march march april 2016

Tue 1 March 7.30pm

JOO YEON SIRYoung Artists’ Series© Benjamin Harte

Joo Yeon Sir violinIrina Andrievsky piano

Beethoven Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12Brahms Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100 • Sonatensatz ‘Scherzo’ from F.A.E. SonataElgar Sonata in E minor for Violin and Piano Op. 82Milhaud Cinema Fantasie d’apres ‘Le beouf sur le toit’ Op. 58b

£12 (£8), YF

Wed 2 March 1.05pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSMozart Explored© Eric Richmond

Howard Shelley piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in Bb K595

£12

Wed 2 March 7.00pm

ELTHAM COLLEGEConcerto and Choral Concert

Eltham College ChoirsSymphony Orchestra Upper Sixth SoloistsRachel Hindmarch conductorKieran Hughes conductor

£20, £15, £10

Thu 3 March 1.05pm

ASHLEY FRIPPThursday Lunchtime Concerts

© Studio 1B

Piano

Liszt Tre sonetti di Petrarca • Années de pèlerinage S161Wagner Isolde’s Liebestod arr. Liszt S447Thomas Adès Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face

£10, YF

Wed 16 March 1.05pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSBeethoven Explored© Eric Richmond


Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Op. 73 ‘Emperor’

£12

Wed 16 March 7.30pm

LATYMER UPPER SCHOOLSpring Concert

Tony Henwood conductorJonathan Geoghegan conductor

£12 (£10)

Thu 17 March 1.05pm

ASHLEY GROTEThursday Lunchtime ConcertsOrgan Series

Organ

Michael Berkeley Wild BellsBach O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß BWV622Mozart Fantasia in F minor K608Bach O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig BWV656Dupré Cortège et Litanie Op. 19 No. 2Widor Moderato cantabile and Finale from Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Op. 42 No. 4

£10, YF

Thu 17 March 7.30pm

FINAL OF THE OFFICE CHOIR OF THE YEAR COMPETITIONThe culmination of 6 months of performances, workshops, heats and the semi-final sees the final four office choirs compete for the prestigious title of Office Choir of the Year 2016

£15

Fri 18 March 7.30pm

EARLY OPERA COMPANY© Sussie Ahlburg

Sophie Bevan sopranoChristian Curnyn director

Handel Concerto Grosso in D minor Op. 6 No. 10 • Motet ‘Silete Venti’ HWV242Wassenaer Concerto in F minor from Concerti ArmoniciBiber Battalia a 10Muffat Concerto No. 5 in G from Armonico Tributo

£35, £28, £21, £15, YF

Sat 19 March 7.00pm

ENGLISH BAROQUE CHOIRBrandenburg Baroque SoloistsDame Emma Kirkby sopranoKatherine Aitken mezzoOliver Johnston tenorNicholas Mogg bassWilliam Blake evangelistEdmund Danon christusJeremy Jackman conductor

Bach St Matthew Passion

£29, £24, £20, £15

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Thu 3 March 7.30pm

REED’S SCHOOLSpring Concert 2016

Reed’s School OrchestraReed’s School Jazz OrchestraReed’s School Choir and ChorusReed’s School Corps of DrumsThe Choir of the Royal Masonic School, RickmansworthThe Choir of St Andrew’s School, WokingIain Carnegie conductor

Programme includes:Ellington Movements from ‘Sacred Concert’Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells II

£12, £5

Fri 4 March 7.30pm

WARREN MAILLEY-SMITHComplete Chopin Cycle

© Ben Ealovega

The Four Impromptus

Piano

Chopin Prélude Op. 45 • Fugue in A Minor • Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor Op. 66 • Variations in E “Hexameron” • Mazurka No. 26–29 Op. 41 No. 1–4 • Mazurka No. 30 in G Op. 50 No. 1 • Nocturne No. 15 in F minor Op. 55 No. 1 • Impromptu No. 1 in Ab Op. 29 • Waltz No. 2 in Ab Op. 34 No. 1 ‘Valse brillante’ •

Nocturne No. 20 in C# minor Op. posth. •

Impromptu No. 2 in F# Op. 36 • Polonaise No. 10 in F minor Op. 71 No. 3 • Nocturne No. 16 in Eb Op. 55 No. 2 • Impromptu No. 3 in Gb Op. 51 • Waltz in Ab Op. 42 • Tarantelle in Ab Op. 43

