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Lizzie Ball and Miloš Milivojević: ‘Around the World in 90 Musical Minutes’

05 December 6:00 pm 2024

TODAY'S EVENT

Join internationally acclaimed musicians violinist and vocalist Lizzie Ball and accordionist Miloš Milivojević as they transport you on a musical journey around the world from Piaf in Paris to Tango in Argentina performing stunning musical repertoire from Piazzolla to Balkan folk.

Lizzie Ball and Miloš Milivojević : ‘Around the World in 90 Musical Minutes’

5 December 2024  |  6pm

at  Newlands House Gallery, Petworth

Tickets:

General Admission (16 years and over): £45

Ticket includes access to the ‘Adam Dant: Legends of Albion’ exhibition.


About Lizzie Ball:

Born in Sheffield, raised in rural Derbyshire, and based in London, Lizzie is a violinist, vocalist, concert producer and founder of Classical Kicks Productions. A prolific performer, Lizzie has been on the international stage for two decades. Shortly after this Lizzie was chosen as one of the UK’s most inspirational females in a list of 50 outstanding UK women making an impact, in a feature run by Daily Mail.

Despite her rigorous classical training, Lizzie has always been passionate about performing all styles of music since she was a young girl, and in her mid-twenties starting adding vocals to her performance. Lizzie created and founded Classical Kicks in 2012 in an ongoing mission is to bring classical music to a wider audience in accessible, diverse venues and contexts. The residency in the upstairs venue at Ronnie Scott’s , has included everything from string quartets to beat boxing flute players and East End female rappers, and has also given performances in festivals, schools and churches from a newly commissioned young-persons show to a electronic music meets classical instruments collaboration with Bestival Founder Rob da Bank: all presented with a classical twist. In November 2019 Lizzie curated and performed a headline event at Ronnie Scott’s Main House with world renowned choir, The Sixteen and Director Harry Christophers together with pianist James Pearson , accordionist Martynas Levickis, and rapper Isatta Sheriff.

 

About Miloš Milivojević

Award-winning Serbian born Miloš Milivojević has been described as “A hurricane of imaginative invention” by Hilary Finch, The Times. His versatility as a musician performing different genres including classical, tango and world music, has ensured he is in demand internationally. Miloš is a first prizewinner at international accordion competitions in Germany (Klingental), France (Grand Prix), Italy (Castelfidardo) and Denmark (Diremose Prisen).

Miloš studied with Vojin Vasović and Radomir Tomić in Serbia and was awarded a full scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Master degrees studying with Professor Owen Murray. During his studies, Miloš became the first accordionist ever to win the RAM Club Prize open to all instrumentalists and was the winner of the prestigious Derek Butler London Prize at the Wigmore Hall, contested by students from all four of the London conservatoires. At graduation, Miloš was awarded a Distinction and the Vice Principal’s Special Prize at the Royal Academy of Music.