2025-2026

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.

Photograph by Andrej Grilc The Robert Stoker Concert Haydn: Piano Trio in E, Hob.XV:28 Martinů: Bergerettes H.275 Dvořák: Piano Trio in F minor, Op.65 Trio Bohémo (Matouš Pěruška – violin, Kristina Vocetková – cello, Jan Vojtek – piano) has swiftly emerged as a force on the international chamber music scene. Within just five years, the […]

Photograph by Davide Cerati The Paul Woodhouse Concert Nadia Boulanger: Trois pieces pour violincelie et piano Britten: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op.65 Rostropovich: Humoresque for Cello and Piano Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor for Cello and Piano, Op.40 Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano Hailed as “…a wonderful musician with a compelling […]

Photograph by Felix Broede The Howard Greenwood Concert Mozart: Sonata K.331 Bartók: Bagatelles Op.6 Nos. 2-7 and 10 Debussy: Pour le Piano L.95 Adès: Blanca Variations Brahms: Eight Piano Pieces Op.76 Nos. 1-5 Schubert: Wanderer Fantasie D.750 The pianist Elisabeth Brauß has been praised by Gramophone Magazine for “the maturity and sophistication of her thoughtful […]

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 […]