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

Photograph of the Carice Singers is by Robert Piwko & Lidia Crisafulli The President’s Concert Choral works by Elgar, Sibelius, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Herbert Howells, Arvo Pärt and many others. Sponsored by The Carice Singers is a British vocal ensemble of young professional singers conducted by George Parris. Named after Edward Elgar’s daughter, the ensemble […]

Photograph of Leonard Elschenbroich by Felix Broede Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 1 in F, Op. 5 Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69 Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Scherzo from FAE Sonata Sponsored by Friends of the RCS Described by the New York Times as “a musician of great […]

Photograph of Paul Lewis by Kaupo Kikkas The W T Bryant Concert Mendelssohn: Selection from Songs Without Words Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 61 in D, Hob.XVI:51 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A, K.331 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G, D894 Sponsored by Kay Williams Paul Lewis is internationally regarded as one of the […]

Photograph of the Chiaroscuro Quartet is by Eva Vermandel The Mary Ryan Concert Haydn: String Quartet No. 11 in D minor, Hob.III:22 Mozart: String Quartet No. 21 in D, K.575 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E flat, Op. 12 Sponsored by Formed in 2005, Chiaroscuro Quartet comprises violinists Alina Ibragimova (Russia) and Pablo Hernán […]

Photograph of Berkeley Ensemble by Nigel Luckhurst The Robert Stoker Concert Lennox Berkeley: Piece for flute, clarinet and bassoon Knussen: Secret Psalm Panufnik: Hommage à Chopin Raftery: Elegy Upon Elegy Beethoven: Septet in E flat, Op. 20 Hailed as “an instinctive collective” (The Strad) the Berkeley Ensemble was formed with the aim of exploring little-known […]

The Howard Greenwood Concert Weinberg: Selected Pieces from Children’s Notebooks Tchaikovsky: Selected Pieces from The Seasons, Op. 37b Beethoven: Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight” Schubert: Four Impromptus, D899 Sponsored by Steinway Artist, Yulia Chaplina was born in Rostov-on-Don (Russia). Now London-based Yulia gave her debut performance aged 7, performing Bach’s Keyboard Concerto […]

Photograph of the Lipatti by Gabriel Issarlis The Paul Woodhouse Concert Huw Watkins: Piano Quartet Dvořák : Piano Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 23 Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Winners of the Elias Fawcett Trust for an Outstanding Chamber Ensemble at the Royal Over-Seas League Competition finals, the Lipatti Piano Quartet […]

Photograph of Mark Padmore by Marco Borggreve Schubert: Selection of songs Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Op. 35 Sponsored by Robin Hewitt Mark Padmore was born in London and grew up in Canterbury. After beginning his musical studies on the clarinet he gained a choral scholarship to King’s College, Cambridge and graduated with an honours degree in […]

This AGM and Concert have been re-scheduled from last July. The Annual General Meeting is followed by a half-length concert. This year’s concert will feature music for flute and harp, played by the Equinox Duo (Mina Middleton and Esther Beyer). The concert will include a specially-commissioned piece by David Nunn, winner of the Richmond Concert […]