Diary
A listing of Iain's future and recent concerts, including recordings and tours, as well as notable performances of his arrangements and compositions.
2022
27 January - Bath Philharmonia perform new arrangement of Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1. Hyeyoon Park (violin), Jason Thornton (conductor)
3 February - Concert (piano) with London Serenata. Imperial College, London
11, 12 February - Recording (piano) with Bach Choir, David Hill (conductor). Arrangement of Verdi Requiem by Richard Blackford
5, 6 March - Recording with Art Deco Trio, Menuhin School
March-May - English Touring Opera perform new arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov The Golden Cockerel. London, Poole, Buxton, Sheffield, York, Cambridge, Chester, Snape, Durham, Eastbourne, Norwich, Exeter, Bath
2 July - Concert (piano) with Twickenham Choral, Christopher Herrick (conductor). All Saint's Church, Kingston upon Thames. Includes new work, commissioned by the choir
8 July - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Chamber Orchestra, St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Piano soloist in Iain's arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Past concerts:
23 January - Concert (piano) with Simon Wallfsich (baritone) BBC Singers, Milton Court, London. Nicholas Chalmers (conductor). Includes new arrangements of songs from Theresienstadt.
2021
12 December - Stockport Symphony Orchestra perform Scary Fairy - Red Riding Hood. Jonny Nelson (narrator), Robert Guy (conductor). Stockport Town Hall
10 December - Concert (piano) with BBC Singers and Guildhall School of Music Jazz Band. Features new arrangements of Christmas songs. Nicholas Kok (conductor). Milton Court, London. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three
6 November - Concert by Ferio Saxophone Quartet, Timothy End (piano), features Animal Parade and arrangements of Shostakovich Jazz Suite, Bizet Carmen Suite. Launch of new CD recording Evoke on Chandos Records. St Matthew's Church, Westminster
4 November - Concert/talk with Art Deco Trio. Royal College of Music, London
9 October - Concert (organ) with Bach Choir, David Hill (conductor). Oakham Parish Church
1 October - Recording film session (piano), AIR studios, London
24 September - Concert (piano) with Sara Trickey (violin). Stockwell Live, London
11 September - Last Night of the Proms (piano) with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor), Stuart Skelton (tenor). Includes new arrangement of 'I still call Australia home'. Royal Albert Hall, London. Broadcast on BBC TV and Radio
10 September - Recording film session (piano), AIR studios, London
7 September - Recording film session (piano), Abbey Road Studios, London
21 August - Concert (organ) with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Moses Sumney. Royal Albert Hall, BBC Proms
14 August - Concert (organ/piano) with London Philharmonic Choir. St John's, Hyde Park Crescent, London
12 August - Concert (piano duet) with John Reid. Copenhagen Summer Festival, Denmark. Includes Farrington Dance Craze, Ravel La Valse, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring - CANCELLED
31 July - Concert (piano) with Faust Chamber Orchestra, David Hill (conductor). West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge. Includes arrangements of Debussy, Dukas, Gershwin and new arrangement of Delius Paris. 6pm and 8pm
2 July - Concerts (piano/harpsichord) with Britten Sinfonia. Saffron Hall. Includes arrangements of Purcell Dido's Lament, Gardel Por una cabeza and Piazzolla Oblivion. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three
20 June - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Voices, Emily Dickens (conductor). St Martin in the Fields Church, London
31 May - Art Deco Trio perform Gershwinicity programme at St Martin in the Fields Church, London
20 May - Concert (piano) of 8 player chamber arrangement of Brahms Requiem. St Martin's Voices and St Martin's Players, Andrew Earis, conductor. St Martin in the Fields Church, London
2 May - Fang Zhang (percussion) and BBC Philharmonic perform arrangement of Keiko Abe's Marimba Concerto Prism Rhapsody. Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Final of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2020. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Broadcast on BBC TV
