The Haunted Gallery: Untold Stories of Art & Magic
Magic is a dark vein running through the history and practice of art. Join us for a selection of talks and discussion on artists and magic in art. Victoria Jenkins: Visions of the Occult – An Untold Story of Art & Magic Archivist Victoria Jenkins presents her major survey of the occult collection of artworks, […]
6th Annual Stuart Hall Public Conversation
The Stuart Hall Foundation welcomes renowned public intellectual Jacqueline Rose to Conway Hall for their 6th Annual Public Conversation, inviting us to think about the connections between politics and the psyche. She will deliver a lecture entitled ‘What is a Subject? Politics and Psyche After Stuart Hall’. Stuart Hall’s work can be read as a perpetual […]
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. with T A P E
This spring, T A P E teams up with Conway Hall to bring you a screening with an ethical twist. Join us for an exclusive viewing of the award-winning 90’s classic Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. followed by an interactive conversation. The first and only feature film by the talented Leslie Harris, Just Another […]
Elena Toponogova Ensemble
Formed of some of London’s finest musicians, the Elena Toponogova Ensemble makes their Conway Hall début in a programme showcasing the finest in Russian and Ukrainian chamber works. Nikolai Medtner, a Russian composer and friend of Sergei Rachmaninoff, has become increasingly recognised as one of the most important Russian composers for the piano. His last […]
Tippett Quartet & Royal College of Music Junior Showcase
Tippett Quartet • 6.30pm The Tippett Quartet regularly appear at Kings Place, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Bridgewater Hall and frequently perform on BBC Radio 3. They have performed at the BBC Proms and toured Europe, Canada and Mexico. In their 25th anniversary year, we welcome them to Conway Hall in a […]
Lana Trotovšek & Maria Canyigueral
Slovenian violinist Lana Trotovšek and Catalan pianist Maria Canyigueral have been praised for their “true feel of live intuitive performance” (The Strad). On the 70th anniversary of Prokofiev’s death, they present a programme devoted entirely to his music, which they will also release on the SOMM label in 2023. “Their unforgettable playing takes our breath […]
Piatti Ensemble
The Piatti Quartet have for many years been favourites at Conway Hall. Long-standing musical partners of our Director of Music, Simon Callaghan, they have recently joined to form the Piatti Ensemble. With piano quartets at the centre of their creative work, they will present a masterpiece by Johannes Brahms. Bridge’s Phantasy Piano Quartet was described […]
Elmore quartet
Winners of the Tunnell Trust Awards 2020, the Elmore String Quartet is a dynamic young ensemble formed at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2017. In their Conway Hall début, they offer Fanny Mendelssohn’s quartet, performed only once during her lifetime, and which apparently did not receive approval from her brother. Strongly influenced by […]
Trio Kanon
Formed a decade ago in Italy, Trio Kanon have won numerous awards and have played all over Europe. In a rare London appearance, they perform three popular trios: Beethoven’s E flat trio, companion to the Ghost, Shostakovich’s C minor trio (composed when he was just 16 years old), and Dvořák’s epic third trio, composed in […]