£20, £15

Sun 6 March 3.00pm

CANTANDUMSunday at St John’s

Joe Morgan tenorRupert Derham baritoneJonathan Dods organGilly French conductor

Tallis Salvator mundiBruckner Christus factus estSanders The ReproachesStainer The Crucifixion

£14 (£10), YF

Mon 7 March 7.30pm

LONDON CONCERT CHOIR© Father Martin Breski

Mark Forkgen conductorQuintEssential ensembleRachel Elliott sopranoRebecca Outram sopranoNicholas Pritchard tenorBradley Smith tenorGiles Underwood bassColin Campbell bass

Monteverdi Vespers

£30, £20, £10

Tue 8 March 7.30pm

AMADÈ PLAYERSInternational Women’s Day

Olwen Foulkes recorderKatie Stevens violinDominika Fehér violinNicholas Newland conductor

Vivaldi Stabat Mater Rv.621 • Concerto for Two Violins in A minor Rv.522 • Recorder Concerto in C minor Rv.441 • Gloria Rv.589 Scarlatti 2 Arias for Soprano and Trumpet

£20, £15, £10

Wed 9 March 7.30pm

YOUNG MUSICIANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA© Matthew Andrews

Aleksandar Djermanovic pianoJames Blair conductor

Elgar Cockaigne Op. 40Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Op. 26Elgar Variations on an original theme Op. 36 ‘Enigma’

£20 (£16), £15 (£12), £10 (£8)

Thu 10 March 1.05pm

CHARLOTTE ASHTON & JOSEPH HAVLATThursday Lunchtime ConcertsPark Lane Group Young Artists© Vanessa Haines

Charlotte Ashton fluteJoseph Havlat piano

Messiaen Le Merle NoirHandel Flute Sonata in CEdwin Roxburgh StardriftBartók Suite Paysanne HongroisePierre Boulez Sonatine

£10, YF

Thu 10 March 7.00pm

ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTSouthabank Centre Series© Eric Richmond

Secular and Sacred

John Butt directorDavid Blackadder trumpetRachel Beckett recorder

Bach Sinfonia from Cantata No. 42 • Mass in G minor BWV235 • Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F • Mass in G BWV236

£50, £39, £24, £10 (Child £2.50)

Fri 11 March 7.30pm

CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION WINNER: SEONG-JIN CHOSouthbank Centre’s International Piano Series

Piano

Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No.1 • Fantasia in F minor Op. 49 • 4 Mazurkas Op. 33 • Polonaise in Ab Op. 53 • Ballade No. 2 in F Op. 38 • Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor Op. 35 ‘Marche funèbre’ • Scherzo No.2 in Bb minor Op. 31

£35, £28, £15, £10

Sat 12 March 7.30pm

KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA© Sim Canetty-Clarke

Russell Keable conductor

Britten Symphonic Suite from GlorianaShostakovich Symphony No. 10

£17.50 (£12.50), £12.50

Sun 13 March 6.00pm

ST PAUL’S GIRLS’ SCHOOLSpring Concert

Symphony OrchestraChamber OrchestraSenior ChoirPaulina Voices Leigh O'Hara conductorHeidi Pegler conductorHilary Sturt conductor

Vivaldi Spring from The Four SeasonsPergolesi Stabat MaterBritten Four Sea Interludes from Peter GrimesRimsky-Korsakov Music from Scheherazade

£10 (£8)

Tue 15 March 7.00pm

SOUTH EAST SCHOOLS’ CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITIONFinalists’ Concert

£10 (£5)

Tue 22 March 1.05pm

ETCETERA CHOIR

Stephen Hall conductor

Beethoven Mass in C Op. 86

Free Admission

Tue 22 March 7.00pm

ST DUNSTAN’S COLLEGEChoral and Orchestral Concert

Choral SocietySymphony OrchestraMatthew Wood conductor

Dvořák Slavonic Dances Op. 46 No. 6 and 8Haydn Nelson Mass Hob.XXII/11

£12 (£8) (£26 for 2 adults, 1 child)

Wed 23 March 7.00pm

CYPRUS SINFONIACharlotte Scott violinJonathan Thorne violaMichael Thorne conductor

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in Eb K364Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 ‘The Year 1905’

£15 (£10)

Thu 24 March 7.00pm

COME & SING MESSIAHRichard Heason © Amy Ryan

Smith Square VoicesChartwell Sinfonia Soloists from the Royal Academy of MusicRichard Heason conductor

Handel Messiah

Come & Sing: £10 (£5) Concert: £12 (£8)

Fri 25 March 2.30pm

POLYPHONY & ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTStephen Layton © Keith Saunders

Stuart Jackson evangelistNeal Davies christusJulia Doyle sopranoIestyn Davies countertenorGwilym Bowen tenorRoderick Williams bassCatherine Manson leaderStephen Layton director

Bach St John Passion

£50, £44, £38, £19

Thu 31 March 1.05pm

LIGETI QUARTETThursday Lunchtime ConcertsYoung Artists' Series

© Gianluca de Girolamo

Stravinsky Three Pieces for String QuartetLutosławski String QuartetWebern Six Bagatelles Op. 9György Kurtág Six Moments Musicaux Op. 44

£10, YF

Thu 31 March 7.30pm

FRANCOISE-GREEN PIANO DUOThe Viennese Salon

© SB Imagery

Innocence and Lust

Antoine Françoise pianoRobin Green piano

Mozart Sonata in F K497Colin Alexander New Work (world premiere)Mozart Sonata in C K19dBerg Lulu suite arr. Kenneth HeskethSchubert Allegro in A minor Lebensstürme D947

£14 (£10), YF

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MARCHAPRIL2016


Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

Fri 1 April 7.30pm

PIANO AND STRING QUARTETPrincipal Sound

© Rob Bogaerts / Anefo

The Smith QuartetJohn Tilbury piano

Feldman Piano and String Quartet

There will be a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.

£15 (£10), YFFestival Pass £40 (£25), YF (£25)

Sat 2 April 5.00pm

PHILIP THE WANDERERPrincipal Sound© Adam Hodge

Eliza McCarthy piano

John Luther Adams Nunataks Cassandra Miller Philip The WandererRădulescu Piano Sonata No. 3 'You Will Endure Forever'


Sat 2 April 8.00pm

SHADOW AND ECHO AND JADEPrincipal Sound

ExaudiJames Weeks directorJames McVinnie organ

Programme includes:Feldman Principal SoundJürg Frey Shadow and Echo and Jade (World Premiere) Clementi Im Frieden dein, o Herre meinCassandra Miller Guide


Sat 2 April 9.15pm

KONDO, GIESHOFF, AND CAGEPrincipal Sound

Ligeti Quartet

Jo Kondo Mr Bloomfield, His spacingArne Gieshoff UnwuchtenCage Quartet in Four Parts


Sun 3 April 5.00pm

FELDMAN ON THE AUTOBAHNPrincipal Sound

explorensemble

Enno Poppe Gelöschte Lieder Feldman Spring of Chosroes Romitelli Domeniche alla periferia dell'impero Grisey Talea


Sun 3 April 8.00pm

LAYERS OF LOVEPrincipal Sound

Octandre Ensemble

Webern Concerto for Nine InstrumentsVivier SamarkandFeldman Routine InvestigationsFrank Denyer After the RainThomas Smetryns This Could be the most beautiful piece in the worldChristian Mason Layers of Love (UK Premiere)Savaskan Green Plastic Vase (for Morton Feldman) Feldman Durations III Tenney Forms IV (for Morton Feldman)


Mon 4 April 5.45pm

FOR PHILIP GUSTONPrincipal Sound

Jenni Hogan flute George Barton percussionSiwan Rhys piano & celeste

Feldman For Philip Guston


Wed 6 April 1.05pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSMozart Explored


Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb K482

£12

Wed 6 April 7.30pm

INGRID FLITERSouthbank Centre's International Piano Series

Piano

Chopin Nocturne in B Op. 9 No. 3 • Scherzo No. 4 in E Op. 54 • Nocturne in Db Op. 27 No. 2 • Mazurkas: Op. 50 No. 3 in C# minor • Op. 63 No. 2 in F minor • Op. 63 No. 3 in C# minor • Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 • 24 Preludes Op. 28

