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| 1 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm Beverley Minster 38 Highgate, Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 0DN United Kingdom Details: Web site 03336663366 £38, £29, £19 | Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Candlelight The Piccadilly Sinfonietta Violin/guest leader to be confirmed Warren Mailley-Smith (piano) Mozart - Piano Concerto in C maj k415 Mozart – Divertimento in D major INTERVAL Vivaldi – Four Seasons The exceptional musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta perform Vivaldi's timeless classic, The Four Seasons, and other magnificent works by candlelight in the beautiful setting of Beverley Minster. A hugely appealing programme designed to help you celebrate the weekend in style! 'Stunning' - Classic FM Since its formation in 2017, the Piccadilly Sinfonietta have become a regular feature on the UK concert scene, giving up to 100 performances a year in some of the country’s most beautiful and prestigious venues. The ensemble comprises some of the most prodigious musical talent and performs exclusively with leading virtuoso soloists. The group performs under the artistic direction of its founder, concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith and focuses on the virtuoso concerto repertoire of the baroque, classical and early romantic periods. Here's a short video of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta and Warren Mailley-Smith performing Summer from the Vivaldi's Four Seasons https://youtu.be/gN157xwtsnM |
| 6 April 2021 until 6 April 2023 | |
| 8.pm https://www.youtube.com/user/NYChoralSociety www.nychoral.org New York 10019 United States of America Details: Patrick Owens Web site 2122473878 Free | NYCHORAL presents Mother to Son, the fourth featured production in Our Voices 2020-2021 Season of mu NY Choral Society David Hayes, Music Director Francesca Harper, Choreographer Zoie Reams, Mezzo-soprano Hope Clarke and Ricardo Hartley, Dancers Alshante Baker, Artist Langston Hughes Poet Undine Smith Moore’s Choral interpretation: Mother to Son NYCHORAL presents Mother to Son, the fourth featured production in Our Voices 2020-2021 Season of multidisciplinary digital productions of acapella choral works Premiering April 6, this production features a performance of Undine Smith Moore’s powerful choral interpretation of Langston Hughes’ poem Mother to Son in collaboration with choreographer Francesca Harper and featuring Mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams. Incorporating elements of dance, story-telling, visual art, and music Mother to Son reflects on a poem that paints the portrait of black life in America and Moore’s 1955 composition by way of inspiration of black spirituals and folk music. This collaboration, which also features dancers Hope Clarke and Ricardo Hartley and artist Alshante Baker shines a light on history, storytelling and activism in the context of the Black narrative of yesterday and today. |
| 20 April 2023 | |
| 6.30pm 1901 Arts Club 7 Exton St, Lambeth, London SE1 8UE Lambeth SE1 8UE United Kingdom Details: Web site 03336663366 £45 | Chamber Music In Focus Series - Concert No.2 (6.30pm Perf) - Wine and Canapes Incl Beethoven - Piano trio Op.1 No.2 In G major Schubert - B flat major piano trio Op.99 D 898 Ellie Fagg - violin Katherine Jenkinson – cello Warren Mailley-Smith – piano Enjoy a unique, candlelit musical experience in this intimate venue, conveniently located next to London Waterloo station. Three brilliant performers share their passion for a selection of stunning masterpieces. Take advantage of the informal, salon setting to meet the musicians at the wine and canapés reception. Join us for an early-bird prelude to your evening, or surprise your dinner guest with an after-dinner performance at the 9pm performance. The complimentary wine and canape reception starts 30mins prior to the performance |
| 9.00pm 1901 Arts Club 7 Exton St, Lambeth, London SE1 8UE Lambeth SE1 8UE United Kingdom Details: Web site 03336663366 £45 | Chamber Music In Focus Series - Concert No.2 (9pm) - Wine and Canapes Included Ellie Fagg - violin Katherine Jenkinson – cello Warren Mailley-Smith – piano Beethoven - Piano trio Op.1 No.2 In G major Schubert - B flat major piano trio Op.99 D 898 Enjoy a unique, candlelit musical experience in this intimate venue, conveniently located next to London Waterloo station. Three brilliant performers share their passion for a selection of stunning masterpieces. Take advantage of the informal, salon setting to meet the musicians at the wine and canapés reception. Join us for an early-bird prelude to your evening, or surprise your dinner guest with an after-dinner performance at the 9pm performance. The complimentary wine and canapes reception starts 30mins prior to the performance |
