Last call for Madeleine and Richard’s recital on Sunday night.
Only a few tickets left so if you would like to come, please book now!
For all details and to buy tickets go here.
and…..
United Strings of Europe with Ruby Hughes
I very much hope that the Wigmore Hall is going to add last Friday’s excellent lunchtime concert to their wonderful video library.
(How many of you, I wonder, spent many happy lockdown hours enjoying the uplifting stream of live concerts that the WH poured out throughout lockdown via their Video Library. There may only have had an audience of two – John Gilhooly and the Radio 3 presenter of the day – but I am sure there were thousands listening on line. I certainly was.)
The United Strings of Europe are a group of string players under the leadership of Anglo-Lebanese violinist and director Julian Azkoul. They perform across Europe and the Middle East both commissioning and playing new music from a variety of musical cultures and backgrounds. You can get a taster of what they do here on their site.
I first heard them at Wilton’s Music Hall when, among other things, they played pieces by the American composer Caroline Shaw and the Argentinian Osvaldo Golijov. Golijov, who does such extraordinary things with strings, was on the menu again at the Wigmore Hall along with works by Joanna Marsh, Errollyn Wallen and Rhian Samuel (all of who were in the audience). Soprano Ruby Hughes interpreted these haunting works so movingly. Errollyn Wallen’s ‘Rain’ and Golijov’s 3 Songs were the totally stand out pieces for me but I woud happily enjoy any of them again.
Do keep an eye out for the United Strings – upcoming concerts are listed on their site.
Meanwhile…….
Salon Music Upcoming Concerts
22nd October – Highgate Society Sunday Lunchtime concerts.
The Ladies of the Salons Accompanied by Matt Redman, Patricia Hammond sings parlour songs from the 1830s to the 1930s.
For more information and to buy tickets
4th November – The baroque Spinet
Leading harpsichord player, Nathaniel Mander will be giving his new baroque spinet its very first London outing with us on November 4th.
Much more on Nathaniel and his spinet to come after our concert on the 24th.
For more information and to buy tickets
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