£35, £28, £15, £10

Thu 7 April 1.05pm

MATTHEW MARTINThursday Lunchtime ConcertsOrgan Series

Organ

Patrick Gowers An Occasional Trumpet VoluntaryBach Allein Gott in der höh’ sei Ehr BWV662 • Prelude & Fugue in C BWV547Guilain Suite du deuxième tonWidor Andante Sostenuto from Symphonie GothiqueVierne Carillon de Westminster

£10, YF

Thu 7 April 7.30pm

FRANCOISE-GREEN PIANO DUOThe Viennese Salon© SB Imagery

Antoine Françoise pianoRobin Green piano

Mozart Sonata for Piano four-hands in D K381Alissa Firsova New Work (world premiere)Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor ‘Tragic’ arr. Zemlinsky

£14 (£10), YF

Fri 8 April 7.30pm

WARREN MAILLEY-SMITHComplete Chopin Cycle

The Four Ballades

Chopin Bolero in C Op. 19 • Mazurka No. 31–32 Op. 50 No. 2–3 • Mazurka No. 33–35 in B Op. 56 No. 1–3 • Rondeau in C Op. 73 • Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 • Ballade No. 2 in F Op. 38 • Largo in Eb Op. posth. • Ballade No. 3 in Ab Op. 47 • Ballade No.4 in F minor Op. 52

£20, £15

Sat 9 April 7.00pm

MALCOLM SARGENT FESTIVAL CHOIRFarewell Concert

Sky Ingram sopranoBozidar Smiljanic baritone Malcolm Sargent Festival ChoirSouthbank Sinfonia Nicholas O'Neill organ Simon Over conductor

Parry Blest Pair of SirensVaughan Williams Serenade to MusicNicholas O’Neill I hear and am elatedElgar BenedictusHandel Messiah (Part 3)

£25 (£22.50), £15, £10.

Sun 10 April 3.00pm

TABEA DEBUSSunday at St John'sYoung Artists' Series

Tabea Debus recorderAnna Curzon baroque violinClaudia Norz baroque violinJordan Bowron baroque violaLea Rahel Bader baroque celloJohannes Lang harpsichord

Telemann Concerto in F TWV51:F1Calliope Tsoupaki CharavgiPurcell A New GroundHasse Cantata per Flauto in BbMoritz Eggert Außer AtemHandel A selection of aria transcriptionsBerio GestiTelemann Cello Sonata in D TWV41:D6Sammartini Concerto in F

£14 (£10), YF

Mon 11 April 7.00pm

LONDON HANDEL FESTIVAL© Robert Workman

London Handel SingersLondon Handel Orchestra Katherine Watson sopranoSophie Junker sopranoRenate Pokupic mezzoAlexander Sprague tenorJosep-Ramon Olivé bass-baritoneAdrian Butterfield leaderLaurence Cummings conductor

Handel Alexander Balus HWV65

£60, £50, £35, £10

Tue 12 April 7.30pm

THE GESUALDO SIXYoung Artists' Series© Hannah King

Gesualdo Felice primavera • Moro, lassoMonteverdi Sfogava con le stelle • Io mi son giovinetta • Rimante in Pace • Zefiro tornaLigeti Nonsense MadrigalsSchütz O primavera • O dolcezze amarissimi d’amore • Ride la prima vera • Fuggi o mio core • Feritevi, ferite, virerete mordaci • Io moro, ecco ch’io moroFolksongs from the British Isles

£12 (£8), YF

Wed 13 April 7.30pm

MARTINO TIRIMO & MINGUET QUARTETThe Great Piano Quintets © Francesco Tirimo

Martino Tirimo pianoMinguet Quartet

Suk Meditation on the Czech chorale ‘St Wenzel’ Op. 35aWebern Six Bagatelles Op. 9Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen arr. Annette ReisingerDvořák Piano Quintet in A Op. 5Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb Op. 44

£22, £17, £14, £10, YF

Thu 14 April 1.05pm

ATTARD-ZERAFA DUOThursday Lunchtime ConcertsPark Lane Group Young Artists

Philip Attard saxophoneChristine Zerafa piano

Schmitt Légende Op. 66Denisov SonataAlbright Sonata: (i) Two-Part Invention, (ii) La Follia Nuova: a lament for George Cacioppo, (ivb) Mad DanceMilhaud Scaramouche: (i) Vif, (ii) Modéré, (iii) Brazileira