| 21 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm Gloucester Cathedral College Green Gloucestershire GL1 2LX United Kingdom Details: Web site 03336663366 £38, £29, £19 | Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Candlelight The Piccadilly Sinfonietta Violin/guest leader to be confirmed Warren Mailley-Smith (harpsichord/piano) Mozart - Piano Concerto in C major K415 Mozart – Divertimento in D major INTERVAL Vivaldi – Four Seasons The exceptional musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta perform Vivaldi's timeless classic, The Four Seasons, and other magnificent works by candlelight in the beautiful setting of Gloucester Cathedral. A hugely appealing evening designed to help you celebrate the weekend in style! 'Stunning' - Classic FM Since its formation in 2017, the Piccadilly Sinfonietta have become a regular feature on the UK concert scene, giving up to 100 performances a year in some of the country’s most beautiful and prestigious venues. The ensemble comprises some of the most prodigious musical talent and performs exclusively with leading virtuoso soloists. The group performs under the artistic direction of its founder, concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith and focuses on the virtuoso concerto repertoire of the baroque, classical and early romantic periods. Here's a short video of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta and Warren Mailley-Smith performing Summer from the Vivaldi's Four Seasons https://youtu.be/gN157xwtsnM |
| 22 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm St Ann's Church St Ann's Church, 44 Ann Street, Manchester, M2 7LF MANCHESTER M2 7LF United Kingdom Details: Warren Mailley-Smith Web site 03336663366 £38, £29, £19 | Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Candlelight The Piccadilly Sinfonietta Violin/guest leader to be confirmed Warren Mailley-Smith (piano) Mozart - Piano Concerto in C maj k415 Mozart – Divertimento in D major (Interval) Vivaldi – Four Seasons The exceptional musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta perform Vivaldi's timeless classic, The Four Seasons, and other magnificent works by candlelight in the beautiful setting of St Ann's Church, Manchester. A hugely appealing programme designed to help you celebrate the weekend in style! 'Stunning' - Classic FM Since its formation in 2017, the Piccadilly Sinfonietta have become a regular feature on the UK concert scene, giving up to 100 performances a year in some of the country’s most beautiful and prestigious venues. The ensemble comprises some of the most prodigious musical talent and performs exclusively with leading virtuoso soloists. The group performs under the artistic direction of its founder, concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith and focuses on the virtuoso concerto repertoire of the baroque, classical and early romantic periods. |
| 23 April 2023 | |
| 8.00pm Sanders Theatre 45 Quincy Street Cambridge 02138 United States of America Details: Caleb Shi or Stephanie Yoshida Web site +15089305434 $20 adults, students free | Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra Performs Mahler's Symphony No. 7 Gabrielle Grant, harp Stephanie Yoshida, violin Anna Teunis, french horn Kaede Ishidate, cello Nicholas Lee, french horn Jenny Wang, flute Caleb Shi, violin Caleb Fried, trumpet many others Conductor, Federico Cortese Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 7 "Song of the Night" The Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra is a collegiate symphony orchestra comprising Harvard students and is based in Cambridge, MA. Founded in March 1808 as the Pierian Sodality, the orchestra is considered by some to be the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States. The Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra is student-managed and professionally conducted. |
| 19 April 2023 until 23 April 2023 | |
| Porec Istria Croatia Details: Gregor Laskowski Web site | Istra Music Festival 11th International festival of choirs and orchestras in Porec (Istria, Croatia) ISTRIA - the country by the sea The largest peninsula of the Adriatic is Croatia's most popular holiday destination. Despite the relatively small surface of Istria it offers an unbelievable multitude of impressive sceneries to be discovered. The combination of natural beauties, the healing powers of air, sun and the ocean, as well as the hospitality of the local inhabitants are like magic. Besides gorgeous parks, a picturesque stone coast and long beaches the Croatian Riveria provides many superb cultural events, such as the Istra Music Festival with performances from choirs and orchestras from all over the world. |
