​SCHUMANN AND FAURE. KINDRED SPIRITS.December 4, London Philippe Graffin, violinDavid Adams, violaDavid Waterman, celloAlasdair Beatson, pianoIllustrated talk by the performers Works by Schumann and FaurePHOTOSVIDEOS

 

 

 

​PRAGUE: CZECH ROMANTICS.November 5, London Zemlinsky QuartetVsevolod Dvorkin, pianoIllustrated talk by Iain Burnside Pre-concert talk by Patrick Bade Works by Dvořák and SmetanaPHOTOS

 

 

 

​PARIS: THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT.October 15, London Mahan Esfahani, harpsichordKati Debretzeni, violinRichard Boothby, viola da gambaIllustrated talk by Philipp Blom Works by Marais, Jean-Marie Leclair, Rameau, A. Forqueray and C.P.E. BachPHOTOSVIDEOS

 

 

 

​ALMA MAHLER: MUSE OR MONSTER?October 1, London Ania Safonova, violinOleg Kogan, celloRonan O'Hora, pianoOlivia Ray, mezzo-sopranoIllustrated talk by Patrick Bade Works by Alma Mahler, Zemlinsky, Gustav Mahler and KorngoldPHOTOSVIDEOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​BARON VAN SWIETEN: Patron and Muse of the ClassicsJune 3, London Alexey Lundin violinAleksei Kiseliov celloVsevolod Dvorkin pianoIllustrated talk by Stephen Johnson Works by J.S. Bach, Handel, C.P.E. Bach, Mozart and HaydnPHOTOS

 

 

 

​Schumann: Music, Tales and MagicSCHUMANN AND THE TALES OF E.T.A. HOFFMANN.May 21, London Todd Crow pianoIllustrated talk by Misha Donat Works by Hoffmann, Schumann, Brahms, Busoni and Tchaikovsky PHOTOS

 

 

 

​Classical Vienna.May1, London Maxim Rysanov violaKristina Blaumane celloAlexander Bedenko clarinetJacob Katsnelson pianoIllustrated talk by Stephen Johnson Works by Haydn, Mozart and BeethovenPHOTOSVIDEOS

 

 

 

​SEVEN LAST WORDS.March 26, London Endellion QuartetIntroduction and Poems, 'Seven Words and an Earthquake’, by Ruth Padel Works by HaydnPHOTOS

 

 

 

​TOLSTOY AND MUSIC: KREUTZER SONATA.February 6, London Dmitry Sitkovetsky violinIain Burnside pianoZemlinsky QuartetIllustrated talk by Iain Burnside Works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and JanáčekPHOTOSVIDEOS