27th March 1998

• Annunciation
• Lament of the Mother of God
• Two Hymns to the Mother of God
• Akhmatova Songs
• Svyati
• Song for Athene

EVENT

Ikons

SOLOISTS

Patricia Rozario, soprano / Steven Isserlis, cello

PERFORMERS

Elysian Singers

CONDUCTOR

Matthew Greenall

Location

St. James Piccadilly

18th October 2001

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Timothy Hugh, cello

PERFORMERS

Choir of St. Bartholomew-the-Great

Location

St. Bartholomew's, New York

20th March 2002 - 25th March 2002

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Marta Sudraba, cello

PERFORMERS

KAMER Choir

CONDUCTOR

Maris Sirmais

4th April 2002 - 8th April 2002

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Marta Sudraba, cello

PERFORMERS

KAMER Choir

CONDUCTOR

Maris Sirmais

28th June 2002

• Svyati

EVENT

Spitalfields Festival

PERFORMERS

Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

CONDUCTOR

Christopher Robinson

Location

Spitalfields

14th September 2003

• Svyati

PERFORMERS

Orchestra of St John's

Location

Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames

4th May 2004

• Thrinos
• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Steven Isserlis

PERFORMERS

musica intima

Location

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver

9th September 2004

• Eternal Memory
• Thrinos
• Svyati

EVENT

Vale of Glamorgan

SOLOISTS

Raphael Wallfisch, cello

PERFORMERS

Cantorion Ardwyn Singers; English Symphony Orchestra

CONDUCTOR

Helena Braithwaite; William Boughton

Location

Llandaff Cathedral

16th October 2004

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Adrian Bradbury (vc)

PERFORMERS

Harlow Chorus

CONDUCTOR

Sarah Tenant-Flowers

Location

Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Epping

26th May 2005

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Steven Isserlis (cello)

Location

Classic FM

16th June 2005

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Gerard Le Feuvre (cello)

PERFORMERS

City of London Choir

CONDUCTOR

Hilary Davan Wetton

Location

St John's, Smith Square

18th July 2008

• SerenadesWorld Premiere

• Svyati

EVENT

Ryedale Festival

PERFORMERS

BBC Singers

CONDUCTOR

Stephen Cleobury

Location

York Minster, York, UK

25th October 2008

• O My PeopleWorld Premiere
• The Lamb
• Song for Athene
• Two Hymns to the Mother of God
• Svyati
• Chant
• Funeral Ikos
• Awed by the Beauty (anthem from The Veil of the Temple)
• Mother of God, here I stand (anthem from The Veil of the Temple)

EVENT

TEMENOS: A celebration of the music of John Tavener

SOLOISTS

Marta Sudraba cello

PERFORMERS

Polyphony

CONDUCTOR

Stephen Layton

Location

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dundalk, Louth, Ireland

7th March 2009

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Rebecca Hewes (cello)

PERFORMERS

Ad Libitum Chamber Choir; Svyati Duo

CONDUCTOR

Julian Collings

Location

Church of St Mary-le-Bow, London

2nd April 2010

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

John Marshman, cello

PERFORMERS

Mendelssohn Singers; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

CONDUCTOR

Noel Edison

Location

St Paul's Basilica, Toronto, Canada

8th October 2011

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Herre-Jan Stegenga (cello)

PERFORMERS

Netherlands Chamber Choir

CONDUCTOR

Gordan Nikolic

Location

Amsterdam Concertgebouw

19th May 2012

• Svyati

PERFORMERS

Exultate Singers

Location

St Pancras Church

4th August 2012

• Threshold of Light

• Toccata

• Svyati
• Thrinos

• Requiem

• Let All The World in Every Corner Sing

PERFORMERS

Hong Kong Bach Chamber Choir

CONDUCTOR

Nicholas Cleobury

Location

Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall

28th August 2013

• Svyati

EVENT

Ankunft: Neue Musik

SOLOISTS

Zoe Cartier, cello

PERFORMERS

Chro der Herz-Jesu-Kirche Berlin-Mitte

CONDUCTOR

Andrzej Mielewczyk

Location

Hauptbahnhof, Berlin

25th January 2014

• Three Hymns of George HerbertCountry Premiere
• Svyati
• Prayer for Jerusalem
• The Protecting Veil
• Mother of God, here I stand (anthem from The Veil of the Temple)

EVENT

John Tavener Celebration Weekend

SOLOISTS

Alice Neary (cello)

PERFORMERS

Orchestra of St John's with OSJ Voices

CONDUCTOR

John Lubbock

Location

7:30pm - St John's Smith Square, London

6th April 2014

• Svyati

PERFORMERS

Thomas Tallis Society

CONDUCTOR

James Burton

Location

St Alfege Church, Greenwich, London

5th July 2014

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Hugo Ticciati (Violin), Christian Poltera (Cello)

