{"title": "The English Schools' Orchestra with Michael Bostock", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Milton Court Concert Hall", "address": "Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH", "price": "Tickets from £25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/choose-seats/3554801", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral"], "description": "The English Schools' Orchestra gives a public concert with pianist Michael Bostock, closing a five-day course of rehearsals and coaching for young musicians. The programme pairs the young players with professional tutors for large-scale symphonic performance, promoted by The English Schools' Orchestra. It features Scriabin's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Wagenaar's fantasy 'Levenszomer', and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Lewis Gaston conducting. The event takes place in the concert hall at Milton Court, across from the Silk Street building.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-english-schools-orchestra-with-michael-bostock-80621/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/the-english-schools-orchestra-with-michael-bostock", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9b1167f2015551856ac0dc48fc0dc36758401bd751451ade5eb7849e9cfa5604-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Milton Court Concert Hall", "address": "Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Hannah Kendall, Shostakovich & Sibelius", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall School of Music and Drama", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DT London", "price": "£14-£25 (£12 concessions)", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sibelius", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral"], "description": "A symphony orchestra concert playing Hannah Kendall's The Spark Catchers, Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 2 and Sibelius's Symphony No 1. It is given by the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra with pianist Ryan Sheng, conductor Antoine Veillerette leading the Kendall work, and guest conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen directing the rest of the programme. The pieces move from an electrifying, socially resonant work inspired by a poem about the 1888 Bow Matchgirls' Strike, to a playful yet tender concerto written for the composer's son's piano exam, to a brooding yet romantic symphony.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sib-36325/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sibelius", "image": "https://noky.io/images/615e166f60343fa746c744a26f5eb626aac3bb1b65a3df45f39099dded8af62b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Hannah Kendall, Shostakovich & Sibelius", "start": "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall School of Music & Drama", "address": "", "price": "from £14", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/orchestral"], "description": "The Guildhall Symphony Orchestra performs a programme spanning three centuries of works at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Guest conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Artistic and General Director of Bergen National Opera and Chief Conductor of the Noord Nederlands Orkest, leads Shostakovich's tender Piano Concerto No 2 and Sibelius' brooding First Symphony. Before he takes to the podium, Guildhall conductor Antoine Veillerette leads Hannah Kendall's The Spark Catchers, inspired by a poem about the 1888 Bow Matchgirls' Strike. Tickets are from £14 and should be reserved in advance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sib-63695/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sibelius", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2742d1bb6461fbe255f859f8bf4642e3aff04a37dcf5697f8c7cbca007eb6862-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Bacewicz and Enescu", "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 music concert titled 'Bacewicz and Enescu' at Wigmore Hall. The Purcell School Chamber Soloists, directed by internationally acclaimed British violinist Alex Redington, perform Grażyna Bacewicz's Quartet for Four Violins and George Enescu's String Octet in C Op. 7. Redington, Head of Strings at The Purcell School of Music and founding first violinist of the Doric String Quartet, leads the ensemble in Enescu's monumental Octet. The concert lasts approximately one hour without an interval and is promoted by The Purcell School.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/bacewicz-and-enescu-81028/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611051300", "image": ""}, {"title": "Strings at Six", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Milton Court Concert Hall", "address": "Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH", "price": "Free, no tickets required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "Strings at Six is a classical concert in the Milton Court Concert Hall. Guildhall string students perform a programme of varied repertoire, with works by Bach and Prokofiev. It is part of the School's at Six series. 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Performers include harpist Bethany Caswell, violinists Anna Perl, Helen Rutledge and Ayaka Hisa, violist Isobel Neary-Adams and pianists Jen Carter and Riho Akagi, playing works by Rosetti, Fauré, Szymanowski, Bach and Franck. 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The programme pairs Nielsen's Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra op 57, praised for liberating the soul of the clarinet, with Schoenberg's enigmatically beautiful Variations for Orchestra op 31. The concert sheds light on Schoenberg, still considered an enfant terrible of classical music.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/orchestral-masterworks-with-martyn-brabbins-74709/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3723735", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bae781bc460d0e782f10832e42803dac54c1d4dce6b40e58e6d1f70a37dc2c0f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Michael Tao – piano", "start": "2026-11-03T13:15:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T13:15:00Z", "place": "St Brides", "address": "St. Bride's Avenue, EC4Y 8AU London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A lunchtime recital of piano music by Michael Tao, with free admittance and a retiring collection. He is a London-based pianist studying at the Royal College of Music with Professor Dina Parakhina under the Ash Music Scholarship alongside a Chemistry degree at Imperial College London. The programme brings together Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 7 in D major, Op 10 No 3, Chopin's Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60, and the Pas de deux from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, Op 71, arranged by Mikhail Pletnev.