Randall Goosby announced as Artist-in-Residence of Southbank Centre‘s 2023/24 season

Randall Goosby will begin his Southbank Centre Artist Residency in the 2023/24 season.

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London, England (April 26, 2023) — The Southbank Centre has announced its Autumn and Winter 2023/24 season with violinists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Randall Goosby revealed as its new artists-in-residence.

American violinist Randall Goosby will use his residency to explore music inspired by folk songs and spirituals. In January, Goosby will be joined by pianist Zhu Wang, violist and narrator Jameel Martin and cellist Eddie Pogossian for a special event Intersections: Black Music & Words, where music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson are interspersed with spoken words including original poems.  

“Our resident artists Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Randall Goosby and recent RPS Award winners Manchester Collective are finding new ways to showcase work from the great classical music tradition,” head of classical music Toks Dada says. “Using their vision and artistic excellence to breathe new life into these works. With this programme, we’re ensuring that classical music finds its way into the hearts of more people.”

Amid the backdrop of fierce budget cuts in other areas of the sector, the Southbank Centre is keen to use the new season to showcase the benefits and possibilities of classical music. “The classical music sector has faced a tough few months,” artistic director, Mark Ball says. “Our approach and commitment to this art form serves to protect and develop the music-making we all love, enabling us to proudly position the Southbank Centre as the UK’s home for classical music in the 21st century.”

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