GBSR Duo: Lines of Resistance

Together, these works celebrate two visionary composers and the artistic legacies they continue to inspire.

This event will last approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, including an interval.

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GBSR Duo

2026 Artists-in-Residence, GBSR Duo – George Barton (percussion) and Siwan Rhys (piano) – combines two of the UK’s finest young contemporary chamber instrumentalists. The duo has built its reputation on a combination of exceptional interpretations of the existing piano-percussion repertoire, committed performances of ambitious new commissions, and inventive collaborations.

Known for their fearless, intense and boundary-crossing performances, GBSR Duo’s work ranges from the twentieth-century modernism of Stockhausen and Ustvolskaya to music by Brian Eno and Aphex Twin; from the exquisite delicacy of composers like Morton Feldman, Eva-Maria Houben and Barbara Monk Feldman to the experimental and cross-genre work of Oliver Leith and CHAINES.

With an emphasis on commissioning and repertoire-building complemented by the respect and trust of composers, GBSR Duo’s recent world premieres include works from Eva-Maria Houben, CHAINES, Lawrence Dunn, Cassie Kinoshi, Alex Tay, Linda Catlin Smith, Julius Aglinskas, Tim Parkinson and many others.

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