| 28 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm St Giles Cathedral High Street, Edinburgh Edinburgh EH11RE United Kingdom Details: Web site £19, £29, £38 | Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight The Piccadilly Sinfonietta Violin soloists to be confirmed Warren Mailley-Smith (piano) Mozart - Piano Concerto in C maj k415 Mozart – Divertimento in D major INTERVAL Vivaldi – Four Seasons On Friday 28th April, in the impressive setting of St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, the outstanding musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta perform a spectacular selection of baroque and classical masterpieces including Vivaldi's magnificent 'Four Seasons'. This exceptional candlelit concert will help you celebrate the weekend in style! 'Stunning' - Classic FM Since its formation in 2017, the Piccadilly Sinfonietta have become a regular feature on the UK concert scene, giving up to 100 performances a year in some of the country’s most beautiful and prestigious venues. The ensemble comprises some of the most prodigious musical talent and performs exclusively with leading virtuoso soloists. The group performs under the artistic direction of its founder, concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith and focuses on the virtuoso concerto repertoire of the baroque, classical and early romantic periods. |
| 29 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm St James Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site 03336663366 £22, £28, £38 | Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight The Piccadilly Sinfonietta Violin/guest leader to be confirmed Warren Mailley-Smith (piano) Mozart - Piano Concerto in C maj k415 Mozart – Divertimento in D major INTERVAL Vivaldi – Four Seasons The exceptional musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta perform Vivaldi's timeless classic, The Four Seasons, and other magnificent works by candlelight in the beautiful setting of St James Church, Piccadilly. A hugely appealing programme designed to help you celebrate the weekend in style! 'Stunning' - Classic FM Since its formation in 2017, the Piccadilly Sinfonietta have become a regular feature on the UK concert scene, giving up to 100 performances a year in some of the country’s most beautiful and prestigious venues. The ensemble comprises some of the most prodigious musical talent and performs exclusively with leading virtuoso soloists. The group performs under the artistic direction of its founder, concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith and focuses on the virtuoso concerto repertoire of the baroque, classical and early romantic periods. |
| 7.30pm St Mary's Cathedral Palmerston Place, Edinburgh Edinburgh EH12 5AW United Kingdom Details: Web site 03336663366 £38, £29, £19 | Chopin and Champagne by Candlelight - Etudes Op.10 Warren Mailley-Smith Waltz in F op.34 no.3 Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat, Op. 32, No. 2 Nocturne No. 3 in B, Op. 9, No. 3 Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 Bolero in C, Op. 19 Mazurka No. 49 in A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2 Twelve Études op.10 Few things are more magical than hearing the world’s most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant concert pianist in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight with a glass of champagne in hand. This experience comes to life on Saturday 29th April at St Mary’s Cathedral when it plays host to a programme of Chopin’s most virtuosic and romantic music. Programme (All Chopin): Waltz in F op.34 no.3 Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat, Op. 32, No. 2 Nocturne No. 3 in B, Op. 9, No. 3 Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1 Bolero in C, Op. 19 Mazurka No. 49 in A Minor, Op. 68, No. 2 Twelve Études op.10 The complimentary Champagne will be served from 7pm. Conveniently situated near Haymarket Station, there is a wide choice of nearby restaurants and bars to complete your night out. Whether you are planning a date or treating family and friends, you have everything on your doorstep for the perfect evening. Concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith is a favourite with UK audiences, well-known for his incredible feat of learning to play all 3.5 million notes of Chopin’s piano music from memory and hailed by the critics as an “epic achievement” He is one of the busiest concert pianists of his generation, giving over 100 solo performances in the UK alone yearly. He has performed for the Royal Family over 30 occasions and his last CD was featured by Classic FM as CD of the Week Forget your busy week and treat yourself to an evening of relaxing and invigorating classical music performed with charm and humour by one of the UK’s most brilliant musicians. “Tall and talented, Warren Mailley-Smith is the embodiment of a modern romantic concert pianist…” – Musical Opinion Chopin and Champagne by Candlelight - Etudes Op.10 banner image |
| 13 April 2023 | |
