their repertory included the agile, imaginative and light-filled First String Quartet of the highly gifted British composer Philip Cashian.
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Short Stories
Acclaimed young American pianist George Fu will give the premiere of Short Stories, a set of piano miniatutres written in memory of Oliver Knussen next March.
Dances and Nocturnes
The Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival have commissioned Philip to write a piano quartet for their 20th anniversary season in February 2020.
Night’s Echo
Philip is writing a piece for viola and piano. The new work has been commissioned by Paul Silverthorne to celebrate the 400th anniversary of his Amati viola and will be played on a European tour early in 2020.
Volvelle
Volvelle is a new work for solo clarinet and playback that Philip is writing for Mark Simpson. The premiere will be at Kings Place in October 2020 followed by a UK tour.
Leonora
Following on from the success of Leonora Pictures most recently performed at the Aspen Festival in July, Philip is currently collaborating with writer Jessica Walker on a chamber opera about the surrealist painter Leonora Carrington. The new theatre piece is in development and the opening scene will be workshopped in Spring 2020.
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Dark Inventions
Mary King (mezzo-soprano), Mark van der Wiel (clarinet), BCMG, Stefan Asbury (conductor)NMC Records NMC D061
The House of Night
Sainsbury Royal Academy Soloists, Royal Academy of Music Cello Ensemble, Christopher Redgate - oboe, Christopher Austin - conductor, Sarah Nicolls - piano, London Sinfonietta, Zsolt Nagy - conductor, Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair - conductor, Darrett Adkins - cello, Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Timothy Weiss - conductorNMC Records NMC D188
Myth & Tradition
Darrett Adkins, Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Timothy WeissOberlin Music OC17-03