‘A cry of rage… striking, unforgettable’
Hugh Canning, Operalogue
Rapture | World Premiere
Wednesday 19th June 2024, 7pm
Carol Ann Duffy’s iconic anthology Rapture follows the narrator as they fall in love and then lose their beloved. Noah Max’s setting rearranges the story, starting with what has been lost before working back to the height of love.
The performance will be the world premiere of the work, and has been created in collaboration with the Essex Book Festival (1-30 June 2024).
Susanna MacRae, Soprano | Raymond Brien, Clarinet | Pavel Timofeyevsky, Piano
Thaxted Festival 2024 Opening Concert: London Mozart Players
Friday 21st June 2024, 7:30pm
Featuring the world premiere of Noah Max’s Symphony No. 1, commissioned by Thaxted Festival for the LMP. Preceded by a pre-concert interview with the composer at 6pm.
AXIOM: Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra | World Premiere
Wednesday 26th June 2024
Horn player Felix Klieser was born without arms but has been critically lauded for his skill, interpretation and remarkable physical virtuosity. He made a stunning BBC Proms debut in 2023, maintains a heavy schedule of international performing and teaching, and currently has a series entitled Round the Horn on BBC Sounds. He is accompanied on Mozart’s Horn Concerto No 4 by Echo Ensemble under the baton of Noah Max.
The world première of AXIOM, a concerto for cello and orchestra composed by Noah in memory of his late uncle, Edward Max, is a major event for Proms. Eminent cellist Robert Max – Noah’s father and Edward’s brother – will perform as soloist in this passionate and evocative family tribute. Echo will also bring us two early Mozart symphonies, Nos. 29 & 33.
Echo Ensemble at Thaxted Festival 2024
Friday 5th July 2024
Celebrating the 150th birthday of Gustav Holst, Thaxted’s most famous resident.
Archive (Selected Events 2019-2023)
A Child In Striped Pyjamas at Brundibar Festival 2024
Thursday 25th and Saturday 27th January 2024, Newcastle
The first in a series of revivals scheduled for 2024… keep your eyes peeled.
London Song Festival: Autumn 2023
Friday 17th November
Programme to feature world premieres by soprano Claire Booth, baritone James Atkinson and pianist/artistic director Nigel Foster
BABEL at Hampstead Synagogue
Sunday 15th October at 8pm
Programme:
Improvisation on Jewish themes by violist Hugo Max
Discussion and Q&A with Rabbi Dr. Michael Harris and composer Noah Max about the Tower of Babel and representing Biblical stories through music
Performance of Noah Max's BABEL, Op.27 with the Echo Ensemble
Brundibar Festival 2024 Launch
Thursday 5th October, Newcastle
Programme to include the deuxieme of Noah Max’s Fearful Symmetry, premiered at the Wigmore Hall in 2021
Tippett Quartet | Thaxted Festival
1st July 2023 at Thaxted Parish Church
Pre-concert talk at 6pm; attendance free, booking compulsory
Performance at 7:30pm
Programme:
Mendelssohn String Quartet No 1 Op 12 in Eb major
Noah Max Quartet No 2 (World Première)
Holst Phantasy Quartet on British Folk Songs Op 36
Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb major Op 44
Radical Severance (Frinton Festival)
At the cutting edge of London's contemporary-classical scene, Echo excite and inspire with programmes combining classics and world premieres.
5pm, 29th May 2023 at the Frinton Free Church
Programme:
W. A. Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat Major
Noah Max Radical Severance: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with soloist Anna Kondrashina WORLD PREMIERE
P. I Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme with soloist Robert Max
Radical Severance (London)
At the cutting edge of London's contemporary-classical scene, Echo excite and inspire with programmes combining classics and world premieres.
7:45pm, 14th May 2023 at St. James’ Islington, London
Programme:
Preceded by a live interview with Ronald Corp OBE at 6:45pm
W. A. Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat Major
Noah Max Radical Severance: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with soloist Anna Kondrashina WORLD PREMIERE
Ronald Corp OBE Symphony No. 4 WORLD PREMIERE (an Echo Ensemble commission)
Refreshments available
Quartet for the End of Time
Echo Ensemble’s broadcast of Messiaen’s masterpiece in 2021 was an international sensation. Maja Horvat (Violin), Sarah Frances Jenkins (Clarinet), Wallis Power (Cello) and Thomas Kelly (Piano) return to give a live performance of this enigmatic chamber work at Fellowship House alongside a new work by Noah Max.