CONDUCTOR

Tonu Kaljuste

Location

Wigmore Hall, London

13th September 2014 - 14th September 2014

• Song for Athene
• Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis ('Collegium Regale')
• Svyati
• Today the Virgin
• Lament of the Mother of God
• Akhmatova Songs
• As One Who Has Slept
• The Lord's Prayer

EVENT

Hommage a John Tavener

SOLOISTS

Irina Solomatina Tissot, soprano; John DeVore, cello

PERFORMERS

Choeur in illo tempore

CONDUCTOR

Alexandre Traube

25th September 2014

• The Lamb
• Svyati
• Chant

EVENT

Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival

SOLOISTS

Guy Johnston (cello)

PERFORMERS

The Sixteen

CONDUCTOR

Harry Christophers

Location

Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

24th October 2014

• Svyati

EVENT

Cello Biënnale Amsterdam

PERFORMERS

Cappella Amsterdam

Location

Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ , Amsterdam

12th March 2016

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Iagoba Fanlo

PERFORMERS

Zenobia Consort

CONDUCTOR

Rupert Damerell

Location

Iglesia de San Juan de Ribera, Badajoz

18th March 2016

• Svyati
• The Last Discourse

PERFORMERS

St. Thomas Choir of Men & Boys

Location

New York, NY

1st May 2016

• Svyati

EVENT

Acht Brücken Festival

SOLOISTS

Katharina Deserno, Cello

PERFORMERS

Kammerchor Consono

CONDUCTOR

Harald Jers

Location

Köln, Germany

14th May 2016

• Svyati

PERFORMERS

Swedish Radio Choir

Location

Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

23rd October 2016

• The Lamb
• Svyati
• Thrinos

SOLOISTS

Leonard Elschenbroich, cello

PERFORMERS

Aldeburgh Voices

CONDUCTOR

Tom Appleton

Location

Britten Studio, Snape, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

25th November 2016

• Svyati

PERFORMERS

London Contemporary Orchestra and Singers

Location

The Roundhouse, London

16th April 2018

• Svyati

PERFORMERS

Hradec Kralove Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Choir

CONDUCTOR

Lukas Vasilek

Location

Hradec Králové Philharmonic, Czech Republic

16th June 2018

• Svyati

• Heyr þú oss himnum á

PERFORMERS

Calton Consort

Location

Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, UK

20th September 2018

• Chant
• As One Who Has Slept
• Svyati

EVENT

Beethovenfest Bonn

SOLOISTS

Tomáš Jamník, cello

PERFORMERS

Prague Philharmonic Choir

CONDUCTOR

Lukas Vasilek

Location

Bonn, Germany

27th April 2019

• Svyati
• Funeral Ikos

• Night

SOLOISTS

Umberto Clerici, cello

PERFORMERS

Adelaide Chamber Singers

CONDUCTOR

Carl Crossin

Location

Ukaria Cultural Centre / Mount Barker Summit / Australia

17th December 2021

• Svyati

• Lux Aeterna

EVENT

Atmosphärische Chorwerke von Rachmaninow bis Pärt

SOLOISTS

Kian Soltani

PERFORMERS

ChorWerk Ruhr; Kian Soltani

CONDUCTOR

Michael Alber

Location

Konzerthaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

31st August 2023

• Svyati

• Mirrors

EVENT

Beethovenfest Bonn

SOLOISTS

Adam Walker, flute; Isang Enders, violoncello

PERFORMERS

VOX BONA Kammerchor der Kreuzkirche Bonn

Location

Bonner Münster, Münsterplatz, Bonn, Germany

10th November 2023

• Deux poèmes de Pindare: Dithyrambe et Hymne

• Thrinos
• Svyati
• A Cradle Song
• Two Hymns to the Mother of God
• Song for Athene

• Vertue
• Ave Regina Caelorum

• La Nativité du Seigneur

EVENT

Tavener Remembered (Cambridge Music Festival)

SOLOISTS

Natalie Clein, cello; Paul Greally, organ

PERFORMERS

BBC Singers

CONDUCTOR

Daniel Hyde

Location

King's College , Cambridge, United Kingdom

17th February 2024

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Anja Lechner, cello

PERFORMERS

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

CONDUCTOR

Tonu Kaljuste

Location

Konzerthaus, Dortmund, Germany

9th November 2024

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Robert Kurnatowski, cello

Location

All Saint's Church, Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

13th May 2025

• Svyati

SOLOISTS

Abel Selacoe, cello; Bernhard Schimpelsberger, percussion

PERFORMERS

Sansara

Location

Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom