{"title": "Elias String Quartet", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£40 £37 £33 £27 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music concert by the Elias String Quartet at Wigmore Hall. The quartet — Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant on violin, Simone van der Giessen on viola and Marie Bitlloch on cello — marks Sally Beamish's 70th birthday year with two of the three quartets she wrote for them, each taking a Robert Schumann string quartet as its point of departure. The programme also includes Schumann's String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1 and a selection of folk songs arranged by Donald Grant, a master of the Scottish fiddle tradition. The concert lasts approximately 2 hours including an interval.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/elias-string-quartet-65993/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611051930", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/0a3319c0fcc703b59cc2d9ee8b1b4a00bde54d71d8bf8078076835bf784b1ca2-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Steven Isserlis cello; Connie Shih piano", "start": "2026-11-09T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime chamber concert of cello and piano music lasting about an hour without an interval. Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih play works by William Sterndale Bennett, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn. The programme recalls Leipzig in the mid-1800s, where Bennett's melodic gift so impressed Mendelssohn that he invited him to the city, and where Bennett met and befriended Schumann. Two pieces are arranged by Steven Isserlis.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/steven-isserlis-cello-connie-shih-piano-65999/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611091300", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/a21e09ca02f2841826b969cdfaf7fbc827426a82b2be2132afe9d0eebec27aa1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Brodsky Quartet: Bach, Britten and Bridge", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "£11.50 (incl ticket fee)", "price_from": "11.50", "price_to": "11.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber concert by the Brodsky Quartet, joined by RCM string players, in the Performance Hall. The programme features arrangements of Bach solo sonatas for string quartet, Beethoven's String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4, Bridge's Second Idyll from Three Idylls H67, and Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. Bridge dedicated his Three Idylls to Ethel Elmore Sinclair, whom he met while performing in the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra, and Britten, his most notable pupil and fellow RCM alumnus, wrote his Variations inspired by the second Idyll. The performance hints at the personality of Britten's mentor.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/brodsky-quartet-bach-britten-and-bridge-38292/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3823063", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/9bf70f8e58d816fd0b1e37f238d98076386df4dbad82cc05ddbcbfd133430a3e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Karelia String Quartet", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ancient Church of St Mary The Virgin", "address": "Perivale Lane, UB6 8SS Perivale", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "The Karelia String Quartet performs a chamber music concert at St Mary's Perivale, with works by Mozart and Schubert: the String quartet in D K575 and the String quartet in D minor D810. The quartet is formed of Emil Hartikainen (violin), Megan Yang (violin), Felix Pascoe (viola) and Daniel Schultz (cello), and was formed in early 2024 at the Royal Academy of Music. They have won First Prize at the Nina Drucker String Quartet Competition (2025), the Historical Women's Composer Competition (2025) and the Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Competition (2024), and Second Prize at the CAVATINA Chamber Music Competition at Wigmore Hall (2025). Selected as Kirckman Concert Society Artists for the 2026–27 season, they have also performed for His Majesty King Charles III at St James's Palace.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-karelia-string-quartet-40771/", "official_url": "https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-01.shtml", "image": ""}, {"title": "The Purcell School Chamber Soloists; Alex Redington director", "start": "2026-11-05T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber concert of about one hour, without interval, featuring works by Grażyna Bacewicz and George Enescu. Internationally acclaimed British violinist Alex Redington, Head of Strings at The Purcell School of Music and founding first violinist of the Doric String Quartet, leads The Purcell School Chamber Soloists in Enescu's monumental Octet and Bacewicz's Quartet for Four Violins.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/the-purcell-school-chamber-soloists-alex-redington-director-65992/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611051300", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/c2e83f8163f7901b17857dd422f6721a6a28c2e69f89e8ce65d4e00592e7bc20-600.webp"}, {"title": "Benjamin Appl baritone; Jerusalem Quartet", "start": "2026-11-08T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£45 £38 £33 £27 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "45.