DISPLACED
When: 18, 21 & 23 January 2026
Where: St John’s Church, Waterloo
Waterloo Road London SE1 8TY United Kingdom
Violinist Roman Mints brings the first annual Another Music Festival to St. John’s Church Waterloo in London, with three concerts in January 2026, celebrating the Displaced
Another Music Festival brings together an extraordinary ensemble of international artists – many of them migrants – to celebrate the rich legacy of composers who have lived or continue to live in exile. From historical giants – Chopin, Hindemith, Stravinsky, Enescu, Bartók to neglected composers including Ukrainian composer Theodore Akimenko, the three-day festival offers a journey through music shaped by migration.
Importantly, the programme features works composed both before and after emigration, highlighting the continuity and evolution of the composer’s artistic voice. Highlights will include premieres of Alexey Kurbatov’s Quartet, Boris Filanovsky’s Supremus 3 and two UK premieres: Stephania turkevych’s Sonata for Violin and Piano and Leonid Desyatnikov’s Leaden Echo.
“Migration and human mobility create a fabric of contrasts – rich with new horizons, meanings, and dialogues, yet shadowed by the profound struggle of belonging. to step into another society is to learn its rhythms, embrace its customs and still carry within an irrepressible ache for the lost homeland. this “in-betweenness” holds the soul between what is already gone and what is still out of reach – no longer fully at home, not yet fully embraced – a space of longing where identity is tested, reshaped, and renewed. Separated from their homelands, some émigré musicians, especially composers, remained spiritual exiles, struggling to bridge the cultural gap between their past and present. But history equally speaks of others who, though strangers at first, found belonging and left a lasting mark on the cultural landscape of their adopted nations.” —Mariia Romanets, musicologist
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