Known for their fearless, intense and boundary-crossing performances, GBSR'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, CHAINES and Angharad Davies.

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With a keen emphasis on commissioning and repertoire-building complemented by the respect and trust of composers, GBSR's recent world premieres include works from Eva-Maria Houben, CHAINES, Christopher Fox, Angharad Davies, Oliver Leith, Tim Parkinson, Laurence Osborn and many others, and European and UK premieres of works by Nicole Lizée, Barbara Monk Feldman, Lisa Illean, Eric Wubbels and others. Meanwhile their interest in cross-disciplinary work has led to ongoing collaborations with Angharad Davies, Dejan Mrdja, Cameron Graham and other artists.

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Their recording of Stockhausen's KONTAKTE was released in October 2019 by all that dust. Hailed as “a landmark performance” by Tom Service on BBC Radio 3, it was made album of the week in The Guardian and named “the best spatial audio purchase I’ve made this year” by Seth Colter Walls in The New York Times in 2023.

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Their recording of Oliver Leith's good day good day bad day bad day, a 45-minute piece written for the duo after long collaboration with the composer, was a Pick of the Week in the Guardian and was named a Highlight of 2020 by Radio 3 New Music Show. Their Barbara Monk Feldman portrait disc Verses and Eva Maria Houben disc together on the way were released on Another Timbre in 2021 and 2022 to widespread critical acclaim.

 

They feature most recently on Lisa Illean's portrait disc arcing, stilling, bending, gathering on NMC, and on the recording of Oliver Leith's opera Last Days on Platoon.

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See the releases page for full details of all GBSR's recordings.

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Recent performances include:

Aphex Twin, Oliver Leith and Ustvolskaya at Bold Tendencies London

Eva-Maria Houben at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Laurence Osborn and Harold Budd at Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Cheltenham Festival

Stockhausen multi-channel works at Kings Place

Oliver Leith at Walt Disney Hall with the LA Phil and Tom Adès

 

Recent premieres include:

Angharad Davies and Lisa Illean at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

Tim Parkinson and Christopher Fox at Sound Festival Aberdeen

Oliver Leith at the Wigmore Hall

Joe Duddell and Luke Lewis at Three Choirs Festival

CHAINES at Spitalfields Music Festival

 

Laurence Osborn's TOMB!, written for GBSR and 12 Ensemble and premiered in 2023, received the 2024 RPS Prize for Chamber-Scale Composition.

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See the concerts page for upcoming events as well as details of past concerts.

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Radio broadcasts include performances of new works on BBC R3's Night Tracks, New Music Show, Late Junction and In Tune, BBC World Service's The Arts Hour, BBC R6's Freak Zone, RTÉ's Sound Out, Radio Regent Toronto's The Moderns, and PBS Australia's The Sound Barrier. The duo has also been featured on the Music We'd Like to Hear and Soundmaking podcasts.

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Individually they perform as soloists and chamber musicians, and work with ensembles including the Colin Currie Group, Riot Ensemble, Explore Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Apartment House, Britten Sinfonia, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, CBSO, Nash Ensemble, OAE, London Contemporary Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, 12 Ensemble and many others.

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GBSR Duo is an hcmf// Fielding Talent artist.