7pm, 30th April 2023 at Fellowship House, London
Programme:
Noah Max Four Animal Poems (World Premiere)
Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Echo & Epiphoni:
Seven Last Words
Echo and Epiphoni come together to perform music by two composers for whom faith was central to both life and musical work: J.S. Bach and Sir James MacMillan. Separated by almost 300 years, the works in our programme explore life, death, humanity, and divinity in an incredibly profound way. This will be a moving and life-affirming musical journey, whatever your faith or belief.
7pm, 25th March 2023 at St. Augustines’ Church, Kilburn
J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G Major, BWV 1048 (c.1721)
Sir James MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross (1995)
Echo Ensemble presents Thomas Kelly:
A World Without Time
A solo recital with the leading young pianist of his generation.
Featuring works by Beethoven, Liszt, Noah Max and Simon Speare.
Includes a live Q&A with Simon Speare in celebration of his 60th birthday.
String Quartet No. 3
World Premiere
6:30pm, 22nd January 2023 at Conway Hall, London
A Child In Striped Pyjamas - Premiere Production
7:30pm, 11th & 12th January 2023 at The Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone, London
Both performances preceded by a live interview and Q&A at 6:30pm.
The world premiere production of Noah Max's new opera based on John Boyne's international bestseller, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas.
A Jewish Child and a German Child, separated by barbed wire yet united in friendship… This symbolic tale explores the darkest chapter of human history in a way audiences of every age can engage with.
Praise for John Boyne's multi-award winning novel, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas:
'Intensely haunting and emotionally devastating, Boyne’s delicate fable takes a child’s eye view of twentieth century history and finds resonances lacking from many adult accounts' - Waterstones
'Packed with overtones that remain in the imagination... delivering its killer punch in the final pages' - The Independent
Bernstein's Chichester Psalms with Echo and Epiphoni
7pm, Sunday 9th October 2022 at St. James’ Church, Islington
Echo Ensemble and Epiphoni Consort reunite in this jubilant programme.
Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms
Gustav Holst Hymns from the Rig Veda
Eric Whitacre Cloudburst
... and more! Full programme to be announced soon.
Epiphoni Consort
6pm Sunday 11th September 2022 at St John's, Kensal Green
Accessible choral music, an informal concert and suitable for all ages.
Exsultate justi Viadana
Faire is the Heaven Harris
The Gallant Weaver MacMillan
Nunc Dimittis Holst
My Soul there is country Parry
The Lord bless you and keep you Rutter
Ah! Sun-flower Jonathan Dove
Yivarechacha Noah Max
This is my song Blake Morgan
The Runner Bob Chilcott
Echo Ensemble at the St. Jude’s Proms 2022
7:30pm, 27th June 2022
The Echo family returns to the Proms at St. Jude’s to mark the Festival’s 30th anniversary season.
Haydn Symphony No. 47, Palindrome
Tchaikowsky Variations on a Rococo Theme with soloist Robert Max
Noah Max The Candle Lagoon (2018)
Schubert Symphony No. 5
Echo Ensemble at the Frinton Festival 2022
Friday 27th May, 6pm
The Naze Tower, Walton-on-the-Naze
Echo Ensemble make their Frinton Festival debut. Enjoy an immersive live performance of Noah Max’s BABEL... in an actual tower! Not to be missed.
Echo Ensemble at Fellowship House
Thursday 19th May, 7pm
Fellowship House, London NW11
R. Gliere Four String Duets, arranged for Cello and Clarinet/Bass Clarinet by Noah Max
G. F. Handel Recorder Sonata in D Minor
M. Rósza Sonatina for Solo Clarinet
L. v. Beethoven No. 3: Allegro Sostenuto from Three Duos for Clarinet and Bassoon WoO 27, arranged for Clarinet and Cello
An introduction to BABEL, presented by the composer
Noah Max BABEL LIVE WORLD PREMIERE
Followed by a drinks reception.
dreamnote | Solo Show of Paintings
9th - 15th May 2022
Noah Max balances his career as a published composer and performing musician with a passion for painting. His artwork has been displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London. dreamnote explores Noah's fascination with the endless universe lurking just beyond our consciousness and comprehension. Distinctions between portrait, abstract and landscape blur as we explore some of the people, places and ideas which inspire Noah's work.
Entry is free - organise a time to meet Noah at the show via the Contact page, or book for the Private View via the button below!
Music Appreciation: Songs of Loneliness
Friday 6th May, 2:30pm
Fellowship House, London NW11
Dive into the works on Noah's debut album Songs of Loneliness and discover how he wrote them. Featuring a talk from the composer, live performances from Robert Max and Zoë Solomon and an audience Q&A, followed by a drinks reception. Free to attend.
