Royal Academy of Music, Junior Academy Chamber Music Showcase
An exciting snapshot of the outstanding chamber music programme that takes place each Saturday at the Royal Academy of Music. This fantastic concert will feature a string quartet, piano trio and wind quintet playing some wonderful repertoire. Please come along and support these rising stars. This free event will be followed by the evening’s Sunday […]
Robert Hugill
It runs gigantically and in a large mood Towards the end of the First World War, Elgar was in poor health and his wife thought it best for him to move to the countryside, and she rented a house in Sussex. There he would write three remarkable late masterpieces of chamber music. Robert Hugill explores […]
Consone Quartet
The first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are fast making a name for themselves with their honest and expressive interpretations of classical and early romantic repertoire. Their debut CD (released in 2018) explores music by Haydn and Mendelssohn, and was met with great critical acclaim as […]
Maria Włoszczowska, Tim Ridout, Steffan Morris & Jâms Coleman
An opportunity to hear Brahms’ horn trio in a different setting, with the composer’s own re-working of the natural horn part for viola. A truly star-studded line-up of musicians garnering increasing international renown, their programme places Brahms’ evergreen work alongside exquisitely colourful works by Britten and Fauré is not to be missed! Maria Włoszczowska (violin) […]
Marsyas Trio
From Master to Pupil The Marsyas Trio‘s programme explores the passing of traditions between three generations of composers linked through their musical lineage as pupils and teachers. Hummel taught both Farrenc and Czerny; Czerny in turn became a teacher of Mendelssohn. Each composer represents a different branch within this musical ‘family tree’. Louise Farrenc, notably, […]
Odysseus Piano Trio
The Odysseus Piano Trio has a reputation as one of the most dynamic and distinctive ensemble to emerge in recent years. Formed by well-known and distinguished musicians, they have played at Kings Place, St. David’s Hall and regularly perform throughout the UK. The model for Helen Grime’s 2011 “Three Whistler Miniatures” was musical impressionism, in […]
Tchaikovsky Camerata Soloists
Founder and Music Director of Camerata Tchaikovsky Yuri Zhislin is joined by his wife, winner of multiple international competitions, violinist Natalia Lomeiko and Medtner specialist, pianist Alexander Karpeyev. The programme, which includes Medtner’s best-known violin sonata, culminates with Brahms’ beloved Horn Trio, in an arrangement for violin, viola and piano. One to watch International Piano […]
Tippett Quartet & Emma Abbate
The Tippett Quartet regularly appear at Kings Place, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Bridgewater Hall and frequently perform on BBCRadio 3. They have performed at the BBC Proms and toured Europe, Canada and Mexico. Their broad and diverse repertoire highlights the Tippett Quartet’s unique versatility. Their impressive catalogue of recordings have been […]
Ambition and Deceit in the New Influencer Economy
More than one-fifth of children want to become influencers and it’s easy to understand why. What if you could escape economic uncertainty by winning the internet’s attention? What if you could turn the adoration of your social media followers into a lucrative livelihood? But, as Symeon Brown explores in his searing exposé, the reality is […]