2008-2009

Photograph by IOA Photography The Richard Oake Concert Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op.76 No.3 ‘Emperor’ Britten: Three divertimenti in C Leo Gayer: Unfurling Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op.27 Winners of the 74th Royal Over-Seas League International Music Competition, the Elmore Quartet are quickly gaining recognition as one of the leading British Quartets […]

Photograph by Will Rumsey The W T Bryant Concert Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat, K.502 Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op.110 Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat, Op.70 No.2 Described by Alfred Brendel as ‘among the finest [trios], properly balanced and with a delightful twist of its own’, the award-winning Astatine Trio has […]

Photograph by Kaupo Kikkas Bach/Busoni: Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004 Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 2 Barcarolle Op. 60 Čiurlionis: Preludes (selection) Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110 Concert sponsored by Born in California and raised in Lithuania, pianist Ignas Maknickas was a winner at the 2023 Young Classical Artists Trust international […]

Photograph by Elvira Glänte Mozart: String Quartet in C, K.465 ‘Dissonance’ Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D.810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ Sponsored by the late Hazel Watson First Prize winners at both the 2025 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition and the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, Opus13 is rapidly building […]

Photograph by Will Alder A selection of songs reflecting the seasons of the year, including works by Wolf, Grieg, Puccini, Berg and Strauss. Sponsored by Friends of the RCS One of the most in-demand artists today, British soprano Louise Alder has firmly established herself as “an instinctive singing-actress” (The Arts Desk) and “a terrific talent, […]

Photo: Copyright ORA Singers The President’s Concert “Spirit of Shakespeare” Choral works inspired by Shakespeare, interspersed with brief readings given by Philip Rham. The programme includes pieces by Chilcott, Gibbons, Howells and Dove among others. ORA Singers is an award-winning 18-voice ensemble and world-leading commissioner of choral music. In its first 10 years the group […]

Photograph by Inis Oírr Asano The Mary Ryan Concert Zemlinsky: Humoreske (Rondo) Shostakovich: Suite for Wind Quintet arr. Hartnell-Booth Nielsen: Wind Quintet Op.43 Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik Op.24 No.2 Reicha: Wind Quintet Op.88 No.2 Schifrin: La nouvelle Orleans Lumas Winds are a multi-award winning quintet at the forefront of the new generation of wind ensembles, and […]

Suk: Elégie, Op. 23 Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat, Op. 70 No. 2 Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92 Sponsored by Kay Williams   Having given memorable concerts in the past for the Richmond Concert Society we welcome the trio back to open our 2008-9 Season. The trio, […]

Bach/Cortot: Toccata and Fugue in D minor Fauré: Nocturne No. 6 in D flat, Op. 63 Fauré: Barcarolle No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 66 Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue Copland: Piano Variations (1930) Chopin: Nocturne No. 17 in B, Op. 62 No. 1 Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Sponsored […]

Haydn: String Quartet in E flat, Hob. III:38, Joke Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 56 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F, B179, American Sponsored by: This season’s ‘Paul Woodhouse’ Concert will be given by the brilliant young Royal String Quartet from Poland. They were formed in 1998 and over the past few years […]