Kyan Quartet

Friday 15 November 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Kyan Quartet present a programme highlighting the string quartet’s evolution across different eras. Haydn’s Op.76 No.6 quartet is a wonderful example of Haydn’s brilliance in structure and expression, blending classical elegance with his characteristic wit. The Kyan Quartet couples this with Caroline…

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Trio Casella: Beethoven and the Post-Romantics

Friday 08 November 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Germaine Tailleferre was the only female member of the group of French composers known as Les Six and her music was sadly overlooked. Her distinctly French romantic style, with echoes of Faure, is perfectly reflected in her Piano Trio of 1916. Josef…

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Geirþrúður Guðmundsdóttir and Antoine Préat: Nordic Soundscapes

Friday 01 November 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Brahms’ lyrical and dramatic “Cello Sonata in E minor” is at the core of this programme of music for the most expressive of stringed instruments. Beethoven’s Variations creatively transform a theme from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” while Sibelius’ music explores Scandinavian moods…

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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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Damian Wilson ‘Are We There Yet?’

Wednesday 16 October 2024, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join DAMIAN WILSON and his brother Paul in this very special one-off UK gig in the Crypt in celebration of his 55th birthday before they commence an EU tour. Damian is an English songwriter and vocalist who’s known for his exploration into…

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