Songs of Loneliness: Disc Launch
7-9pm, Saturday 26th March 2022
Schott Music London, 48 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7BB
'The spirit of chamber music is at the heart of everything I do and imbues all the music I write. This album of solos, duos and trios explores some of the ideas which shaped me.'
Join us to celebrate the launch of Songs of Loneliness. Enjoy a drinks reception, live performances of a selection of pieces from this deeply personal new album and a conversation between Noah Max and Martin Anderson, founder of Toccata Music Group.
Songs of Loneliness includes first recordings of seven of Noah's works, including his Clements Prize-winning string trio Sojourn. It features performances by Philip Haworth, Raymond Brien, Robert Max, James Kirby, Zoë Solomon, the Barbican Piano Trio and members of the Brompton Quartet.
Hotel Pavot
27th January - 20th February 2022
Stone Space Gallery, Leytonstone, London
Private view: Friday 28th January 18.30 – 20.00
Performance & Talk: 12th February 14.00
‘Marie-Thérèse Ross is a London-based artist, whose work focuses on states of physical and emotional transformation. Struck by Dorothea Tanning’s retrospective at the Tate, Ross recognised many of her own themes, imagery and uses of narrative in Tanning’s work. Ross has taken inspiration for her show, Hotel Pavot, from Tanning’s installation, Hotel du Pavot, Chambre 202. Ross has collaborated with Noah Max, who has composed music in response to Tanning’s work, expertly paralleling Ross’s largescale sculptures. The show will include a live event where a musician will perform Max’s work, backdropped by Ross’s inspired sculptural artworks.’
Echo Ensemble: New Year Broadcast
Recorded live in concert with Epiphoni Consort
10-10:40am, Saturday 1st January 2022
Ticket Price: Free
Maurice Durufle Requiem
Echo/Epiphoni: Durufle’s Requiem on Remembrance Day
8pm, Thursday 11th November 2021
Holy Trinity, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BA
Tickets: Pay what you can, min. £12 (students £7.50 with valid ID)
David Bednall Everyone Sang
Noah Max Nebulae LONDON PREMIERE
Maurice Duruflé Requiem
Johannes Brahms Geistliches Lied
Philip Haworth with Riot Ensemble
6pm, Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Live premiere of Cornucopia in a Riot Ensemble chamber programme at the Music Academy of Poznań, Poland. Also featuring music by Rebecca Saunders, Bryn Harrison, Tonia Ko and Clara Iannotta.
Thomas Kelly & Noah Max @ The State51 Conspiracy, London
2:30pm, Monday 25th October 2021
Live-streamed concert also recorded for later broadcast of three solo piano works by Noah Max: …to the world without Time…, Sunset Sketches and It Comes in Waves.
In Conversation with Anthony Cheng
7:30pm, Monday 18th October 2021
Dryburgh Hall, Putney Leisure Centre, Dryburgh Road, Putney, London, SW15 1BL
The Clements’ Prize Finals
6:30pm, Sunday 17th October 2021
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Ticket Price: £10-14, U26s free
Jacob Fitzgerald trio erasmus
Alex Groves Three Forms
Vivek Haria Ennui
Noah Max Sojourn
Emily Pedersen Partnership
Alexander Verster The Tunemonger
Dominic Wills Indris
World premiere at Wigmore Hall
7:30pm, Sunday 10th October 2021
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP
Ticket Price: £16, £12 concessions
Programme to include the world premiere of Fearful Symmetry, a duo for violin and cello by Noah Max.
Echo Ensemble: Dreambox
A Covid-Aware Event
3 - 4 pm, Sunday 30th May 2021
St. Giles’ Cripplegate, London, EC2Y 8DA
Ticket Price: Pay What You Can (suggested £24, minimum £12)
Various Composers Little Wax Candle WORLD PREMIERE
Featuring music by David Evans, Hugo Max, Raymond Brien, Sarah Jenkins and Zeo Fawcett
Noah Max Phantasy Quintet WORLD PREMIERE
Echo Ensemble: Time
Noah Max String Quartet No. 1: The Man Who Planted Trees WORLD PREMIERE
The Brompton Quartet: Maja Horvat, Hannah Renton, Kinga Wojdalska, Wallis Power
Noah Max, narrator
c. 20′
Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Maja Horvat, Violin
Wallis Power, Cello
Sarah Jenkins, Clarinet
Thomas Kelly, Piano
c. 40′
Followed by a live Q&A with the Echo Ensemble family.
