LSO names Tangram as associate artists

The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) have announced the appointment of London-based music collective Tangram to the role of associate artists at LSO St Luke’s for the next three seasons.

St Luke’s, an 18th-century Grade 1 listed church in Islington, was restored in 2003 to become the home of the LSO's community and music education programme. The centre will, until 2025, also be home to Tangram which will produce two events each season. Tangram’s three-year tenure began over the bank holiday weekend with concerts on 28 and 29 August exploring the meaning of silence.

The story comes full circle for Tangram co-director, composer Alex Ho, who himself spent two years as part of the LSO Soundhub scheme based at St Luke’s. He said: 'The LSO's support has been invaluable in allowing us to grow and take risks as the first UK-based collective made up of composers and performers of Chinese and western instruments. It has been extremely meaningful not only to develop this blossoming relationship with the LSO, but also with our London audiences who we look forward to treating to more Tangram love.'

Tangram celebrates Chinese cultures through the performance of new music exploring the transnational Chinese experience on Chinese and western instruments. The group also holds the position of associate ensemble at SOAS University of London and recently received the Jerwood Arts' inaugural Live Work Fund and Genesis Foundation's Kickstarter Fund.

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