Thomas Trotter: Celebrating Black History Month

Friday 25 October 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Thomas Trotter, one of the world’s top-ranking virtuoso organists and recipient of the 2020 Queen’s Medal for Music, presents a vibrant selection of works to celebrate Black History Month. The programme, which gives equal prominence to women composers alongside their male contemporaries,…

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Sofia Sacco: Baroque Splendour

Friday 18 October 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Sofia Sacco presents a programme featuring some of the best music ever written for baroque keyboard including Couperin’s ‘Les Barricades Mystérieuses’ with its elegant, flowing lines and his famous ‘Les Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins’ with its intricate rhythmic precision. Bach’s Toccata in…

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Ellie Kershaw (clarinet) and Iain Clarke (piano)

Friday 11 October 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

This lunchtime performance opens with Schumann’s sweet-sounding Fantasiestücke. Paul Reade’s The Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite evokes a garden at different times of the year, while Eleanor Alberga’s Duo introduces a vibrant and rhythmic exploration, showcasing her distinctive, dynamic style influenced by her…

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Roberto Rúmenov (piano)

Friday 04 October 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Two of Chopin’s best-loved masterpieces form the romantic heart of this beautiful programme of music for solo piano. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor encapsulate his intricate contrapuntal style and harmonic richness, perfectly offsetting the sparkling virtuosity of the Scarlatti…

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Brahms and Schubert: Piano Solos and Duos

Friday 20 September 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Brothers Sasha and Alexei Grynyuk take the stage as soloists and in duet in a programme highlighting the emotional depth and technical brilliance of the Romantic era. Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op.23 pays homage to his friend and…

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Ragas with Soul: Akash Parekar + Junaid Ali

Friday 26 April 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Don’t miss the monthly Indian classical music lunchtime concerts featuring Akash Parekar on the sitar and the rhythmic beats of Junaid Ali on the tabla. Immerse yourself into India’s foremost classical instruments; the sitar and tabla. The Indian classical music tradition is…

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Helena Kay, saxophone, with double bass and vibraphone

Friday 19 April 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

In this lunchtime recital, Helena Kay leads a trio comprising some of the most in demand young musicians on the London jazz scene. Full programme to come.

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Anna Cavaliero, soprano: Transatlantic Treasures

Friday 12 April 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

A fascinating mix of British and American music featuring some unjustly neglected songs by women composers alongside Britten and Barber, such as Florence Price. Her song ‘Night’ exemplifies several aspects of the understated beauty and richness of her style.

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Helena Ricci, Harp: Anima

Friday 05 April 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Based on the themes of love, loss, solitude and transformation, Helena Ricci’s recital programme is centred around her new recording ‘Anima’. It is an intimate journey from J.S. Bach to Philip Glass and Max Richter presented with Helena’s distinctive charm and authenticity.

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