2024
21 January 3:30pm
Calstock Arts
Suite Fantasia Caprice
Suite Fantasia Caprice
Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasia no.2 in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Violin Solo no.1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Passacaglia
Astor PIazzolla Tango Etude
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson Blue/s Forms
INTERVAL
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite no. 6 in D major BWV 1012 (arr. for violin by Ferdinand David)
Marcus Paus Wounded Angel
Bjarne Brustad Fairytale Suite
TICKETS: www.wegottickets.com/event/571278
£12 advance / £15 on the door.
UPROAR Ensemble
Son of Chamber Symphony Tour
17 February - 23 March
Richard Baker - New Commission - Motet IV - Accidental Activists.
Nathan James Dearden - New Commission - The day following
Lynne Plowman - New commission - The Wind Sweepers
Olga Neuwirth - ‘Symphonie Diagonale’
John Adams - Son of Chamber Symphony
DATES:
Pontio
Bangor Music Festival
17 February 2024, 7.30pm
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama,
Cardiff
22 February 2024, 7.30pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
7 March 2024, 8pm
SOAR Theatre
Merthyr Tydfil
22 March 2024, 7.30pm
Rhosygilwen
Cilgerran
23 March 2024, 7.30pm
Tickets £7
3 March, 2.30pm
Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, North Yorkshire
The Richmond Chamber Orchestra
Philippa Mo, Director
Corelli Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No. 2
Mozart Piano Concerto in A major K414
Grieg Holberg Suite Opus 40
Janacek Suite for String Orchestra
The Richmond Chamber Orchestra is a new orchestra for North Yorkshire. Based in Richmond, it brings together the best musicians, professional, semi-professional and amateur, to play under an exciting young professional director.
16 March 7:30pm
Holy Trinity, Rothwell
Suite Fantasia Caprice
Holy Trinity, Rothwell
Kettering, NN14 6BQ
Philippa begins her programme with joyful Telemann and the well loved and deeply contemplative Sonata in G minor by Bach is later balanced by his stunning Suite in D major for solo cello. Philippa introduces both a Guardian Angel and a Wounded Angel, then takes us through the roles of the violin within the Argentian tango of PIazzolla and African American blues. The programme closes with an implish and richly coloured folkish Fairytale Suite.
Since the Baroque era and before, the instrument together with master virtuoso performers has encouraged experiments and imagination in musical practice. The violin has been called upon to be the voice of darkest moments and at happiest occasions. It has been the voice of angels and devils alike...
Come along to explore the the fantasy the instrument has inspired in these varied musical worlds.
27 March
London Sinfonietta
Royal Festival Hall
Sounds out Schools Concert
Patrick Bailey, conductor
Philippa Mo, leader
20 April 7:30pm
Romano Viazzani Ensemble
St James's Church, Sussex Gardens
London W2
The Romano Viazzani Ensemble brings together seven outstanding musicians from the worlds of classical, jazz and Latin-American music to play and create tango and tango-inspired music. They will play a selection of tangos ranging from those by the Argentine legend Astor Piazzolla, traditional Argentine and European tango and of course, their own brand of Argentine tango with a swinging-London twist.
Come and discover the passionate and magical world of tango music with us.
23 April 1:15pm
St Bride's Church, London
Suite Fantasia Caprice
10 May
CMR, Norfolk
Philippa is invited to visit schools in the West Norfolk area to perform solo recitals.
18 May 7:30pm
Corn Exchange, Newbury
Romano Viazzani Ensemble
Newbury Spring Festival
A night of Argentinian Tango
The Romano Viazzani Ensemble brings together seven outstanding musicians from the worlds of classical, jazz and Latin-American music to play and create tango and tango-inspired music. They will play a selection of tangos ranging from those by the Argentine legend Astor Piazzolla, traditional Argentine and European tango and of course, their own brand of Argentine tango with a swinging-London twist. The five instrumentalists and two singers are joined this evening by a pair of tango dancers to further bring the music to life.
Come and discover the passionate and magical world of tango music with us.
