2023-2024
AGM & Concert
The Annual General Meeting is followed by a Half-length concert which will include a specially commissioned piece by the winner of the annual Richmond Concert Society Composition Award.
Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (director)
Photograph by Nina Large. MEMBERS ONLY. NOTE THIS CONCERT STARTS AT 8PM. A choral journey through Europe beginning in Finland and concluding in England, taking in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and France along the way. The programme includes music by Henryk Gorecki, Veljo Tormis, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Francis Poulenc and Gustav […]
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
The Mary Ryan Concert Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel: Divertimento in B flat for clarinet, viola, cello and piano Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1, Op.25 Dohnányi: Sextet in C for clarinet, horn, string trio and piano, Op.37 Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective is a flexible ensemble of wonderful, joyful, kind, passionate musicians who can’t wait to share chamber […]
Talich Quartet
The Richard Oake Concert Janáček: Moravian folk poetry in songs, arranged for string quartet Smetana: String Quartet No.1 ‘From my Life’ Dvořák: String Quartet No.13, Op.106 The Talich Quartet, a group of musicians who are held in high regard and are considered to be one of the best string quartets, has been an emblem of […]
Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
Mozart: Piano Trio No.4, K.542 Smetana: Piano Trio, Op.15 Brahms: Piano Trio No.2 in C major, Op.87 Sponsored by Friends of the RCS Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch was founded in 2009 and comprises three of the finest international instrumentalists performing today. Since its formation, the Trio has been invited numerous times to prestigious chamber music […]
Mariam Batsashvili (piano)
Photograph by Roland Breitschuh The Howard Greenwood Concert Beethoven: Piano sonata No.23, Op.57 ‘Appassionata’ Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole, S.254 Felix Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14 Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178 Sponsored by Kay Williams Charisma, brilliance, and depth of expression are qualities with which Mariam Batsashvili captivates not only live audiences worldwide. The Georgian pianist […]
Lawrence Power (viola) and Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)
Photograph by Giorgia Bertazzi The W T Bryant Concert Bowen: Phantasy in F for viola and piano, Op.54 Purcell: Full fathom five from The Tempest, arr. Thomas Adès Adès: Berceuse No. 2 Britten: Waltz Op. 6, arr. Vlal Turnage: Power Play Berlioz: Death of Ophelia Prokofiev: Eight Pieces from Romeo and Juliet Internationally-acclaimed viola player […]
Junyan Chen (piano)
Photograph by Radski The Paul Woodhouse Concert Couperin: Les Barricades Mistérieuses Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins Les Ombres Errantes Les Tricoteuses Messiaen: Prélude No. 1: La colombe Un reflet dans le vent Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin Amy Beach: Variations on Balkan Themes, Op.60 Ravel: La valse The Steinway concert piano is supplied and maintained by […]
Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) Joseph Middleton (piano)
Photograph by Harald Hoffmann. The Robert Stoker Concert Songs by Schubert, Brahms, Schönberg and Weill. Born in Flensburg, Dorothea Röschmann was awarded the title of Kammersängerin at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin in 2017, having been a member of the ensemble for many years. She has been a frequent guest at the Salzburg Festival since 1995 […]
Fibonacci Quartet
Photograph by Julia Bohle Haydn: String Quartet Op.33 No.4 Janáček: String Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ Beethoven: String Quartet Op.131 Sponsored by and Dedicated to Hazel Watson As the only ensemble to ever win both First and Audience Prizes at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy (2024), the Fibonacci Quartet are […]