28 April - Recording (piano) with Sara Trickey (violin) of new work Switchback. A ballet score for Ballet Unleashed, to be choreographed by Cathy Marston, filmed by Lauren Finerman
26 April - Recording (organ) in London for Dutton Records. Havergal Brian's Faust
21 April - Concert with Art Deco Trio, all-Gershwin programme. St Mary's Perivale. Watch the concert online here
16 April - Release of new CD recording Gershwinicity with Art Deco Trio. SOMM Recordings
15 April - Live broadcast on BBC Radio Three 'In Tune' with Art Deco Trio
1 April - Performance of new chamber ensemble arrangement of John Stainer's The Crucifixion, by London Mozart Players, St Martin's Voices. St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Watch the concert online here
22-23 March - Recording of ABRSM exam repertoire with Peter Sparks (clarinet)
9 March - Broadcast on BBC Radio Three of new chamber ensemble arrangement of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, by Aurora Orchestra. Elena Urioste (violin solo). Kings Place, London
3 March - Concert (piano) with Bach Choir. Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. David Hill (conductor), Philip Scriven (harmonium) - CANCELLED
26 February - Performance of new chamber ensemble arrangement of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, by Aurora Orchestra. Elena Urioste (violin solo). Kings Place, London. Watch the concert online here
11 February - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Players, St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in Iain's arrangement. Watch the concert online here
2020
18 December - Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform new arrangements of Once in royal David's city, O little town of Bethlehem and Silent Night. St Martin in the Fields Church, London
16 December - City of London Sinfonia perform new arrangement of Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Southwark Cathedral, London
11 December - Concerts (piano) with London Philharmonic Choir, Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
27 November - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Jacqueline Dupre Concert Hall, Oxford - CANCELLED
11 November - Recording (piano) with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Henry Wood Hall, London. Geoffrey Paterson (conductor)
7 November - Recording (piano and organ) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone) and Academy of St Martin in the Fields. St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Streamed online. Includes arrangements of Korngold Gluckwunsch, Mahler Der Einsame im Herbst
5 November - Concert (piano) with Helen Neeves (soprano), Elizabeth Weisberg (soprano), Philip Tebb (baritone). Benslow Music Trust, Hitchin. Includes new songs The Beauty of Light - CANCELLED
2-4 November - Recording Al-Haytham's Light, a new children’s opera with English Touring Opera. Neil Balfour (baritone), Ellie Edmonds (mezzo soprano), Amy Green (saxophone), Jonny Raper (percussion), IF (piano/conductor)
1 November - Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Carducci Quartet perform new arrangement of Faure Pleurs d'or. Barbican Hall, London
15 October - Concert (piano) with London Serenata, Imperial College, London. Includes arrangement of Bizet Jeux d’Enfants
8 October - Concert (piano) with Sarah Gabriel (soprano), St Mary’s Perivale. Live streamed online. Includes arrangements of songs from the American Songbook
4 October - Premiere of new organ work, Variation on “Herrgot aus Stein” for re-opening concert of organ in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. Konstantin Reymaier (organist)
4 October - Concert (piano) with Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) and Britten Sinfonia, Barbican Centre, London. Includes new arrangements of songs by Ivor Novello
27 September - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Omnibus Theatre, Clapham, London - CANCELLED
21 September - Recording (piano duet) with City of London Sinfonia, Ken Burton (conductor). Britten St Nicolas
20 September - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Totnes, Devon - CANCELLED
10 September - Concert (keyboard) with Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). BBC Proms 2020, Royal Albert Hall. Richard Ayres No. 52 (Three Pieces about Beethoven). Broadcast on BBC Four and BBC Radio Three
