St Martin’s Voices Emerging Artists: A Choral Christmas

Join St Martin’s Voices Emerging Artists for a festive lunchtime concert filled with Christmas music for unaccompanied voices spanning several centuries. From Vaughan Williams’ “This is the Truth” and Bach’s “O Little One Sweet” to the classics “Silent Night” and “Have Yourself…

A brilliant and varied collection of pieces for brass quartet with just a hint of Christmas! Rosamund Brass was formed in September 2020 by friends who are all currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester. However, the…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…