past + upcoming projects


here’s where you can find links to gig info + tickets for all my upcoming engagements, from 2021 onwards


june 30th
Vapore D’Estate / MILAN
Portrait concert; works from Baldwin Giang
songs after sufjan, Scenes from the Post-Diaspora
New European Ensemble, Ensemble Garage


june 29th
Il Festival dei Due Mondi / SPOLETO
Portrait concert; works from Baldwin Giang
songs after sufjan, Scenes from the Post-Diaspora
New European Ensemble, Ensemble Garage


june 15th
Komposition Bachelor Rezital - Ivan Liuzzo / BASEL
Ivan Liuzzo new work* PREMIERE
Solo

june 14th
Komposition Master Rezital - Dániel Láposi / BASEL
Dániel Láposi new work* PREMIERE
Solo


june 11th
Bassoon Bachelor Rezital - Gabriella Smart / BASEL
13:45 - C.P.E. Bach Basson Concerto in A minor
with Gabriella Smart, Ness Kumar, Léa Al-Saghir, Laura Kumwenda + Sébastien Mitra

june 6th
Flute Bachelor Rezital - Evdokia Kolyasina / BASEL
13:30 - Kaija Saariaho Cendres
with Evdokia Kolyasina + Dmitry Batalov

june 2nd
ATTACCA FESTIVAL Open Creation - Fernando Manassero / BASEL
17:30 - soft meshines - for electronics, percussion and processed cello
with Fernando Manassero, Stefano Grasso + Mikołaj Rytowski

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may 30th - june 1st
ATTACCA FESTIVAL FÜR AKTUELLE MUSIK / Ackermannshof BASEL  Mauro Lanza La bataille de Caresme et de Charnage, Enno Poppe Herz, Liza Lim Spirit Weapons I, Helmut Lachenmann Allegro Sostenuto, Franco Donatoni Alamari, Simon Steen-Andersen Difficulties Putting It Into Practice
with Dmitry Batalov, Mikołaj Rytowski, Martijn Susla + Pietro Barcellona


may 16th
Young Classical Artist Trust FINALS / Wigmore Hall LONDONSolo
Kaija Saariaho Sept Papillons, Luciano Berio les mots sont allés, Benjamin Britten Suite No. 1, Marin Marais Le voix humaine, Liza Lim  ‘Cello Playing ~ as Meteorology


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april 27th
OPEN CHAMBER MUSIC / Grosser Saal BASEL
15:00 Resonanz und Bewegung
Helmut Lachenmann Allegro Sostenuto
with Martijn Susla + Dmitry Batalov

20:00 Durch Nacht zu Licht
Franco Donatoni Alamari
with Dmitry Batalov + Pietro Barcellona


april 25th
NACHSTROM / Gare du Nord BASEL
soft meshines ~ for electronics, percussion, and processed cello
with Fernando Manassero, Stefano Grasso + Mikołaj Rytowski


april 22nd
Vortragsabend Flöte, Klasse Felix Renggli / Musik-Ademie Basel
Kaija Saariaho Cendres
with Evdokia Kolyasina + Dmitry Batalov

april 15th
Harvard Group for New Music: zone expérimentale / Grosser Saal BASEL
Kelly Sheehan Brainzaps, Victor Arul Meros, Christopher Lock Grey Velvet, Darcy Copeland sun-stilled
with zone expérimentale


april 13th
Catch Me Outside PopUp - live set / Sudhaus Basel
Solo

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march 28th
Harvard Group for New Music: zone expérimentale / Paine Hall Harvard University BOSTON
Kelly Sheehan Brainzaps, Victor Arul Meros, Christopher Lock Grey Velvet, Darcy Copeland sun-stilled


march 17th
AKUT / 19:30 BASEL
Ed Williams Decomposition: Soave dolc’ardor
Isaac Roth Blumfield Before you were born
with Rahel Boell, Noam Lelior Gal, Lorenz Stalder, Phoebe Bognár, Anouk Neyens, Nejc Grm + Dmitry Batalov


march 17th
Composer-Performer Collaboration 13:30 / BASEL
Raphaël Belfiore Studies
with Pietro Barcellona


march 14th
Swiss Foundation for Young Musicians / BASEL
Recital with Dmitry Batalov, piano; Salvatore Sciarrino Melencolia I, Bern Alois Zimmermann Intercommunicazione, Claude Debussy Cello Sonata

