{"title": "Jonathan Coe on Ravel and Vaughan Williams and the Music of Nations", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "£12, conc. £10, students £5", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://cinelumiere.savoysystems.co.uk/CineLumiere.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_600.TcsWebTab_601.TcsPerformance_7122904.TcsSection_6930861", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/contemporary-fiction", "music/classical"], "description": "An evening of conversation and live music at the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, held in English. Novelist Jonathan Coe talks with journalist and musician Philippe Auclair about his new book 'Lessons in Harmony', which imagines the friendship between composer Maurice Ravel and his British pupil Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1907 Paris. The Pomegranate Piano Trio performs extracts from works by both composers. Copies of the book are available to buy on the night thanks to partner bookshop Librairie La Page.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jonathan-coe-on-ravel-and-vaughan-williams-and-the-music-of-74187/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agenda/lessons-in-harmony-with-jonathan-coe/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7437c4d4bd318f9d83a3868666ac3bc7bc93ba09336fd0df0b377e02c2396716-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Jonathan Coe", "start": "2026-11-09T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Backstory", "address": "Balham High Road 71, SW12 9AP London", "price": "£15.00", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://backstory.london/products/2nd-november-7-30pm-ella-risbridger-the-kitchen-book", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/historical-fiction", "music/classical"], "description": "An evening with bestselling author Jonathan Coe at Backstory, a bookshop on Balham High Road in London, where he talks about his writing career and his new novel. 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Pianist Andrew Zolinsky performs works by Ravel, Beethoven, Debussy, Copland and Tippett, exploring contrasting approaches to colour, rhythm and expression at the piano. The first half spans Ravel's Sonatine, Beethoven's late Sonata Op. 109 and two Debussy pieces, while after the interval Copland's Four Piano Blues lead into Tippett's Fourth Piano Sonata as a powerful conclusion. Zolinsky is known for his individual interpretations, his work with living composers and a repertoire ranging from Bach to the present day.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/andrew-zolinsky-piano-recital-46167/", "official_url": "https://morleycollege.ac.uk/event/andrew-zolinsky-piano-recital/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b2be07f846633d88fdc17f30b2edf668d76fe49dd172157b0d01d3c32b31f129-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Christopher Kent (actor) Gamal Khamis (piano) 'Never Such Innocence' – a special 10th anniversary performance of their acclaimed narrative recital of words and music from the First World War", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ancient Church of St Mary The Virgin", "address": "Perivale Lane, UB6 8SS Perivale", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["history/world-war/world-war-i", "literature/poetry", "music/classical"], "description": "Never Such Innocence is a narrative recital of words and music from the First World War, given by actor Christopher Kent and pianist Gamal Khamis as a special 10th anniversary Remembrance Sunday performance. First staged at St Mary's Perivale in 2016 for the Somme 100 commemorations, it has since played venues across the UK, including sell-out West End performances, and was described by BBC Radio 3 as 'an incredibly moving performance'. It juxtaposes piano music by Elgar, Ravel, Debussy and Ivor Gurney with words by writers such as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Vera Brittain, interwoven with the story of Kent's great uncle, Private Percy O'Key, through his real-life letters and diaries. The result is a moving journey from innocence to loss, told with unflinching clarity and compassion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/christopher-kent-actor-gamal-khamis-piano-never-such-innocen-40773/", "official_url": "https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-08.shtml", "image": ""}, {"title": "Evening Concerts at the Queen's House: Harpists Gloria Rappo and Xinyi Wu", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T20:30:00Z", "place": "Queen's House", "address": "SE10 9NF London", "price": "Adult: £16, Adult Members and Patrons: £14.40, Child: £8, Child Members: £7.20, Students: £10", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.rmg.co.uk/webstore/shop/viewItems.aspx?cg=VALQH&c=QHCON#12688", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "An evening concert of harp music held in the Great Hall of the Queen's House, a former royal residence. 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Nicholas Kenyon, Kirsten Gibson and Julian Forbes introduce a new illustrated companion book to the series, offering new perspectives and the latest research on one of the great periods of national creativity. Copies of the book will be on sale in the Foyer. 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The pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze, whose career breakthrough came in 2018 as winner of the triennial Honens International Piano Competition, brings his eloquent, open-hearted playing together with his gift for idiomatic arrangements. The programme includes Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Op. 54 and Grosse Fuge in B flat Op. 133, Bach's Preludes and Fugues Nos. 13 and 14 from The Well-tempered Clavier Book II, and Ravel's Miroirs and Daphnis and Chloé Fragments symphoniques Suite No. 2.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nicolas-namoradze-piano-66006/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611121930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/01942b2ad6dd420bdd54de7a3d4f02cd881948c9d0694b63957075783441feb3-600.webp"}, {"title": "Classical Coffee Mornings at the Royal Albert Hall: Emme Hensel", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Albert", "address": "New Cross Road 460, SE14 6TJ London", "price": "£14 (including booking fee)", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music recital held in the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Classical Coffee Mornings series. It features Royal College of Music musician Emme Hensel on flute, performing a varied programme spanning Romantic, Baroque and 20th-century works by Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Bach and Morlacchi, ending with the showpiece The Swiss Shepherd. A hot drink and a pastry are included in the ticket price.