The award-winning Hermes Experiment is one of the most exciting forces in contemporary music today. With their arresting stage presence and wildly imaginative programmes, they have been winning over audiences around the country with their effortless ability to bring music from the margins into the mainstream.

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Sounds of Now: Hermes Experiment

Portsmouth Guildhall

'Improvisation in a solo context calls for confidence, conviction, and atmospheric awareness from the performer. Improvisation in a group context calls for one more ingredient: the performers’ responsiveness and attentiveness to each other. The instinct to lead is transformed by the need to listen.

The Hermes Experiment; Abel Selaocoe cello

Wigmore Hall

United Strings of Europe and its director Julian Azkoul, hailed by The Strad for their ‘superb performances’ and ‘stunning precision’, exist to break down barriers and connect audiences through programmes that open minds and hearts to an enriching multiplicity of works. They are joined by Tamsin Waley-Cohen for the world première of the Violin Concerto by jazz bassist and composer Misha Mullov-Abbado, billed by the Guardian as ‘one of the UK’s most acclaimed young bandleaders’.

Misha Mullov-Abbado

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 22, 2026

United Strings of Europe; Julian Azkoul violin, director; Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin; Misha Mullov-Abbado double bass · Wigmore Hall

Past events

Apr 17, 2025

Sounds of Now: Hermes Experiment · Portsmouth Guildhall

Nov 23, 2024

The Hermes Experiment; Abel Selaocoe cello · Wigmore Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Double Bass in Nonet No. 2 by Mustonen

Wigmore Hall

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