Iain Farrington

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Diary
A listing of Iain's future and recent concerts, including recordings and tours, as well as notable performances of his arrangements and compositions.

2021

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

14 April - Live broadcast on BBC Radio Three 'In Tune' with Art Deco Trio
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16 April - Release of new CD recording 
Gershwinicity with Art Deco Trio. SOMM Recordings

21 April - Concert with Art Deco Trio, all-Gershwin programme. St Mary's Perivale, 4pm. Watch the concert online here

12 August - Concert (piano duet) with John Reid and dancers. Copenhagen Summer Festival, Denmark. Includes Farrington 
Dance Craze, Ravel La Valse, Stravinsky The Rite of Spring


​Past concerts:

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 Bethelehem 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
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