The established series of outstanding concerts ‘Such variety, every at St Christopher’s Hospice, featuring the talents evening a new of professional musicians from around the world adventure’ ‘Thank you for The Dame Cicely Saunders these wonderful musical evenings’ ‘A rare treat – great CONCERT music, great wine, great food’
Look out for additional SERIES2015 concert announcements at www.stchristophers.org.uk First Thursday of every month at 7.30pm £10 tickets include interval canapés and wine · Free entry for patients
Book online at www.stchristophers.org.uk/tickets or call 020 8768 4500 Three Cane Whale
Eva Doroszkowska Mick Sands Lily Neill
Thursday 8 January songs in the ornamented ‘sean Thursday 2 April Eva Doroszkowska nos’ style, songs of love and Clive Carroll A rich and varied programme of loss and roguery. Clive is Essex born of Irish exquisite miniatures to depict ‘Bare-boned music... for wide family, and studied classical the wintry landscape of the open spaces and dark corners guitar at the Trinity College of inner soul and the exterior in equal measure’ Irish Times Music. He is an internationally world that surrounds us. www.micksongsands.com acclaimed guitarist with many ‘A Winter’s Bagatelle’ explores Thursday 5 March recordings, compositions the ‘trifles that make the sum and awards to his name. He of life’ with piano music from Three Cane Whale tours the world with other the melancholic eloquence Three Cane Whale is a multi renowned acoustic guitarists of Rameau to the dazzling instrumental acoustic trio, such as John Renbourn and gems of Beethoven’s late influenced by folk, minimalism Tommy Emmanuel, playing bagatelles. Conjuring evocative and chamber music – Alex Vann and teaching. When the music descriptions of the Winter (mandolin, bowed psaltery, press describes someone as Sketches by Lithuanian music box, zither and tenor an ‘incredible acoustic talent’ composer Balys Dvarionas banjo) Pete Judge (trumpet, and ‘peerless – no other word and with the exuberant force harmonium, lyre, glockenspiel for it’ and when people like of Chopin’s last scherzo, a and dulcitone) and Paul Bradley Jean-Christophe Novelli and programme with a microcosm (acoustic guitar and miniature Madonna are booking that of changing moods. harp). At times as intricate as same someone for their private Thursday 5 February a team of watchmakers and at parties, then you know that others as spare as a mountain An evening of the best something pretty special is stream, the music encompasses going on! Join us for a unique traditional music from both a cinematic sweep and an and special evening. intimate delicacy, in which ‘the the British Isles Thursday 7 May Mick Sands returns to lead a aroma of muddy leaves and group of musicians from the old nettles is almost tangible’. Welcome to the world Irish tradition in an evening of The Observer of Lily Neill dance music on flute, fiddle and www.idyllicrecords.co.uk Come and discover the uilleann pipes interspersed with www.threecanewhale.com possibilities of one harp in the Khiyo Tony Woollard
Robin Tritschler The Mestizo Duo Clive Carroll
hands of an artist described joined by violinist Sophie Ryan backgrounds which include by Irish Music Magazine and pianist Dominic John in Western classical, rock, jazz, as ‘…part of the new harp an evening of chamber music blues, Nazrul Sangeet, Bengali revolution extolling aspects of featuring the work of Schubert. folk and Indian classical– the harp music never previously Thursday 2 July amalgamation has a singularly heard’. Lily’s performances identifiable sound Khiyo are fast reflect her passion for music, The Mestizo Duo developing a reputation as a drawing listeners into a vivid, Ahmed Dickinson and Emma formidable live band. They are efflorescent soundscape Blanco return this year as fronted by vocalist Sohini Alam, of compelling original Mestizo Duo, bringing an whose work includes vocals compositions, exuberantly eclectic mixture of Classical, for Akram Khan’s Olivier award playful Irish melodies and Spanish, Cuban and Argentinian winning piece ‘DESH’, Tara beguiling Finnish tangos. music from this virtuoso guitar Arts and Hardeep Singh Kohli’s www.lilyneill.com and violin partnership. Works ‘Bollywood Cinderella’ and included from their critically Thursday 4 June ‘Kanjoos the Miser’. acclaimed album ‘Havana Suite’. The chamber music Mestizo’s performances sparkle www.khiyo.com of Schubert with energy and passion and ‘A most beautiful, haunting Tony Woollard studied the will have you dancing in your voice’ Karen Bussell, cello with David Smith and seats! whatsonstage.com Raphael Wallfisch and then ‘You’re left with the sensation Thursday 1 October spent four years studying of being touched to the core Robin Tritschler with Robert Cohen in Lugano, by exquisitely played pieces’ Switzerland. As a chamber Songlines Magazine Acclaimed for his ‘radiantly musician Tony has played with lyrical’ voice, Robin Tritschler the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Thursday 3 September has garnered praise from the Alberni Quartet (Schubert Khiyo critics and audiences for his quintet) and with Robert We’re delighted to welcome performances. In concert, Robin Cohen at his Charleston Manor back Khiyo, a London-based has sung with many leading Festival. For many years he was band that gives Bengali heritage orchestras including the London a member of the AlbaMusica music a modern acoustic Philharmonic Orchestra, string quartet. Tonight he is sound. The band members have L’Orchestre National de Lyon, Mary Carewe
The Marmen Quartet Graham Bickley
Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon, the most exciting young string in the UK. They have appeared the Hong Kong Philharmonic quartets in London. Having with many of the world’s Orchestra, the Rotterdam all previously collaborated great orchestras in the UK, Philharmonic Orchestra, the extensively in other chamber Europe, Asia, Australia and the Moscow Virtuosi, and the music environments, both the USA including performances BBC Philharmonic. Robin diverse experiences of the four at New York’s Carnegie Hall, regularly appears in recitals musicians and their distinct Berlin’s Philharmonie, London’s at London’s Wigmore Hall, personalities are responsible Royal Albert Hall and Théâtre the Köln Philharmonie, Het for the unique sound and the du Châtelet in Paris. This Concertgebouw, and the imaginative interpretations for evening will feature some of Kennedy Centre (Washington which the quartet is recognised. the greatest songs of the 20th DC). His operatic engagements Their love of chamber music century. Whether it’s James have seen him perform with the combined with a mutual Bond or Burt Bacharach, Billy Royal Opera, Welsh National interest of the full range of the Joel or Joni Mitchell, McCartney Opera, and at the Ruhrtriennale. classical repertory is a constant or Lennon; join them as they bring their own musical magic inspiration for the ensemble. Thursday 5 November to St Christopher’s Hospice. The Marmen Quartet Thursday 3 December ‘Mary Carewe is a true diva Formed at the Royal College From Bacharach of the concert platform’ of Music in London, the to The Beatles Nottingham Evening Post Marmen Quartet was founded Mary Carewe and Graham ‘Mr Bickley has ease and in late 2012 and since then has Bickley are two of the most physical grace, and sings like a become recognised as one of accomplished concert artistes dream’ Birmingham Post
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Book online at www.stchristophers.org.uk/tickets or call 020 8768 4500 The established series of outstanding concerts ‘Such variety, every at St Christopher’s Hospice, featuring the talents evening a new of professional musicians from around the world adventure’ ‘Thank you for The Dame Cicely Saunders these wonderful musical evenings’ ‘A rare treat – great CONCERT music, great wine, great food’
Look out for additional SERIES2015 concert announcements at www.stchristophers.org.uk First Thursday of every month at 7.30pm £10 tickets include interval canapés and wine · Free entry for patients
Book online at www.stchristophers.org.uk/tickets or call 020 8768 4500