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Past is Prologue

Add to my Calendar 15-11-2025 20:00 15-11-2025 22:00 36 Past is Prologue PAST IS PROLOGUE Presented by Untitled Experiment at Conway Hall Untitled Experiment returns to Conway Hall with Past is Prologue, a live performance exploring how musical language has evolved across time. Harpsichordist Katarzyna Kowalik and violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan invite audiences to follow a journey through sound, tracing how the past continues to shape the present. Music evolves. Musical language has been evolving over time, from simple and harmonic to more complicated and dissonant. Somewhere along the line some of the audience got lost.  Past is Prologue encourages listeners to reconnect with this journey. Through a carefully chosen programme, Kowalik and Petcu-Colan open a dialogue between two distinct musical worlds, revealing how echoes of the past still resonate in today’s music. About the artists:Katarzyna Kowalik is a Polish-British harpsichordist based in London, known for her inventive programming and boundary-pushing collaborations that connect early music with contemporary expression. Ioana Petcu-Colan is an Irish violinist celebrated for her genre-spanning artistry and leadership with the Ulster Orchestra, performing worldwide and creating work that bridges classical tradition with new sonic explorations. About Untitled ExperimentUntitled Experiment provides a platform that connects artists and audiences and presents boundary-pushing live music experiences, helping audiences discover new ways of listening and connecting with sound. Pushing artists that connect audiences with new ways of listening and experiencing sound. Further informationWebsite: www.untitledexperiment.orgInstagram: @untitledexperimentorgOther enquiries: [email protected]   Conway Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square
Camden

London
WC1R 4RL
England


Programme

Johann Sebastian BachPartita no.2 in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004
~ Interval ~
Elisabetta de GambariniLover, go and calm thy Sighs

Performers

Katarzyna Kowalik – harpsichord
Ioana Petcu-Colan – violin

Programme Note

PAST IS PROLOGUE

Presented by Untitled Experiment at Conway Hall

Untitled Experiment returns to Conway Hall with Past is Prologue, a live performance exploring how musical language has evolved across time. Harpsichordist Katarzyna Kowalik and violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan invite audiences to follow a journey through sound, tracing how the past continues to shape the present.

Music evolves. Musical language has been evolving over time, from simple and harmonic to more complicated and dissonant. Somewhere along the line some of the audience got lost.  Past is Prologue encourages listeners to reconnect with this journey. Through a carefully chosen programme, Kowalik and Petcu-Colan open a dialogue between two distinct musical worlds, revealing how echoes of the past still resonate in today’s music.

About the artists:

Katarzyna Kowalik is a Polish-British harpsichordist based in London, known for her inventive programming and boundary-pushing collaborations that connect early music with contemporary expression.

Ioana Petcu-Colan is an Irish violinist celebrated for her genre-spanning artistry and leadership with the Ulster Orchestra, performing worldwide and creating work that bridges classical tradition with new sonic explorations.

About Untitled Experiment
Untitled Experiment provides a platform that connects artists and audiences and presents boundary-pushing live music experiences, helping audiences discover new ways of listening and connecting with sound. Pushing artists that connect audiences with new ways of listening and experiencing sound.

Further information
Website: www.untitledexperiment.org
Instagram: @untitledexperimentorg
Other enquiries: [email protected]

 

Ioana Petcu-Colan (violin) & Katarzyna Kowalik (harpsichord)

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