Romance del Diabolo
Thursday 17 September 2026
7pm
The Cairns Theatre,
Brighton College, Eastern Rd, Brighton, BN2 0AL
Tickets: £15 / £10 Concession / £5 Child
Bach, tango and fiery accordion with spellbinding young Latvian virtuoso Alise Siliņa.
BPO’s brand new Brighton Spring ensemble debuts with a sparkling evening of chamber music for accordion, piano, strings and percussion, featuring Bach, Debussy, Piazzolla, Václav Trojan and more.
Guest soloist for the evening is accordionist Alise Siliņa, whom audiences will remember from last December’s Fairytales concert. She’s joined by a string ensemble led by Polish-British violinist Emily Trubshaw, with Beijing-born pianist Xiaowen Shang and percussionist Meadow Brooks.
Brighton Spring brings together exceptional early-career musicians to perform adventurous chamber repertoire and inspire young audiences through education workshops across Sussex. Find out more here.
Romance del Diabolo
Bach
Concerto in D minor BWV 1054 (Mvt 1)
Gary Burton/Keith Jarrett
In a Quiet Place
Piazzolla
Yo Soy Maria
Piazzolla
Romance del Diabolo
Debussy
Quartet in G minor (Mvt 1)
[Interval]
Bach
Concerto in D major (Mvt 1)
Václav Trojan
Let Us Dance; The Naughty Roundabout; The Acrobatic Fairytale
Robert Honstein
An Economy of Means
Georgs Pelēcis
Flowering Jasmine
Gorka Hermosa
Anantango
Alise Siliņa
Accordion
Emily Trubshaw
Violin
Xiaowen Shang
Piano
Meadow Brooks
Percussion