| 10.00am St Ann's Church Dawson Street Dublin D02 YV57 Ireland Details: Web site £25 standard | £5 students | Come and sing Messiah with Choir of the Earth - Dublin Led by Ben England BEM Choir of the Earth is a global online choir who has welcomed thousands of amateur singers from over 35 countries to our digital choral courses. In 2022/23, for the first time ever, we are taking our choir room on the road with a UK and Ireland tour - come and sing with us a selection of choruses from Messiah by George Frideric Handel! On Thursday 13 April 2023, we will bring our Messiah Tour to St Ann's Church in Dublin and we would warmly welcome friends old and new to join us for a day of singing and fun! Our Dublin event in particular will be a very special one indeed, taking place 281 years to the very day in 1742 when Handel premiered Messiah to the world, less than one mile away in Fishamble Street! To celebrate this special anniversary, Mr Handel himself might even stop by to say guten tag! It's going to be a truly wonderful day and we would love absolutely everybody to join us, whether or not you have ever sung with us, or even sung in a choir! When you sign up, you will receive all the resources you need to learn/revise and practise your part, note-by-note, including online overview sessions for each voice part and full choir the week before the event, where you can meet other attendees in a live chat! On the day of the event our award-winning conductor, Ben England BEM, will lead everyone in workshops to rehearse a selection of choruses, with his characteristic charm, fun and inspirational musical direction. Then he will conduct us in an unforgettable early evening concert performance. Don't miss out - read more and book your place now at: https://choiroftheearth.com/messiah-tour Choir of the Earth - Messiah Tour |
| 15 April 2023 | |
| 10.00am Central Church 23 May Street Belfast BT1 4NA United Kingdom Details: Web site £25 standard | £5 students | Come and sing Messiah with Choir of the Earth - Belfast Led by Ben England BEM Choir of the Earth is a global online choir who has welcomed thousands of amateur singers from over 35 countries to our digital choral courses. In 2022/23, for the first time ever, we are taking our choir room on the road with a UK and Ireland tour - come and sing with us a selection of choruses from Messiah by George Frideric Handel! On Saturday 15 April 2023 is the last stop in our popular UK and Ireland Messiah Tour, at Central Church on May Street, Belfast. We would love absolutely everybody to join us, whether or not you have ever sung with us, or even sung in a choir! When you sign up, you will receive all the resources you need to learn/revise and practise your part, note-by-note, including online overview sessions for each voice part and full choir the week before the event, where you can meet other attendees in a live chat! On the day of the event our award-winning conductor, Ben England BEM, will lead everyone in workshops to rehearse a selection of choruses, with his characteristic charm, fun and inspirational musical direction. Then he will conduct us in an unforgettable early evening concert performance, accompanied by a professional organist. Read more and book your place now at: https://choiroftheearth.com/messiah-tour Choir of the Earth - Messiah Tour |
| 9 April 2023 | |
| 2.00pm Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue at 57th Street New York 10027 United States of America Details: Carnegie Hall Box Office Web site 2122477800 $50-$125 | New England Symphonic Ensemble: The Music of Caldwell and Powell New England Symphonic Ensemble Stephen Caldwell and D'Walla Simmons-Burke, Conductors With participating choruses Homestead and Shorewood High School Chamber Orchestra Karen Frink and John Emanuelson, Directors STEPHEN CALDWELL Pre-Existing Condition (NY Premiere) ROSEPHANYE POWELL The Cry of Jeremiah MidAmerica Productions continues its 40th season with composer/conductor Stephen Caldwell’s moving choral work Pre-Existing Condition and D'Walla Simmons-Burke conducting Rosephanye Powell’s riveting The Cry of Jeremiah with the New England Symphonic Ensemble and distinguished soloists. Choruses hail from around the globe. Homestead and Shorewood Chamber Orchestra complete the program under the shared baton of Directors Karen Frink and John Emanuelson. |
| 23 April 2023 | |
| 2.00pm Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue and 57th Street New York 10019 United States of America Details: Web site 2122477800 $50-$125 | New England Symphonic Ensemble: The Music of Lauridsen, Vaughan Williams, and Borodin New England Symphonic Ensemble Ensemble Spotlight Series: Carolina Youth Symphony Leslie Hicken, Director Buddy James, Anthony Sears, Jason Iannuzzi, Conductors |
| 19 April 2023 | |
| Carnegie Hall New York City United States of America Details: Web site | A moving, large-scale symphonic work that honors the heroism of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese Vice |
