2019-2020

The Annual General Meeting is followed by a half-length concert. The concert will include a specially-commissioned piece by the winner of the Richmond Concert Society/Muriel Dawson Composition Award.

Photograph of Benjamin Grosvenor by Patrick Allen Rameau: Gavotte and Variations Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E flat, Op. 7 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 Valses oubliées Nos. 1 and 2 Berceuse Valse de l’opéra Faust de Charles Gounod Sponsored by Kay Williams British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is internationally recognised for his electrifying performances, distinctive sound and […]

Hindemith: Clarinet Sonata Debussy: Pemière Rhapsodie Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 Berg: Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 Zeynep and Sacha first met in 2005 in Oberlin Conservatory, studying the Mozart Kegelstatt Trio with Professor Roger Chase. […]

Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 Puccini: Crisantemi Zemlinsky: String Quartet No. 3 Sponsored by The Friends of the RCS In 2017 Quartetto Adorno won the Third Prize (First Prize not awarded), the Special Prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece and the Public’s Prize at the International String Quartet Competition […]

 Kodály: Sonatina Bach: Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze Bach/Britten: Spiritual Songs Tavener: Thrinos for solo cello Akhmatova Songs Brahms: Two Songs, Op. 91 Janáček: Pohádka Schubert: Songs for voice, cello and piano Ruby Hughes began her musical studies as a cellist graduating from the Guildhall School of Music in London. She went on to […]

Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite Mozart: Violin Concerto in D, K218 Robin Holloway: Ode for four winds and strings Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Trauer Leader: Stephanie Gonley Sponsored by The English Chamber Orchestra is the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world, its discography containing 860 recordings of over 1,500 works by more […]

Howard Greenwood 90th Birthday An extra concert in celebration of Howard’s decades of contributions to the Society Mendelssohn: Andante and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Schumann: Fantasy in C, Op. 17 Dohnányi: Rhapsody No. 3 in C Kevin Raftery: Cook From Frozen Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10 Ian Hobson is presenting this concert – free gratis […]

Sublime choral works by Tallis, Byrd, Taverner, Sheppard, Gibbons and Purcell. Taverner: Leroy Kyrie Tallis: Suscipe quaeso Sheppard: Our father Beata nobis guadia Taverner: Ave dei patris Interval Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis Gibbons: O clap your hands Lift up your heads O Lord in your wrath Purcell: O God, thou art my God O Lord […]

Haydn: Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI:34 Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 Funeral March Rachmaninov: Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Luka Okros has established himself as one of the most promising pianists of his generation. Okros’s performances have been praised by critics as “intense, strong and […]

Beethoven: 10 Variations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, Op. 121a Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 32 Sponsored by Hazel Watson Formed in 2009, the internationally award-winning Fournier Trio has rapidly established itself as one of the leading young chamber ensembles in the UK. […]