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London Sinfonietta
Geoffrey Paterson conductor

Laurence Osborn (UK, 1989)
Mute (2025) 20’

Marta Śniady (Poland, 1986)
How Can I Help You? (2025) 15’ UK Premiere

Paweł Malinowski (Poland, 1994)
floating: disappearance [ver. b for sinfonietta] (2025) 15’ UK Premiere

Interval

Luis Fernando Amaya (Mexico, 1992)
Mi libro es la Tierra: Rosa Ixchel (2025) 15’ World Premiere

Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (Lithuanian, 1973)
Solastalgia (2020) 14’ UK Premiere

Liisa Hirsch (Estonia, 1984)
Where They Grow Their Leave (2015) 8’ UK Premiere

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The London Sinfonietta returns to hcmf// with an electrifying programme of premieres and contemporary works from across Europe and beyond.

Laurence Osborn’s Mute – a cycle of “anti-concertos” – explores stifled voices and the fragile act of being heard, turning the traditional soloist-ensemble relationship on its head as individual instruments are periodically overwhelmed by their own solos and ensemble forces.

Also featured is the world premiere of Mi libro es la Tierra: Rosa Ixchel by Mexican composer Luis Fernando Amaya – a vivid tapestry of myth, memory, and sound than transforms the concert space into a site of listening, offering, and remembrance; UK premieres from Polish composers Marta Śniady and Paweł Malinowski, presented as part of the UK/Poland Season 2025; and haunting soundscapes by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė and Estonian composer Liisa Hirsch, whose Where They Grow their Leaves (2015) offers a meditation on growth and transformation.

Performed with the London Sinfonietta’s trademark clarity and commitment, this programme presents thought-provoking music that resonates across borders and identities – a powerful reminder of contemporary music’s ability to reflect and reimagine the world around us.

Co-produced by hcmf// and London Sinfonietta as part of the UK/Poland Season 2025; supported by Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute and the British Council and co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; also supported by Estonian Centre of Contemporary Music, Lithuanian Culture Institute, Music Information Centre Lithuania, Hinrichsen Foundation, Vaughan Williams Foundation and the hcmf// Friends

Mute is kindly supported by Cockayne – Grants for the Arts: a donor advised fund held at The London Community Foundation; with additional support from hcmf//

Mi libro es la Tierra: Rosa Ixchel is supported by the Arts Council Norway (Norsk Kulturråd) and produced and presented in partnership with Nordic Music Days and Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival as part of the Sustainable Composition & Creative Sound Practices programme supported by Arts Council England, Danish Arts Foundation, Arts Council Norway and Julie’s Bicycle via the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund. Sustainable Composition & Creative Sound Practices is part of The Current Climate.

Photo: London Sinfonietta © Monika S. Jakubowska