Diary
A listing of Iain's future and recent events, including concerts and recordings, as well as first performances of his compositions and arrangements.
2025
28 January - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Esther Yoo (violin) perform Arirang Fantasy. Naomi Woo (conductor). Music Center at Strathmore, Maryland, USA
8 February - Concert with Art Deco Trio, Banstead
28 February, 3 March - Recording (piano) with Claire Wickes (flute)
6 March - Concert with Art Deco Trio, Imperial College, London
8 March - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Chamber Orchestra. Includes Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. St Martin in the Fields, London, 7pm
22 March - Performance of new work for London Soundtrack Festival, based on TV quiz theme tunes. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London
5 April - Aurora Orchestra perform new chamber orchestra arrangement of Lili Boulanger D'un matin de printemps. Nicholas Collon (conductor), Kings Place, London. Also includes chamber arrangement of Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
22 June - Concert (piano) with City of Bristol Choir, Bristol. Includes new Summer Jazz Cantata for choir and jazz trio
Past events:
10 January - Live broadcast (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone) and Raphael Wallfisch (cello) on BBC Radio 3 In Tune.
1-6 January - Camerata Nordica New Year's concert tour in Sweden, includes new arrangements of waltzes, polkas, marches and other seasonal favourites
2024
21 December - London Choral Sinfonia and Orchestra perform new version of Nova, nova for choir and orchestra. Michael Waldron (conductor). Sinfonia Smith Square, London
12 December - Lucy Crowe (soprano) and La Nuova Musica perform new song arrangements. David Bates (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London
24 November - Concert (solo piano), St Mary's Cardigan, Wales. A programme of American Songbook and jazz arrangements
12 November - Concert (celeste) with City of London Sinfonia, Kenneth Woods (conductor). Smith Square Hall, London. Chamber arrangement by IF of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
9 November - Concert (piano) with Romsey Choral Society, Richard Pearce (conductor), Romsey Abbey. Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
1 November - Organ recital, All Saints Church Bisham
31 October - Concert with Art Deco Trio. St Mary's Perivale, London
18 October - BBC Symphony Orchestra perform new score to accompany poem by Keith Jarrett, called E Note. Conducted by Lee Reynolds. Hackney Empire, London. Contains Strong Language Festival
12 October - Concert with Art Deco Trio. Leighton Buzzard
9 October - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, AIR Studios, London
2 October - Premiere of On with the Show, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Owain Park, Barbican Centre, London. Based on songs from classic musicals. Live broadcast on BBC Radio Three and recorded for BBC TV.
September-October - Performances of Planet Earth III Live in Concert, with score composed, arranged and adapted by IF. City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
19 September - Oberhausen, Rudolf Weber Arena
20 September - Stuttgart, Schleyer Hall
21 September - Zurich, Hallenstadion
22 September - Mannheim, SAP Arena
24 September - Munich, Olympic Hall
25 September - Nuremberg, Arena
26 September - Hamburg, Barclays Arena
27 September - Bremen, OVB Arena
28 September - Hanover, ZAG Arena
29 September - Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
30 September - Cologne, Lanxess Arena
1 October - Berlin, Uber Arena
5 October - London, Wembley Arena (2.30pm and 7.30pm)
6 October - Manchester Arena
14 September - Premiere of new piece Extra Time. Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London. BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. Live broadcast on television BBC One and BBC Radio Three
13 September - Recording (piano) with choir of works by Herbert Howells for choir and piano. St George's Church, Harrow. David Hill (conductor). Includes IF arrangements of King David and Sine Nomine (A Phantasy)
30 August - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
28 August - Live broadcast (piano solo) on BBC Radio 3 In Tune. Includes arrangement of Gershwin Fidgety Feet
10 August - Tonkunstler Orchestra perform A Party with Auntie, Wayne Marshall (conductor). Grafenegg Festival, Austria
30 July - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
27 July - Performance of new arrangement of Lovely Day at CBeebies Prom. Sinfonia Smith Square, BBC Singers, CBeebies East London Schools' Choir, Kwame Ryan (conductor). BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London
26 July - Concert (organ and piano) with English Chamber Choir, Rufus Frowde (conductor). St Mary's Church, Hitchin. Includes Paganini Patterns with Jonathan Radford (saxophone)
22 July - Concert (piano) with Sarah Thurlow (clarinet), Clare O'Connell (cello), Kings Lynn Town Hall, Kings Lynn Festival. Contemporary Consort with James MacMillan
8 July - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
3 July - Premiere of new organ work Heads Up. James Kealey (organ). AGO 2024 Conference, San Francisco, USA
March-June - Composing, arranging and adapting the orchestral score for Planet Earth III tour.
