Smoke Hole: Ancient Myths for Modern Times with Martin Shaw
Celebrated mythologist, author and wilderness guide Dr Martin Shaw invites us to use ancient stories to help find ‘a commons for the imagination, a place to breathe deeper, feel steadier and become acquainted with rapture.’ For the paperback release of his new book Smoke Hole, Martin will dive into some of his favourite myths, showing […]
Brompton Quartet & Simon Callaghan + Pre-Concert Recital
Winner of the St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Music Competition in 2019 and the Royal College of Music String Quartet Competition in 2022, the Brompton Quartet is known for its engaging and dynamic performances. Recent highlights include debuts at Wigmore Hall and Turner Sims Southampton, an appearance on BBC Radio 3 ‘In Tune’ with Lawrence Power, and […]
Heath Quartet & Ben Goldscheider
The Heath Quartet formed in 2002 at the Royal Northern College of Music. They were selected for representation by YCAT, won the 2008 TROMP competition, and the 2012 Ensemble Prize at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where they are now regular visitors. In 2016 they won the GRAMOPHONE Chamber Award for their recording of the Tippett quartets, […]
Zoffany Ensemble
For their welcome return to Conway Hall, the Zoffany Ensemble present a veritable feast of repertoire from the second half of the nineteenth century. Adolphe Blanc’s 1861 Septet, composed for the same instruments as Beethoven’s much better-known Op.20, is flanked by a colourful arrangement of Strauss’s tone poem and a rare opportunity to hear the […]
Patrick Hemmerlé
The first half of pianist Patrick Hemmerlé‘s programme is a spiritual quest. The set of pieces by Bach explore feelings of anguish and a sense of yearning. The first movement of Beethoven’s final sonata is also concerned with the trials inherent in the human condition. In the second movement, however, we reach another plane, as […]
Magnard Ensemble + Pre-Concert Talk
The Magnard Ensemble‘s programme is made up of music by four twentieth-century British composers, book-ended by two works by Stephen Dodgson (1924-2013). The combination of solo voice and wind instruments is a challenging one, but the rarely-heard works by Ruth Gipps and Vaughan Williams demonstrate that such a challenge can produce naturally distinctive music that […]
London Haydn Quartet
One of the world’s leading period instrument string quartets, the London Haydn Quartet was born out of a passion for Haydn. they have received invitations to many of the most important concert series in UK, USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. The London Haydn Quartet’s series of recordings of Haydn’s quartets […]
Amatis Piano Trio + Pre-Concert Recital
“Truly breathtaking! With a meticulous ear for colors and nuances, which brought the inventions of the music into focus,” marveled the British music magazine The Strad about a performance by the Amatis Trio. Founded in Amsterdam in 2014 and now based in Salzburg, the trio was soon recognized as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists […]
Bartholomew LaFollette & Caroline Palmer
In a recital postponed from our summer 2024, we are pleased to welcome back Bartholomew LaFollette and Caroline Palmer in a selection of lyrical, dramatic and virtuosic works for cello and piano. Showcasing the expressive qualities of both instruments, the three sonatas in this programme represent the only cello sonatas written by each composer, culminating […]