£10, YF

Thu 14 April 7.30pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSMozart Explored 1783© Jennifer Brady

Mozart Rediscovered

David Parry conductor

Mozart L’oca del Cairo

£40, £32, £25, £15

Sat 16 April 7.30pm

PUBLIC PASSIONS: TOM COURTENAYPublic Passions

Orchestra of St John'sJohn Lubbock conductorTom Courtenay guest

The continuation of a series of concerts in which celebrities choose the programme and discuss their choices. This concert will feature English actor Tom Courtenay.

£26, £20, £15, £10

Sun 17 April 6.00pm

JAMES ALLEN’S GIRLS’ SCHOOLChoral and Orchestral Concert

Symphony OrchestraChamber OrchestraHolst ChoirChoral SocietyHelen Cook french hornPeter Gritton conductor

Verdi Pater NosterGlière Slow movement from Horn Concerto Op. 91Plus further choral and orchestral works

£12, £10, £8

Mon 18 April 7.30pm

PLG FOCUS: JAMES MACMILLANPark Lane Group Young Artists Spring Series

Barbican String QuartetTritium Trio

James MacMillan String Quartet No. 2John McCabe Sonata for clarinet, cello and pianoJay Capperaulde New work (world premiere)Giles Easterbrook Trio (world premiere)Benjamin Graves New work (world premiere)John Casken String Quartet No. 2

There will be a pre-concert event at 6.00pm with James Macmillan:

Abigail Sin pianoImogen Hancock trumpetJennifer Hughes piano

James MacMillan Piano Sonata • Seraph

£16, £13, £10, £7

Tue 19 April 7.30pm

PLG FOCUS: BRETT DEANPark Lane Group Young Artists Spring Series

Alke String Quartet The Hermes Experiment

Giles Swayne Chansons dévotes et poissonneusesGyörgy Kurtág 12 Microludes for string quartet • New work for string quartet (world premiere)Freya Waley-Cohen OysterKate Honey Predator FishJosephine Stephenson tanka Stevie Wishart Work for ensembleBrett Dean String Quartet No. 1 ‘Eclipse’

There will be a pre-concert event at 6.00pm:

Amy Green saxophoneAbigail Sin piano

Brett Dean Demons for solo saxophone • Etude, Hommage à Brahms • Hommage à Janáček • Etude: Hommage à Kurtág

£16, £13, £10, £7

Wed 20 April 7.30pm

PLG FOCUS: HELEN GRIMEPark Lane Group Young Artists Spring Series

Ferio Saxophone QuartetImma Setiadi piano

John Harbison GatsbyMatthew Kaner New workLaura Bowler New workHelen Grime Harp of the North • The Flash of Fireflies in Folds of Darkness • 10 MiniaturesGavin Bryars Alaric I or IIXenakis XAS

There will be a pre-concert event at 6.00pm with Helen Grime:

Albany Piano Trio

Helen Grime Three WhistlerMiniatures • The Brook Sings Loud

£16, £13, £10, £7

Thu 21 April 7.30pm

PLG FOCUS: ROBIN HOLLOWAYPark Lane Group Young Artists Spring Series

Nardus Williams sopranoPeter Foggitt pianoEblana String Trio -

Robin Holloway Killing TimeJoel Rust New workRobin Holloway String TrioOthmar Schoeck LiederMorgan Hayes Dictionary of LondonLord Berners Three English SongsSchoenberg String Trio

There will be a pre-concert event at 6.00pm with Robin Holloway:

Amy Green saxophoneAbigail Sin piano

Robin Holloway Suite • Partita

£16, £13, £10, £7

Fri 22 April 7.30pm

PLG FOCUS: SALLY BEAMISHPark Lane Group Young Artists Spring Series

Lipatti Piano QuartetBelle Chen piano

Sally Beamish Voices in Silence for solo pianoVasiliki Legaki New workPeter Maxwell Davies Piano QuartetSally Beamish Piano SonataLigeti Etude No. 13 ‘Devil’s Staircase’Francisco Coll Cuando el nino era ninoBax Piano Quartet