c. 20′
(no interval)
Thinking Minds Project: Year One
7-8pm, Sunday 7th February 2021 Online
Thinking Minds Project: Our Room To Yours
7-8pm, Sunday 24th January 2021 Online
Featuring Raymond Brien, Didier Osindero & Noah Max
Echo Ensemble: New Year Broadcast
9:45-10:05am, Friday 1st January 2021
Ticket Price: Free
Noah Max Cherished Voices (WORLD PREMIERE recording)
The Echo Chamber Series 3 Finale: Christmas Special
10-10:40am, Friday 25th December 2020 Echo Ensemble’s YouTube Channel
Europe’s most creative young minds present The Echo Chamber’s revolutionary third series - a multi-platform Advent Calendar! Join the fun and follow the trail:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EchoEnsembleMusic
Instagram: @theechoensemble
YouTube: ‘Echo Ensemble’ channel
SoundCloud: ‘Echo Ensemble’ stream
Echo Ensemble: Hope
10th December 2020 St. Giles’ Cripplegate, London, EC2Y 8DA
Gustav Holst St. Paul’s Suite
Ralph Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto with soloist Katherine Bryer
Noah Max Cherished Voices WORLD PREMIERE
Thomas Kelly in The 8 O’Clock Concert Series
8th August 2020 Online
featuring Thomas Kelly’s performance of It Comes In Waves (2018-19), in memoriam Alex Ross.
Echo Outdoors
2nd August 2020 Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Edvard Grieg Four Little Pieces
Prelude from Aus Holbergs Zeit
The Death of Åse from Peer Gynt
Anitra’s Dance from Peer Gynt
Varen (Last Spring) from Two Elegiac Melodies
Noah Max Frinton String Symphony (2017)
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Cloud-Capp’d Towers from Three Shakespeare Songs (orch. N Max)
Henry Purcell Selections from Abdelazar Suite
Overture; Rondeau; Air
John Barry Theme from Out of Africa (orch. A Wagner)
Noah Max Etz Chayim WORLD PREMIERE
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Jocul cu bâtă (Stick Dance)
Brâul (Sash Dance)
Pe loc (In One Spot)
Buciumeana (Dance from Bucsum)
Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka)
Mărunțel (Fast Dance)
Encore: Edward Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations (orch. N Max)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group’s NEXT at Home
8th May 2020 Online
featuring Raymond Brien performing Noah Max’s Constellations (2018-19) and an interview with the composer.
Roadrunner Trio: New Harvest
26th January 2020 Uilenburgersjoel, Amsterdam
featuring the WORLD PREMIERE of Magnetism by Noah Max
Endymion: A Celebration of Music
Thursday 5th December 2019 Wigmore Hall, London
in memoriam John Whitfield - celebrating the life and achievements of the legendary bassoonist, conductor and founder of Endymion through performances of his orchestrations of Bartók and Brahms.
Conductors: Noah Max, Sian Edwards
Echo Ensemble: Memory
side-by-side with the Purcell School of Music
28th November 2020 Constance Pilkington Hall, Purcell School, Bushey
in memoriam Alex Ross
Simon Speare Lament in memoriam Alex WORLD PREMIERE
Philip Theodorou Five Variants on Dives & Lazarus
Edvard Grieg Aus Holbergs Zeit
Arvo Part Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Echo Ensemble: The Love Song
26th November 2020 St. Giles’ Cripplegate, London, EC2Y 8DA
Ronald Corp Among Reeds WORLD PREMIERE Mezzo: Lotte Betts-Dean
Ralph Vaughan Williams Five Variants on Dives & Lazarus
Zakia Fawcett You (S)Mother Me; It Is Everything/Nothing That I Want WORLD PREMIERE Mezzo: Lotte Betts-Dean
Robert Schumann orch. Whitfield Dichterliebe WORLD PREMIERE Tenor: James Robinson
Philharmonia Orchestra: MMSF Soloists
21st November 2019 Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
featuring the WORLD PREMIERE of Noah Max’s Magnetism in its version for Flute, Bassoon and Harp, performed by Anna Kondrashina, Matt Kitteringham and Elin Samuel.
Moonlight Ensemble at the Musikverein Wien
29th September 2019 Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
featuring the WORLD PREMIERE of Noah Max’s Eulogy for an Imagined Pitch, conducted by the composer.
Divertimento Ensemble, Milan
18th September 2019 Teatro Litto, Milan, Italy
featuring Noah Max conducting VIVENTE by Alessandro Solbiati in concert and for a lecture/breakdown by the composer
BBC Elstree Concert Band at the Proms at St. Jude’s Festival
29th June 2019 St. Jude’s Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London