{"title": "RCM Cello Ensemble: All-Night Vigil", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "£6.50 (incl ticket fee)", "price_from": "6.50", "price_to": "6.50", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/choral"], "description": "RCM Cello Ensemble: All-Night Vigil is a concert in which eight cellos play specially arranged repertoire in rich, layered harmonies. The RCM Cello Ensemble performs, with Raphael Wallfisch as curator. The programme includes Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil in an arrangement by White, Elgar's Serenade for Strings arranged by Seymour, Villa-Lobos' Bachianas brasileiras no 1 and the Largo from Dvořák's Symphony No. 9. The atmosphere shifts from Rachmaninov's emotional, goosebump-inducing masterpiece to Villa-Lobos' rousing first Bachianas brasileiras, whose title roughly translates as 'Bach-inspired Brazilian pieces.'", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rcm-cello-ensemble-all-night-vigil-122290/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3792301", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2e2caace634f8195cba251f41eca9a4a7ac4de9ff589b5ccc7e1e8ba7ec7fa0f-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Morwenna del Mar (cello) William Galton (piano) Rachmaninov: Prelude for cello and piano Op 2 no 1, Rachmaninov: Prelude for piano in E flat Op 23 no 6, Nadia Boulanger: Three pieces for cello and piano, Liszt: Liebestraum no 3, Rachmaninov: Sonata in G minor Op 19 for cello and piano", "start": "2026-11-15T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ancient Church of St Mary The Virgin", "address": "Perivale Lane, UB6 8SS Perivale", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A cello and piano recital at the Ancient Church of St Mary The Virgin, also streamed live on YouTube and Facebook and available afterwards as a recording. Cellist Morwenna Del Mar, a member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, is joined by pianist William Galton, winner of the 2008 Vienna International Piano Competition. Their programme pairs Rachmaninov's Sonata in G minor Op 19 with his Prelude for cello and piano Op 2 no 1 and a Prelude for solo piano in E flat Op 23 no 6, alongside Nadia Boulanger's Three pieces for cello and piano and Liszt's Liebestraum no 3. Donations are invited to support the musicians and maintain the church.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/morwenna-del-mar-cello-william-galton-piano-rachmaninov-prel-40775/", "official_url": "https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-15.shtml", "image": ""}, {"title": "Viola Day", "start": "2026-11-14T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "This is a chamber concert lasting about an hour, part of Timothy Ridout's Viola Day at Wigmore Hall. Six violists — Timothy Ridout, Hélène Clément, Ting-Ru Lai, Matthew Lipman, Eivind Ringstad and Georgy Kovalev — are joined by pianist James Baillieu. The programme opens with Alessandro Rolla's Viola Duo in F and includes Lionel Tertis's arrangement of Beethoven's Trio in C Op. 87 for three violas, Alan Shulman's Theme and Variations and Sancho Egnaño's arrangement of Dvořák's Czech Suite Op. 39. The concert runs without an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/viola-day-66009/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611141130", "image": "https://noky.io/images/df418ffd94d7c460fa36fba2aef3a3e7bd6c83fdad3f58224edabb56a3a41c0e-600.webp"}, {"title": "RCM at St Mary Abbots Church", "start": "2026-11-13T13:05:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "Free, no ticket required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "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. The varied programme includes Rebecca Clarke's Two pieces for viola and cello, Debussy's Estampes L108, Kenji Sakai's Piano Sonata no 1 'quinta essentia', and Prokofiev's Flute Sonata op 94. Admission is free and no ticket is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rcm-at-st-mary-abbots-church-38283/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3848128", "image": "https://noky.io/images/007c872276856f2f3e86f5c30ec0505a91fe2734e0f3f6ebcb1f6d038d9f8e5d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Ensemble Evening - Classical Guitar", "start": "2026-11-14T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T21:00:00Z", "place": "Saint Mary the Virgin", "address": "Church Street, TW1 3NJ Twickenham", "price": "£20.00 on the door or at twickenhamguitarsociety.com; under 18s free", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "Ensemble Evening - Classical Guitar is a concert of classical guitar music at St Mary's Church in Twickenham. It celebrates the start of the Twickenham Guitar Society's monthly ensemble meetings, with a programme of solos, duos and collaborations. Special guest flautist Rachel Smith joins for Piazzolla duos with guitar, and the evening closes with seven guitars and flute playing Vivaldi and the Villa-Lobos Aria, alongside Bach's Arioso for large guitar ensemble.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ensemble-evening-classical-guitar-47394/", "official_url": "https://www.stmarytwick.org.uk/event-details/ensemble-evening-classical-guitar", "image": "https://noky.io/images/503f595aede93b13ed836cad3382ffa0c8bf83fd588693635cf57d6e9493714b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Bach, Beethoven, Ravel and Saint-Saëns", "start": "2026-11-17T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£60 £53 £47 £43 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "60.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music concert pairing violin sonatas with a solo violin piece, lasting about two hours with an interval. The programme is Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 5 in F 'Spring', Ravel's Violin Sonata No. 2 in G, Bach's Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, and Saint-Saëns's emotionally-charged Violin Sonata No. 1. It is performed by the American violinist Joshua Bell, an honorary CBE recipient who made his concerto debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra 45 years ago, with pianist Peter Dugan. The concert takes place at Wigmore Hall and is supported by the Rubinstein Circle.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bach-beethoven-ravel-and-saint-saens-66019/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611171930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e3468777a8949f300528f879daf0b7eca2b2ad9477514f70b1d70f239fcddec8-600.webp"}, {"title": "Joshua Bell violin; Peter Dugan piano", "start": "2026-11-17T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£60 £53 £47 £43 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "60.