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The programme also links the French organ tradition through Nicolas de Grigny and Gaston Litaize, and adds lighter English works by Peter Hurford and the recitalist before concluding with Bach's Contrapunctus XI from The Art of Fugue.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/matthew-martin-organ-passacaglia-38646/", "official_url": "https://www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/passacaglia/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/ec6e73188b78ef86efb1405b124637802629273eec8ff9d14b3f44b113a1f24d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Lunchtime Recital - Helen Langley (viola) and Irina Lyakhovskaya (piano)", "start": "2026-10-29T13:10:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Pancras Church", "address": "London", "price": "free entry with a suggested donation", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime recital of music for viola and piano at St Pancras Church. Violist Helen Langley and pianist Irina Lyakhovskaya perform works by Rebecca Clarke, Caroline Shaw and Ernest Bloch. The recital is presented by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, whose students give lunchtime concerts in beautiful venues across London. 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