2016-2017

AGM at 7.45pm followed by a free concert at about 9pm Richmond Concert Society is proud to continue an annual event which allows subscribers to be involved in the creation of new music. Students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD) are invited to submit compositions to a reviewing panel. The chosen composer […]

Featuring Nicholas Daniel The W T Bryant Concert Moeran: Phantasy Quartet Schubert: String Trio in B flat, D471 Lennox Berkeley: Oboe Quartet Mozart: Adagio, K580a R R Bennett: Arethusa Lutosławski: Bucolics Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F, KV370 Sponsored by Friends of the RCS Nicholas Daniel founded the Britten Oboe Quartet together with his colleagues and […]

J S Bach: English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année: Italie Sponsored by British pianist Ashley Fripp frequently appears as solo recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, having performed extensively throughout […]

The Robert Stoker Concert Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452 Ravel: Mother Goose Suite (arr. Nissen) Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, Op. 16 Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds Sponsored by Lesley Ferguson “The brilliant Endymion” (The Sunday Times) exists to deliver world-class performances of chamber music […]

The Richard Oake Concert Ravel: String Quartet in F Turnage: Contusion Britten: 3 Divertimenti Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 Sponsored by Hazel Watson Read Eugene Broad’s Review Prizewinners at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, the Piatti Quartet is amongst the UK’s foremost young ensembles with a […]

The Muriel Dawson Concert Frank Havrøy: Bysjan,bysjan lite bån(folk song) Rêve pour l’hiver Torbjørn Dyrud: Med en Bukett Grete Pederson and Gjermund Larsen: Solistvals (Soloist waltz) Gropen Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur: La voix du bien-aimé from Le Cantique des Cantiques Dialogue from Le Cantique des Cantiques Karlheinz Stockhausen: Armer junger Hirt from Songs for Doris Bjorn Andor […]

The Howard Greenwood Concert Debussy: Préludes, Book 1 Fauré: Theme and Variations in C sharp minor, Op. 73 Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25 Sponsored by Kay Williams Ian Hobson is a musician of tremendous versatility who has earned an international reputation as a pianist, conductor, and educator. Born in Wolverhampton, England, Hobson studied music at the […]

In memory of Robin Wade Debussy: String Quartet in G minor Kurtág: Moments Musicaux Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat, Op. 127 Sponsored by Mary Weber Founded in 2012, in Paris, the Van Kuijk Quartet recently won the 2015 Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition, along with the associated Best Beethoven and Best Haydn […]

The President’s Concert Songs by Dowland, Giuliani, Walton, Britten, Robert Jones, and Lennox Berkeley Sponsored by Robin Hewitt Robin Tritschler graduated from the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, London. Prizes have included the Ulster Bank Music Foundation Bursary, the Abigail Dodds Lieder Prize, the Song Prize at the 2nd […]

The Paul Woodhouse Concert Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92 Carl Vine: The Village Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76 Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor Sponsored by First prizewinners of the International Commerzbank Chamber Music Award 2008 and recipients of the NORDMETALL Chamber Music Award at […]