Philippa Mo and Albert Lau, Germany Tour
Devastation and Romance
Lili Boulanger Deux Morceaux
Edward Elgar Mazurka, Violinsonate in e-Moll
Ottorino Respighi Serenata, Leggenda and Violinsonate in h-Moll
6 June
Köln
Riverside Studios
7 June
Marienmünster
Konzertsaal der Kulturstiftung
9 June
Hamburg
Laeiszhalle Kleiner Saal
13 June
Bremen
Die Glocke Konzerthaus
14 June
Oldenburg
Kulturzentrum PFL
24 June 3:00pm
JNational Holocaust Museum, Amsterdam
Orchestras of Auschwitz Project with Constella Opera Ballet
30 June
St Andrew's Church, Grinton, North Yorkshire
The Richmond Chamber Orchestra
Philippa Mo, Director
The Richmond Chamber Orchestra is a new orchestra for North Yorkshire. Based in Richmond, it brings together the best musicians, professional, semi-professional and amateur, to play under an exciting young professional director.
Grinton Church, known as the Cathedral of the Dales is the most ancient and arguably the most beautiful and atmospheric of Swaledale's churches. Philippa Mo is directing, and details of the programme will be announced shortly.
PRESTEIGNE FESTIVAL
22-26 August
St Andrew's Church, Presteigne
Festival Ensemble
Works by Julian Philips, William Matthias, Benjamin Britten, Joseph Phibbs, Richard Blackford, Sarah Francis Jenkins, Tayla-Leigh Payne, Adrian Sutton, Lynne Plowman
1 September
The Lark Ascends
The Mount Without, Bristol
12pm, 3pm, 5:30pm
Start your September with optimism as you Lie Down and experience therapeutic benefits of Tibetan bowls followed by beautiful soaring sounds of violin and piano, including the Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams played by Violinist Philippa Mo. You’ll hear other beautiful suites by Bach - which can provide such clarity and joy, and with music by pianist and Lie Down and Listen founder Christina McMaster.
www.liedownandlisten.com/thelarkascendsbristol
7 September 6:00pm
St Leonard's Church, Hythe
Suite Fantasia Caprice
Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasia no.2 in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Violin Solo no.1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Passacaglia
Astor PIazzolla Tango Etude
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson Blue/s Forms
INTERVAL
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite no. 6 in D major BWV 1012 (arr. for violin by Ferdinand David)
Marcus Paus Wounded Angel
Bjarne Brustad Fairytale Suite
13 September 8:00pm
BAD FRUIT
Jamboree, 6 St Chads Place, London, WC1X 9HH
BAD FRUIT RETURNS Badder Than Ever Before!!!
An eclectic collection of events that unravel like a wheel of fortune.
one to one oddities, music, surprise acts and a DJ set, all in keeping with Bad Fruit rotten style. Expect the unexpected.
14 September 7:30pm
Slader's Yard, West Bay
Suite Fantasia Caprice
Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasia no.2 in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Violin Solo no.1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Passacaglia
Astor PIazzolla Tango Etude
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson Blue/s Forms
INTERVAL
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite no. 6 in D major BWV 1012 (arr. for violin by Ferdinand David)
Marcus Paus Wounded Angel
Bjarne Brustad Fairytale Suite
26, 27 September
Constella Opera Ballet
Chatham Docks
Orchestras of Auschwitz Project Film
19 October
The Lark Ascends
Halle St Peter's, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester,
M4 6BF
11am, 1pm, 4pm
As you lie down, listen to music, including The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams played by "International Sensation" Violinist Philippa Mo. You’ll hear other beautiful suites by Bach - which can provide such clarity and joy, and with music by pianist and Lie Down and Listen founder Christina McMaster.
www.liedownandlisten.com/the-lark-ascends-manchester
Laura Marling in Residence
Accompanied by live strings
29, 30 October 1st, 2nd November
Hackney Church
Lower Clapton Road,London,E5 0PD
Laura Marling releases her new album, Patterns in Repeat, on 25th October 2024 through
Chrysalis/Partisan Records.
To support its Autumn release, Laura will play an intimate live residency over 4 nights at Hackney Church.
SOLD OUT
30 November 7:00pm
St John the Divine, Richmond, London
Romano Viazzani Ensemble
A night of Argentinian Tango
The Romano Viazzani Ensemble has prepared something special for the jumper season! Join them in a beautiful venue in Richmond, London. The band brings together seven outstanding musicians from the worlds of classical, jazz and Latin-American music to play and create tango and tango-inspired music. They will play a selection of tangos ranging from those by the Argentine legend Astor Piazzolla, traditional Argentine and European tango and of course, their own brand of Argentine tango with a swinging-London twist.
