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20.03.2021 - Aroha
Echea String Quartet - Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris (FR)
European Premiere of 'Aroha'
At some point - Silicon Mind
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording postponed due to coronavirus, check back for more details in the future
June 2021 - New Work
Psappha - HD Recording
Written for Psappha's 'Composing For' programme
happened
22.10.2020 – Chromodynamics [World Premiere] (chamber ensemble)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Ensemble 10/10 cond. Geoffrey Patterson – St George’s Hall, Liverpool
Coronavirus Cancelled
22.06.2020 – Aroha
Elias String Quartet – Royal Northern College of Music
Coronavirus Cancelled
16.06.2020 – Songs Without Meaning
Vanessa Guinadi – Livestreamed Event
https://youtu.be/ew2LVsVRwfE?t=1200
16.06.2020 – Parallel Endings
Members of BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – Livestreamed Event
https://youtu.be/ew2LVsVRwfE?t=695
06.06.2020 – Mutate
Fabio Zanon – Bognor Regis, UK
Coronavirus Cancelled
01.06.2020 – Mutate [World Premiere]
Fabio Zanon – Canterbury, UK
Coronavirus Cancelled
19.05.2020 – Miniature
Emily Earl – Livestreamed Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNO7nCTfbuU
06.02.2020 – Journey Through Music
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra performed three works by Robert - Turing Test//Prelude, Parallel Endings and Miniature for Violin.
07.01.2020 – Jumpcut/Longshot
Southampton Concert Wind Band [Broadcast]
The world premiere of Jumpcut/Longshot, conducted by Calum Gray, was broadcast on BBC Radio 3. This piece was written as part of Making Music UK's Adopt-A-Composer scheme.
28.12.2019 – Turing Test//Prelude
Chineke! Orchestra [Broadcast]
Turing Test//Prelude was performed as part of BBC Four's television broadcast of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. The programme can be seen on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
03.12.2019 – Style Transfer
RNCM Musicians – Carole Nash Recital Hall, Manchester
Robert showcased works for a new AI-powered synthesizer at this Spotlight Concert.
26.11.2019 – Aroha
Echea Quartet – Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
18.11.2019 – Alter
Britten Sinfonia & Marta Fonatanals-Simmons cond. William Cole – Holywell Music Room, Oxford
02.11.2019 – Alter [World Premiere]
Britten Sinfonia & Marta Fonatanals-Simmons cond. William Cole – Barbican Centre
07.10.2019 – Three Entistatios
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Jack Sheen – BBC Radio Theatre, London
02.07.2019 – Three Entistatios
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra – MediaCity, Salford
Three Entistatios was performed during the University of Salford Research Festival. It was livestreamed by the University of Salford. Conducted by Jack Sheen.
16.06.2019 – [null]
RNCM Period Brass Ensemble – Royal Northern College of Music
The RNCM's Period Brass Ensemble, directed by John Miller, performed [Null] for seven sackbuts and bass singer during the Soundscape of Heaven and Earth festival.
13.06.2019 – Three Entistatios [World Premiere]
RNCM New Ensemble cond. Jack Sheen – Royal Northern College of Music
23.05.2019 – Aroha [World Premiere]
Elias String Quartet – Wigmore Hall
23.05.2019 – Shadow Music
Simeon Evans & Tasuku Noguchi – Royal Northern College of Music
18.05.2019 – Jumpcut/Longshot [World Premiere]
Southampton Concert Wind Band – Chapel, Royal Victoria Country Park
The piece was developed in collaboration with the group as a result of Making Music UK's 'Adopt-A-Composer' scheme, and was conducted by Calum Gray. The performance was recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
03.05.2019 – Piano Quintet [UK Premiere]
Echea Quartet & Marina Kan Selvik – Emmanuel College, Cambridge
09.03.2019 – Turing Test//Prelude [World Premiere]
Mahan Esfahani – Barbican Centre
02.03.2019 – DUNE
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – BSO Composers Day
05.02.2019 – Shadow Music
Simeon Evans & Tasuku Noguchi – Royal Northern College of Music
22.11.2019 – The Walls Do Not Fall [World Premiere]
Berkeley Ensemble – St James’ Piccadilly
24.09.2018 – Unsteady Ground [World Premiere]
Robert Laidlow & Friends – Royal Academy of Music
24.09.2018 – Trilogy [World Premiere]
Robert Laidlow & Friends – Royal Academy of Music
22.09.2018 – Curious Sunset
CoMA Sussex – St John’s Smith Square
26.07.2018 – Piano Quintet [World Premiere]
Campos do Jordao Quinet – Campos do Jordao Festival, Sao Paolo, Brazil
12.06.2018 – Of Necessity
Katherine Clarke – Southwark Cathedral
23.05.2018 – Of Necessity
Katherine Clarke – London, UK
22.05.2018 – Invisible Horizon
Andrew Budden (Psappha) – Manchester, UK
22.05.2018 – Of Necessity [World Premiere]
Katherine Clarke – London, UK
19.04.2019 – Curious Sunset
CoMA Sussex – The Brunswick, Hove
16.04.2018 – At The Still Point of the Turning World [World Premiere]
London Accordion Orchestra – Royal Academy of Music
08.03.2018 – Cathedrals of Silence [World Premiere]
The Hermes Experiment – Royal Academy of Music
03.03.2018 – Curious Sunset
CoMA Sussex – University of Chichester
06.02.2018 – Lines Between [World Premiere]
Tritium Trio – Royal Academy of Music
19.01.2018 – Arrhythmia [World Premiere]
RAM Ensemble led by Colin Currie – Royal Academy of Music
10.12.2017 – Winterscape [World Premiere]
London Consorts of Winds – Herne Hill Winter Festival
23.09.2017 – Recreator [World Premiere]
Members of Milwaukee Symphony & Ballet – Doors Open Festival, Milwaukee
10.07.2017 – Atomise
Ensemble Modern Workshop – Sao Paulo, Brazil
09.07.2017 – Undercurrents
Ensemble Modern Workshop – Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.06.2017 – Breath [World Premiere]
Royal Academy Contemporary Ensemble – St. Ethelburga’s, London
16.06.2017 – Shadow Music [World Premiere]
William Howarth & Robert Laidlow – Shoreditch Town Hall
13.06.2017 – Red [World Premiere]
Mario Kurtjak – Royal Academy of Music
16.05.2017 – Prism [World Premiere]
Natasha Page & RAM Players – Royal Academy of Music
05.05.2017 – Moonfall
Les Laurentines – Victoria Rooms, Bristol
02.05.2017 – Curious Sunset [World Premiere]
CoMA London – Royal Academy of Music
30.04.2017 – Moonfall [World Premiere]
Les Laurentines – Baroquestock, London
24.04.2017 – Atomise [World Premiere]
Huw Watkins, Michael Foyle & Timothy Ellis – Royal Academy of Music
03.04.2017 – Half-Life
Robert Laidlow & Oliver Keller – Café Oto, London
20.03.2017 – Assembly Line
RAM String Quartet – The Forge, London
10.03.2017 – The Light of the Trees
Inflexio Duo & Guests – Royal Academy of Music
09.03.2017 – The Light of the Trees
Inflexio Duo & Guests – St Mary-At-Hill, London
13.01.2017 – The Kokako Starts to Sing
Blossom Street Singers – Regent Hall, London