two decades, the two Joshua's formed Space Afrika after years of listening to music together WHAT'S ON • PAGE 4 OF 7 • KINGS PLACE Pouya Ehsaei presents Parasang ft. Hammadi Valdes and Yelfris Valdés Contemporary / London Unwrapped. For the second iteration of the series, Pouya Ehsaei will be joined by Yelfris Valdés, a Cuban trumpeter taking inspirations from Yoruba traditions and Cuban and

jazz music.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. EX-EASTER ISLAND HEAD + KELLY JAYNE JONES + THOMAS STONE We are delighted to welcome back one of our favourite ensembles, Ex-Easter Island Head, to curate a show for our fourth season of Luminate. The genre-defying 'mallet guitar' ensemble helped launch Luminate back in 2018, and are returning in expanded quartet form to premiere new material from their forthcoming album. They have chosen two remarkable artists, Kelly Jayne Jones and Thomas GROOVE BABY PRESENTS: GROOVE INTO THE WOODS • FAMILY Family favourite Groove Baby returns to Kings Place with another entertaining, jazz and funk fuelled show especially for 3 – 7s and their grown-ups!. Groove Into the Woods follows a collection of kooky characters on a magical adventure into a fairy tale forest where they learn some important lessons about who you can trust, who your friends are and who might eat you.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Davies will perform music written for both London’s castrati and female altos, including arias from operas such as Giulio Cesare and Alcina, and powerful oratorios such as Theodora, as well as anthems, pastorals and cantatas, interwoven with the composer’s inimitable orchestral dances and sinfonias. This concert was originally scheduled

on

ANDREW MARR: NEW ELIZABETHANS • WORDS • KINGS PLACE This offer is limited and subject to event availability. Offer excludes Saver Seats and Under 30s tickets. Andrew Marr: New Elizabethans (Online Streaming Event) Sun 6 Jun 5pm. The Queen’s platinum jubilee next year would be a first for a British monarch, one of many she has set since her accession in 1952. Book tickets Find out

more.

A LONDON WALK: MUSICAL MARYLEBONE & MAYFAIR A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair. Sun 13 Jun 2pm. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert halls past. ANTHONY JOSEPH & FRIENDS • JAZZ • KINGS PLACE Anthony Joseph is an award-winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. The author of four poetry collections and three novels – his 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award, and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Davies will perform music written for both London’s castrati and female altos, including arias from operas such as Giulio Cesare and Alcina, and powerful oratorios such as Theodora, as well as anthems, pastorals and cantatas, interwoven with the composer’s inimitable orchestral dances and sinfonias. This concert was originally scheduled

on

ANDREW MARR: NEW ELIZABETHANS • WORDS • KINGS PLACE This offer is limited and subject to event availability. Offer excludes Saver Seats and Under 30s tickets. Andrew Marr: New Elizabethans (Online Streaming Event) Sun 6 Jun 5pm. The Queen’s platinum jubilee next year would be a first for a British monarch, one of many she has set since her accession in 1952. Book tickets Find out

more.

A LONDON WALK: MUSICAL MARYLEBONE & MAYFAIR A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair. Sun 13 Jun 2pm. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert halls past. ANTHONY JOSEPH & FRIENDS • JAZZ • KINGS PLACE Anthony Joseph is an award-winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. The author of four poetry collections and three novels – his 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award, and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) UPDATES • KINGS PLACE COVID-19 (coronavirus) updates. Update dated 30 Apr 2021. A message from Peter Millican OBE, Executive Chair, Kings Place. Warm greetings to our audience and the whole Kings Place community. It’s been a long, hard winter, leavened by a vibrant online programme. Alongside concerts to cherish, we are proud to have collaborated on the first MARK SIMPSON & OLIVER COATES • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Mark Simpson makes his Luminate debut in a new collaboration with Oliver Coates. Featuring a first half of world premiere performances of new works for solo clarinet and electronics by Mark Simpson, Oliver Coates, Zoë Martlew and Philip Cashian – followed by a second half of free form improvisation with Oliver Coates and Mark Simpson. Leading composer and clarinettist Mark Simpson SARATHY KORWAR • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE US-born, India-raised and London-based tabla player Sarathy Korwar has established himself as one of the most original and compelling voices in the UK jazz scene. He leads UPAJ Collective, has collaborated with the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, clarinettist Arun Ghosh and producer Hieroglyphic Being, as well as groups Penya and Ill Considered. KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE Kings Place Environmental Sustainability. The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness to our audiences, artists SPACE AFRIKA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE With their slow-stepping, spacious urban dubscapes, Space Afrika harnesses ambient, Detroit techno and shades of early nineties Sheffield with a fresh and open approach to composition — this is dub techno stripped-down, sealed in a time capsule and sent back from the near future. Friends for almost two decades, the two Joshua's formed Space Afrika after years of listening to music together WHAT'S ON • PAGE 4 OF 7 • KINGS PLACE Pouya Ehsaei presents Parasang ft. Hammadi Valdes and Yelfris Valdés Contemporary / London Unwrapped. For the second iteration of the series, Pouya Ehsaei will be joined by Yelfris Valdés, a Cuban trumpeter taking inspirations from Yoruba traditions and Cuban and

