JOSEPH HOUSTON
2023
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22 January — Ultraschall Berlin
Betonhalle, Silent Green. Duo performance with Sarah Saviet. Music by Saviet/Houston, Xenakis, and Saunders/Poppe. Info here
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25 January — University of Birmingham, UK
Workshop with student composers.
27 January — Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York, UK
Solo performance. Music by Rădulescu, Chiyoko Szlavnics, Scriabin, and Catherine Lamb. More info here
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2 February — km28, Berlin
Solo performance. Music by myself, Rădulescu, Scriabin, Mark Barden, and Linda Catlin Smith. Info here
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14 February — km28, Berlin
Trio performance with Michiko Ogawa and Lucy Railton. Music for cello, sho, and organ by Michiko Ogawa. Info here
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10 May — Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Performance with Quatuor Diotima, including Con ri-sonanza by Thomas Simaku. Full programme here
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11 May — Cafe Oto, London
With the Saviet/Houston Duo. Music by Saviet/Houston and Cat Lamb. Info here
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27-28 July — Villa Concordia, Bamberg
Recording with the Octandre Ensemble
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1 October — Ackerstadt Palast, Berlin
With Rebecca Lane (flute) and Tilman Kanitz (cello). Music by Ernstalbrecht Stiebler
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17 October — Konzerthaus, Berlin
Performance with Berlin PianoPercussion Ensemble. Info here
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24 October — Unerhörte Musik, Berlin
Solo performance including music by myself, Max Murray, Chiyoko Szlavnics, Bryn Harrison, and Cassandra Miller. Info here
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28 October — AFEKT Festival, Tallinn, Estonia
With the Saviet/Houston Duo. Music by Saviet/Houston, Helena Tulve, Poppe/Saunders and Monika Matthiesen. Info here
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29 October — AFEKT Festival, Tartu, Estonia
With the Saviet/Houston Duo. Info here
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31 October — Unerhörte Musik, Berlin
Performance with Ensemble KNM
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17 November — Busan International Contemporary Music Festival, South Korea
Performance with Ensemble KNM
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18 November — Busan International Contemporary Music Festival, South Korea
Performance with Ensemble KNM
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25 November — Radialsystem, Berlin
Performance with MAM. Manafaktur für aktuelle Musik and Elaine Mitchener. 8 Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies. Info and tickets here
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6 December — Berlin
Performance with Saviet/Houston Duo and the Harmonic Space Orchestra. Emmauskirche, Berlin
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17 December — Henley, UK
Solo performance
2022
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19 January — Konzerthaus, Berlin
Performance with Ensemble BPP
Programme: Rohloff/Nichols/Dragicevic/Jodlowski
More info here
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10 March — km28, Berlin
Performance with Sam Dunscombe, Rebecca Lane, Jon Heilbron, Sarah Saviet, and Mary Jane Leach. Music by Mary Jane Leach
POSTPONED
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7 May — Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
Premiere of new violin/piano duo by Rebecca Saunders and Enno Poppe. With Sarah Saviet (violin). Info here
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13 May — Konzerthaus, Berlin
Performance with BBP Ensemble
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17 May — Silent Green, Berlin
Carolyn Chen portrait concert
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27 May — km28, Berlin
Trio performance with Sarah Saviet (violin) and Louise McMonagle (cello)
Programme: Shostakovich/Bryn Harrison/Enno Poppe
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2 June — Deutschlandfunk, Köln
Recording with Riot Ensemble
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8 June — km28, Berlin
'Patterns in a chromatic field' by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello). Info here
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14 June — Cafe Oto, London
'Patterns in a chromatic field' by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello). Info here
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17 June — International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester
'Patterns in a chromatic field' by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello)
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1 July — Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln Workshop with Lucy Railton (cello)
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2 July — Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Köln
'Patterns in a chromatic field' by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello). Info here
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15 August — Melbourne Recital Centre
livestream concert with the Phonetic Orchestra
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2 September — km28, Berlin
Performance with Peyee Chen (voice) and Sarah Saviet (violin). Music by Schubert, Liszt, Kurtág, Rădulescu and Max Murray
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25 September — Konzerthaus, Berlin
Performance with Ensemble BPP. Info here
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31 October — Luton Music Club, UK
Performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Music by Bartók, Debussy, Messiaen, and Cassandra Miller. Info here
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1 November — Cafe Oto, London
Performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Music by Catherine Lamb. POSTPONED
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2 November — University of Sussex, UK
Workshop and performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Info here. Music by Debussy, Messiaen, and Cassandra Miller.​
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3 November — University of Glasgow, Scotland
Workshop and performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Music by Rebecca Saunders, Messiaen, and Cassandra Miller.
