Quartet for the End of Time: Melvyn Tan and Friends

The extraordinary Quartet for the End of Time was composed by Messiaen whilst incarcerated as a prisoner-of-war. This poignant performance unites the remarkable talents of pianist Melvyn Tan and clarinettist Sacha Rattle with Michael Trainor and Jessie Ann Richardson, both members of…

Renowned for their strikingly innovative approach, I Fagiolini present an eclectic range of vocal showstoppers. Spanning from Claudio Monteverdi to Cathy Berberian, this programme revels in the tantalising ache and biting discord that render choral works unforgettable. Esteemed director Robert Hollingworth shares…

Antonio Vivaldi’s joyous Gloria was famously composed for the musicians of the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage in Venice. Similarly, the Baroque composers Porpora and Hasse were also high-profile teachers who wrote choral works for their Ospedale pupils in Naples and Venice, combining…

New Zealand-born Sāmoan baritone Benson Wilson presents a spellbinding recital programme of lieder by Herbert Howells, Gerald Finzi, Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler. As a recent winner of the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Award, Wilson is highly acclaimed for his rich timbre and…

Celebrated as “the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin”, Rachel Podger presents a captivating programme of music for unaccompanied solo violin. With her trademark meticulous and masterful interpretations, Podger explores works by J.S Bach and Giuseppe Tartini alongside the hauntingly beautiful…

In their final lunchtime concert in this series, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields presents a magical programme of musical “postcards”. Programme Mozart – Movements from Divertimento in D Tune Jegede – Breath of Life (BBC Postcard) Jonny Greenwood –…

Programme Mozart – Ch’io mi scordi di te… Non temer amato bene Wigglesworth – Notturno Ravel – Trois poèmes de Stephane Mallarme Performers Sophie Bevan Soprano Ryan Wigglesworth Conductor Academy of St Martin in the Fields Keeping you safe As we welcome you…

The Academy Chamber Ensemble perform Mendelssohn’s ever-popular octet– composed when he was a mere 16 – alongside the UK premiere of ‘Partita’ for string octet by Sally Beamish. This programme replaces the previously advertised concert with mandolinist Avi Avital which unfortunately cannot…

Continuing their new series of lunchtime chamber concerts, players from the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform a selection of duets, trios and quartets spanning more than three centuries of chamber music. Highlights include the poised Baroque counterpoint of Telemann’s…