2026 Programme
| 25 January 2026
NB 4:00pm | Alexandra Dariescu | Please note the advertised programme has changed at the artist's request
Klein: A Child's dream, Op.8 No.1
Bach: Prelude in B minor transc. Siloti from Prelude and Fugue BWV.855a
Missy Mazzoli: A map of laughter
James Lee III: Humble birth
Beach: Harlequin from Children's Carnival, Op.25
Price: The Goblin & the mosquito
L Boulanger: 3 Morceaux
Tailleferre: Romance
Kashperova (arr Graham Griffiths): Songs without Words No.5
Filtsch: Mazurka in E flat minor from Premières pensées musicales, Op.3
Ciortea: Romanian dance INTERVAL Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Scene
Miniature Overture
March
Pas de Deux in the Snow
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Tarantella
Arabian Dance
Russian Dance
Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Pas de Deux
Waltz of the Flowers |
28 March 2026 |
The Ognisko Ensemble
| SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D.28 “Sonatensatz”
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67
BIRCHALL: Contours
BRAHMS: Piano Trio No.2 in C major, Op.87 |
25 April 2026 |
Fenella Humphreys (VIolin) | SHAW: In Manus Tuas (2009)
BIBER: Passacaglia (1676)
BEAMISH: The Lone Seafarer (1998)
JS BACH: Ciaconna from Partita No.2 in D Minor (1720)
STRAVINSKY: Elegy (1944)
FRANCES-HOAD: Suite No.1
JS BACH: Partita No.3 in E Major (1720)
YSAŸE: Solo Sonata No.2 Op.27 (1923) |
23 May 2026 |
Reuben Goldmark Trio (Jazz piano, bass, drums) | The trio will be playing a selection of original jazz compositions written by the leader. Lyrical melodies and hooks playfully dance over high-tech beats and grooves that
seem to have a life of their own — constantly in flux and transforming at will. |
| 20 June 2026 | She'Koyoch (Klezmer) | Programme tbc |
| 18 July 2026 | Junyan Cheng (piano) | TANAKA: 3 Techno Études
RACHMANINOV: Études-Tableaux, Op.33
WILD: Virtuoso Études after Gershwin
RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor Op.36 (1931 version) |
| 15 August 2026 | The Mancunium Consort (vocal ensemble) | A selection of a cappella music ranging from Byrd and Tallis to Rachmaninov, Whitacre and Kate Rusby. |
| 19 September 2026 | Kleio String Quartet | Haydn Op. 50 No. 5 in F major “The Dream”
Smetana Quartet No. 1 in E minor, From My Life
Britten Quartet No. 1 in D major Op. 25 (30’) |
| 10 October 2026 | The Yehudi Menuhin School | Programme tbc |
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