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february 23rd
Hiatus Kaiyote and the Dreamboat Orchestra
Hamer Hall | Arts Centre Melbourne

february 19th
James Morley / solo feat. Helen Svoboda
J.S. Bach Suite No. 5, Liza Lim an ocean beyond earth, Liza Lim Spirit Weapons I, Helen Svoboda + James Morley postauto: fibres + grains, Rebecca Saunders Solitude
feat. Helen Svoboda (bass/vocals)


february 13th
Phoenix Central Park Season XI ~ James Morley RecitalJ.S. Bach Suite No. 5, Maurice Ravel Sonata for violin and cello, Iannis Xenakis Kottos, Helen Svoboda + James Morley postauto: fibres + grains, Liza Lim an ocean beyond earth, Rebecca Saunders Solitude
feat. Anna da Silva Chen (violin) + Helen Svoboda (bass/vocals)


february 7th
KLÄNGE ~ curated by Claire Edwardes
Improvisation solo
Art Gallery NSW, Sydney

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january 27th + 28th
Come Sweet Death ~ APEX4 // Sydney Festival
J.S. Bach Come Sweet Death, George Crumb Black Angels, Clara Iannotta dead wasps in the jam jar (iii), J.S. Bach Contrapunctus XIV string quartet with Anna da Silva Chen, Madeleine Jevons, Henry Justo

january 21st
zone expérimentale ~ Winter Festival (Sonn)tag
Carola Bauckholt Cellotrio, Franco Donatoni Alamari, Eli Korman Everything is Bland with Ema Grčman, Clara Dietze / Dmitri Batalov, Pietro Barcellona

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december 18th
zone expérimentale ~ 
Frank Zappa Approximate, Janik Giger Masterclass

december 8th
Hochschule für Musik Luzern - Dark Days
Emilio Guim Gravity Doesn’t Last Forever

december 4th
Open Creation Space
Fernando Manassero The slow cancellation of the future
improvised with Fernando Manassero + Stefano Grasso


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november 28th
Mittagskonzert - Musik-Akademie Basel
Ed Williams DECOMPOSITION -- Soave dolc’ adore


november 17th
Ensemble SCOPE ~ *IN_CHARGE
Alte Feuerwehr, Cologne, Germany

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october 1st
Ensemble SCOPE ~ *IN_CHARGE
E_Werk, Freiburg, Germany

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september 28th
zone expérimentale ~Musik insziniert Musik // Festiva Musica Strasbourg
Simon Steen-Andersen Queen of the Night, Schlummert ein

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august 6th
Silk, Metal, Wood ~ with Jean-Guihen Queyras and Satsuki Odamura / Musica Viva National Tour
Jakub Jankowski new work*, Jacques Offenbach Duo for two cello Op. 53

august 6th
James Morley & Friends ~ solo / UTZON ROOM Sydney Opera House
Henri Dutilleux Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher, Johannes MacDonald new work*, Josephine Macken new work*, Liza Lim ‘Cello Playing ~ as Meteorology, Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 3 in A major
feat. Erin Helyard and Jane Sheldon


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june 21st - 28th
Kammerorchester Basel ~ HISTORICHES NATÜRLICH
tour with Isabelle Faust, Sol Gabetta and Kristian Bezouidenhout to Regensburg, Nürnberg, Mannheim, Dortmund, Zürich

june 6th - 8th
ATTACCA festival für aktuelle musik


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may 15th
DIALOG ~ João Carlos Pacheco / Gare du Nord
Steffen Krebber Are You Prepared Experience cello + drums + electronics

may 8th
zone expérimentale vii / Musik-Akademie Basel
Matthew Schlomowitz Explorations in Polytonality and Other Musical Wonders Volume 3, Marco Donatoni Chantal, Chaya Czernowin Knights of the strange dir. Yaron Deutsch

may 1st 
ssb@Tinguely / Die Poesie des Lärms ~ Russolo Projekt
Michele Selvaggio Longing; Blur from Afar solo with ensemble, Vili Polajnar Orbital Resonances solo, Yossi Itskovitch Spaces

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april 22nd 
Dialogues / Open Chamber Music ~ Musik-Akademie Basel
Jacques Offenbach Duo for two cellos Op. 53 feat. Ema Grčman

april 21st 
AKUT &
[re]Mix + [re]Match / Musik-Akademie Basel
Eli Korman Tough Love, Michele Selvaggio Severed; Conjoined with Pietro Elia Barcellona

april 3rd 
zone expérimentale vi / Musik-Akademie Basel
Fausto Romitelli Prima Domeniche alla periferia dell’impero, Horatiu Radulescu Sensual Sky dir. Yaron Deutsch

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march 13th 
zone expérimentale v / Musik-Akademie Basel
Carola Baukholt Oh I see, Luc Ferrari Et tournent les sons dans la garrigue dir. Yaron Deutsch

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february 16th - 21st 
Kammerorchester Basel / Say, Mozart

tour with Fazil Say, piano, to Basel, Antwerp, Baden Baden, Martigny 

february 11th - 12th 
Kammerorchester Basel / Basel Composition Composition finals