| 27 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm SOAS Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre (BGLT) 10, Thornhaugh Street London WC1H 0XG United Kingdom Details: Web site £10 | £5 Concessions | ILAMS Silver Jubilee Concert: Morgan Szymanski at La Linea Festival Morgan Szymanski, guitar Julio César Oliva Danzón No. 1 Manuel M. Ponce: Scherzino mexicano | Estrellita Leo Brouwer: Canción de cuna | Danza del Altiplano Antonio Lauro: Four Venezuelan Waltzes Agustín Barrios Mangoré: Una limosna por el amor de Dios Joao Permambuco: Choros Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preludio No. 1 Jorge Cardoso: Milonga Astor Piazzolla: Verano porteño | La muerte del Ángel ‘One of the guitar world´s foremost players.’ Classical Guitar Magazine It's our birthday! Join us to celebrate ILAMS' silver jubilee on the 27th April at SOAS with a recital by the illustrious classical guitarist and former ILAMS trustee, Morgan Szymanski. We mark this special occasion with a programme of great Latin American classical guitar standards from Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. A featured artist on the cover of Classical Guitar Magazine, the multi-award-winning virtuoso Mexican guitarist, Morgan Szymanski, is a graduate of the RCM and Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He has performed worldwide and across all the UK’s major venues and festivals, and has appeared as a soloist with many of the UK's leading orchestras. He is an alumnus of Live Music Now!, and in 2016 founded PRISMA, an artistic outreach programme aimed at taking workshops to socially disadvantaged and remote areas in Mexico. Morgan can be heard frequently on BBC Radio 3 and boasts an extensive discography, including several albums on his own label, Sarabande Records. A longstanding ambassador of Mexican repertoire, he revived a long-forgotten song penned by Frida Kahlo for performance in tandem with the 2019 V&A Museum exhibition, Frida Kahlo: Making Herself Up. |
| 22 April 2023 | |
| 6.00pm St Mary Le Strand Church St Mary Le Strand Church, The Strand, London Westminster WC2R 1ES United Kingdom Details: Web site 03336663366 £25, £35 | Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight (6pm and 8pm) Tyler Hay - Piano Rota - Legend Of The Glass Mountain Beethoven - Sonata in C sharp minor op 27 no 2 i. Adagio sostenuto ii. Allegretto iii. Presto agitato Debussy - Clair de lune Chopin - Polonaise in A flat Major op 53 Paderewski - Minuet in G op 14 no 1 Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G minor op 23 no 5 Liszt - La Campanella Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue The renowned British Concert Pianist, Tyler Hay, plays Gershwin's epic Rhapsody in Blue and other popular classics in the beautiful setting of St Mary Le Strand in the heart of West London. Note - there are two performances available: 6pm and 8.00pm The perfect opportunity for a pre-dinner or post-dinner concert with many bar and restaurants nearby to complete the evening. |
| 20 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm The Mount Without Upper Church Lane Bristol BS2 8FN United Kingdom Details: Michele Web site 01179272483 £10 | Music of the America’s Adam Khan, guitar Clarissa Payne, flute Anya Szreter, soprano Heitor Villa-lobos: Modinha, Bachianas Brasileiras no.5, Distriibuicao de Flores Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango Terry Riley: Cantos Desiertos (excerpts) Manuel Ponce: Estrellita Claudia Montero: Suite de los Buenos Aires Carlo Domeniconi: Sonatina Mexicana Libby Larsen: Blue third pieces An evening of music from around the American continent with works for guitar and flute by Astor Piazzolla, Claudia Montero, Carlo Domeniconi and Minimalist Terry Riley. The programme will also contains songs for guitar and voice by Ponce, Villa-lobos and Brouwer. |
| 1 April 2023 | |
| 7.30pm St Mary's Church Hart Street Henley-on-Thames RG9 2AU United Kingdom Details: Web site £20 (under 18s £5.00) | World Premiere Cecilia McDowall The Ice is Listening Richard Harker, conductor Emily Armour, soprano Eli Rolfe-Johnson, soprano Lara Harvey, mezzo Nick Allen, tenor Ali Sutherland, bass Cecilia McDowall: The Ice is Listening Vivaldi: Gloria Bach: Mass in G minor Inspired by Henley’s location on the Thames, with text created by Oxford-based poet Kate Wakeling, The Ice is Listening is a cantata about the delicate relationship between water, ice and humanity and the intricate, longstanding connections between all three. The work accordingly passes through time and space, both close and distant, exploring the uneasy pageantry of the 1683-4 frost fairs on the Thames, and reflecting on what we stand to lose as the Greenland ice sheet melts. |
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