JOSEPH HOUSTON
2020
20 February - Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt
Duo performance of For John Cage by Feldman. With Sarah Saviet (violin). Plus a workshop with students.
29 February - 3pm, Boulez Saal, Berlin
Performance of Éclat/Multiples (Boulez) with the Boulez Ensemble conducted by François-Xavier Roth. More info here
4 March - 8.30pm, KM28, Berlin
Duo performance of Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello).
5 March - 8.30pm, KM28, Berlin
Solo performance of For Bunita Marcus by Feldman.
7 March - 8.30pm, KM28, Berlin
Duo performance of For John Cage by Feldman. With Sarah Saviet (violin).
10 March - 12pm, Sussex University, UK
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Ann Cleare, Mark Barden, Cassandra Miller, Feldman, and Rebecca Saunders. POSTPONED
14 April - Les Instants Chavirés, Paris
Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello)
POSTPONED
19 May - 8pm, Unerhörte Musik, Berlin
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Xenakis, Mark Barden, Rebecca Saunders, Feldman, Ann Cleare, Lisa Streich, and Cassandra Miller. Video here
5 July - San Leo Festival, Italy
Solo piano recital. Programme: Messiaen/Scarlatti/Scriabin/Ruth Crawford-Seeger/Chopin/Debussy
POSTPONED
1-2 August - 24-hour livestream performance, Berlin
27 August - Festival Météo de Mulhouse, France
Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello)
POSTPONED
24 September - 20:00, km28, Berlin
WORST BEHAVIOUR #4. Performance with Jessica Aszodi and Sarah Saviet. against nature by Jessica Aszodi
3 October - 20:00, km28, Berlin
Performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Rebecca Saunders/Anne Cleare/James Weeks/Lisa Streich/Feldman
11 October - Moderne Muziek Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Rebecca Saunders/Anne Cleare/James Weeks/Lisa Streich/Feldman. More info here
POSTPONED
12-14 October - 16:00-20:00 - outside the Kölner Philharmonie
Performances with Novoflot for Beethoven's 250th birthday
14 October - 20:00 - Kölner Philharmonie
Performance of Die 10. Sinfonie by Novoflot, Beethoven, and Michael Wertmüller
19 October - 20:00, km28, Berlin
Cat Lamb's Prisma Interius VIII with the Harmonic Space Orchestra. Part of Harmonic Space 2020: James Tenney
21 October - 20:00 - km28, Berlin
Performance of Bridge by James Tenney with the Harmonic Space Orchestra. Part of Harmonic Space 2020: James Tenney
1 December - 20:30 - Cafe Oto, London
Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello) POSTPONED
2021
16 March - De Link, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Duo with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Finnissy/Miller/Barden/Saunders/Xenakis/Feldman. More info here
2 April - Moderne Muziek Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Duo with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Saunders/Cleare/Weeks/Houston/Feldman. More info here
2019
23 January - 16:00 - Workshop and performance, Royal College of Music, London
With Lore Lixenberg. Student compositions.
10 February - 15:30 - CODA, Kent
Solo recital. Programme: Debussy, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Bernstein, and Mason.
11 February - Malmö Academy of Music
Flute and piano recital. With Chloe Vincent. Works by Boulez/Debussy/Franck/Bartók
24 February - 18:30 - Conway Hall, London
Performance with Alluna Ensemble. Programme: Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. More info here
25 February - Luton Music Club
Performance with Alluna Ensemble. Programme: Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire.
23 March - Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Köln
Solo recital. Music by Valerie Pearson, Christian Mason, and Rebecca Saunders.
26 May - Schwartzsche Villa, Berlin
Solo recital. Music by Chopin, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Bartók, Ligeti, and Rossini.
17 June - Queen Anne's School, Caversham, UK
Masterclass and solo recital. Music by Debussy, Ligeti, Rossini, and Rachmaninov.
27 June - KM28, Berlin
Vibrant Matter #9. Performance of works by Nomi Epstein. With Heather Frasch, Christian Kesten, Michiko Ogawa, and Nomi Epstein.
8 August - Potsdam
Recording 'Prisma Interius VIII' by Cat Lamb. With Bec Lane, Lucy Railton, Jon Heilbron, Xavier Lopez, and Cat Lamb.
12 August - 7pm, Villa Concordia, Bamberg
Christian Mason portrait concert. Solo and chamber pieces with Audrey Milheres (flute), Corentin Chassard (cello), and Christian Mason.
11 September - 8pm, KM28, Berlin
Études 1-3 by Mark Barden. Followed by a solo set by Sarah Saviet (violin).
10-11 October - Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin
Sleep concert with the Phonetic Orchestra.
18 (6pm) and 19 October (10am and 6pm) - Donaueschinger Musiktage
Solo performance: 'CurAItor'. More info here
6 November - Deutschlandfunk, Köln
Recording 'Études 1-3' by Mark Barden. To be released on WERGO in 2020.
24 November - 4pm, Moderne Muziek Nijmegen
Performance with Quatour Diotima. Works by Thomas Simaku for piano and string quartet.
13 December - 10.30pm Zuhören #4 @ Radialsystem, Berlin
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet, violin. Programme: Cage, Oliveros, Ann Cleare, Bartók, and Finnissy. More info here
18/19 December - Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Recording solo piano works and a piano quintet (with Quatuor Diotima) by Thomas Simaku. To be released on BIS.
20 December - 8pm, Private recital, Henley-on-Thames
Liszt - Les Cloches de Genève
Beethoven - Sonata no. 8 in C minor ("Pathetique")
Chopin - Barcarolle
Debussy - L'isle Joyeuse
Photo: © Eva Radünzel
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