The Blackheart Orchestra @TheAlex

Experience The Blackheart Orchestra live, the multi-award-winning British duo Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington, celebrated for their immersive two-person orchestra performances. Blending influences from Pink Floyd and Kate Bush with modern composers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, their sound fuses folk and rock roots with electronica and classical textures. On stage they play up to 13 instruments from a compact musical space station, creating emotionally charged contemporary rock that ranges from intimate melodies to sweeping, cinematic passages.

The duo have earned widespread acclaim, winning the UK Rising Stars of Prog Award and receiving praise from broadcasters and critics alike. Their single "Bloodlines" reached number 19 in the UK and was described by BBC Radio 6 Music as "intensely beautiful." Albums including Hotel Utopia have charted in the UK Top 20 and won multiple awards, earning places on several Best Albums of the Year lists. Expect a unique live experience where vintage synthesisers, bowed guitar, omnichord and glockenspiel sit alongside piano, organ and electric percussion to produce a rich, layered sound. Ideal for fans of progressive and art rock, and anyone drawn to powerful, emotionally resonant music, this show promises both atmosphere and musical craft in equal measure.