In the first of a series of baroque and contemporary music as Guest Artist as LSO St Luke's, we are joined by Australian mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean, winner the 2024 Young Artist Award at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, and described by The Guardian as ‘a singer of rich and fearless versatility’.

Centred around Bach’s cantata Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199, the concert will feature three world premieres, commissioned by FIGURE, from Alex Paxton, Lara Agar, and Oliver Leith.

Lara Agar New Work (Commissioned by FIGURE)

Alex Paxton New Work (Commissioned by FIGURE)

Oliver Leith A different fantasie after Locke (Commissioned by FIGURE)

Johann Sebastian Bach Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut BWV 199