Chamber Philharmonic Europe
The unusually dissonant introduction to Mozart’s Quartet K465, dedicated to Joseph Haydn, opens a colourful programme of works for string quartet, spanning almost 150 years. The centrepiece of the concert is Janáček’s 1923 work, inspired by Tolstoy’s novella The Kreutzer Sonata, while Brahms C minor quartet (possibly in this key to acknowledge as well as […]
Trio Concertante
In a rare UK performance, Trio Concertante perform three of the most popular works for piano trio, culminating in the symphonic first trio by Johannes Brahms. The eerie-sounding second movement gave Beethoven’s ‘Ghost’ trio its famous nickname, while Shostakovich’s second trio, composed during World War Two, combines a similar mysterious quality (opening with high harmonics […]
Piatti Quartet & Simon Callaghan
The up-and-coming Piatti Quartet make a welcome return to Conway Hall, joined by Director of Music Simon Callaghan to perform Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, dating from 1940. They complete their richly varied programme with Brahm’s final essay in the genre and Turina’s folk-influenced ‘The Bullfighter’s Prayer’, originally composed for a quartet of ‘laúd’, Spanish folkloric instruments […]
Delta Piano Trio
Founded in 2013 by three Dutch performers, the Delta Piano Trio have won numerous international awards and have growing discography including works by Shostakovich, Taneyev, Borodin and Russian-American composer, Lera Auerbach. Their programme at Conway Hall flanks cutting-edge twentieth and twenty-first century works for piano trio with German classics for the ensemble. Haydn | Trio […]
Peter Cigleris & Tippett Quartet
Programme Arthur Benjamin | Quintet in C minor (British Premiere) Frederick Durrant | Clarinet Quintet in E flat Brahms | Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op.115 Peter Cigleris (clarinet) John Mills (violin) Jeremy Isaac (violin) Lydia Lowndes-Northcott (viola) Bozidar Vukotic (cello) In the first half of the twentieth century, British music was divided into two […]
Maggini Quartet
Conway Hall favourites the Maggini Quartet open our Autumn 2019 season with a wonderful mix of 1940s Paris chic and supreme craft from Berkeley between two great works from the classical repertoire. The quartet have won awards including Gramophone Chamber Music Award of the Year and Diapason d’Or, and have twice been nominated for Grammy […]
I Musicanti + pre-concert talk
“Beethoven More or Less” Following their wonderful performance at Conway Hall in September 2018, I Musicanti make a welcome return in an all Beethoven programme, as a prelude to Beethoven’s upcoming anniversary year. A mixed instrument chamber ensemble, I Musicanti comprises some of the most experienced and respected musicians to be found in the UK, […]
Finding Acceptance: LGBT and Apostasy
Belief and identity are fundamental human rights. Unfortunately, this is not afforded to everyone, and for some people leaving their faith can be a complicated, challenging, and even dangerous process. There are religious communities that consider apostasy a source of shame and dishonour and as a result, apostates often experience emotional and sometimes physical abuse. […]
Edwin Curley on “Spinoza, Enlightenment, and Religious Liberty”
Edwin Curley is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, and one of the world’s foremost experts on the life and thought of Spinoza. He has just recently published the second volume of a complete translation of Spinoza’s works with Princeton University Press. This is a public lecture event, with free entrance, […]