jazz music.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. EX-EASTER ISLAND HEAD + KELLY JAYNE JONES + THOMAS STONE We are delighted to welcome back one of our favourite ensembles, Ex-Easter Island Head, to curate a show for our fourth season of Luminate. The genre-defying 'mallet guitar' ensemble helped launch Luminate back in 2018, and are returning in expanded quartet form to premiere new material from their forthcoming album. They have chosen two remarkable artists, Kelly Jayne Jones and Thomas GROOVE BABY PRESENTS: GROOVE INTO THE WOODS • FAMILY Family favourite Groove Baby returns to Kings Place with another entertaining, jazz and funk fuelled show especially for 3 – 7s and their grown-ups!. Groove Into the Woods follows a collection of kooky characters on a magical adventure into a fairy tale forest where they learn some important lessons about who you can trust, who your friends are and who might eat you.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Davies will perform music written for both London’s castrati and female altos, including arias from operas such as Giulio Cesare and Alcina, and powerful oratorios such as Theodora, as well as anthems, pastorals and cantatas, interwoven with the composer’s inimitable orchestral dances and sinfonias. This concert was originally scheduled

on

RACHEL PODGER SOLO BACH • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. Classical. Rachel Podger Solo Bach (Online Streaming Event) Fri 25 Jun 7.30pm. Doyenne of the baroque violin, Rachel Podger opens our annual Bach Weekend with a sparkling recital for solo violin. She combines two of the composer’s most famous solo works, the poignant Sonata in A minor and the monumental D minor JESCA HOOP • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Charlie Dore. Fri 25 Jun 8pm. A night of eclectic, contemporary folk as Charlie Dore launches her 10th album at Kings Place, joined by long-time collaborator Julian Littman of Steeleye Span, virtuoso double bass player Gareth Huw Davies along with some very special guests. Book tickets Find out more. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain.

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Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the HANDEL’S LONDON ALTOS • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Davies will perform music written for both London’s castrati and female altos, including arias from operas such as Giulio Cesare and Alcina, and powerful oratorios such as Theodora, as well as anthems, pastorals and cantatas, interwoven with the composer’s inimitable orchestral dances and sinfonias. This concert was originally scheduled

on

RACHEL PODGER SOLO BACH • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. Classical. Rachel Podger Solo Bach (Online Streaming Event) Fri 25 Jun 7.30pm. Doyenne of the baroque violin, Rachel Podger opens our annual Bach Weekend with a sparkling recital for solo violin. She combines two of the composer’s most famous solo works, the poignant Sonata in A minor and the monumental D minor JESCA HOOP • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Charlie Dore. Fri 25 Jun 8pm. A night of eclectic, contemporary folk as Charlie Dore launches her 10th album at Kings Place, joined by long-time collaborator Julian Littman of Steeleye Span, virtuoso double bass player Gareth Huw Davies along with some very special guests. Book tickets Find out more. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. DIGITAL • KINGS PLACE Our phone lines are currently closed; for all customer enquiries, please contact us by e-mail on info@kingsplace.co.uk. We apologise for any inconvenience. Buy tickets to watch live shows at Kings Place from the comfort of your own home. You can also find our archive of free-to-watch videos. EAT & DRINK • KINGS PLACE Enjoy a collection of food and drink, perfectly partnered up to enjoy altogether for one price. – Project Pizza: With a variety of options, order fresh and fast pizzas to eat in or to go! Visit the Green & Fortune Café website. Kings Place is located just a few minutes walk from King's Cross and St Pancras stations. SPACE AFRIKA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE With their slow-stepping, spacious urban dubscapes, Space Afrika harnesses ambient, Detroit techno and shades of early nineties Sheffield with a fresh and open approach to composition — this is dub techno stripped-down, sealed in a time capsule and sent back from the near future. Friends for almost two decades, the two Joshua's formed Space Afrika after years of listening to music together KPLAYER GUIDE • KINGS PLACE KPlayer is our new streaming platform. Here, you can buy tickets to watch several of our live shows online, from the comfort of your own home. There is also an archive of free-to-watch videos. If you miss a show or want to watch again, some of the shows will KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE Kings Place Environmental Sustainability. The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness to our audiences, artists WHAT'S ON • PAGE 6 OF 7 • KINGS PLACE Pouya Ehsaei presents Parasang ft. Sarah Tandy, Wonky Logic and Afla Sackey Contemporary / London Unwrapped. Joining Pouya Ehsaei for the third iteration of the series, Sarah Tandy is an inspiring bandleader and keyboard player whose compositions are steeped in the rich traditions of jazz whilst enthusiastically rupturing the confines of