4, 5 September - Recording Gershwin arrangements with Peter Sparks (clarinet) and Kyle Horch (saxophone), Menuhin Hall, Surrey, SOMM Recordings. Gershwinicity, Art Deco Trio
17 July - Premiere broadcast of Beethoveniana, First Night of the Proms, BBC Radio Three and BBC FOUR. Five orchestras and chorus - BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers
10, 11, 12 July - Streetwise Opera perform new arrangement of Schubert Winterreise. With Roderick Williams (baritone), Christopher Glynn (piano), Brodsky Quartet. Middlesbrough Town Hall, Ryedale Festival - CANCELLED
8 July - Concert (piano) with Tristan Cox (oboe), Goring on Thames - CANCELLED
25 - 31 May - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring Iain’s compositions and arrangements. Bristol, Cardiff, London - CANCELLED
22, 23 May - Concerts (harpsichord) with Terje Tonnesen (violin) and City of London Sinfonia. Wilton’s Music Hall, London - CANCELLED
14, 15, 16 May - Concerts (piano, harpsichord) with Alison Balsom and Britten Sinfonia. Milton Court London, St Andrew’s Hall Norwich, Saffron Hall - CANCELLED
10, 11 May - Recording Gershwin arrangements with Peter Sparks (clarinet) and Kyle Horch (saxophone). Gershwinicity, Art Deco Trio - CANCELLED
3 May - Concert (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone/cello). Tilburg, Holland - CANCELLED
29 April - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Guy’s Hospital, London - CANCELLED
18 April - Recital (piano and organ) for Leighton Buzzard Music Club - CANCELLED
12 April - Premiere of new organ work, Variation on “Herrgot aus Stein” for re-opening concert of organ in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. Konstantin Reymaier (organist) - CANCELLED
9 - 15 April - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring Iain’s compositions and arrangements. Brighton, Manchester, London - CANCELLED
7 April - Concert (organ) with Tenebrae choir and Aurora Orchestra. Theatre Royal, Norwich. Nigel Short (conductor) - CANCELLED
4 April - Concert (organ) with Tenebrae choir and Aurora Orchestra. National Concert Hall, Dublin. Nigel Short (conductor) - CANCELLED
25 March - Concert (piano) with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Chamber arrangements of Mahler - CANCELLED
24 March - Recording film session (piano). Abbey Road Studios, London - CANCELLED
15, 22 March, 5 April - LSO East London Academy performs new arrangement of Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - CANCELLED
7 March - Concert (organ) with Tenebrae choir and Aurora Orchestra. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. Nigel Short (conductor)
5 March - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Kings Place, London
29 February - Concert (piano duet) with John Reid at Three Rivers Music Society, Rickmansworth. Includes Farrington Dance Craze, Ravel La Valse, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
27 February - Lecture/piano recital for Mahler Society, London
9 - 18 February - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring Iain’s compositions and arrangements. Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Leeds
28 January - Recital (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone) for joint music societies, London
25 January - Recording (piano) film session, Air Studios, London
22 January - Concert (piano) with London Serenata. 1901 Arts Club, London. Includes arrangements of Bizet Jeux d’enfants and Debussy Petite Suite
12, 13, 14 January - Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne perform new arrangement of Szymanowski King Roger Suite. Nicholas Collon (conductor). Zuiderstrandtheater, Cologne, Germany
2019
16 December - Interview recording for The Listening Service with Tom Service, BBC Radio Three
15 December - Concert (organ) with Philharmonia Orchestra, David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London. Includes Widor’s Toccata
14 December- Recording (piano) film session, Abbey Road Studios, London
14 December - Concert (piano) with Alexandra Wood (violin) and Madeleine Shaw (mezzo soprano). La Boulangerie, Aurora Orchestra Lock-In. Kings Place, London.
13 December - Broadcast on BBC Radio Two of Scary Fairy Saves Christmas. BBC Philharmonic and Craig Charles (poet/narrator), Clark Rundell (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Manchester. Friday Night is Music Night