Come and discover the passionate and magical world of tango music with us.
2025
19 January 3:00pm
CALSTOCK ARTS
Suite Fantasia Caprice
Telemann Fantasia no.6 in E minor
Bach Partita in E major BWV
Hiscocks Caprice
Beamish The Wise Maid
Clarke Pernambuco
Telemann Fantasia no.10 in D major
Bach Cello Suite no.1 in G major BWV 1007 arr. for violin
Haflidi Hallgrimsson Written in Sand
Prokofiev Sonata for Solo Violin in D major Op.115
Philippa returns with another programme of some of the most expressive and colourful music written for a single violin. To counter the dark and cold of January we will hear Bach's Partita in E major shot through with sunlight, balanced by his most famous and joyous first cello suite. There are elements of folk music in works by two British women composers Sally Beamish and Wendy Hiscocks and an exotic glimpse into the Brazilian rainforest in the piece Pernambuco by Nigel Clarke. The eerie Written in Sand by Icelandic composer Haflidi Hallgrimsson explores yet another sound world - and the muscular and virtuosic sonata by Prokofiev brings the journey to a close.
The violin is an extraordinary instrument and it is remarkable to see up close the way that composers continue to expand its language of articulation and delivery,
30 November 3:00pm
CALSTOCK ARTS
Suite Fantasia Caprice
Telemann Fantasia in D major no.10
Missy Mazzoli Dissolve O My Heart
Bach Partita in D minor BWV 1004
Telemann Fantasia in Bb major no.1
Bach Cello Suite no.4 in Eb major BWV 1010 arr. for violin
Leo Geyer Guarea
Scott Bumblebees
In this collection of pieces, Philippa delivers the Partita in D minor by Bach, one of the most deeply contemplative of pieces with the astonishingly complex final movement the Chaconne, a dance over a ground bass with 64 variations. Missy Mazzoli is a groundbreaking composer from New York who responds to the opening of the Chaconne in her mesmerising piece Dissolve, O my Heart. Telemann casts an elegant Baroque path through his solo fantasias and is answered by the exciting young British composer Leo Geyer. Leo wrote Guarea for Philippa to perfrorm at the Barbara Hepworth Garden in St Ives and the music comments on the exotic wood and shapes Hepworth's most famous sculptures. To continue with an upward trajectory and idea of flight (of fancy, of fantsay), we close with a tiny gem, Bumblebees by Cyril Scott.
2023
9 March 11am
Royal Festival Hall, London
SOUND OUT!
An interactive, whistlestop tour of new music and composition!
In our annual concert for schools, London Sinfonietta musicians and presenter Patrick Bailey explore how to compose and create new music. Listen to pieces by living composers, join in with the performance and hear new works by young people who have taken part in our Sound Out project.
26 March 3:30pm
St George's Venue, Hartlepool TS26 9HP
Philippa Mo, Hannah Perowne, violins
Hannah and Philippa bring together a dazzling programme with major works by Prokofiev and Rózsa, a collection of miniature folk duos by Bartok, Inventions by Bach - finishing with the explosive Passacaglia on a theme of Handel by the Norwegian violinist Johann Halvorsen.
This is the final concert in the 2023 Classical concert series and the doors open at 2.30 with Refreshments (including licenced drinks) and the concert will begin at 3.30pm.
Tickets: available on the door
3 April 12pm
Canterbury Cathedral
Philippa Mo, violin Robin Walker, organ
Meditation for Holy Week
Septem Verba, Frederick Frahm and The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
The day after Palm Sunday, a chance to join us for an hour of music in the stunning Canterbury Cathedral. Frederick Frahm, American composer, organist, publisher, and parish musician continues to write powerful works for violin and organ and here, the movements are titled with single Latin words emblematic of the physical and emotional anguish of the Crucifixion.
30 June 7:30pm
St Mary's Church, Snettisham, Norfolk
Partita Fantasia Caprice
CMR is delighted to present 'PARTITA FANTASIA CAPRICE', an enthralling programme given by critically acclaimed violinist Philippa Mo. Featuring music by Telemann, Bach, and Prokofiev, Partita Fantasia Caprice promises to deliver a captivating evening of music in one of West Norfolk's most beautful heritage settings.