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4 November — Glasgow, Scotland
Performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Music by Catherine Lamb.
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23 November — Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Workshop and solo performance. Music by Mark Barden, Chiyoko Szlavnics, and Scriabin.
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29 November — Grieg-Begegnungsstätte Leipzig
Solo performance. Music by Mark Barden.
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2 December — km28, Berlin
Workshop performance of new works by Cat Lamb for violin and retuned piano. With Sarah Saviet (violin).
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11 December — Philharmonie, Berlin
Performance with Karajan-Akademie. Music by Ravel, Mahler, Hindemith, and Prokofiev, conducted by Kent Nagano. Info here
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22 December — Charity Concert, Henley-on-Thames
Solo performance of music by Debussy, Chopin, Gershwin, and Christian Mason.
2021
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16 March - De Link, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Duo with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Finnissy/Miller/Barden/Saunders/Xenakis/Feldman. More info here
POSTPONED
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2 April - Moderne Muziek Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Duo with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Saunders/Cleare/Weeks/Houston/Feldman. More info here
POSTPONED
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11 June - York New Music Weekend, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
2-piano concert with Rolf Hind. Programme: Oliveros/Hind/Bray/Feldman/Houston
POSTPONED
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12 June - York New Music Weekend, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Performance with the Octandre Ensemble. Music by Christian Mason
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2 July - 3 July - Admiralspalast, Berlin
'Ma non troppo' and '10. Sinfonie' with Novoflot. More info here
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4 July - Berlin
Video recording with Nina Guo for AIMC, the 2nd conference on AI music creativity in Graz, Austria. Music by Jennifer Walshe
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14-15 July - Hilversum, The Netherlands
CD recording with Oerknal. Music by Lewis Nielsen.
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25 July - km28, Berlin
Duo and solo works by Charles Ives and Jennifer Walshe. With Nina Guo and Sarah Saviet
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7 September - Wigmore Hall, London
Duo and trio works with the Riot Ensemble by George Lewis and Enno Poppe. Video of the performance here
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20 September - Berliner Festspiele, Philharmonie, Berlin
Performance with the Karajan Akademie and Matthias Pintscher. Music by Clara Iannotta, Lisa Streich, Matthias Pintscher, and Schönberg
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13 November - Dat Bolwerck, Zutphen, The Netherlands
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet. Programme: James Weeks, Rebecca Saunders, Xenakis, Mark Barden
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14 November - Moderne Muziek Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Duo with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: James Weeks, Rebecca Saunders, Xenakis, Mark Barden. More info here
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24 November - Kunst Station Sankt Peter, Köln
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet. CONSTELLATIONS: works by Chiyoko Szlavnics, Michaela Catranis, Saviet/Houston, and Cat Lamb
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25 November - Kulturnhalle, Leipzig
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet. CONSTELLATIONS: works by Chiyoko Szlavnics, Michaela Catranis, Saviet/Houston, and Cat Lamb
CANCELLED
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26 November - Tonali, Hamburg
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet. CONSTELLATIONS: works by Chiyoko Szlavnics, Michaela Catranis, Saviet/Houston, and Cat Lamb
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27 November - km28, Berlin
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet. CONSTELLATIONS: works by Chiyoko Szlavnics, Michaela Catranis, Saviet/Houston, and Cat Lamb
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14 December - Cafe oto, London
Duo performance with Lucy Railton. Programme: 'Patterns in a Chromatic Field' by Feldman. More info here
POSTPONED
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15 December - Charity concert, Henley-on-Thames
Solo performance. Works by Ravel, Chopin, and Debussy.
POSTPONED
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2020
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20 February - Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt
Duo performance of For John Cage by Feldman. With Sarah Saviet (violin). Plus a workshop with students.
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29 February - 3pm, Boulez Saal, Berlin
Performance of Éclat/Multiples (Boulez) with the Boulez Ensemble conducted by François-Xavier Roth. More info here
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4 March - 8.30pm, KM28, Berlin
Duo performance of Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello).