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/classical-coffee-mornings-at-the-royal-albert-hall-emme-hens-38300/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3872277", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8f613d7fb1bdc26d42878af9450a46f118f723a31c620200304b374cbf2d56bc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nils Mönkemeyer viola; William Youn piano", "start": "2026-11-01T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A Sunday morning chamber recital of about one hour without interval, with coffee, sherry or juice included. Viola player Nils Mönkemeyer, praised for his artistry and innovative programming, returns with his regular duo partner, pianist William Youn. The programme pairs Brahms's mellow viola version of his Second Clarinet Sonata with works by Rebecca Clarke, who studied composition with Charles Villiers Stanford and viola with Lionel Tertis, including her Morpheus for viola and piano and her Viola Sonata.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nils-monkemeyer-viola-william-youn-piano-65985/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611011130", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b17ce48ef3e909df5c421231af228067e584a66361d1945ca446b3aa385e50ca-600.webp"}, {"title": "Flanders Symphony Orchestra with Alexandra Soumm, violin", "start": "2026-11-03T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Cadogan Hall", "address": "Sloane Terrace 5, SW1X 9DQ London", "price": "From £22.50 (including a £4.50 transaction fee per booking)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/zios-flanders-symphony-orchestra/book/1316434", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral"], "description": "An evening of orchestral music built around nature, played by the Flanders Symphony Orchestra under conductor Duncan Ward, with violinist Alexandra Soumm as soloist. The programme pairs George Butterworth's 'A Shropshire Lad' rhapsody and Vaughan Williams' 'The Lark Ascending', both inspired by English poetry, with Mozart's Fifth Violin Concerto and Dvořák's genial Eighth Symphony. The concert runs for about two hours including an interval and forms part of the Zurich International Orchestra Series 2026-27 at the hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/flanders-symphony-orchestra-with-alexandra-soumm-violin-35203/", "official_url": "https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/zios-2026-27-flanders-symphony-orchestra-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3c0a270e867c454dea27365b6233b53216ad39c10775df76a357fbf331b1d385-1200.webp"}, {"title": "RCM at St Mary Abbots Church", "start": "2026-11-06T13:05:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free, no ticket required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime concert of chamber music performed by Royal College of Music musicians at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington. 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Singaporean violinist Chloe Chua, not yet 20 and praised for daring virtuosity and a gloriously free spirit, is joined by pianist Julien Quentin. Their programme frames Beethoven's gripping Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor Op. 23 with Tartini's fiendishly difficult 'Devil's Trill' Sonata and Franz Waxman's heart-warming Carmen Fantasie. It forms part of the Pentatone 25th Anniversary Festival at Wigmore Hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chloe-chua-violin-julien-quentin-piano-66003/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611111300", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0fd3305f6dbc85544c60cd3e8e2d5216b46b746ba6e66fdac2a18e825a857820-600.webp"}, {"title": "Steven Isserlis cello; Connie Shih piano", "start": "2026-11-09T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime chamber concert of cello and piano music lasting about an hour without an interval. Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Connie Shih play works by William Sterndale Bennett, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn. The programme recalls Leipzig in the mid-1800s, where Bennett's melodic gift so impressed Mendelssohn that he invited him to the city, and where Bennett met and befriended Schumann. Two pieces are arranged by Steven Isserlis.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/steven-isserlis-cello-connie-shih-piano-65999/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611091300", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a21e09ca02f2841826b969cdfaf7fbc827426a82b2be2132afe9d0eebec27aa1-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Purcell School Chamber Soloists; Alex Redington director", "start": "2026-11-05T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber concert of about one hour, without interval, featuring works by Grażyna Bacewicz and George Enescu. Internationally acclaimed British violinist Alex Redington, Head of Strings at The Purcell School of Music and founding first violinist of the Doric String Quartet, leads The Purcell School Chamber Soloists in Enescu's monumental Octet and Bacewicz's Quartet for Four Violins.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-purcell-school-chamber-soloists-alex-redington-director-65992/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611051300", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2e83f8163f7901b17857dd422f6721a6a28c2e69f89e8ce65d4e00592e7bc20-600.webp"}, {"title": "Chamber Spotlight: Beethoven – The Bonn Years", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "£6.50 (incl ticket fee)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "Chamber Spotlight: Beethoven – The Bonn Years is a chamber concert at the Royal College of Music's Performance Hall. RCM musicians perform Barbod Yekdaneh's Insomnia in its world premiere, Beethoven's String Quartet in F major op 18 no 1 and his Piano Sonata in E flat major op 27 no 1. The programme meets the young Beethoven, teeming with new ideas in two of his earliest works, alongside music inspired by this early style. One quartet movement is said to have been inspired by Romeo and Juliet, and the work was started when he was just 27.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/chamber-spotlight-beethoven-the-bonn-years-74708/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3787369", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b1c0e465a1ac480f70aa0cffa993140220df4fcb05ce4b3b616460763e14c213-1200.webp"}]}