Tereza Catarov music blends Romanian/Bulgarian influences with jazz and improvisation. CHAINES is an Oram award winning composer who writes surreal and fantastical electronic music. Finally, Rothko Collective perform contemporary classical music designed to change the way we think about the art form

Tereza Catarov is a singer, pianist, and composer whose music is deeply rooted in the melodies of her childhood, blending Romanian and Bulgarian influences with modern jazz and improvisation. Accompanying her this afternoon is virtuosic guitarist Cem Evin. We’ll hear music from Tereza’s recent debut album, 'Koren', which received a 4-star review in Jazzwise. Across the songs she honors the voices of the women who shaped her early life, particularly her grandmothers and the broader community of elders from her childhood.

CHAINES (Cee Haines) is an award-winning musician and artist. They frequently compose and arrange for the London Contemporary Orchestra, including on a recent 2024 BBC Proms. CHAINES also performs live, most recently in the audio-visual extravaganzas 'The Rite of Autopsy' with GBSR Duo and 'Crystalqueer' with Liza Bec. The Guardian described the live version of their album 'The King' as ‘a mesmeric collage of ecclesiastical beauty and creeping dread’ . They began a PhD in 2022 at the RNCM, where they also teach.

Dominic Stokes is a violist, composer, actor, and director whose open and forward-thinking approach has led him to work with innovators such as the Riot Ensemble, Manchester Camerata and 12 Ensemble alongside his own ensemble (Rothko Collective). As a performer he is dedicated to opening up classical music to a wider audience, to make it more accessible, and change the way it is perceived in society. This afternoon he plays a section of European music that includes out-of-this world music from Hungarian composer György Ligeti, new work by British based composer Errollyn Wallen, a world premiere by Welsh composer Joseph Graydon and a childhood favourite from German composer J.S. Bach.