Barbican Quartet + Pre-Concert Talk
Barbican Quartet • 6.30pm First prize winners of the 2019 Joseph Joachim International Chamber Music Competition, as well as the 2018 St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Music Competition, the Barbican Quartet are quickly establishing themselves internationally. For their Conway Hall début they offer a programme spanning over a century, from the “Father of the String Quartet” Joseph […]
Greenwich Trio + Pre-Concert Talk
Greenwich Trio • 6:30pm Described by Bernard Greenhouse as “the new Beaux Arts Trio”, the Greenwich Trio are earning a reputation for their performances of a wide range of repertoire. Their performance for Conway Hall foregrounds the contributions made to the repertoire by Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn, alongside their male colleagues. Come along to […]
I Musicanti
The artists who make up I Musicanti are all distinguished performers. They play in the best orchestras and as soloists and chamber musicians; they appear in concert halls internationally and on recordings; they are based in Britain but come from around the world. What unites them is their ceaseless musical curiosity, a palpable sense of […]
Jubilee Quartet
The Jubilee Quartet‘s recording of Haydn received rave reviews from the press. For their return to Conway Hall they begin with Haydn before an exciting combination of Schubert works: firstly, the chance to hear his original song ‘Death and the Maiden’, before the variations movement inspired by it from his D minor quartet. The second […]
Seeking Utopia
‘Seeking Utopia’: a programme of words and music celebrating the friendship between Ralph Vaughan Williams and violist Lionel Tertis, in the 150th year since Vaughan Williams’ birth. Vaughan Williams and Lionel Tertis’ origins could scarcely be more different, however they proved to match one another, stature for stature, in their artistic achievements. Through the music […]
Minerva Piano Trio
To celebrate their new album release on SOMM, the Minerva Piano Trio‘s programme will feature a new arrangement of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite by Richard Birchall, made to celebrate the ballet suite’s 100th anniversary in 2022. We will also hear one of Richard’s own compositions and a further new arrangement of Caroline Shaw’s piece by Annie […]
Batimbo Percussion Magique
Join the London International Music Festival at Conway Hall for the Closing event of this year’s festival with a special performance by Batimbo Percussion Magique from Burundi. They will be joined by members and friends of the African Drumming London community. It will be a great cultural event of rhythmic repertoire, dance and song. The […]
What kind of future do we want?
Fast-changing technology might bring all kinds of benefits. Or plunge us into dystopia. At least, that’s what Hollywood and Netflix suggest. How can we assess which future scenarios are truly credible? And how can we go beyond “future shock” at some of these ideas, to figure out which scenarios are truly desirable – and which […]
COLOSSEUM
The arena rumbles with anticipation. The combatants await their fates. Destinies will be forged in combat. Witness a compelling, emotionally-driven professional wrestling extravaganza as it delves into the past to recover its roots and bring this ancient tradition back to form. Featuring an all-star roster including Doug Williams, Joel Redman, LA Taylor, Levi Muir, Kings […]