DEBUT at Cutty Sark
An intimate and fun musical experience at London’s iconic Cutty Sark
Like no concert you’ve experienced before, DEBUT at Cutty Sark offers awe-inspiring performances, time to chat to your favourite musicians and the chance to feel at home at one of London’s most iconic landmarks.
Time: Doors Open 6.30pm | Show Starts 7pm
Tickets: £18 general admission | £30 VIP admission
We’re thrilled to be bringing our unique DEBUT approach to concerts to the Cutty Sark this Autumn! November sees the first of our concerts underneath the Cutty Sark, the celebrated historic sailing ship, now an award-winning visitor attraction in Greenwich, London. Expect a String Quartet, guest instrumentalists and singers plus the classical DEBUT approach to concerts - spontaneous and buzzing, hosted by Lizzie Holmes.
Musicians
Manu Brazo saxophone
Lizzie Holmes soprano & host
Alex Aldren tenor
The Cutty Sark Greenwich
Salomé Quartet string quartet
Programme
PART I 27’
Introduction by Lizzie & Jonty 4’
Hungarian Dance No 5 by Brahms - Salomé Quartet 2’
Morgen by Strauss - Lizzie & Salomé Quartet 4’
Six studies in English Folk Songs by Vaughan Williams - Manu & Salomé Quartet 8’
La Boheme - Che gelida manina by Puccini - Alex & Salomé Quartet 5’
La Boheme - O soave fanciulla by Puccini - Lizzie, Alex & Salomé Quartet 4’
PART II 26’
Razumovsky Quartet, Op. 59, No. 3, 3rd & 4th Movement by Beethoven - Salomé Quartet 11’
My Fair Lady - I could have danced all night - Lizzie & Salome 3’
West Side Story - Maria by Bernstein - Alex and Salomé Quartet 3’
Siete Canciones Populares Españolas by Manuel de Falla - Manu & Salomé Quartet 4’
Nana
El paño moruno
Die Fledermaus - Mein herr Marquis by Johann Strauss - Lizzie & Salomé Quartet 4’
PART III - 24’
The Land of Smiles - Dein ist mein ganzes Herz by Lehár - Alex & Salomé Quartet 4’
Four for tango by Astor Piazzolla - Salomé Quartet 4’
Carmen Fantasy by Bizet/Borne - Manu & Salomé Quartet 12’
ENCORE: La Traviata - Libiamo by Verdi - Lizzie, Alex, & Salomé Quartet 3’
Biographies
Manu Brazo saxophone
Manu, whose performance was described as “100% colossal and amazing” when he appeared on Classic FM has recently performed solo at Downton Abbey Live and as the opening act for Cliff Richard in front of more than 7000 people. Manu made his concerto debut in the UK with Guildford Symphony Orchestra in 2016 and since then he has performed with the London Sinfonietta, Croydon Symphony Orchestra and London City Orchestras amongst others.
Manu has been selected as one of the Making Music's Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist and was also appointed BBC introducing Artist. He has performed at Radio 3's in tune, for the BBC South and as a soloist at the Royal Opera House, Victoria and Albert Museum, St Martin in the Fields, King's Place, Newbury Festival, Teatro de la Maestranza (Seville), St James’s Piccadilly, the Royal Academy of Arts, as well as at the Kammermussikkfest in Risor, Norway and the Aegean Arts Festival in Crete.
Manu was selected to take part in the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme for 2018 which saw him perform at the Snape Maltings Proms conducted by Marin Alsop. In 2017 Manu won the Royal College of Music’s Saxophone Competition and the Guildford Symphony Orchestra Competition for Young Soloists, later that year he was also selected to take part in the London Sinfonietta Academy.
Manu studied Master in Performance and Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music of London. Manu is a Tillet Trust, Talent-Unlimited and Concordia Foundation Artist.
Salomé Quartet string quartet
Salomé Quartet was formed in 2016 by four prizewinning students of the Royal College of Music in London: Haim Choi (South Korea), Ines Delgado (Portugal), Kasia Ziminska (Poland) and Shizuku Tatsuno (Japan). The musicians have performed worldwide in venues including Muzikverein (Vienna), Mozarteum (Salzburg), Unesco Hall (Paris), Lutoslawski Concert Studio (Warsaw), as well as Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Barbican Centre, Southbank Centre, Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall in London.
