Performing cellist, baroque cellist, 19th/early 20th century performance style, researcher and teacher based in London and Winchester (Hampshire)
ABC "The Lexicon of Love" - UK Tour 24 Jan - 22 Feb 2023
- 7:00 pm
- England, Scotland, Wales
ABC led by charismatic singer Martin Fry formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s . They wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique new romantic, post punk vision. ABC’s debut ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ went to No 1 and sold over a million records. To date, ABC have released nine studio albums: ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ (1982), ‘Beauty Stab’ (1983), ‘How To Be A Zillionaire’ (1985), ‘Alphabet City’ (1987), ‘Up’ (1989), ‘Abracadabra’ (1991), ‘Skyscraping’ (1997) , ‘Traffic’ (2008) and ‘The Lexicon of Love II’ (2016). “ABC’s Martin Fry is a revelation, a soul man supreme, belting out pristine Vegas glitter pop and uptown House in his electric blue lounge suit. An ageless performer, Fry is the missing link between Bryan Ferry and Jarvis Cocker. For the inevitable encore of ‘The Look of Love’ he returns dipped in sparkly gold lame. ” Stephen Dalton NME
Klingen Chamber Orchestra - A Celebration of Bach
- 7:00 pm
- St Cuthbert's, Earls Court, 50 Philbeach Gdns, London SW5 9EB
The Klingen Chamber Orchestra (KCO) was founded by maestro Sipan Olah in 2021. It performs a repertoire of Armenian and international musical pieces. The twenty-two member orchestra, which is named Klingen (“sound” from German), enjoys an exceptional reputation from the general public and media both in the UK and internationally. KCO’s performance of symphonic pieces by Spendiaryan and Babajanian at the “Multinational Tribute to Alexander Spendiaryan & Arno Babajanian” concert was a great success.
Brandenburg Sinfonia
- 8:15 pm
- Eton College
Brandenburg Sinfonia are performing music by Parry, Brahms, Binge and Elgar.
Vivaldi Four Seasons by candellight
- 7:30 pm
- St James's Piccadilly
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta and Martyn Jackson perform Vivaldi's timeless classic, The Four Seasons.
British Sinfonietta - Schubert's Mass
- 7:30 pm
- St Paul's Church, Chiswick
A spring concert by the West London Chorus and the British Sinfonietta, performing the magnificent Schubert Mass in A flat. The concert also includes some lovely Schubert Lieder sung by the the choir's choral scholars.
J.S Bach Cello Suite No 5
- 6:30 pm
- St John's Smith Square
Baroque cellist Erlend Vestby perform the 5th Suite of J.S. Bach this evening.
London Festival of Baroque Music
- 1:05 pm
- St John's Smith Square
Lunchtime Concert
Andrés Gabriel Villalobos-Lépiz
OBOE
Flora Fontanelli
VIOLIN
Erlend Vestby
CELLO
Petra Hajduchová
HARPSICHORD
Antonio Vivaldi
Trio Sonata in G minor, RV81
George Frideric Händel
Sonata for oboe and continuo in F major, HWV363a
Domenico Gabrielli
Sonata for cello and continuo No 1 in G minor
Johann Joachim Quantz
Trio Sonata in C minor, QV2:Anh.5
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Trio Sonata No 1 in G minor
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
Chaconne in F major for harpsichord solo
Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio Sonata in G minor, TWV 42:g5, from Essercizii musici
Southbank Sinfonia alumni Flora Fontanelli (violin) and Erlend Vestby (cello) join forces with baroque oboist Andrés Gabriel Villalobos-Lépiz and harpsichordist Petra Hajduchová in this lunchtime concert exploring a variety of trio sonatas, one of the most popular chamber music formats of the baroque period. Along with Vivaldi, Telemann and Quantz, they are proud to present also a lesser-known wonderful trio sonata by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, a celebrated composer and harpsichordist of her day who worked in the court of Louis XIV. The trio sonatas are interspersed with solo works for oboe, cello and harpsichord, creating a varied and balanced lunchtime concert not to be missed.
J.S. Bach Cello Suite 4-6
- 12:30 pm
- St Saviours, Darthmouth
Following his performance of the three first Cello Suites by J.S. Bach last year, baroque cellist Erlend Vestby will complete the set with the three last Cello Suites this afternoon as part of Dart Music Festival in Darthmouth, Devon.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010
Cello Suite No 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Cello Suite No 6 in D major, BWV 1012
- 1:15 pm
- Winchester Cathedral
Cellists Théa-Rose Lester Mumford and Erlend Vestby perform self-arranged music for cello duo in this lunchtime recital.
Music by Dvorak, Albinoni, Vivaldi, Shostakovich a.o.
22 Strings - Lunchtime recital
- 1:05 pm
- St John's Smith Square
Ilhem Ben Khalfa, Alexander Casson
VIOLIN
Aleksandra Lipke, Lorena Cantó Woltèche
VIOLA
Reyan Murtadha, Erlend Vestby
CELLO
Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence
Strauss Sextet from the Opera Capriccio
The 22 STRINGS sextet was formed from members of the 2022–2023 Southbank Sinfonia Fellowship, which is the reason for the ensemble's name—the year it arose. Bringing together musicians from six different countries, this international ensemble made their debut at the Lunchtime Concert Series in St John's Smith Square in April 2023.
Westminster Opera Company
- 7:15 pm
- Holy Cross Church, Cortayne Rd SW6 3QA London
Mozart Exsultate Jubilate, Britten Serenade for Tenor Horn & Strings, TBA New Commission, Haydn St Nicholas Mass.
Photo: Kate Kantur