Tickets: £12 on the door including a glass of wine
Corn Exchange Box Office 01553 764864
8 July 7:30pm
The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
Devastation and Romance
Philippa Mo and Albert Lau
An evening of highly charged music performed by teo internationally renowned musicians
Programme to include
Elgar Violin Sonata
Respighi Violin Sonata and delightful salon pieces from the same era.
10 July 7:30pm
The Ramsey Concert Society, Isle of Man
Devastation and Romance
Philippa Mo and Albert Lau
Fritz Kreisler Präludium and Allegro
Edward Elgar Mazurka Op. 10 No. 1 for violin and piano
Frédéric Chopin Berceuse Op.57 (1843-1844)
Edward Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82 (1918)
Ottorino Respighi Sei Pezzi (Six Pieces) for violin & piano
Claude Debussy L’Isle joyeuse (1904)
Ottorino Respighi Violin Sonata in B minor
Tickets: www.ramseymusicsociety.org
17 July
Hall Farm House Concerts
Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Mozart Flute Quartet no. 1 in D major K 285
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in Eb K 364
Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb Op. 444
Tickets: 07980 837320
25, 27 August
Hall Farm House Concerts
Kings Lynn, Norfolk
Dvorak String Quartet no. 12 'American'
Beethoven String Quartet no. 10 'The Harp'
Arensky String Quartet no.2 in A minor
Mozart String Quartet no. 19 'Dissonance'
Schubert String Quintet in C major
Tickets: 07980 837320
30 September
Chester Cathedral
The Romano Viazzani Ensemble are thrilled to be kicking off their concert season at Chester Cathedral on 30th September 2023.
The ensemble will play a selection of tangos ranging from those by the Argentine legend Astor Piazzolla, traditional Argentine and European tango and of course, their own brand of Argentine tango with a swinging-London twist.
The ensemble has gathered the best musicians and singers from the worlds of classical, jazz, latin-american and West End theatre to bring you a thrilling concert of this incredibly exciting music in the stunning ambience of Chester Cathedral.
Come and discover the passionate and magical world of tango music with us.
30 October- 2 November
St David's Hall, Cardiff
UPROAR Ensemble
Arts Active Project
Stravinsky L'Histoire du Soldat
Sarah Lianne Lewis New Work
Terry Riley’s ‘In C’
2022
13 January 1:00pm
Matthew Schellhorn piano and Philippa Mo, violin
Imperial College London
Read Lecture Theatre, Level 5, Sherfield Building (South Kensington Campus)
Olivier Messiaen Fantaisie
Ian Wilson Spilliaert's Beach
Edward Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor Op 82
Tickets: entry free to all
UPROAR - Scenes from a Street TOUR
12 February Bangor Music Festival
25 February Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
25 March Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
8 April Priory Centre, Abergavenny
Joseph Davies Collider
Carlijn Metselaar Forest Bathing
Du Yun Impeccable Quake
At the heart of UPROAR’s latest project are three brand new commissions from three outstanding Welsh composers.
And...
Two celebrated international classical composers, multi-award winning Korean composer, Unsuk Chin’s Gougalon and Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Du Yun’s Impeccable Quake, will be performed for the first time in Wales.
https://www.uproar.org.uk/project-page
12 March 7:30pm
13 March 7:30pm
The Ariel Centre, Totnes
Violin Concerto 'STREAM-SHINE'
by Colin Riley
Philippa Mo, Solo Violin
The Torbay Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Richard Gonski
3 April 1:15pm
Celebrating Australian Music
All Saints' Church
Jesus Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8BP
Philippa Mo, violin
Gabriella Dall'Olio, harp
Programme to include works by Nigel Westlake and Wendy Hiscocks
17 October
Private Recital
Philippa Mo, violin with Peter Sulski, viola
Featuring the magnificent Duo in G major KV 423
Nutley Hall, East Sussex
18 October 1:10pm
18 October
Lunchtime Concerts at the Chapel Royal
Philippa Mo, violin with Peter Sulski, viola
Featuring the magnificent Duo in G major KV 423
164 North Street
Brighton BN1 1EA
21 October 1:10pm
Brunel University
Beldam Gallery - Eastern Gateway
WORLD PREMIERE
Jelena Makarova – piano
Philippa Mo – violin
Neyire Ashworth – clarinet
Daryl Giuliano – cello
Robert Millett – percussion
An acclaimed group of musicians come together to perform a programme of new music for quintet including the world premiere of Colin Riley’s new concerto for piano and ensemble and Philip Lancaster’s ‘Encroaching Shadows’.