11 December - Concert (piano) at 1901 Arts Club, London. Includes Classical Converts and arrangements of popular songs
10 December - Concert (piano) with assorted musicians, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge.
7 December - Concert (piano/organ) with Nonsuch Singers, St Peter’s Eaton Square, London. Tom Bullard (conductor). Includes Live Wire
6 December - Residentie Orkest perform new arrangement of Szymanowski King Roger Suite. Nicholas Collon (conductor). Zuiderstrandtheater, The Hague, Holland
25 November - Concert (piano) with Peter Sparks (clarinet) and Kyle Horch (saxophone) at 1901 Arts Club, London. Programme of instrumental music and arrangements of songs by George Gershwin
14 November - Concert (piano) with Sarah Gabriel (soprano), Music at Oxford
8 November - Piano lecture recital, music by Elgar. British Library, London
5 November - Lecture for Mahler Society, Langham Hall Hotel, London
1 & 2 November - Concerts (piano) with Aurora Orchestra. Includes new arrangements of Bartok The Miraculous Mandarin and Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. St George’s Bristol and Kings Place, London. Nicholas Collon (conductor)
28 October - Concert with John Reid (piano duet) at 1901 Arts Club, London. Includes Farrington Dance Craze, Ravel La Valse, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
27 October - London Philharmonic Orchestra perform new song arrangements of Julia Donaldson’s Zog. Royal Festival Hall, London
19 September - Ivana Gavric (piano) and 12 Ensemble perform new chamber arrangement of Haydn Piano Concerto in D major. Mansfield Street, London
12 September - Aurora Orchestra perform new Berlioz arrangement. BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London
9 September - Live broadcast (piano) on BBC Radio Three In Tune with Simon Wallfisch (baritone)
6 September - Recording of piano music by John Sykes. West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
26 August - Concert (piano) with Sarah Gabriel (soprano). Dorothy Parker takes a trip. Presteigne Festival
16 - 30 August - UK tour of Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring new orchestral compositions and arrangements. Southbank Sinfonia.
13 August - Concert (piano) with Aurora Orchestra. Proms Inspire, Maida Vale Studios. Duncan Ward (conductor). BBC Proms, broadcast on BBC Radio Three
13 August - Prom 36: Late-Night Mixtape. Includes arrangements of music by Soumik Datta. Royal Albert Hall, London
8 - 9 August - Ferio Saxophone Quartet perform new arrangement of Shostakovich Jazz Suite
27 July - Pianist for John Rutter singing day, Benslow Music, Hitchin
26 July - Horrible Histories Movie released. Includes soundtrack co-composed, orchestrated and conducted by IF.
24 July - Orsino Ensemble perform new arrangement of Rachmaninoff 2nd Suite. Castle Howard, Ryedale Festival
21 and 22 July - CBeebies Prom: A Musical Trip to the Moon. Composition of new song, orchestral medley and other orchestral arrangements. Chineke Orchestra, CBeebies Prom Choir. Royal Albert Hall, London. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three and on CBeebies TV
19 July - Concert (piano) with Sir John Tomlinson and Counterpoise, Champs Hill, Petworth Festival
8 July - Concert (piano) with Bar Choral Society, Temple Church, London. Greg Morris (conductor). Includes The Rio Grande by Constant Lambert
20 June - Daniel Bates (oboe) and string trio perform Lamenting Lullaby. Fitzfest, Fitzrovia Chapel, London
25 May - Concert (piano) with Sir John Tomlinson and Counterpoise, Alwinton
24 May - Concert (piano) with Sir John Tomlinson and Counterpoise, Berwick Maltings
24 May - Alice Zawadzki and City of London Sinfonia perform new arrangement of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
18 May - Concert (piano) with London Symphony Chorus, Barbican, London. Simon Halsey (conductor). Orff Carmina Burana
17 May - Concert (piano) with London Philharmonic Choir, Middle Temple Hall, London. Neville Creed (conductor). Includes Free Wheeler
15 May - Concert (harpsichord) with City of London Sinfonia. Alexandra Wood (leader/conductor) Includes new arrangement of Sumer is Icumen In
28 April - Solo recital (organ) at St John’s College, Cambridge. Includes Live Wire and Lay my burden down
10 April - Recital (piano) with Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano), Hinckley Opera Festival
April 2, 3 - Recording (conductor/composer) with Aurora Orchestra of new film score for Horrible Histories Movie. Angel Studios, London
29 March - Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Aurora Orchestra perform new arrangement of The Beatles In my Life. Klarafestival, Bozar, Brussels
February-April - Composing and orchestrating new film score for Horrible Histories Movie in collaboration with Richie Webb and Matt Katz.
