Trio Havisham
“…they drew you in, and at the same time blew you away.” – CAVATINA Competition 2022 Trio Havisham is an award-winning ensemble praised for its flair and balance. Winners of the Musicians’ Company Award at Wigmore Hall (2023), they have also earned prizes at Lyon and CAVATINA competitions. Supported by ChamberStudio and the Hans Keller […]
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir & Antoine Préat + Pre-Concert Recital with Leo Little
“Geirþrúður Anna’s tone was rich and lush… the interpretation was extraordinarily musical, and [her] tone production was marvelous, both in highly sensitive entrances and in more fiery and intense sections.” – Morgunblaðið, Reykjavik Icelandic cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir and French pianist Antoine Préat offer a wide-ranging programme for their debut at Conway Hall. Schumann’s Fantasiestücke […]
Soria Moria
Conway Hall presents the world premiere of Soria Moria – a new Climate Opera by composer and pianist Stefania Passamonte, inspired by Nordic mythology and real-world climate science. Soria Moria tells the story of Lucia, a young explorer who is drawn by the voice of Fossegrim, the ancient Water Spirit, to the melting Arctic ice. Guided by Zefira, the fierce […]
Jasad by Faris Ishaq
“When the Nay Flute moves towards the authentic self, the soul gradually moves towards the unknown. There is such brilliance in this esteemed work” – Le Trio Joubran, Samir Joubran Palestinian Nay master, percussionist, and composer Faris Ishaq charts unexplored territories with the Nay, an ancient Middle Eastern flute dating back to 5000 B.C. Rooted […]
Green Crime
Enter a world where people are murdered, ecosystems are destroyed, and corruption is rampant. Criminal psychologist Dr Julia Shaw takes us deep into some of the worst environmental crimes of our time, and asks: how do the Earth’s killers think? And how can we stop them from stealing our future? In this Ethical Matters talk, […]
Useful Art
Does art have to be beautiful? What if it can be useful instead? For over a decade Professor John Byrne has been working with artists and curators to explore how art can resist, engage with or offer alternatives to the current conditions of global neoliberalism. From Turner Prize-winning urban regeneration projects to bakeries, vegetable gardens […]
I Musicanti
“I Musicanti offers vivacious, colourful, flowing and finely nuanced accounts…” – BBC Music Magazine I Musicanti presents an enchanting evening exploring the piano quintet tradition. Beethoven’s Piano Quartet Op.16 showcases his early Classical elegance and wit. Cramer’s Piano Quintet No.3 offers a rare glimpse into this virtuoso pianist-composer’s chamber music, blending technical brilliance with lyrical […]
In Search of Now
According to physics there is no ‘now’, no difference between past and future. What of free will? Is choice an illusion? Or has physics left something out of the equation? In this Ethical Matters talk, author, journalist and scientist Dr Jo Marchant tackles questions of time, self, consciousness and reality – exploring the secrets of […]
Fibonacci Quartet
“This was a technically superb performance, which delineated every twist and turn of this remarkable quartet… This concert by the Fibonacci Quartet was amongst the very best performances by a string quartet that I have been fortunate enough to hear.” – Seen and Heard International Winners of multiple international awards, the Fibonacci Quartet are rapidly […]