the genre.

CHARLIE DORE • FOLK • KINGS PLACE A night of eclectic, contemporary folk as Charlie Dore launches her 10th album at Kings Place, joined by long-time collaborator Julian Littman of Steeleye Span, virtuoso double bass player Gareth Huw Davies along with some very special guests. SARATHY KORWAR • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE US-born, India-raised and London-based tabla player Sarathy Korwar has established himself as one of the most original and compelling voices in the UK jazz scene. He leads UPAJ Collective, has collaborated with the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, clarinettist Arun Ghosh and producer Hieroglyphic Being, as well as groups Penya and Ill Considered. BRODSKY QUARTET & GESUALDO SIX • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Madison Violet. Thu 16 Jun 2022 8pm. With heart-wrenching song writing and luscious harmonies combined with the natural storytelling of folk, the rhythms of Americana and catchy pop hooks, Madison Violet have been captivating audiences and critics alike for two decades. Book tickets Find out more. ANTHONY JOSEPH & FRIENDS • JAZZ • KINGS PLACE Anthony Joseph is an award-winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. The author of four poetry collections and three novels – his 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize, the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award, and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature.

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Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. THE BUILDING • KINGS PLACE Kings Place was conceived with the surrounding area very much in mind. The northern façade of the building sits next to the Battlebridge Basin section of the Regents Canal and in close proximity to early industrial buildings to the east. The design has also taken into account the planned developments to LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the THE MUSIC BASE • KINGS PLACE The Music Base is our open-plan shared office space, home to the Kings Place Music Foundation team and other like-minded arts, literature and music organisations. The creative and collaborative atmosphere of the Music Base fosters close relationships between organisations, many KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE Kings Place Environmental Sustainability. The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness to our audiences, artists ELECTRIC JALABA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Rhythm Passport. Championed by Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 6), Electric Jalaba takes Moroccan Gnawa music into contemporary new territories while maintaining a respect for its spiritual roots. At its heart are the ecstatic vocals of gimbri player Simo Lagnawi with the four Keen brothers, Henry, Oliver, Barnaby and Nathaniel, on guitars and CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCONTEMPORARYOLIVIA CHANEY Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. THE BUILDING • KINGS PLACE Kings Place was conceived with the surrounding area very much in mind. The northern façade of the building sits next to the Battlebridge Basin section of the Regents Canal and in close proximity to early industrial buildings to the east. The design has also taken into account the planned developments to LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the THE MUSIC BASE • KINGS PLACE The Music Base is our open-plan shared office space, home to the Kings Place Music Foundation team and other like-minded arts, literature and music organisations. The creative and collaborative atmosphere of the Music Base fosters close relationships between organisations, many KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE Kings Place Environmental Sustainability. The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness to our audiences, artists ELECTRIC JALABA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Rhythm Passport. Championed by Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 6), Electric Jalaba takes Moroccan Gnawa music into contemporary new territories while maintaining a respect for its spiritual roots. At its heart are the ecstatic vocals of gimbri player Simo Lagnawi with the four Keen brothers, Henry, Oliver, Barnaby and Nathaniel, on guitars and CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. THE BUILDING • KINGS PLACE Kings Place was conceived with the surrounding area very much in mind. The northern façade of the building sits next to the Battlebridge Basin section of the Regents Canal and in close proximity to early industrial buildings to the east. The design has also taken into account the planned developments to JOIN THE FIRST 100 FRIENDS • KINGS PLACE We are looking to recruit the first 100 Friends of Kings Place this summer to join our community and help to support our life-enhancing programme of music & spoken word. We want to bring you the very finest

