Encounter a kaleidoscope of sounds and cross-genre experimentation in a radiant celebration of voices bursting from Britain’s contemporary music scene. These are artists capturing the here and now: technological dystopia, the dark electricity of raves, the melancholic night bus journey back home.

Manchester Collective: Lights and Places

Southbank Centre

Violinist Rakhi Singh performs works by Edmund Finnis, Julia Wolfe, Julius Eastman, Alex Groves, and more from her debut solo album, ‘Purnima’. A leading artist in the UK’s exciting contemporary classical music scene, Singh has firmly established her reputation touring with cutting-edge artists such as Phillip Glass, Abel Selaocoe, and the London Contemporary Orchestra. She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of Manchester Collective, the award-winning ensemble known for its daring collaborations and engaging performances in spaces ranging from concert halls to warehouses, nightclubs to festivals.

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Sounds of Now: Purnima Eastman, Wolfe & Singh

Portsmouth Guildhall

Pianist, composer and technologist Zubin Kanga performs a set of dreamlike, hallucinatory works created out of his Cyborg Soloists project in a late-night event.

Alex Groves

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Nov 9, 2025

Manchester Collective: Lights and Places · Southbank Centre

Feb 13, 2025

Sounds of Now: Purnima Eastman, Wolfe & Singh · Portsmouth Guildhall

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