This list is primarily for events happening at Hampstead Lane, the Highgate School Chapel or the Highgate Society, but we may also occasionally include other performances by artists who have played for us or which have some local relevance.
If you are interested in old instrument performance whether of Baroque or modern music, take a look at Continuo Connect which has very comprehensive events listings right across the country.
Saturday 31st May – 7pm – Pond Square Chapel
Madame Farrenc Goes to the Revolution
Tekla Arts and the Marcel Chamber Ensemble, focus on the music of the forgotten French composer and star of her time, Louise Farrenc.
£20 – book here or pay on the door
Thursday 12th June – 6.30pm – Hampstead Lane
The Return of Flanders and Swann
After their sell out recital last July Michael Mates and William Godfree are returning for another evening of Flanders and Swann songs – complete with 1950s supper.
£30 to include supper and wine – book here.
Saturday 14th June – 4pm – Craxton Studios
Madeleine Mitchell with Elektra Schmidt perform Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, the last of Beethoven’s violin sonatas, and Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, the most dramatic and technically demanding of his three violin sonatas
To book go here.
18th June – 2nd July – Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
Five delightful early music concerts in and around Stoke Newington.
Go here for more details and to book
Tuesday 24th June – 6.30pm – Leighton House
Madeleine Mitchell will be joined by Julian Milford (piano) and Kirsten Jenson (cello) to play:
Mélanie Bonis – Soir – Matin for piano trio
Sir George Dyson – Revery & Arabesque, Melody, Intermezzo
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio in B major
Doors open 6.30pm for a free private view of Leighton House and gallery. Performance 7-8.15pm
Book here for Leighton House on 24th June.
Saturday 5th July – 6pm – Hampstead Lane
Rush Hour concert with Declan Hickey (guitar) and Ellen Wikinson (oboe)
Declan and Ellen join us for a really exciting programme of 20th century music composed almost exclusively for the guitar and oboe.
£15 to include a glass (or several) of wine – book here.
Sunday 6th July – 6.30pm – Hampstead Lane
The Vauxhall Band Basset Horn Trio.
After their totally delightful visit to Hampstead Lane last April, we are thrilled that the The Vauxhall Band Basset Horn Trio, Katherine Spencer, Fiona Mitchell and Sarah Thurlow, will be returning on Sunday 6th July with a programme of music by Mozart and his contemporaries.
£30 to include supper and wine – book here.
Friday 11th – Sunday 20th July – Islington
The Islington Festival
Taking as its theme Simple Gifts – pieces that were written as dedications – this year’s festival includes coffee concerts, a piano rectal, Bach and beyond, a Spanish flavoured concert with the Cygnus Trio, tea time jazz, yoga and harp and two full blooded concerts to open and close the festival.
For more details and to book, go here.
Saturday 12th July – Oxford
Oxford Early Music Day
Two early music concerts and a talk by Sir Nichols Kenyon. Music by Orlando Gibbons, marking the 400th anniversary of his death, by the Linarol Consort of Viols – and Cupid’s Ground Bass with the Bellot Ensemble.
For more details and to book, go here.
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