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611081930", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber concert bringing together baritone Benjamin Appl and the Jerusalem Quartet at Wigmore Hall, titled \"World and Dreams\". Appl, counted among the finest baritones of his generation and a student of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, is known as a thoughtful programme builder. The evening opens with Schumann's melodramatic Belsatzar, a spine-tingling ballad recalling Belshazzar's feast from the Book of Daniel, and ventures into the world, past and present, and beyond into the infinite cosmos of dreams. The programme features music by Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Barber, Webern and Weill.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/benjamin-appl-baritone-jerusalem-quartet-65998/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611081930", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/82451091170325b87977db82171ed1bdc08c35addf24812abb7084a67afa5bcc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Jerusalem Quartet", "start": "2026-11-07T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£45, £38, £33, £27, £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "45.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music concert by a string quartet at Wigmore Hall, pairing three works for four string instruments. The Jerusalem Quartet - Alexander Pavlovsky and Sergei Bresler on violin, Alexander Gordon on viola and Kyril Zlotnikov on cello - play Mozart's String Quartet No. 17 in B flat K458 'The Hunt', Bartók's String Quartet No. 6 BB119 and Ravel's String Quartet in F. The concert runs about two hours with an interval, and its programme places Mozart beside Bartók's final quartet, written before its composer found refuge in the United States, and closes with Ravel. Critics have praised the ensemble's 'immaculate, spirited playing' and its 'gold blend' of 'passion, precision, warmth'.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/jerusalem-quartet-65996/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611071930", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/fb5c5a7af4ff07130ffda3b146c6220da4d33b59bf4c4913369a76bbcccc6e01-600.webp"}, {"title": "Sarah Williamson (clarinet) and Simon Callaghan (piano)", "start": "2026-10-29T13:05:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T14:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime recital in the Shaw Library at the London School of Economics, given by the duo Sarah Williamson and Simon Callaghan. Clarinettist Sarah Williamson is praised by critics for her sonorous timbre and natural musicality, while pianist Simon Callaghan performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician and records widely. Their programme includes Joseph Horovitz's Sonatina for Clarinet & Piano, Farhad Poupel's Nocturne, and Brahms's Clarinet Sonata in E flat op.120 no.2. The concert is part of the LSE Arts Lunchtime Concert Series, which puts on free weekly music concerts in the Shaw Library.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/sarah-williamson-clarinet-and-simon-callaghan-piano-37083/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/arts-and-music/sarah-williamson-clarinet-and-simon-callaghan-piano", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/90702cdd1a735e06039d604cb83ee1c89afbbd13b534da93db00365645e89de4-1200.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. The concert lasts 40 minutes and is free.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/lunchtime-recital-helen-langley-viola-and-irina-lyakhovskaya-47771/", "official_url": "https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/whats-on/lunchtime-concerts/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/3b7835090d4ce55dd8e3b1f180ad576b611ae2020a163529d9845b330020d4be-600.webp"}, {"title": "Aida Piano Trio", "start": "2026-11-01T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T20:30:00Z", "place": "Conway Hall", "address": "Red Lion Square 25, WC1R 4RL London", "price": "In advance: Supporter £20, Standard £14, Student/NHS Discount £9, Living Support £6, Under 18's FREE", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://conwayhall.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173675508/events", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music concert by the Aida Piano Trio — violinist Esther Zaglia, cellist Clélia Le Bret and pianist Sofía Medina — at Conway Hall. The programme pairs Beethoven's Trio in E flat Op.70/2 with Shostakovich's searing 1923 Trio, a haunting Sarabande by Isidora Žebeljan, and Mendelssohn's D minor Trio to close. It is a beautifully balanced evening of striking contrasts, performed with real emotional range, open to all ages with under 16s accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/aida-piano-trio-35420/", "official_url": "https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/aida-piano-trio/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/f51665b6d23ad26caad8728415796e416ca2794bdb96a356d30a21b471b38ce5-600.webp"}, {"title": "Samling Showcase", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£40 £37 £33 £27 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/vocal"], "description": "A recital evening at Wigmore Hall celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Samling Institute, which trains young voices and pianists. The programme of Schubert, Purcell, Monteverdi, Schumann, Dvořák, Granados and Vaughan Williams, including 'Serenade to Music', is performed by Samling alumni such as Nardus Williams, Cláudia Ribas, Euan McDonald, Felix Gygli with pianists Jonathan Ware and Alfred Fardell, clarinettist Eliott Berdugo, the Samling Academy Quartet and speaker Adrian Lester. It lasts about two hours including an interval. Under-35 discounted and free tickets for young people are available.