{"title": "Timothy Ridout viola; Hélène Clément viola; Ting-Ru Lai viola; Matthew Lipman viola; Eivind Ringstad viola; Georgy Kovalev viola; James Baillieu piano; George Herbert harpsichord", "start": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "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", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A concert bringing together six viola players with piano and harpsichord, crowning Timothy Ridout's Viola Day. The performers are Timothy Ridout, Hélène Clément, Ting-Ru Lai, Matthew Lipman, Eivind Ringstad and Georgy Kovalev on viola, with James Baillieu on piano and George Herbert on harpsichord. The programme celebrates the viola's versatility and repertoire, including Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in a version for five violas, George Benjamin's Viola, Viola, York Bowen's rarely performed Fantasie Quartet, and Frank Bridge's Lament, first played at Wigmore Hall with Lionel Tertis in 1912. It closes with Benjamin Dale's Introduction and Andante for six violas, written for Tertis and his RAM class, and runs about two hours with an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/timothy-ridout-viola-helene-clement-viola-ting-ru-lai-viola-66013/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611141930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7b74e38b12b45733eb3fe8bfbc7d175a789d5f1c89c3da8bf945bda75fae67fd-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-14T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Timothy Ridout viola; Hélène Clément viola; Ting-Ru Lai viola; Matthew Lipman viola; Eivind Ringstad viola; Georgy Kovalev viola; James Baillieu piano", "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/timothy-ridout-viola-helene-clement-viola-ting-ru-lai-viola-66009/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611141130", "image": "https://noky.io/images/df418ffd94d7c460fa36fba2aef3a3e7bd6c83fdad3f58224edabb56a3a41c0e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Annual Viola Day 2026", "start": "2026-11-09T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall School of Music and Drama", "address": "Silk Street, EC2Y 8DT London", "price": "Free, no tickets required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["music/classical"], "description": "Annual Viola Day 2026 is a free open day of celebration of the viola at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's Silk Street Music Hall. It is packed with masterclasses and performances by faculty members and students, plus a masterclass and workshop with guest William Coleman visiting from the Mozarteum, Salzburg. Faculty members Gary Pomeroy, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Scott Dickinson and Matthew Jones perform and give masterclasses, and participants can join group workshops and playthroughs, so bring your instruments. Visitors can also meet staff and students, explore the facilities and learn about the audition process and studying strings at Guildhall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/annual-viola-day-2026-80630/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/annual-viola-day-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6602aaca2665c4ac5bb79106b36966566d6819552b77b8e19b83b17c021cfc54-2000.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", "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": "WIMF - TERTIS MEMORIAL CONCERT", "start": "2026-11-13T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St John the Baptist", "address": "Spencer Hill, SW19 4NZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "WIMF - TERTIS MEMORIAL CONCERT is a viola and piano recital at St John the Baptist. Edgar Francis and Jâms Coleman play music by Schumann, Clarke and Bridge.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wimf-tertis-memorial-concert-49476/", "official_url": "https://www.stjohnswimbledon.co.uk/church-concerts/wimf-tertis-memorial-concert/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Hina & Fiona violin duo; Maximilian Maisky piano", "start": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A one-hour chamber concert without an interval, given at Wigmore Hall as part of the Pentatone 25th Anniversary Festival. The violin duo Hina & Fiona — New York-born sisters — are joined by pianist Maximilian Maisky for works by Ernst, Felix Mendelssohn, Rózsa, Schubert and Zarzycki, including Schubert's Fantasie in F minor D940 arranged for two violins and piano. Their playing reflects a profound connection shaped by lifelong collaboration, honest artistic dialogue, and complementary interpretations.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hina-fiona-violin-duo-maximilian-maisky-piano-66005/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611121300", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c19fefc3f5bf8f1d0f3eb6664891ce4676ae502a8124010ecd2cad7ea6bae578-600.webp"}, {"title": "Brodsky Quartet: Bach, Britten and Bridge", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal College of Music Museum", "address": "", "price": "£11.50 (incl ticket fee)", "price_from": "11.50", "price_to": "11.50", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber concert by the Brodsky Quartet, joined by RCM string players, in the Performance Hall. The programme features arrangements of Bach solo sonatas for string quartet, Beethoven's String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4, Bridge's Second Idyll from Three Idylls H67, and Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge. Bridge dedicated his Three Idylls to Ethel Elmore Sinclair, whom he met while performing in the Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra, and Britten, his most notable pupil and fellow RCM alumnus, wrote his Variations inspired by the second Idyll. The performance hints at the personality of Britten's mentor.