29 June - Peter Holder (organ) performs new organ work Raggle Taggle Tunes, commissioned by Thaxted Festival. Thaxted Parish Church 12pm
18 June - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
15 June - Concert (piano) with City of London Choir, Roderick Williams (baritone). Includes Then Sing We All - A Jazz Cantata. Summer Music in City Churches, St Giles Cripplegate, London
12 June - Concert with Art Deco Trio. Summer Music in City Churches, St Giles Cripplegate, London, 8pm
5 May - Concert (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone). Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Music Festival, 12pm
24 April - Concert (piano) with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Aurora Orchestra. Nicholas Collon (conductor). Purcell Room, London
10 April - Recording (solo piano) at Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
30 March - Performance of Missa Brevis in new version for brass and organ. All Saints Fulham Choir, Jonathan Wikeley (conductor)
5, 6 March - Black Dyke Band and Darius Battiwalla (organ) perform new commission The New Pioneers. Nicholas Childs (conductor). Rochdale Town Hall reopening concerts
1 March - Concert (solo piano), Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A programme of American Songbook and jazz arrangements
29 February - Concert (piano) with London Serenata, Imperial College, London. Includes arrangement of Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin for wind quintet and piano
9 February - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, AIR Studios, London
1-6 January - Camerata Nordica perform new arrangements of Johann Strauss II. Sweden tour
1 January - Tomo Keller (violin) performs new orchestrations of works by Korngold and Godowsky, with Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Germany
2025
28 January - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Esther Yoo (violin) perform Arirang Fantasy. Naomi Woo (conductor). Music Center at Strathmore, Maryland, USA
8 February - Concert with Art Deco Trio, Banstead
28 February, 3 March - Recording (piano) with Claire Wickes (flute)
6 March - Concert with Art Deco Trio, Imperial College, London
8 March - Concert (piano) with St Martin's Chamber Orchestra. Includes Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. St Martin in the Fields, London, 7pm
22 March - Performance of new work for London Soundtrack Festival, based on TV quiz theme tunes. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London
5 April - Aurora Orchestra perform new chamber orchestra arrangement of Lili Boulanger D'un matin de printemps. Nicholas Collon (conductor), Kings Place, London. Also includes chamber arrangement of Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
22 June - Concert (piano) with City of Bristol Choir, Bristol. Includes new Summer Jazz Cantata for choir and jazz trio
Past events:
10 January - Live broadcast (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone) and Raphael Wallfisch (cello) on BBC Radio 3 In Tune.
1-6 January - Camerata Nordica New Year's concert tour in Sweden, includes new arrangements of waltzes, polkas, marches and other seasonal favourites
2024
21 December - London Choral Sinfonia and Orchestra perform new version of Nova, nova for choir and orchestra. Michael Waldron (conductor). Sinfonia Smith Square, London
12 December - Lucy Crowe (soprano) and La Nuova Musica perform new song arrangements. David Bates (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London
24 November - Concert (solo piano), St Mary's Cardigan, Wales. A programme of American Songbook and jazz arrangements
12 November - Concert (celeste) with City of London Sinfonia, Kenneth Woods (conductor). Smith Square Hall, London. Chamber arrangement by IF of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
9 November - Concert (piano) with Romsey Choral Society, Richard Pearce (conductor), Romsey Abbey. Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
1 November - Organ recital, All Saints Church Bisham
31 October - Concert with Art Deco Trio. St Mary's Perivale, London
18 October - BBC Symphony Orchestra perform new score to accompany poem by Keith Jarrett, called E Note. Conducted by Lee Reynolds. Hackney Empire, London. Contains Strong Language Festival
12 October - Concert with Art Deco Trio. Leighton Buzzard
9 October - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, AIR Studios, London
2 October - Premiere of On with the Show, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Owain Park, Barbican Centre, London. Based on songs from classic musicals. Live broadcast on BBC Radio Three and recorded for BBC TV.
