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Meet the Midnight Apothecary: classical music and cocktails - name a better combination!

Still need more reasons to join us at the Brunel Museum for our secret concert series?
Meet the Midnight Apothecary - one of London’s best kept secrets. Since 2012, it has been voted one of London’s best pop-up cocktail bars. Founded by Lottie Muir AKA. The Cocktail Gardener - Midnight Apothecary is located on the rooftop of the Brunel Museum Thames Tunnel Shaft (where we host our secret concerts!).

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In Harmony on the Road - Q&A with Przemek Winnicki

Polish piano stuper-star and DEBUT Horizon Artist Przemek Winnicki will be joining us again this month for our Secret Concert at Brunel Museum. Always a firm crowd favourite, we are super excited to have Przemek return to join us after his busy start to 2024! Read more to find out about his most recent tour and life on the road!

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Flute & Beyond - Q&A with Rianna Henriques

On the 14th March we have another exciting debut for our Secret Concert series!
Hannah chats with the multi-talented Rianna Henriques (fresh off the stage at the Brit Awards!) to find out more about her incredibly diverse career and busy life!

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Scoring High Notes - Q&A with Rhydian Jenkins

In anticipation of his debut with us in our February Secret Concert double bill, Hannah chats with Welsh Tenor Rhydian Jenkins.
Discover the impact of his South Wales upbringing, a significant influence that resonates strongly throughout the concert programme!

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Gallery: Opera In A Day - La Bohème

On 12th November 2023, we played Puccini’s magnificent La Bohème - in a day!
A fabulous cast of singers worked alongside the Horizon Orchestra, under the baton of Benjamin Hamilton, at the Mulryan Centre for Dance (English National Ballet).

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Harmonising Cultures - Q&A with Rieko Makita

On 3rd November, Japanese Australian pianist Rieko Makita will be joining us at Shoreditch Treehouse!

Read more to find out how Rieko is using her cultural background to showcase under-heard repertoire, combine art forms for innovative projects and drive her own personal creativity.

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Q&A with bass-baritone Ben Knight

I am delighted to be joining DEBUT! Audience members can expect to be moved and experience a wide range of emotions with the music I am sharing and I am sure they will all hear something new!

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Hannah's Hidden Gems of the Orchestra

In June, we were lucky to have bassoonist Daria Phillips join us for our #secretconcert series. This the first time we have ever showcased a bassoon at DEBUT, and it’s made us realise how little is known about some hidden gems found in the orchestra.

Our Head of Marketing Hannah Shilvock is a bass clarinet specialist, and we have her low-down on the other hidden gems you need to know about!

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The bassoon is a hidden gem - Q&A with Daria Phillips

The bassoon is a hidden gem!
Almost unintentionally, I have created a programme surrounding the voice. My chosen voice as a musician is the bassoon, and in these concerts I look to express the themes of nature, people & connection. I hope that the audience joins me in reflecting on these closely connected motifs.

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Venue spotlight: Shoreditch Treehouse

Hidden in the heart of Shoreditch, just a 5 minute walk from Old Street station - a breathtakingly beautiful loft full of plants, unique and quirky furniture, and most importantly of all - a concert Steinway Grand piano! Truly one of the best pianos we have had the pleasure to play in London.

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Q&A with soprano Hazel Neighbour

Hannah caught up with soprano Hazel Neighbour - finding out more about her before she joins us for a #secretconcert at Brunel Museum on the 13th April!

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