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january 27th
zone expérimentale / SPIEL! Games as Critical Practise ~ Evening Concert 3
Mike Svoboda Homo Ludens feat. Mike Svoboda, María Jiminez, Anastassia Agapova, Martijn Susla + Alexandre Silva


january 27th
zone expérimentale / SPIEL! Games as Critical Practise ~ Evening Concert 1
Agata Zubel 3 x 3 x 3 + Berhard Lang 3-4-3 ([premiere) feat. Martijn Susla + Miriam Paschetta

january 26th
Ministry of Bad Decisions / i think i will
feat. Yaron Deutsch, Stefan Prins, Miriam Paschetta, Anouk Neyes, Mikołaj Rytowski + Pietro Barcellona


january 26th 
zone expérimentale / SPIEL! Games as Critical Practise ~ Opening Concert
Berhard Lang Game ONE


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december
16th - 19th 
Ensemble of Nomads / SURVIVAL tour (Luzern, Zürich, Basel)
premieres by Michael Wertmüller, Lucia Kilger, and works by Stephan Krebber. feat João Pacheco, Emilio Guim + Talvi Hunt 


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november 23rd 
Kammerorchester Basel
Franz Josef Haydn Symphonies 1, 26 and 49


november 17th - 18th, 24th - 26th 
ENSEMBLE  S C O P E / GL;TCH
premieres by Clemens K. Thomas, Lucia Kilger, Katarina Gryvul, Emilio Guim and Kelly Sheehan. directed by Friedericke Scheunchen, Thomas and Kilger.


november 10th
Hakon Stene / Antritts Konzert, Freiburg HoschchuleSimon Steen-Andersen Black Box Music feat. Hakon Stene the composer, and Ensemble Aventure.


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september 26th
sonic space basel / kick-off



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august 20th, 27th, 28th, september 3rd, 4th
Lucerne Festival / Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra
as principle cello. feat. Anne-Sophie Mutter, Thomas Adès, Tyshawn Sorey, Sylvain Cambreling + Elena Schwarz



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june 21st
Tempo Rubato / Goodbye ~ James Morley solo
Heinrich Ignaz Biber Passacaglia + Alfredo Piatti Caprice No. 6 + Liza Lim Cello Playing ~ as Meteorology + Zoltán Kodály Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8


june 17th
MISCELLANIA set / mccooey()morley ;;
improvised set with Ceridwen McCooey


june 16th - 19th
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra / Rhpasodic Bohemians ;;


june 3rd - 4th
Synchronicities / Abbotsford Convent ;;

feat. Madeleine Jevons, Meg Cohen, Molly Collier-O’Boyle and Anthony Chataway

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may 26th - 29th
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra / Clarinet Quintets ;;

Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet + Joe Chindamo Clarinet Quintet (premiere)
feat. Kristian Winther, Ioana Tache, Katie Yap and Phil Arkinstall


may 24th
mccooey()morley // WTF Tuesdays @ Brunswick Green ;;
improvised set with Ceridwen McCooey


may 15th
Tempo Rubato - Tair Khisambeev, Fiona Sargeant + James Morley ;;

Alfred Schnittke String Trio

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april 30th
Australian Chamber Orchestra Pier 2/3 Opening // Emerging Artist Showcase ;;

april 23rd
Tempo Rubato - James Morley + Aidan Boase ;; Benjamin Britten Sonata for Cello and Piano + Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 3 in A major + Claude Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano

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march 20th
Wilma & Friends - Goldberg Through the Looking Glass ;;Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations feat. Wilma Smith and Wenhong Luo

march 17th
Wilma & Friends - Goldberg Through the Looking Glass ;; Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations feat. Wilma Smith and Wenhong Luo

march 12th
Adelaide Festival UKARIA - Bach and Britten (solo recital) SOLD OUT ;;
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 6 for solo cello + Bernd Alois Zimmermann Sonata for solo cello + Benjamin Britten First Suite for solo cello

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february 25th
Tempo Rubato: James Morley (solo recital) ;; Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 6 for solo cello + Bernd Alois Zimmermann Sonata for solo cello + Benjamin Britten First Suite for solo cello

february 19th

Australian Digital Concert Hall - Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Souvenir de Florence ;;
Ian Munro Black is the Night + Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

february 11th - 13th

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Gippsland Tour ;;Ian Munro Black is the Night + Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

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january 27th

Australian Digital Concert Hall - Melbourne Chamber Orchestra: Souvenir de Florence ;;
Ian Munro Black is the Night + Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence