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music recital of sonatas and solo violin works by Beethoven, Ravel, Bach and Saint-Saëns at Wigmore Hall. The great American violinist Joshua Bell, awarded an honorary CBE in 2025 for services to music, returns to the Hall with pianist Peter Dugan. The programme includes Beethoven's 'Spring' Sonata, Ravel's Second Sonata, Bach's Chaconne and Saint-Saëns's First Violin Sonata, played in roughly two hours including an interval. The concert is supported by the Rubinstein Circle.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/joshua-bell-violin-peter-dugan-piano-113520/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611171930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e3468777a8949f300528f879daf0b7eca2b2ad9477514f70b1d70f239fcddec8-600.webp"}, {"title": "RCM at St James’s Piccadilly", "start": "2026-11-13T13:10:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St James Piccadilly", "address": "197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL", "price": "Free, no ticket required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime concert of chamber music at St James's Piccadilly. The Almería Duo plays Debussy's Sonata L 135, Rachmaninov's Two Pieces op 2 and Franck's Sonata in A major FWV 8. The event is presented by the Royal College of Music. Admission is free and no ticket is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rcm-at-st-jamess-piccadilly-80829/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3893229", "image": "https://noky.io/images/75dbbf1ccdfc7b1cdc298d27d8765a63aa345f41ff6955508393c69b722f0cff-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Evensong Recital", "start": "2026-11-08T17:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T18:00:00Z", "place": "Parish Church of the Holy Spirit", "address": "SW4 9JU London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/organ"], "description": "An organ recital given before Evensong at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Clapham. Organist Philip Balkan plays works by Johann Sebastian Bach alongside pieces by George Thalben-Ball, Arthur Sullivan and Edward Elgar, several in arrangements by other organists, ending with Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No.1.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/evensong-recital-49305/", "official_url": "https://holyspiritclapham.churchsuite.com/events/4reqka4z", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e29ebd7da395ce96a08c059e1639c2dc50abf110c3e9280dc63756ed54960055-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Raphael Wallfisch & Simon Callaghan", "start": "2026-11-15T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T20:30:00Z", "place": "Conway Hall", "address": "Red Lion Square 25, WC1R 4RL London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "An evening of chamber music at Conway Hall pairing one of the world's most recorded cellists with pianist Simon Callaghan, the venue's Artistic Director. Together they explore a fascinating byway of the repertoire.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/raphael-wallfisch-simon-callaghan-35426/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/11cabb6bba1b1e37cfd1ca7c0bfc39629266cad7dc6a782a4da246ea661334c2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight (6pm and 8pm)", "start": "2026-11-14T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T19:00:00Z", "place": "St Mary le Strand", "address": "Strand, WC2R 1ES London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "A candlelit evening concert in a historic baroque church in central London, with performances at 6pm and 8pm. The programme features Vivaldi's iconic masterpiece The Four Seasons, described as a vivid and revolutionary work capturing the essence of nature, alongside other much-loved works including Mozart's Eine Kleine Nacht Musik. It is performed by the Piccadilly Sinfonietta, an acclaimed ensemble with over 200 performances annually, under the artistic direction of concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith. The church's ornate ceilings, historic charm and stunning acoustics are said to offer the perfect candlelit setting for the music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/vivaldi-four-seasons-by-candlelight-6pm-and-8pm-47722/", "official_url": "https://stmarylestrand.com/event/vivaldi-four-seasons-by-candlelight-6pm-and-8pm-31/2026-10-31/1/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0a80cb156c2120a1566adcce7c264855d44db704fc2cc766d97caa0391f2c3e8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: A Winter’s Journey - from Nocturne to Party", "start": "2026-11-20T13:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Saint Mary's Church", "address": "Upper Street, N1 2TX London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "A free lunchtime recital at St Mary's Church, part of the church's eleventh Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026. Francis Bushell and Emma Howarth explore the bassoon's diverse characteristics through a winter lens, opening with Elgar's dark and brooding Romance, moving through Schubert and Fauré songs arranged by Francis, and closing with repertoire that pushes the bassoon to its limits. Free hot drinks and cake are served from 12.45pm, and no ticket is needed. The recital series is made possible by the legacy gift of Denise Antenen and donations from St Mary's congregation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/free-friday-lunchtime-recital-a-winters-journey-from-nocturn-65088/", "official_url": "https://www.stmaryislington.org/events/free-friday-lunchtime-recital-friday-20-november-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1db387d2c49e24e516b17d44369ba5ff221fdfabeeb35ccfab0ed2998d755d2a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Bach Concertos by Candlelight", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "place": "St Mary le Strand", "address": "Strand, WC2R 1ES London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/baroque"], "description": "An evening concert of J.S. Bach's concertos performed by candlelight in the church of St Mary le Strand. The acclaimed Piccadilly Sinfonietta, with guest virtuoso soloists and pianist Warren Mailley-Smith, plays a selection of Bach's sublime concertos. The programme includes a Partita and two of Bach's keyboard concertos, performed with invention, emotional depth and vibrant interplay between soloist and ensemble. The architectural beauty of St Mary le Strand is said to be the perfect setting for Bach's music to shine.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bach-concertos-by-candlelight-47731/", "official_url": "https://stmarylestrand.com/event/bach-concertos-by-candlelight-9/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c8e51a9620a92b27e90f9e481dd954c33a11686c70fe7314fc3dcc146ab6060-2000.webp"}]}