musicians and

THE MUSIC BASE • KINGS PLACE The Music Base is our open-plan shared office space, home to the Kings Place Music Foundation team and other like-minded arts, literature and music organisations. The creative and collaborative atmosphere of the Music Base fosters close relationships between organisations, many COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) UPDATES • KINGS PLACE COVID-19 (coronavirus) updates. Update dated 30 Apr 2021. A message from Peter Millican OBE, Executive Chair, Kings Place. Warm greetings to our audience and the whole Kings Place community. It’s been a long, hard winter, leavened by a vibrant online programme. Alongside concerts to cherish, we are proud to have collaborated on the first THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the WHAT'S ON • PAGE 6 OF 7 • KINGS PLACE Pouya Ehsaei presents Parasang ft. Sarah Tandy, Wonky Logic and Afla Sackey Contemporary / London Unwrapped. Joining Pouya Ehsaei for the third iteration of the series, Sarah Tandy is an inspiring bandleader and keyboard player whose compositions are steeped in the rich traditions of jazz whilst enthusiastically rupturing the confines of

the genre.

POUYA EHSAEI PRESENTS PARASANG • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE Pouya Ehsaei presents Parasang ft. Marley Drummond, Kadialy Kouyate and Camilla George Contemporary / London Unwrapped. For the first iteration of the series, Pouya Ehsaei will be joined by CAMILLA GEORGE, MOBO-Nominated, Nigerian born saxophonist and star of the award-winning group “Jazz Jamaica,” who leads her own critically acclaimed project showcasing the stars of the new UK CHARLIE DORE • FOLK • KINGS PLACE A night of eclectic, contemporary folk as Charlie Dore launches her 10th album at Kings Place, joined by long-time collaborator Julian Littman of Steeleye Span, virtuoso double bass player Gareth Huw Davies along with some very special guests. BRODSKY QUARTET & GESUALDO SIX • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Madison Violet. Thu 16 Jun 2022 8pm. With heart-wrenching song writing and luscious harmonies combined with the natural storytelling of folk, the rhythms of Americana and catchy pop hooks, Madison Violet have been captivating audiences and critics alike for two decades. Book tickets Find out more.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCOMEDYCONTEMPORARYKINGS PLACE APARTMENTS GREENVILLE TXKINGS PLACE GALLATIN TNKINGS PLACE GREENVILLE NCKINGS PLACE HASTINGS MNKINGS PLACE

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Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. THE BUILDING • KINGS PLACE Kings Place was conceived with the surrounding area very much in mind. The northern façade of the building sits next to the Battlebridge Basin section of the Regents Canal and in close proximity to early industrial buildings to the east. The design has also taken into account the planned developments to LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the THE MUSIC BASE • KINGS PLACE The Music Base is our open-plan shared office space, home to the Kings Place Music Foundation team and other like-minded arts, literature and music organisations. The creative and collaborative atmosphere of the Music Base fosters close relationships between organisations, many KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE Kings Place Environmental Sustainability. The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness to our audiences, artists ELECTRIC JALABA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Rhythm Passport. Championed by Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 6), Electric Jalaba takes Moroccan Gnawa music into contemporary new territories while maintaining a respect for its spiritual roots. At its heart are the ecstatic vocals of gimbri player Simo Lagnawi with the four Keen brothers, Henry, Oliver, Barnaby and Nathaniel, on guitars and CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

KINGS PLACE

Kings Place is a hub for music, art, dialogue and food in London’s Kings Cross. Come and experience two world-class concert halls, galleries, a bar/café, waterside restaurant and award winning conference and events facilities - all under one roof. WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACEWINDRUSHTIMESCRAPERTIME IS A TREECONTACT USCOMEDYCONTEMPORARYKINGS PLACE APARTMENTS GREENVILLE TXKINGS PLACE GALLATIN TNKINGS PLACE GREENVILLE NCKINGS PLACE HASTINGS MNKINGS PLACE