6 November
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
Romano Viazzani Ensemble
Tango!
2021
10 July 4:00pm Nature's Inspiration
Wolterton Park, Norfolk
The Wolterton Ensemble
Hannah Perowne, Philippa Mo, violins
Nic Pendlebury, Virginia Slater, violas
Rudi de Groote, Jonathan Ayling, cellos
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Giacomo Puccini Crisantemi
Antonin Dvorak Sextet in A major
11 July 4:00pm Russian Romance
Wolterton Park, Norfolk
The Wolterton Ensemble
Hannah Perowne, Philippa Mo, violins
Nic Pendlebury, Virginia Slater, violas
Rudi de Groote, Jonathan Ayling, cellos
Alexander Borodin Sextet in A major
Hugo Wolf Italian Serenade
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
1 September 4:00pm and 7:30pm
St Andrew's Church, Grinton
Swaledale Festival
Philippa Mo, violin & William Towers, countertenor
In what is the cathedral of Swaledale, two stellar musicians perform uplifting music spanning nine centuries, from Hildegarde von Bingen, Purcell, Tartini and Telemann to Berio and Britten.
Tickets: www.swalefest.org
25 September 7:30pm
Ely Cathedral,Cambridgeshire, UK
Violin Concerto 'STREAM-SHINE' (WORLD PREMIERE)
by Colin Riley
Solo violin Philippa Mo
Ely Sinfonia
Conductor, Steve Bingham
Tickets : www.elycathedral.org/events/ely-sinfonia-stream-shine
13 October 7:30pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
OZ & ARMONICO: GIN & PHONIC!
The Oz & Armonico team investigate the highs and lows (mainly highs) of the relationship between gin, music and humans over the centuries.
International wine expert, author and TV presenter Oz Clarke returns to host the perfect evening of music, gin, incredible facts and blunt fiction.
Enjoy a glass of gin or two to the backdrop of Purcell, Handel and Dowland whilst
learning of the incredible takes of human endeavour and failure which have given us one of the most celebrated resurgences in alcoholic modern history.
15 October 7:30pm
Bradfield College, Berkshire
Partita, Fantasia, Caprice
Solo violin Philippa Mo
Bach Partita in B minor
Telemann Fantasia no.9
Prokofiev Sonata for Solo Violin
Naji Hakim Sonate pour Violon Seul
23 October 7:30pm
The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond, North Yorkshire
Partita, Fantasia, Caprice
Solo violin Philippa Mo
Bach Partita in B minor
Telemann Fantasia no.9
Biber Passacaglia
Naji Hakim WORLD PREMIERE Toccata
Prokofiev Sonata for Solo Violin
Naji Hakim Sonate pour Violon Seul
Tickets: https://georgiantheatreroyal.savoysystems.co.uk/GeorgianTheatreRoyal.dll/
6 November 7:30 pm
The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
ARMONICO CONSORT & ORCHESTRA
DIRECTOR | CHRISTOPHER MONKS
LEADER | PHILIPPA MO
The Armed Man, Karl Jenkins
Commissioned by the Royal Armouries to mark the new millennium, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man is dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict, whose tragedy was unfolding as it was being composed. Blending genres and cultures, and embracing the full range of emotions that the war evokes, Jenkins conveys a powerful message for world peace.
Tickets: https://www.octagon-theatre.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/ccs-karl-jenkins-the-armed-man/8601/#
10 November 7:00 pm
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
ARMONICO CONSORT & ORCHESTRA
DIRECTOR | CHRISTOPHER MONKS
LEADER | PHILIPPA MO
The Armed Man, Karl Jenkins
Commissioned by the Royal Armouries to mark the new millennium, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man is dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict, whose tragedy was unfolding as it was being composed. Blending genres and cultures, and embracing the full range of emotions that the war evokes, Jenkins conveys a powerful message for world peace.
For the Warwick Arts Centre performance, we will be joined by the forces of over 400 children from our AC Academy choirs in the region, helping recreate the performance initially intended by the composer.
Tickets: https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/the-armed-man-armonico-consort-ac-academy-1817/