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december 13th
Melbourne Recital Centre - ANAM Prizewinners Concert ;;
Liza Lim an ocean beyond earth + George Crumb Vox Balaenae
feat. Lily Bryant & Hannah Pike


december 8th ANAM final recital ;;
Liza Lim Invsibility + György Ligeti Sonata for solo cello + Brett Dean Eleven Oblique Strategies + Liza Lim Cello Playing ~ as Meteorology (premiere)


december 7th
Melbourne Recital Centre Spotlight Series - Rathdowne Quartet Is it true?;;
Felix Mendelssohn Quartet No. 2 in a minor + Béla Bartók Quartet No. 3 feat. Tair Khisambeev & Natalia Harvey


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november 10th
POSTPONED to MARCH 2022 ///// Melbourne Digital Concert Hall presents Wilma & Friends - Goldberg Variations with Wilma Smith + Wenhong Luo


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october 5th
POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 13th ///// Melbourne Recital Centre - ANAM Prizewinners Concert ;;
Liza Lim an ocean beyond earth + George Crumb Vox Balaenae
feat. Lily Bryant & Hannah Pike


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august 29th
POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 8th ///// ANAM final recital ;;
Brett Dean Eleven Oblique Strategies + Robert Schumann Adagio & Allegro + Johannes MacDonald premiere + Liza Lim Invisibility + Liza Lim Cello playing ~ as meteorology (premiere)


august 25th
CANCELLED ///// Melbourne Digital Concert Hall - Howard Penny and ANAM Cellos ;;
Brett Dean Eleven Oblique Strategies + Richard Wagner Lohengrin Feierliches Stück for cello quartet


august 10th
CANCELLED ///// Melbourne Recital Centre - Penny Quartet x Lloyd Van’t Hoff - Ballade
Gérard Pesson Nebenstück + Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet
with Penny Quartet + Sophie Rowell + Lloyd Van’t Hoff


august 8th
CANCELLED ///// Penny Quartet x Lloyd Van’t Hoff - Ballade
Gérard Pesson Nebenstück + Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet
with Penny Quartet + Sophie Rowell + Lloyd Van’t Hoff


august 7th
POSTPONED to 2022 ///// Sydney Opera House // Utzon Room Series - Rathdowne Quartet ;; Nigel Westlake High Tension Wires + Liza Lim The Weaver’s Knot + Béla Bartók Quartet No. 3 + Julia Wolfe Dig Deep


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july 26thPOSTPONED to DECEMBER 7th ///// Melbourne Recital Centre Spotlight Series - Rathdowne Quartet Suspended ;;
Nigel Westlake High Tension Wires + Liza Lim The Weaver’s Knot + Béla Bartók Quartet No. 3 + Julia Wolfe Dig Deep


july 1st
CANCELLED ///// Musica Viva x ANAM National Tour with Konstantin Shamray & Sophie Rowell

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may 22nd Tempo Rubato presents - Trio Clara: Matsuura-Miller, Morley + Dumsday (with Kyla Matsuura-Miller & Peter Dumsday) ;;
Elizabeth Younan Piano Trio + Vicente Hansen Speleology + Clara Schumann Piano Trio


may 9th - 15th
Musica Viva x ANAM National Tour with Konstantin Shamray & Sophie Rowell




april 29th - 4th May
Musica Viva x ANAM National Tour with Konstantin Shamray & Sophie Rowell

april 20th
ANAM Soundbite SOLD OUT - Harry Ward with Rathdowne Quartet ;;
Bach A minor Sonata for Solo Violin + Bartók Quartet No. 3 + Nigel Westlake High Tension Wires


april 18th
St Silas Recital SOLD OUT - Bach Suite No. 5 & Britten Suite No. 2, for solo cello


april 16th
Play On SOLD OUT - Ravel Duo Sonata with Harry Ward

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march 29th - 30th
ANAM Quartets play Beethoven Op. 18 @ Castlemaine State Festival - Drummond Quartet plays Op. 18 No. 1


march 15th - 21st, 27th
Inventi Ensemble plays The Planets @ Castlemaine State Festival


march 3rd - 7th
Inventi Ensemble plays Peer Gynt & The Planets

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february 3rd - 7th Bendigo Chamber Music Festival - Rathdowne Quartet, Rathdowne & David Griffiths, and with Natsuko Yoshimoto, Chris Moore & Thomas Hutchinson

february 22nd
solo collaboration with Liza Lim announced + The ANAM Set launched


february 27th
3MBS Haydn Marathon - Rathdowne Quartet

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january 22nd
fortyfivedownstairs - Rathdowne Quartet with Tamara Smolyar plays Schumann Quartet No. 3 & Shostakovich Piano Quintet

january 9th
Peninsula Summer Music Festival - Rathdowne Quartet

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