After four sold-out concerts in the Philharmonie de Paris and L’Auditorium of Lyon, Rone brings his
acclaimed album L(oo)ping to London’s Barbican Centre. The album saw the producer collaborate
with the National Orchestra of Lyon to breathe new life into some of his most famed pieces. In
London, Rone will be joined on stage by Britain’s acclaimed London Contemporary Orchestra and
conductor Robert Ames. L(oo)ping premiers at the Barbican on the 10th of March 2024.
Throughout his long musical career, Rone has dipped his toes in all corners of the arts,
collaborating with heaps of France’s most distinguished contemporary minds from the writer Alain
Damasio, the Marseilles Ballet group, (LA)HORDE and film directors Jacques Audiard and Spike
Jonze, to name a few. This versatility has been central to his music and has distinguished Rone as
of the most exciting acts in electronic music, bestowing him high honours such as a Cesar and
Cannes Film Festival award for best film score. With his new album L(oo)ping, Rone pushes his
dazzling acrobatics further with music that twirls and twists alongside the orchestra.
It was while working with Romain Allender (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Shape of Water) that
Rone began to bridge his electronic world with that of the orchestra. The arranger selected tracks
from Rone’s repertoire that would lend themselves to symphonic reinterpretations and brought these to stage in France. Amongst the selected songs is Tikkoun, the theme of the series D’argent et de sang for which Rone released the soundtrack this year. The electro-classical pieces received rapturous responses from audiences and critics and would mark the birth of L(oo)ping with the album’s live recording followed in 2023.
In March, conductor Robert Ames will lead the London Contemporary Orchestra to bring
L(oo)ping to life in London’s Barbican Centre. “I have been a fan of Rone since first hearing his
album Spanish Breakfast. It’s been great to hear him move deeper and deeper into
orchestral music. L(oo)ping is a genuine hybrid of electronic and acoustic sound worlds
which will really utilise the full range of the London Contemporary Orchestras skills. We are
in for a treat,” states the conductor and LCO co-founder. The London Contemporary Orchestra is
one of Britain’s brightest beacons for new music, having worked with well-known artists such as
Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Steve Reich, Mica Levi and Vivienne Westwood and with a diverse next
generation of players. “I am extremely proud and happy to collaborate with the LCO and
conductor Robert Ames for whom I have the deepest respect. I’m also thrilled to be able to
play these pieces arranged by Romain at the prestigious Barbican Hall for the first time. We
all want to make this unique experience an exceptional moment,” says Rone.
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