Upcoming events

River Recital on the Arts Ark @ Thames festival
Sept
7

River Recital on the Arts Ark @ Thames festival

The River Recital 2025 Summer Concert, Set against the stunning backdrop of Tower Bridge, will feature performances from some of London’s most exciting contemporary classical musicians. The concert offers an immersive experience that celebrates the cultural vibrancy of the river while engaging with the diverse communities that call it home.

This year, we are proud to partner with The Museum of Homelessness, a charity founded by residents at Tower Bridge Moorings. Our goal is to create a meaningful link between the river’s cultural heritage and the social issues impacting marginalised communities. Through this partnership, we aim to raise funds for homelessness initiatives and spark important conversations around homelessness, sustainability, and social change. 

For further details and exact set timings, click here.

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Yshani Perinpanayagam, piano

Performance to include works by Morfydd owen and an improvisation inspired by Julius Eastman

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Cycles of My Being // Save The Boys // Tyshawn Sorey // Ruhrtriennale, Germany
Aug
29
to 30 Aug

Cycles of My Being // Save The Boys // Tyshawn Sorey // Ruhrtriennale, Germany

A genre-busting song Recital.

He writes songs about racism and other tough Topics that reflect the reality of many Black people in the USA. Tyshawn Sorey, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music, is just as adept at new music as he is at jazz and finds new forms with every task he confronts. With the song cycle Cycles of My Being and the 20 minute countertenor aria Save the Boys, he takes his place among the great art song composers.

Yshani Perinpanayagam, Piano

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BBC Proms // Live from the Proms Box on Radio 3
Jul
27
to 28 Jul

BBC Proms // Live from the Proms Box on Radio 3

Hear my reflections on the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Prom live on radio 3 during the interval alongside my proms recommendations for the following week

Ryan Wigglesworth, for Laura, after Bach (world premiere)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor

Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 7 in E major

Batsashvili / Wigglesworth / BBCSSO

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Joséphine @ Buxton International Festival
Jul
20

Joséphine @ Buxton International Festival

A Night with Josephine tells the story, with text, visuals and movement, of the American- French dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker, notorious for her banana dance, but also a civil rights activist, champion of women’s rights, intrepid French Resistance fighter and ‘the most sensational woman anyone ever saw’ (Hemingway).

The colourful scene of 1920s Paris is set with three classic silent shorts from the period: Ghosts Before Breakfast (Hans Richter 1928) score by Jean Hasse, The Fall of the House of Usher (Watson & Webber 1928) score by Jean Hasse and Entr’acte (René Clair 1924) score by Luke Styles. Their soundtracks are played live by the acclaimed Counterpoise Ensemble.

Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong  Joséphine Baker / Writer
Yshani Perinpanayagam  Musical director / Composer / Arranger

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Stuck // Multi-Story Orchestra @ Bold Tendencies
Jul
4

Stuck // Multi-Story Orchestra @ Bold Tendencies

Multi-Story Orchestra unveils their bold new musical STUCK.

STUCK narrates the relationship between an ambitious young man and his barber uncle, whose shop – and way of life – are threatened by a looming local redevelopment project.

Yshani Perinpanayagam, Composer in collaboration with Multi-Story Young Creatives, Gabrielle Chudi & Richard Baker

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Joséphine @ Newbury Corn Exchange
May
16

Joséphine @ Newbury Corn Exchange

A Night with Josephine tells the story, with text, visuals and movement, of the American- French dancer, singer and actress Josephine Baker, notorious for her banana dance, but also a civil rights activist, champion of women’s rights, intrepid French Resistance fighter and ‘the most sensational woman anyone ever saw’ (Hemingway).

The colourful scene of 1920s Paris is set with three classic silent shorts from the period: Ghosts Before Breakfast (Hans Richter 1928) score by Jean Hasse, The Fall of the House of Usher (Watson & Webber 1928) score by Jean Hasse and Entr’acte (René Clair 1924) score by Luke Styles. Their soundtracks are played live by the acclaimed Counterpoise Ensemble.

Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong  Joséphine Baker / Writer
Yshani Perinpanayagam  Musical director / Composer / Arranger

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BBC Radio 3 // Record Review of the Century
Apr
21

BBC Radio 3 // Record Review of the Century

Andrew McGregor hosts the first part of a special Bank Holiday day-long celebration of the very best classical recordings of the last 25 years.

In this second segment, Andrew will be joined by conductor Ben Gernon, who will introduce some of his favourite recordings of the 21st Century, and by composer and conductor Yshani Perinpanayagam for a mini-Building a Library on some of the best recent recordings of Mozart's Requiem. We'll hear an extended section of Yshani's top choice.

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Carismātico Tango on tour
Mar
6
to 8 Mar

Carismātico Tango on tour

Carismático Tango brings the passionate flavours of Argentina to the stage with a contemporary twist.

  • 06/03/25: Middlebrough Theatre

  • 07/03/25: Luton Library theatre

  • 08/03/25: Wenlock / The Edge Arts Centre

Yshani Perinpanayagam: Piano

Further details here.

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