There will be a pre-concert event at 6.00pm with Sally Beamish:

Iosif Purits accordionCecilia Bignall celloImogen Hancock trumpetJennifer Hughes piano Sally Beamish Fanfare • Takes two • Juno

£16, £13, £10, £7

Sat 23 April 7.30pm

LONDON WOODWIND ORCHESTRATwisted Skyscape

Shea Lolin conductor

Philip Spake Overture for WoodwindsGary Carpenter PantomimeChristopher Hussey DreamtideAdam Gorb Battle SymphonyChristopher Hussey Twisted Skyscape

£20, £15, £10

Sun 24 April 3.00pm

FIDELIO TRIO Sunday at St John'sFrench Piano Trios Series© Noirin O Sullivan-Moloney

Darragh Morgan violin Adi Tal cello Mary Dullea piano

Fauré Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120Peter Wiegold Piano Trio (premiere of revised version)Chausson Piano Trio in G minor Op. 3

£14 (£10), YF

Tue 26 April 7.30pm

LONDON PHOENIX ORCHESTRAPostcard From Italy

Lev Parikian conductorEmmanuella Reiter viola

Tchaikovsky Capriccio ItalienMartinů Frescoes of Piero della FrancescaBerlioz Harold in Italy

£15, £12, £9

Wed 27 April 7.30pm

BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSICAn evening of diverse chamber and solo music showcasing the work of Birmingham Conservatoire. Works will include solo piano, voice, chamber music, new music and organ.

£10

Thu 28 April 1.05pm

SAMSON TSOY & PAVEL KOLESNIKOVThursday Lunchtime Concerts

Samson Tsoy pianoPavel Kolesnikov piano

Messiaen Visions de l’Amen for two pianos

£10, YF

Thu 28 April 7.30pm

KATIA & MARIELLE LABÈQUESouthbank Centre's International Chamber Music Series© Umberto Nicoletti

Katia Labèque pianoMarielle Labèque piano

Programme includes works by Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Brahms, J. Strauss II, Dvořák, Bizet, Fauré, Satie, Poulenc, Milhaud, Grainger, Gershwin, Stravinsky, and Lutosławski.

£35, £28, £15, £10

Fri 29 April 1.00pm

LUNCHTIME DIALOGUE© Matthew Andrews

The Reverend Graham Buckle hosts a monthly conversation with important figures from the local area. This dialogue will feature Jeremy Jackman, choral director, composer, and former member of the internationally renowned vocal ensemble The King's Singers.

Free Admission

Fri 29 April 7.30pm

WARREN MAILLEY-SMITHComplete Chopin Cycle© Ben Ealovega

The Heroic Polonaise Op. 53

Chopin Polonaise No. 8 in D Minor Op. 71 No. 1 • Mazurka No. 36–38 Op. 59 No. 1–3 • Mazurka No. 39–40 Op. 63 No. 1–2 •

Nocturne No. 18 in E Op. 62 No. 2 • Allegro de concert in A, Op. 46 •

Souvenir de Paganini •

Nocturne No. 17 in B Op. 62 No. 1 • Nocturne No. 3 in B Op. 9 No. 3 • Polonaise in G flat Op. posth. •

Waltz No. 17 in Eb Op. posth. •

Polonaise No. 6 in Ab Op. 53 'Heroic'

£20, £15

APRIL


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St John’s Smith Square is just off Millbank between Westminster and Lambeth Bridges, close to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, and a short walk from Westminster tube station.

CAR PARKINGSt John’s Smith Square is within the congestion charging zone. Parking meters are in operation during the day Monday–Friday until 6.00pm. In the evenings and at weekends there are usually ample spaces locally. There is Westminster City Council car parking on Great College Street and Arneway Street.

RAILVictoria, Waterloo, Vauxhall & Charing Cross

TUBEWestminster, St James’s Park & Victoria

BUS3 and 87 to Horseferry Road C10 and 507 (limited hours) to Millbank 88 to Horseferry Road 11, 211, 148 and 24 to Westminster Abbey

SANTANDER CYCLESA docking station is located in Smith Square and there are also stations on Horseferry Road, Page Street and Great College Street.

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