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Clarinettist and conductor Michael Collins directs the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Symphony Orchestra and is the soloist in John Adams’s vibrant clarinet concerto, Gnarly Buttons.

Inspired by his father, a clarinettist, Adams's three-movement work traces the instrument from the 'cool' times of Benny Goodman through to Adams's father's struggle with Alzheimer's in a complex world about the pressing of buttons with a fascinating score for small ensemble including mandolin, guitar and two samplers. George Gershwin's jazz-influenced symphonic poem, An American in Paris, evokes the sights and sounds of 1920s Paris and Mussorgsky's enigmatic A Night on the Bare Mountain completes this afternoon concert at the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Maida Vale Studios.

This concert will be recorded for future broadcast on Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 3.

Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that as not everyone who asks for tickets uses them, to make sure we have a full house we send out more tickets than there are places. We do our best to get the numbers right, but unfortunately we occasionally have to disappoint people so please arrive early.