September-October - Performances of Planet Earth III Live in Concert, with score composed, arranged and adapted by IF. City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
19 September - Oberhausen, Rudolf Weber Arena
20 September - Stuttgart, Schleyer Hall
21 September - Zurich, Hallenstadion
22 September - Mannheim, SAP Arena
24 September - Munich, Olympic Hall
25 September - Nuremberg, Arena
26 September - Hamburg, Barclays Arena
27 September - Bremen, OVB Arena
28 September - Hanover, ZAG Arena
29 September - Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
30 September - Cologne, Lanxess Arena
1 October - Berlin, Uber Arena
5 October - London, Wembley Arena (2.30pm and 7.30pm)
6 October - Manchester Arena
14 September - Premiere of new piece Extra Time. Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London. BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. Live broadcast on television BBC One and BBC Radio Three
13 September - Recording (piano) with choir of works by Herbert Howells for choir and piano. St George's Church, Harrow. David Hill (conductor). Includes IF arrangements of King David and Sine Nomine (A Phantasy)
30 August - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
28 August - Live broadcast (piano solo) on BBC Radio 3 In Tune. Includes arrangement of Gershwin Fidgety Feet
10 August - Tonkunstler Orchestra perform A Party with Auntie, Wayne Marshall (conductor). Grafenegg Festival, Austria
30 July - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
27 July - Performance of new arrangement of Lovely Day at CBeebies Prom. Sinfonia Smith Square, BBC Singers, CBeebies East London Schools' Choir, Kwame Ryan (conductor). BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London
26 July - Concert (organ and piano) with English Chamber Choir, Rufus Frowde (conductor). St Mary's Church, Hitchin. Includes Paganini Patterns with Jonathan Radford (saxophone)
22 July - Concert (piano) with Sarah Thurlow (clarinet), Clare O'Connell (cello), Kings Lynn Town Hall, Kings Lynn Festival. Contemporary Consort with James MacMillan
8 July - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
3 July - Premiere of new organ work Heads Up. James Kealey (organ). AGO 2024 Conference, San Francisco, USA
March-June - Composing, arranging and adapting the orchestral score for Planet Earth III tour.
29 June - Peter Holder (organ) performs new organ work Raggle Taggle Tunes, commissioned by Thaxted Festival. Thaxted Parish Church 12pm
18 June - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, Masterchord Studios, London
15 June - Concert (piano) with City of London Choir, Roderick Williams (baritone). Includes Then Sing We All - A Jazz Cantata. Summer Music in City Churches, St Giles Cripplegate, London
12 June - Concert with Art Deco Trio. Summer Music in City Churches, St Giles Cripplegate, London, 8pm
5 May - Concert (piano) with Simon Wallfisch (baritone). Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Music Festival, 12pm
24 April - Concert (piano) with Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Aurora Orchestra. Nicholas Collon (conductor). Purcell Room, London
10 April - Recording (solo piano) at Royal Hospital School, Holbrook
30 March - Performance of Missa Brevis in new version for brass and organ. All Saints Fulham Choir, Jonathan Wikeley (conductor)
5, 6 March - Black Dyke Band and Darius Battiwalla (organ) perform new commission The New Pioneers. Nicholas Childs (conductor). Rochdale Town Hall reopening concerts
1 March - Concert (solo piano), Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A programme of American Songbook and jazz arrangements
29 February - Concert (piano) with London Serenata, Imperial College, London. Includes arrangement of Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin for wind quintet and piano
9 February - Recording (piano) of film soundtrack, AIR Studios, London
1-6 January - Camerata Nordica perform new arrangements of Johann Strauss II. Sweden tour
1 January - Tomo Keller (violin) performs new orchestrations of works by Korngold and Godowsky, with Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Germany