9 March - Lecture by Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Includes music (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (cello). Kings Place, London
15, 16, 17 February - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring new compositions and arrangements. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
12 February - William Whitehead (organ) performs Prelude on the Old 100th, St Peter’s Eaton Square, London. Live broadcast on BBC Radio Three
20 January - Aurora Orchestra perform arrangement of two folk songs and Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and folksongs. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano)
17 January - Recording (piano) with Counterpoise and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) of works by Alma Mahler, Gustav Mahler, Wagner, Zemlinsky
2022
27 January - Bath Philharmonia perform new arrangement of Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1. Hyeyoon Park (violin), Jason Thornton (conductor)
3 February - Concert (piano) with London Serenata. Imperial College, London
11, 12 February - Recording (piano) with Bach Choir, David Hill (conductor). Arrangement of Verdi Requiem by Richard Blackford
5, 6 March - Recording with Art Deco Trio, Menuhin School
March-May - English Touring Opera perform new arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov The Golden Cockerel. London, Poole, Buxton, Sheffield, York, Cambridge, Chester, Snape, Durham, Eastbourne, Norwich, Exeter, Bath
2 July - Concert (piano) with Twickenham Choral, Christopher Herrick (conductor). All Saint's Church, Kingston upon Thames. Includes new work, commissioned by the choir
8 July - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Chamber Orchestra, St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Piano soloist in Iain's arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Past concerts:
23 January - Concert (piano) with Simon Wallfsich (baritone) BBC Singers, Milton Court, London. Nicholas Chalmers (conductor). Includes new arrangements of songs from Theresienstadt.
2021
12 December - Stockport Symphony Orchestra perform Scary Fairy - Red Riding Hood. Jonny Nelson (narrator), Robert Guy (conductor). Stockport Town Hall
10 December - Concert (piano) with BBC Singers and Guildhall School of Music Jazz Band. Features new arrangements of Christmas songs. Nicholas Kok (conductor). Milton Court, London. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three
6 November - Concert by Ferio Saxophone Quartet, Timothy End (piano), features Animal Parade and arrangements of Shostakovich Jazz Suite, Bizet Carmen Suite. Launch of new CD recording Evoke on Chandos Records. St Matthew's Church, Westminster
4 November - Concert/talk with Art Deco Trio. Royal College of Music, London
9 October - Concert (organ) with Bach Choir, David Hill (conductor). Oakham Parish Church
1 October - Recording film session (piano), AIR studios, London
24 September - Concert (piano) with Sara Trickey (violin). Stockwell Live, London
11 September - Last Night of the Proms (piano) with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor), Stuart Skelton (tenor). Includes new arrangement of 'I still call Australia home'. Royal Albert Hall, London. Broadcast on BBC TV and Radio
10 September - Recording film session (piano), AIR studios, London
7 September - Recording film session (piano), Abbey Road Studios, London
21 August - Concert (organ) with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Moses Sumney. Royal Albert Hall, BBC Proms
14 August - Concert (organ/piano) with London Philharmonic Choir. St John's, Hyde Park Crescent, London
12 August - Concert (piano duet) with John Reid. Copenhagen Summer Festival, Denmark. Includes Farrington Dance Craze, Ravel La Valse, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring - CANCELLED
31 July - Concert (piano) with Faust Chamber Orchestra, David Hill (conductor). West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge. Includes arrangements of Debussy, Dukas, Gershwin and new arrangement of Delius Paris. 6pm and 8pm
2 July - Concerts (piano/harpsichord) with Britten Sinfonia. Saffron Hall. Includes arrangements of Purcell Dido's Lament, Gardel Por una cabeza and Piazzolla Oblivion. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three
20 June - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Voices, Emily Dickens (conductor). St Martin in the Fields Church, London
31 May - Art Deco Trio perform Gershwinicity programme at St Martin in the Fields Church, London
20 May - Concert (piano) of 8 player chamber arrangement of Brahms Requiem. St Martin's Voices and St Martin's Players, Andrew Earis, conductor. St Martin in the Fields Church, London