The quartet are RCM String Quartet Competition winners, Helen Just & Susan Cornell Prize and the Sacconi Quartet Prize receipients, and have held Artistic Residency at the Oundle School, and currently Leighton House Museum. They received coaching from Sacconi, Fitzwilliam, and Harlem Quartets, amongst others.
Alex Aldren tenor
Alex Aldren went to Birmingham University to study medicine, but left certain that he wanted to be an opera singer. After working at the Royal London Hospital for 2 years, Alex joined the Royal Academy of Music Opera School, where he performed the roles of Oronte in Handel's Alcina, and Bill in Jonathan Dove's Flight.
Since graduating in June 2019 Alex has covered two principal roles at Garsington Opera Festival and performed the title role in Schubert's Alfonso und Estrella for Opera de Baugé, for which he received glowing reviews; 'Alexander Aldren possesses a voice of great elegance, rich in colours in the middle and equipped with a luminous and heroic top... his performance is a revelation at the heart of this rarity.' - Forumopera.com
In September Alex will cover the role of Desparadieu in Gerald Barry’s The Intelligence Park, for Music Theatre Wales and will perform the role of Alfredo in La Traviata with Hampstead Garden Opera at the MRT Opera festival in November.
Alex is passionate about sharing great music with as wide an audience as possible and enjoys performing oratorio, art song and collaborating with artists from different genres.
Lizzie Holmes soprano
British soprano Lizzie Holmes was born in Dorset and grew up in Ethiopia, Hong Kong and Australia. Praised for her “infectious smile and creamy soprano” her recent roles have included Cunegonde in Candide for Bernstein at 100 at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall, Laurette in Bizet’s Doctor Miracle for Wexford Opera in Ireland, Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel for Grange Park Opera, Destino in La Calisto for Longborough Festival Opera and both Mimi and Musetta in the Olivier Award nominated ‘Best New Opera’ La bohème at the Trafalgar Studios for King’s Head Theatre in the West End.
After reading English Literature at Warwick University, Lizzie was offered places at all 5 top conservatoires in the UK. She graduated from London’s Royal College of Music with Distinction straight into her West End debut in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre in 2014, a year later she founded DEBUT. Recent solo recitals include the Royal Opera House, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Royal Albert Hall, and Cadogan Hall with the Bands of the Household Division. Lizzie makes major concert hall debuts across the UK as the Soprano Soloist for Raymond Gubbay’s Johann Strauss Gala Tour, including the Viennese New Year’s Eve Gala 2019 at the Barbican Hall. Next year she returns to Longborough Festival Opera as Gianetta and cover Adina in The Elixir of Love directed by Cal McCrystal.
Details
Featured in Classical Music Magazine as "a great introduction to some of the best talent", DEBUT showcases the most exciting musicians from around the world in unique and unforgettable venues, presented with spontaneity and warmth. Their acclaimed monthly classical music experience ‘DEBUT at Shoreditch Treehouse’ was ranked as Airbnb’s #1 Music Experience Globally in 2018 (Forbes) and has showcased over 150 musicians since it launched in 2017. Other highlights this year include regular concerts at the Royal Opera House, including their iconic Crush Room, sold out performances at the Old Operating Theatre and at the Old Bayham Abbey in Kent and a feature by Steinway & Sons.
In the press
Top 5 Alternative Concert 2018 - London Calling
#1 Airbnb Music Experience Globally 2018 - Forbes.com
"Audiences are left with open eyes and a thirst for discovering more" - Opera Now
Over 350 ★★★★★ Airbnb Experience reviews (DEBUT at Shoreditch Treehouse)
What’s the format of the evening?
Doors open at 6.30pm, you'll be greeted at the door and invited to grab a drink, explore the performance space and grab a seat. The concert starts at 7pm, and we have three sets of music lasting 30 minutes each. There will be two breaks giving you time to chat to the performers, and refill your favourite drink!