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5 March - 8.30pm, KM28, Berlin
Solo performance of For Bunita Marcus by Feldman.
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7 March - 8.30pm, KM28, Berlin
Duo performance of For John Cage by Feldman. With Sarah Saviet (violin).
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10 March - 12pm, Sussex University, UK
Duo performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Ann Cleare, Mark Barden, Cassandra Miller, Feldman, and Rebecca Saunders. POSTPONED
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14 April - Les Instants Chavirés, Paris
Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello)
POSTPONED
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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
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5 July - San Leo Festival, Italy
Solo piano recital. Programme: Messiaen/Scarlatti/Scriabin/Ruth Crawford-Seeger/Chopin/Debussy
POSTPONED
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1-2 August - 24-hour livestream performance, Berlin
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27 August - Festival Météo de Mulhouse, France
Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello)
POSTPONED
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24 September - 20:00, km28, Berlin
WORST BEHAVIOUR #4. Performance with Jessica Aszodi and Sarah Saviet. against nature by Jessica Aszodi
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3 October - 20:00, km28, Berlin
Performance with Sarah Saviet (violin). Programme: Rebecca Saunders/Anne Cleare/James Weeks/Lisa Streich/Feldman
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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
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12-14 October - 16:00-20:00 - outside the Kölner Philharmonie
Performances with Novoflot for Beethoven's 250th birthday
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14 October - 20:00 - Kölner Philharmonie
Performance of Die 10. Sinfonie by Novoflot, Beethoven, and Michael Wertmüller
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19 October - 20:00, km28, Berlin
Cat Lamb's Prisma Interius VIII with the Harmonic Space Orchestra. Part of Harmonic Space 2020: James Tenney
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21 October - 20:00 - km28, Berlin
Performance of Bridge by James Tenney with the Harmonic Space Orchestra. Part of Harmonic Space 2020: James Tenney
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1 December - 20:30 - Cafe Oto, London
Patterns in a Chromatic Field by Feldman. With Lucy Railton (cello) POSTPONED
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2019
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23 January - 16:00 - Workshop and performance, Royal College of Music, London
With Lore Lixenberg. Student compositions.
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10 February - 15:30 - CODA, Kent
Solo recital. Programme: Debussy, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Bernstein, and Mason.
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11 February - Malmö Academy of Music
Flute and piano recital. With Chloe Vincent. Works by Boulez/Debussy/Franck/Bartók
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24 February - 18:30 - Conway Hall, London
Performance with Alluna Ensemble. Programme: Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire. More info here
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25 February - Luton Music Club
Performance with Alluna Ensemble. Programme: Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire.
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23 March - Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Köln
Solo recital. Music by Valerie Pearson, Christian Mason, and Rebecca Saunders.
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26 May - Schwartzsche Villa, Berlin
Solo recital. Music by Chopin, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Bartók, Ligeti, and Rossini.
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17 June - Queen Anne's School, Caversham, UK
Masterclass and solo recital. Music by Debussy, Ligeti, Rossini, and Rachmaninov.
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27 June - KM28, Berlin
Vibrant Matter #9. Performance of works by Nomi Epstein. With Heather Frasch, Christian Kesten, Michiko Ogawa, and Nomi Epstein.
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8 August - Potsdam
Recording 'Prisma Interius VIII' by Cat Lamb. With Bec Lane, Lucy Railton, Jon Heilbron, Xavier Lopez, and Cat Lamb.
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12 August - 7pm, Villa Concordia, Bamberg
Christian Mason portrait concert. Solo and chamber pieces with Audrey Milheres (flute), Corentin Chassard (cello), and Christian Mason.
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11 September - 8pm, KM28, Berlin
Études 1-3 by Mark Barden. Followed by a solo set by Sarah Saviet (violin).
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10-11 October - Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin
Sleep concert with the Phonetic Orchestra.
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18 (6pm) and 19 October (10am and 6pm) - Donaueschinger Musiktage
Solo performance: 'CurAItor'. More info here
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6 November - Deutschlandfunk, Köln
Recording 'Études 1-3' by Mark Barden. To be released on WERGO in 2020.
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24 November - 4pm, Moderne Muziek Nijmegen
Performance with Quatour Diotima. Works by Thomas Simaku for piano and string quartet.
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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
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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.
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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