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/samling-showcase-65994/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611061930", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/1b079f3a7800cf9a53cbb2b4fb4d3abb72b33fc540ef821e9b79103bb2dbd927-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.ents24.com/ticket/buy/url/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2lnbW9yZS1oYWxsLm9yZy51ay93aGF0cy1vbi8yMDI2MTEwODExMzA/supplier/Miscellaneous/suppliedid/MjYzNDE0/ticketid/8166411/checksum/a24ec2a5df98f775fd2e59f154172fac/track/true?title=Kaleidoscope+Chamber+Collective&badge=&venueId=17178", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A Sunday morning chamber concert of about one hour without interval, with tickets including coffee, sherry or juice. Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, an ensemble described by Strings Magazine as like 'A big, glorious house party with a long and fabulous guest list', performs Louise Farrenc's Nonet Op. 38, whose 1850 première raised its composer to celebrity status, alongside Mozart's Quintet in E flat for piano and winds K452.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/kaleidoscope-chamber-collective-65997/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611081130", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/68e806d751314e68e37730286303c4144b51a5dffd9743ea69ac484a94dfd251-600.webp"}, {"title": "Seth Schultheis (piano)", "start": "2026-11-10T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ancient Church of St Mary The Virgin", "address": "Perivale Lane, UB6 8SS Perivale", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A piano recital by Seth Schultheis featuring Beethoven's 11 Bagatelles Op 119, Schubert's Impromptu in B flat D 935 no 3, and Schumann's Fantasie in C Op 17, whose three movements are passionate and rhapsodic, a march, and slow and meditative. The concert can be attended in person at St Mary's Perivale or watched live on YouTube or Facebook, and later as a recording on YouTube. The American pianist, based in London, won First Prize and the Chamber Music Prize at the 2025 Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn and has since performed with the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, Sinfonia Iuventus in Warsaw and the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn on tour through Germany, and is a dedicated performer of contemporary music.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/seth-schultheis-piano-40774/", "official_url": "https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-10.shtml", "image": ""}, {"title": "Thames Philharmonia", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Landmark Arts Centre", "address": "Ferry Road, TW11 9NN Teddington", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "An evening of classical music by the Thames Philharmonia, conducted by Byung-Yun Yu. The programme centres on Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, with Yuri Inoshita as piano soloist, alongside Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre, Mussorgsky's Night on the Bare Mountain, and extracts from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. Fittingly for Halloween, the works promise romance, drama and the supernatural.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/thames-philharmonia-36884/", "official_url": "https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/shows/thames-philharmonia-aut26/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/3a431f12d40dd87d44b6c2505d812cf9c55fd37160681257b790b01182840b54-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Thursday Lunchtime Concert – violinist David Hanesworth/ pianist Patricia Romero", "start": "2026-11-05T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-05T14:00:00Z", "place": "St Mary le Strand", "address": "Strand, WC2R 1ES London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime concert of classical music for violin and piano, given by violinist David Hanesworth and pianist Patricia Romero at St Mary le Strand as part of the venue's Lunchtime Concerts series. The programme features Beethoven's Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 (Spring), G. Pugnani-Kreisler's Praeludium und Allegro, and Prokofiev's Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano Op. 94a.", "url": "https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/events/thursday-lunchtime-concert-violinist-david-hanesworth-pianis-47725/", "official_url": "https://stmarylestrand.com/event/thursday-lunchtime-concert-david-hanesworth-patricia-romero-2/", "image": "https://go-gnocchi.app/images/37dcbae6a4eb15a4f12ac0e33d019ebedfa88863c2eec2690351d74044a2845c-1200.webp"}]}