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Contemporary at Kings Place. Immerse yourself in total darkness for a performance of GF Haas’s Solstices, an epic sensory experience of tuning, listening and beauty, played by Riot Ensemble musicians from memory, until its miraculous illuminated coda. Book tickets Find out more. Sat 12 Jun 7.30pm. THE BUILDING • KINGS PLACE Kings Place was conceived with the surrounding area very much in mind. The northern façade of the building sits next to the Battlebridge Basin section of the Regents Canal and in close proximity to early industrial buildings to the east. The design has also taken into account the planned developments to LONDON MUSIC WALKS • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE A London Walk: Musical Marylebone & Mayfair Words / London Unwrapped. There’s music to be found just beyond the cacophony of brash Oxford Street. Tucked away to both the north and the south of London’s famous shopping street we can find scenes from the lives – and deaths – of the great composers as well as the ghosts of concert

halls past.

THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the THE MUSIC BASE • KINGS PLACE The Music Base is our open-plan shared office space, home to the Kings Place Music Foundation team and other like-minded arts, literature and music organisations. The creative and collaborative atmosphere of the Music Base fosters close relationships between organisations, many KINGS PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY • KINGS PLACE Kings Place Environmental Sustainability. The Board and team of Kings Place are resolutely committed to actively minimising our impact on the environment and responding to the climate emergency. We aim to be a leader in the cultural sector for environmental practice and we actively promote environmental awareness to our audiences, artists ELECTRIC JALABA • CONTEMPORARY • KINGS PLACE Rhythm Passport. Championed by Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 6), Electric Jalaba takes Moroccan Gnawa music into contemporary new territories while maintaining a respect for its spiritual roots. At its heart are the ecstatic vocals of gimbri player Simo Lagnawi with the four Keen brothers, Henry, Oliver, Barnaby and Nathaniel, on guitars and CONVERSATIONS WITH BACH • WORDS • KINGS PLACE Krysia’s long-standing interest in creative ways of combining music and words has resulted in Conversations with Bach. Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland and studied music at the Cracow Music Conservatory before emigrating in her teens to Canada and the United States, and eventually settling in Great Britain. ROCK ’N’ ROLL POLITICS WITH STEVE RICHARDS • WORDS • KINGS Book tickets Find out more. Steve Richards presents Rock ’n’ Roll Politics (Online Streaming Event) Mon 28 Jun 7pm. Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents his latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping

seismic events.

KPLAYER • KINGS PLACE The Carice Singers. Thu 3 Jun – 7.30pm. Join us for a programme focusing on Elgar and Sibelius who, despite coming from opposite ends of Europe, share many influences and traits. Book now Find out more. Coming up at Kings Place. Watch now. Rautio Piano Trio. Thu 3 Jun 7.30pm. Nordic Reflections: The Carice Singers. THE BUILDING • KINGS PLACE Kings Place was conceived with the surrounding area very much in mind. The northern façade of the building sits next to the Battlebridge Basin section of the Regents Canal and in close proximity to early industrial buildings to the east. The design has also taken into account the planned developments to JOIN THE FIRST 100 FRIENDS • KINGS PLACE We are looking to recruit the first 100 Friends of Kings Place this summer to join our community and help to support our life-enhancing programme of music & spoken word. We want to bring you the very finest

musicians and

THE MUSIC BASE • KINGS PLACE The Music Base is our open-plan shared office space, home to the Kings Place Music Foundation team and other like-minded arts, literature and music organisations. The creative and collaborative atmosphere of the Music Base fosters close relationships between organisations, many COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) UPDATES • KINGS PLACE COVID-19 (coronavirus) updates. Update dated 30 Apr 2021. A message from Peter Millican OBE, Executive Chair, Kings Place. Warm greetings to our audience and the whole Kings Place community. It’s been a long, hard winter, leavened by a vibrant online programme. Alongside concerts to cherish, we are proud to have collaborated on the first THE RETURN OF BACH WEEKEND • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE The Return of Bach Weekend. After the enforced cancellation of Bach Weekend 2020, it is with huge pleasure that we can confirm the return of Bach Weekend to Kings Place this June, linking up with Kings Place’s year-long London Unwrapped season.Rachel Podger, one of the country’s greatest baroque violinists, will kick off the Weekend with a concert of solo Bach works, including the WHAT'S ON • PAGE 6 OF 7 • KINGS PLACE Pouya Ehsaei presents Parasang ft. Sarah Tandy, Wonky Logic and Afla Sackey Contemporary / London Unwrapped. Joining Pouya Ehsaei for the third iteration of the series, Sarah Tandy is an inspiring bandleader and keyboard player whose compositions are steeped in the rich traditions of jazz whilst enthusiastically rupturing the confines of

the genre.

