Southbank Centre is one of London’s largest and most important cultural centres, occupying a prominent riverside site on the South Bank of the Thames, between Waterloo Bridge and the London Eye. Established as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain, it has developed into a major destination for music, visual arts, dance, literature and contemporary performance. Its location, close to Waterloo Station and the National Theatre, places it at the heart of one of the capital’s most vibrant cultural districts.
Solem Quartet: Industry
Southbank Centre,
Purcell Room,
London, Great Britain
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7 PM
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: London, Great Britain
Starts at: 19:00
Duration:
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Overview
Experience a stirring sonic journey with the Solem Quartet as they fuse folk traditions, archival recordings and bold new commissions into a celebration of Britain’s industrial heritage. From the gentle rhythms of a Western Isles waulking song to Julia Wolfe’s relentless Dig Deep and a reimagined Joy Division anthem, this concert pulses with community spirit and creative energy.The Solem Quartet invites you to an unforgettable evening tracing the arc of industry through music. The programme begins with serene field recordings and pastoral folk melodies—including a waulking song from the Western Isles—soon overtaken by the clang and roar of machinery as industry takes hold. Benjamin Britten’s Vivace from Quartet No. 2 ignites a spark of revolution, leading without pause into Julia Wolfe’s Dig Deep, whose driving rhythms capture the sweat and grit of labour. Historic field recordings of Northumbrian piper Tom Clough and a 1976 Llangynwyd pub session are reborn with fresh live accompaniment by violinist William Newell, while William Marsey’s commissioned chorales—woven with recorded conversations from his hometown—offer a poignant contemporary perspective. The concert culminates in a live reinterpretation of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” reframed through the Quartet’s dynamic voice. This is music as both a testament to hardship and a rallying call to joy and solidarity.
Venue Info
Southbank Centre - London
Belvedere Road
Belvedere Road
Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: London, Great Britain
Starts at: 19:00
Duration:
