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The Chamber Sessions: More than meets the eye Thursday 15 January 2026, 6.30pm St John’s Church, Waterloo Generously supported by TIOC Foundation Please note there is no interval in tonight’s concert.
Tonight’s LPO musicians Violas Laura Vallejo Benedetto Pollani
First Violins Kate Oswin
Chair supported by Eric Tomsett
Lasma Taimina
Chair supported by Irina Gofman & Mr Rodrik V. G. Cave
Cellos Kristina Blaumane
Chair supported by Bianca & Stuart Roden
Second Violins Tania Mazzetti
Waynne Kwon
Chair supported by an anonymous donor
Chair supported by The Candide Trust
Emma Oldfield
Double Bass Hugh Kluger
Ben Lunn conductor ‘Ben Lunn puts his beloved birthplace Sunderland on the musical map’ – Linton Stephens, BBC Radio 3 ‘His work extends the palette of sounds that can be brought into contemporary classical music, redefining both modern composition and concert-hall inclusion.’ – Alan Morrison, Rhinegold.co.uk Ben Lunn has forged himself a unique position within the new music landscape. As a composer, his music reflects the material world around him, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage, how disability impacts the world around him, and his working-class upbringing. Alongside this, he has become renowned for his championship of others, both as conductor and curator, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert experiences and opportunities for others. He has premiered and commissioned numerous works, and is currently the Guest Artistic Director of the Hebrides Ensemble, Music Director of Cappella Slavonica, and Secretary of the Workers’ Music Association.
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