Rieko Makita x Londinium Consort presents Dreams, Mystery, and Intrigue: Immersive Night Music Show

About the event

Step into a dreamlike world where music and visuals bring the night to life. Award-winning pianist Rieko Makita and the 2024/25 New Elizabethan Award Winner, Londinium Consort present an immersive performance blending live piano, rarely heard early European instruments, electronics, and stunning visual projections by Teodora Serbanescu and Bethan Hancock.

From Debussy’s Clair de Lune and Nocturnes to unexpected gems by diverse composers, this unique program reimagines the night’s beauty. New works for piano and electronics by Delyth Field and Rieko Makita weave in experimental textures, capturing the mystery and allure of the evening hours. Each piece offers a unique perspective, uniting past and present in an evocative soundscape.

Night has long inspired artists across cultures, evoking dreams, nostalgia, and wonder. This performance celebrates that universal connection, blending centuries-old sounds with modern innovation. Perfect for classical lovers and the curious alike, it’s an unforgettable journey that transforms the night into sound, light, and emotion—an experience to be shared and remembered.

Programme

Florence Price – Night (soprano & piano)

Robert Schumann – Des Abends from Fantasiestücke, Op. 12

Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque

Takashi Yoshimatsu – Floral Dance and Leaflet Dance from Pleiades Dances No 1

Peter Sculthorpe – Night Pieces: Stars

Claude Debussy – Feux d’artifice from Préludes, Book II

Sergei Rachmaninov / Earl Wild (transcription) – In the Silent Night

Maurice Ravel – Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit

Franz Liszt – Liebestraum No. 3

Gabriel Fauré – Après un rêve (cello & piano)

Lili Boulanger – Nocturne (cello & piano)

Claude Debussy – Beau Soir, L. 6 (soprano & piano)

Interval

John Dowland – Pavana Lachrimae

Claudio Monteverdi – Ohimè, ch’io cado

John Dowland – Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me

John Dowland – Come Again

Kaya – spelt from sibyl’s leaves

John Dowland – Flow My Tears

George Frideric Handel / Delyth Field (recomposed) – Minuet in G minor

Delyth Field – Metropolis (world premiere)

Rieko Makita – New Work (world premiere)

About the artists

Rieko Makita is a Japanese-Australian pianist and composer based in London. A recent Artistic Diploma graduate and Constant/Kit Lambert Fellow at the Royal College of Music, she made her Royal Albert Halldebut in 2024 to a sold-out audience and performed live on BBC Radio 3.

Londinium Consort is a London-based early music ensemble featuring Emanuele Addis, Anne Sutton, Otto Hashmi, Ozgur Kaya, and Mikolaj Piszczorowicz. Exploring the intersection of old and new music, the ensemble draw inspiration from London’s history and richly varied cultural landscape. In 2024, they won the New Elizabethan Award and debuted at Wigmore Hall in 2025.