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Sunday Concerts:
Primrose Piano Quartet
Sunday Concerts:
Primrose Piano Quartet
To close our season we are delighted to welcome back the Primrose Piano Quartet, much-loved regulars in our concert series. They begin with Mozart, before Schubert's masterpiece, and Brahm's exhilerating Hungarian-inspired G minor piano quartet, providing an appropriately rip-roaring finale to our 2024 concerts!
In person | No Option
Ethical Matters:
The Burnout Paradox: Breaking Free
Ethical Matters:
The Burnout Paradox: Breaking Free
Burnout is said to be the defining feeling of the post-pandemic world - but why are we all so exhausted? Burnout coach Anna Katharina Schaffner brings together science, medicine, literature and philosophy to explore the causes and history of exhaustion and burnout, revealing new ways to combat stress and negativity.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Sunday Concerts:
Treske Quartet
Sunday Concerts:
Treske Quartet
The Treske Quartet are an emerging ensemble based in Manchester, UK. Increasingly in demand in the UK and abroad, recent engagements include the Ryedale Festival, Llandeilo International Music Festival, Buxton Recital Series and the New Generation Festival. Their Conway Hall programme to open our 2025 series is book-ended by two classics of the canon and between them, an opportunity to hear some exciting music by two leading composers of the new generation.
In person | In person
Ethical Matters:
A Secret History of Thinking on Paper
Ethical Matters:
A Secret History of Thinking on Paper
Diaries and notebooks have become dependable and versatile tools for creative thinking and recording everyday life and ideas. Irving Finkel, founder of Great Diary Project and Roland Allen, author of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper discuss the history and importance of putting it down on paper.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Sunday Concerts:
Trio Isimsiz
Sunday Concerts:
Trio Isimsiz
Formed in 2009 at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, in 2015 the Trio Isimsiz won 1st Prize and the Audience Prize at the Trondheim Competition, and in 2017 2nd Prize at the Haydn International Competition in Vienna.
In person | In person
Seeing Truth in Museums
Seeing Truth in Museums
Seeing Truth in Museums explores colonial legacies through the work of British artist Dr Jane Wildgoose and Tasmanian Aboriginal artist Janice Ross, focusing on 19th-century Tasmanian artefacts. The exhibition addresses stolen children, racial science, and intergenerational trauma, advocating for truth, reconnection, and reparation in museum practices.
Bertrand Russell Room | No Option
Ethical Matters:
Seeing Truth in Museums
Ethical Matters:
Seeing Truth in Museums
Artist and art historian Dr Jane Wildgoose discusses the research behind Seeing Truth in Museums, exploring the colonial legacies of museum collections and the impact of historical collecting practices. Drawing on her discoveries in museum archives, she reflects on stolen artefacts, racial science, and intergenerational trauma, and how these themes shape her artistic practice.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Sunday Concerts
London Piano Quartet
Sunday Concerts
London Piano Quartet
A welcome return to Conway Hall for our Director of Music's ensemble, the London Piano Quartet. Their two year exploration of the Brahms piano quartets concludes with his final essay in the genre, nicknamed the 'Werther'. Forming a British first half, they showcase the youthful piano quartet by Walton, written when he was just 16, and give the world premiere of John Hawkins' 'Blake Visions', composed specially for the occasion.
In person | In person
Ethical Matters:
Why Optimism Wins
Ethical Matters:
Why Optimism Wins
Sumit Paul-Choudhury makes a vital argument: that optimism, irrational though it might be, is central to the human psyche: it seems to give us an advantage in everyday life and in the evolutionary race. And it will play a critical role in overcoming the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
Sunday Concerts:
Fibonacci Quartet
Sunday Concerts:
Fibonacci Quartet
As the only ensemble to ever win both First and Audience Prizes at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy (2024), the Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe's leading young string quartets.
In person | In person