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/brodsky-quartet-bach-britten-and-bridge-38292/", "official_url": "https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=3823063", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9bf70f8e58d816fd0b1e37f238d98076386df4dbad82cc05ddbcbfd133430a3e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Wyatt Li and Anson Lam (Viola & Piano)", "start": "2026-11-04T12:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Botolph's Aldgate", "address": "Aldgate High Street, EC3N 1AB London", "price": "Free entry with a retiring collection", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A viola and piano performance at St Botolph's Aldgate, a church on Aldgate High Street in London. It features Wyatt Li and Anson Lam.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wyatt-li-and-anson-lam-viola-piano-93231/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"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", "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": "Elias String Quartet", "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z", "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", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A chamber music concert by the Elias String Quartet at Wigmore Hall. The quartet — Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant on violin, Simone van der Giessen on viola and Marie Bitlloch on cello — marks Sally Beamish's 70th birthday year with two of the three quartets she wrote for them, each taking a Robert Schumann string quartet as its point of departure. The programme also includes Schumann's String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1 and a selection of folk songs arranged by Donald Grant, a master of the Scottish fiddle tradition. The concert lasts approximately 2 hours including an interval.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/elias-string-quartet-65993/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611051930", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0a3319c0fcc703b59cc2d9ee8b1b4a00bde54d71d8bf8078076835bf784b1ca2-600.webp"}, {"title": "Ankit Tripathi – violin", "start": "2026-11-06T13:15:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T13:15:00Z", "place": "St Brides", "address": "St. Bride's Avenue, EC4Y 8AU London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime recital at St Bride's church featuring violin music by Beethoven and Brahms, including the Violin Sonata No 7 in C minor and the Scherzo from the F–A–E Sonata. The performer is Ankit Tripathi, a violinist from Latvia studying at the Royal College of Music in London under Sasha Rozhdestvensky, with regular lessons from Kirill Troussov. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe and is a prize-winner of several international competitions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ankit-tripathi-violin-49418/", "official_url": "https://www.stbrides.com/events/ankit-tripathi-violin/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/78a9693f03e3b1996fe77ab93649a329e58a526211f6d89711a57091abac8e7f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Chloe Chua violin; Julien Quentin piano", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£18 (concessions £16)", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "18.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/chamber-music"], "description": "A lunchtime violin and piano recital lasting about an hour without an interval. 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": "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", "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. Entry is free with no tickets required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/strings-at-six-80626/", "official_url": "https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/strings-at-six-1", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c848e587afc425f5aa8218dc4a886c2839c7a9dd941c17f060073e6a0d565b8a-2000.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", "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": "Olivia Tam (piano)", "start": "2026-11-02T13:10:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St James's Church", "address": "197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL London", "price": "Free Entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/classical/piano"], "description": "A free lunchtime piano recital at St James's Church, Piccadilly, London. Pianist Olivia Tam, Second Prizewinner of the 2026 BPSE Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition, plays Beethoven's 'Waldstein' Sonata, Granados, Ligeti and Chopin. She began piano at three, trained in Hong Kong and is currently a scholar at the International Piano Academy at Rossall School. This afternoon recital marks her London solo debut.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/olivia-tam-piano-74848/", "official_url": "https://bpse.org/events/olivia-tam-plays-beethoven-chopin-granados-ligeti/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/416640f934b189685ebb9729c79f0201fb2e148028f5d63c18f8b7acf07c4bc0-1200.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", "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": "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", "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"}]}