POUYA EHSAEI PRESENTS PARASANG • WHAT'S ON • KINGS PLACE Pouya Ehsaei presents Parasang ft. Marley Drummond, Kadialy Kouyate and Camilla George Contemporary / London Unwrapped. For the first iteration of the series, Pouya Ehsaei will be joined by CAMILLA GEORGE, MOBO-Nominated, Nigerian born saxophonist and star of the award-winning group “Jazz Jamaica,” who leads her own critically acclaimed project showcasing the stars of the new UK CHARLIE DORE • FOLK • KINGS PLACE A night of eclectic, contemporary folk as Charlie Dore launches her 10th album at Kings Place, joined by long-time collaborator Julian Littman of Steeleye Span, virtuoso double bass player Gareth Huw Davies along with some very special guests. BRODSKY QUARTET & GESUALDO SIX • CLASSICAL • KINGS PLACE Madison Violet. Thu 16 Jun 2022 8pm. With heart-wrenching song writing and luscious harmonies combined with the natural storytelling of folk, the rhythms of Americana and catchy pop hooks, Madison Violet have been captivating audiences and critics alike for two decades. Book tickets Find out more. Your web browser is OUT OF DATE. Update your browser for more security, speed and the best experience on this site. Please click here to upgrade your browser MUSIC + ART + RESTAURANTS Box Office 020 7520 1490 Contact info@kingsplace.co.uk

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Get a taster for the new @kairos4tet record below! Adam Waldmann and his MOBO Award-winning outfit play in Hall Tw… https://t.co/sE7Bwh9bbb Sat 3 Aug – 12.10pm

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Just 3 weeks until @RowanRheingans' new record The Lines We Draw Together is released! For a special concert on Th… https://t.co/J2ehHfXHWC Fri 2 Aug – 5.57pm

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There’s something spooky going on in Hall 1 soundcheck...👻 @TheSpookyMen. Sold out for tonight, returns only! https://t.co/tlrCNiTGqD Thu 1 Aug – 5.52pm

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Congrats to all BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 nominees 🎉 Great to see so many of our favourite acts in there incl… https://t.co/oYHUSEBage Thu 1 Aug – 12.36pm

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📢 Ex:Re with @12ensemble NEWS 📢 We are releasing a limited number of extra tickets for both the 7pm & 9pm sold out… https://t.co/gpITHnIiMk

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'Jazz is about finding places to play regularly and constantly' @jazzrefreshed @guardian https://t.co/caE3ZfSSxX Mon 29 Jul – 6.01pm

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Progressive brass band @PerhapsContrap is gearing up to blow the (Heatherwick-designed) roof* off @CoalDropsYard. #… https://t.co/qJvgdiOIPw Sun 28 Jul – 2.26pm

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The wonderful folk trio @thetrialsofcato has just kicked off today’s set of #CubittSessions at @CoalDropsYard with… https://t.co/xmN0TkJGtl Sun 28 Jul – 1.20pm

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On Thu 1 Aug @nwando, @lorelixenberg & @TomTrsound present 'Hildegard: Visions', a sensory opera-happening that tak… https://t.co/FTyB90XCQa Fri 26 Jul – 3.35pm

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INTRODUCING: Moscow-based singer, artist, composer and poet, Lisokot. Watch the mesmerising video for ‘Fog’ / 'Тума… https://t.co/QoJF0wsrrF Thu 25 Jul – 2.38pm

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Thrilled to see @CateLeBon & @seedensemble amongst the @MercuryPrize 2019 Albums of the Year nominees: both played… https://t.co/T55m9pU7v4 Thu 25 Jul – 12.01pm

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You better believe it! Sun 4 Nov the real, actual, genuine, bona fide, de facto superstar @Beverleyknight joins us… https://t.co/j2QvCxT5s2 Thu 25 Jul – 10.46am

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Thank you @IAmKelseyLu, TRUSTFALL, @EatYourOwnEars & everyone who joined us for last night's truly exceptional sold… https://t.co/3U5mXNjcfK Wed 24 Jul – 5.52pm

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