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/michael-tao-piano-49417/", "official_url": "https://www.stbrides.com/events/michael-tao-piano/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/79ea3733d592f08710824736e0400aaf101494d2d56b359eb68b7671013a5543-600.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": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611051300", "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": "Samling Showcase", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£40 £37 £33 £27 £18", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "40.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611061930", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/vocal"], "description": "A recital evening at Wigmore Hall celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Samling Institute, which trains young voices and pianists. The programme of Schubert, Purcell, Monteverdi, Schumann, Dvořák, Granados and Vaughan Williams, including 'Serenade to Music', is performed by Samling alumni such as Nardus Williams, Cláudia Ribas, Euan McDonald, Felix Gygli with pianists Jonathan Ware and Alfred Fardell, clarinettist Eliott Berdugo, the Samling Academy Quartet and speaker Adrian Lester. It lasts about two hours including an interval. Under-35 discounted and free tickets for young people are available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/samling-showcase-65994/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611061930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1b079f3a7800cf9a53cbb2b4fb4d3abb72b33fc540ef821e9b79103bb2dbd927-1200.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": "", "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": "Thursday Lunchtime Concert – Aron Tian, Michelle Téibo, Yuyao Qu", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "place": "St Mary le Strand", "address": "Strand, WC2R 1ES London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "A lunchtime classical concert at St Mary le Strand, part of the church's Lunchtime Concerts series, lasting one hour. It features young musicians Aaron Tian on violin and piano, soprano Michelle Téibo and pianist Yuyao Qu. The programme spans Beethoven sonatas for piano and violin, songs by Fauré, Quilter, Mahler and Handel, Szymanowski's La fontaine d'Aréthuse and Milstein's Paganiniana. Aaron Tian and Michelle Téibo both study at the Royal College of Music Junior Department and are pupils at Eltham College.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thursday-lunchtime-concert-aron-tian-michelle-teibo-yuyao-qu-65316/", "official_url": "https://stmarylestrand.com/event/thursday-lunchtime-concert-violin-soprano-piano/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fd848ca55775433be63438f83db4c3de5c32a2da77c9401a908752e11eafff88-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Alexander Doronin (piano) Bach: Italian Concerto, Shostakovich: 24 Preludes Op 34, Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (version for solo piano)", "start": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "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": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A piano recital at St Mary's Perivale, with works by Bach, Shostakovich and Gershwin, including Rhapsody in Blue in a version for solo piano. The performer is the Russian pianist Alexander Doronin, who studied at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of Music and, as an ABRSM Scholar, at the Royal College of Music in London, graduating in 2025 with a First Class Bachelor of Music degree. He has won prizes at international competitions such as the Moscow Piano Open International Competition and the International Piano Competition of Lyon, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras including the Russian National Orchestra. The concert can also be watched live on YouTube or Facebook, and as a recording afterwards.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/alexander-doronin-piano-bach-italian-concerto-shostakovich-2-40772/", "official_url": "https://st-marys-perivale.org.uk/events-2026-11-03.shtml", "image": ""}, {"title": "Piano Masterclass with Pedja Muzijevic", "start": "2026-11-05T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Milton Court Concert Hall", "address": "Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/guildhall-school-masterclasses", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A free, open piano masterclass in which visiting pianist and curator Pedja Muzijevic works with Guildhall keyboard players. He is celebrated for imaginative programming, interdisciplinary collaborations and performances bridging new and old music, and has appeared with orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony and Dresden Philharmonic. The session lasts three hours, and audience members may drop in at any time and will be admitted at an appropriate moment. No tickets are required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/piano-masterclass-with-pedja-muzijevic-80623/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/piano-masterclass-with-pedja-muzijevic", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ef70a090f0423eaa41e6c9cd0c0783e0dc7dc17d5eab20b8f7b5ee74052c3c51-2000.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": "22.50", "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": "Piano Masterclass with Steven Osborne", "start": "2026-11-11T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Milton Court", "address": "1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/guildhall-school-masterclasses", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A free public piano masterclass in which acclaimed pianist Steven Osborne OBE coaches outstanding piano students of Guildhall School. Osborne, widely regarded as one of Britain's most distinguished musicians, is a Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year and multiple BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone Award winner. The session lasts three hours, and audience members may drop in at any time and will be admitted at an appropriate moment. It takes place in Milton Court Concert Hall, and no tickets are required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/piano-masterclass-with-steven-osborne-80632/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/piano-masterclass-with-steven-osborne", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4fcf14d39933cff8c1f7b4aa9202eee7868878aef72811875e6d7d1c93d70d8f-2000.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", "tickets_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/boxoffice/", "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"}]}