Welcome to the official website for British composer Keith Burstein.
Samples of his music, biographical details, press quotes and a full list of works are available here.

 

'Forthcoming Performances'

Symphony No. 1 'Elixir' - world premiere of 3rd Movement ('Quest')

 

Saturday June 13th 2009 (7.45pm)
St Jude-on-the-Hill, 1 Central Square, London, NW11 7AH, UK

'Quest' - the third and final movement of Keith Burstein's Symphony No. 1 'Elixir' - will be performed as a world premiere by Southbank Sinfonia (conducted by Simon Over). This concert will be part of the annual Proms @ St Judes series, which also premiered the symphony's first movement - 'The Splendour Of Light' - in 2006. A flyer for the June 13th concert is available here. The concert programme also includes Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Mendelssohn's 'Fingal's Cave' (Piano Concerto No. 1) featuring pianist Evelyne Berezowsky.

Soundclips from the first and second movements of Symphony No. 1 are now available to listen to via the audio page.

Tickets £8-£20 - call venue box office on (0044) (0)20 8458 8798 or venue on (0044) (0)20 8455 8687

  

The Trainer - second performance of play

 

Thursday May 21st 2009 (7.30pm)
Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ, UK

'The Trainer' - a play inspired by Keith Burstein and Dic Edwards' opera Manifest Destiny and the following libel case - was performed as part of the Two Plays For Gaza benefit event (raising funds for Gaza Music School and Stop The War). The performers included Janie Dee, Jana Zeineddine, Roger Lloyd Pack and others. There was been a short article in 'The Independent' here, covering the play's transfer to the Hackney Empire. For more information on 'The Trainer', visit the Barebones Productions (UK) homepage.

 

  

'Keith Burstein on Wikipedia and YouTube'

 
There are now extensive and up-to-date articles in Wikipedia covering Keith Burstein and the opera Manifest Destiny. Videoclips from the Edinburgh production of Manifest Destiny are also currently viewable on YouTube.

 

 

For information on the sensational 2005 production of
Manifest Destiny at the Edinburgh Festival, click here.

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