2 May - Fang Zhang (percussion) and BBC Philharmonic perform arrangement of Keiko Abe's Marimba Concerto Prism Rhapsody. Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Final of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2020. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Broadcast on BBC TV
28 April - Recording (piano) with Sara Trickey (violin) of new work Switchback. A ballet score for Ballet Unleashed, to be choreographed by Cathy Marston, filmed by Lauren Finerman
26 April - Recording (organ) in London for Dutton Records. Havergal Brian's Faust
21 April - Concert with Art Deco Trio, all-Gershwin programme. St Mary's Perivale. Watch the concert online here
16 April - Release of new CD recording Gershwinicity with Art Deco Trio. SOMM Recordings
15 April - Live broadcast on BBC Radio Three 'In Tune' with Art Deco Trio
1 April - Performance of new chamber ensemble arrangement of John Stainer's The Crucifixion, by London Mozart Players, St Martin's Voices. St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Watch the concert online here
22-23 March - Recording of ABRSM exam repertoire with Peter Sparks (clarinet)
9 March - Broadcast on BBC Radio Three of new chamber ensemble arrangement of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, by Aurora Orchestra. Elena Urioste (violin solo). Kings Place, London
3 March - Concert (piano) with Bach Choir. Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. David Hill (conductor), Philip Scriven (harmonium) - CANCELLED
26 February - Performance of new chamber ensemble arrangement of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, by Aurora Orchestra. Elena Urioste (violin solo). Kings Place, London. Watch the concert online here
11 February - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Players, St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in Iain's arrangement. Watch the concert online here
2020
18 December - Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform new arrangements of Once in royal David's city, O little town of Bethlehem and Silent Night. St Martin in the Fields Church, London
16 December - City of London Sinfonia perform new arrangement of Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Southwark Cathedral, London
11 December - Concerts (piano) with London Philharmonic Choir, Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
27 November - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Jacqueline Dupre Concert Hall, Oxford - CANCELLED
11 November - Recording (piano) with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Henry Wood Hall, London. Geoffrey Paterson (conductor)
7 November - Recording (piano and organ) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone) and Academy of St Martin in the Fields. St Martin in the Fields Church, London. Streamed online. Includes arrangements of Korngold Gluckwunsch, Mahler Der Einsame im Herbst
5 November - Concert (piano) with Helen Neeves (soprano), Elizabeth Weisberg (soprano), Philip Tebb (baritone). Benslow Music Trust, Hitchin. Includes new songs The Beauty of Light - CANCELLED
2-4 November - Recording Al-Haytham's Light, a new children’s opera with English Touring Opera. Neil Balfour (baritone), Ellie Edmonds (mezzo soprano), Amy Green (saxophone), Jonny Raper (percussion), IF (piano/conductor)
1 November - Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Carducci Quartet perform new arrangement of Faure Pleurs d'or. Barbican Hall, London
15 October - Concert (piano) with London Serenata, Imperial College, London. Includes arrangement of Bizet Jeux d’Enfants
8 October - Concert (piano) with Sarah Gabriel (soprano), St Mary’s Perivale. Live streamed online. Includes arrangements of songs from the American Songbook
4 October - Premiere of new organ work, Variation on “Herrgot aus Stein” for re-opening concert of organ in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. Konstantin Reymaier (organist)
4 October - Concert (piano) with Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) and Britten Sinfonia, Barbican Centre, London. Includes new arrangements of songs by Ivor Novello
27 September - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Omnibus Theatre, Clapham, London - CANCELLED
21 September - Recording (piano duet) with City of London Sinfonia, Ken Burton (conductor). Britten St Nicolas
20 September - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Totnes, Devon - CANCELLED
10 September - Concert (keyboard) with Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor). BBC Proms 2020, Royal Albert Hall. Richard Ayres No. 52 (Three Pieces about Beethoven). Broadcast on BBC Four and BBC Radio Three
4, 5 September - Recording Gershwin arrangements with Peter Sparks (clarinet) and Kyle Horch (saxophone), Menuhin Hall, Surrey, SOMM Recordings. Gershwinicity, Art Deco Trio
17 July - Premiere broadcast of Beethoveniana, First Night of the Proms, BBC Radio Three and BBC FOUR. Five orchestras and chorus - BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers
10, 11, 12 July - Streetwise Opera perform new arrangement of Schubert Winterreise. With Roderick Williams (baritone), Christopher Glynn (piano), Brodsky Quartet. Middlesbrough Town Hall, Ryedale Festival - CANCELLED
8 July - Concert (piano) with Tristan Cox (oboe), Goring on Thames - CANCELLED
25 - 31 May - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring Iain’s compositions and arrangements. Bristol, Cardiff, London - CANCELLED
22, 23 May - Concerts (harpsichord) with Terje Tonnesen (violin) and City of London Sinfonia. Wilton’s Music Hall, London - CANCELLED
14, 15, 16 May - Concerts (piano, harpsichord) with Alison Balsom and Britten Sinfonia. Milton Court London, St Andrew’s Hall Norwich, Saffron Hall - CANCELLED
10, 11 May - Recording Gershwin arrangements with Peter Sparks (clarinet) and Kyle Horch (saxophone). Gershwinicity, Art Deco Trio - CANCELLED
3 May - Concert (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone/cello). Tilburg, Holland - CANCELLED
29 April - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Guy’s Hospital, London - CANCELLED
18 April - Recital (piano and organ) for Leighton Buzzard Music Club - CANCELLED
12 April - Premiere of new organ work, Variation on “Herrgot aus Stein” for re-opening concert of organ in St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna. Konstantin Reymaier (organist) - CANCELLED
9 - 15 April - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring Iain’s compositions and arrangements. Brighton, Manchester, London - CANCELLED
7 April - Concert (organ) with Tenebrae choir and Aurora Orchestra. Theatre Royal, Norwich. Nigel Short (conductor) - CANCELLED
4 April - Concert (organ) with Tenebrae choir and Aurora Orchestra. National Concert Hall, Dublin. Nigel Short (conductor) - CANCELLED
25 March - Concert (piano) with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Chamber arrangements of Mahler - CANCELLED
24 March - Recording film session (piano). Abbey Road Studios, London - CANCELLED
15, 22 March, 5 April - LSO East London Academy performs new arrangement of Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition - CANCELLED
7 March - Concert (organ) with Tenebrae choir and Aurora Orchestra. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. Nigel Short (conductor)
5 March - Concert (piano) with Caroline Kennedy (soprano) and Simon Wallfisch (baritone). There’s no business like showbusiness. A show to celebrate the music of Irving Berlin, with new arrangements of his songs. Kings Place, London
29 February - Concert (piano duet) with John Reid at Three Rivers Music Society, Rickmansworth. Includes Farrington Dance Craze, Ravel La Valse, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
27 February - Lecture/piano recital for Mahler Society, London
9 - 18 February - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring Iain’s compositions and arrangements. Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Leeds
28 January - Recital (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone) for joint music societies, London
25 January - Recording (piano) film session, Air Studios, London
22 January - Concert (piano) with London Serenata. 1901 Arts Club, London. Includes arrangements of Bizet Jeux d’enfants and Debussy Petite Suite
12, 13, 14 January - Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne perform new arrangement of Szymanowski King Roger Suite. Nicholas Collon (conductor). Zuiderstrandtheater, Cologne, Germany
2019
16 December - Interview recording for The Listening Service with Tom Service, BBC Radio Three
15 December - Concert (organ) with Philharmonia Orchestra, David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London. Includes Widor’s Toccata
14 December- Recording (piano) film session, Abbey Road Studios, London
14 December - Concert (piano) with Alexandra Wood (violin) and Madeleine Shaw (mezzo soprano). La Boulangerie, Aurora Orchestra Lock-In. Kings Place, London.
13 December - Broadcast on BBC Radio Two of Scary Fairy Saves Christmas. BBC Philharmonic and Craig Charles (poet/narrator), Clark Rundell (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Manchester. Friday Night is Music Night
11 December - Concert (piano) at 1901 Arts Club, London. Includes Classical Converts and arrangements of popular songs
10 December - Concert (piano) with assorted musicians, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge.
7 December - Concert (piano/organ) with Nonsuch Singers, St Peter’s Eaton Square, London. Tom Bullard (conductor). Includes Live Wire
6 December - Residentie Orkest perform new arrangement of Szymanowski King Roger Suite. Nicholas Collon (conductor). Zuiderstrandtheater, The Hague, Holland
25 November - Concert (piano) with Peter Sparks (clarinet) and Kyle Horch (saxophone) at 1901 Arts Club, London. Programme of instrumental music and arrangements of songs by George Gershwin
14 November - Concert (piano) with Sarah Gabriel (soprano), Music at Oxford
8 November - Piano lecture recital, music by Elgar. British Library, London
5 November - Lecture for Mahler Society, Langham Hall Hotel, London
1 & 2 November - Concerts (piano) with Aurora Orchestra. Includes new arrangements of Bartok The Miraculous Mandarin and Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. St George’s Bristol and Kings Place, London. Nicholas Collon (conductor)
28 October - Concert with John Reid (piano duet) at 1901 Arts Club, London. Includes Farrington Dance Craze, Ravel La Valse, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
27 October - London Philharmonic Orchestra perform new song arrangements of Julia Donaldson’s Zog. Royal Festival Hall, London
19 September - Ivana Gavric (piano) and 12 Ensemble perform new chamber arrangement of Haydn Piano Concerto in D major. Mansfield Street, London
12 September - Aurora Orchestra perform new Berlioz arrangement. BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London
9 September - Live broadcast (piano) on BBC Radio Three In Tune with Simon Wallfisch (baritone)
6 September - Recording of piano music by John Sykes. West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
26 August - Concert (piano) with Sarah Gabriel (soprano). Dorothy Parker takes a trip. Presteigne Festival
16 - 30 August - UK tour of Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring new orchestral compositions and arrangements. Southbank Sinfonia.
13 August - Concert (piano) with Aurora Orchestra. Proms Inspire, Maida Vale Studios. Duncan Ward (conductor). BBC Proms, broadcast on BBC Radio Three
13 August - Prom 36: Late-Night Mixtape. Includes arrangements of music by Soumik Datta. Royal Albert Hall, London
8 - 9 August - Ferio Saxophone Quartet perform new arrangement of Shostakovich Jazz Suite
27 July - Pianist for John Rutter singing day, Benslow Music, Hitchin
26 July - Horrible Histories Movie released. Includes soundtrack co-composed, orchestrated and conducted by IF.
24 July - Orsino Ensemble perform new arrangement of Rachmaninoff 2nd Suite. Castle Howard, Ryedale Festival
21 and 22 July - CBeebies Prom: A Musical Trip to the Moon. Composition of new song, orchestral medley and other orchestral arrangements. Chineke Orchestra, CBeebies Prom Choir. Royal Albert Hall, London. Broadcast on BBC Radio Three and on CBeebies TV
19 July - Concert (piano) with Sir John Tomlinson and Counterpoise, Champs Hill, Petworth Festival
8 July - Concert (piano) with Bar Choral Society, Temple Church, London. Greg Morris (conductor). Includes The Rio Grande by Constant Lambert
20 June - Daniel Bates (oboe) and string trio perform Lamenting Lullaby. Fitzfest, Fitzrovia Chapel, London
25 May - Concert (piano) with Sir John Tomlinson and Counterpoise, Alwinton
24 May - Concert (piano) with Sir John Tomlinson and Counterpoise, Berwick Maltings
24 May - Alice Zawadzki and City of London Sinfonia perform new arrangement of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
18 May - Concert (piano) with London Symphony Chorus, Barbican, London. Simon Halsey (conductor). Orff Carmina Burana
17 May - Concert (piano) with London Philharmonic Choir, Middle Temple Hall, London. Neville Creed (conductor). Includes Free Wheeler
15 May - Concert (harpsichord) with City of London Sinfonia. Alexandra Wood (leader/conductor) Includes new arrangement of Sumer is Icumen In
28 April - Solo recital (organ) at St John’s College, Cambridge. Includes Live Wire and Lay my burden down
10 April - Recital (piano) with Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano), Hinckley Opera Festival
April 2, 3 - Recording (conductor/composer) with Aurora Orchestra of new film score for Horrible Histories Movie. Angel Studios, London
29 March - Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Aurora Orchestra perform new arrangement of The Beatles In my Life. Klarafestival, Bozar, Brussels
February-April - Composing and orchestrating new film score for Horrible Histories Movie in collaboration with Richie Webb and Matt Katz.
9 March - Lecture by Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Includes music (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (cello). Kings Place, London
15, 16, 17 February - Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Stage show featuring new compositions and arrangements. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
12 February - William Whitehead (organ) performs Prelude on the Old 100th, St Peter’s Eaton Square, London. Live broadcast on BBC Radio Three
20 January - Aurora Orchestra perform arrangement of two folk songs and Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and folksongs. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano)
17 January - Recording (piano) with Counterpoise and Rozanna Madylus (mezzo-soprano) of works by Alma Mahler, Gustav Mahler, Wagner, Zemlinsky