October ’19

Wednesday 2 October, 6pm Milton Court Concert Hall

Keyboard at Six Musicians from Guildhall’s Keyboard department offer a programme of varied repertoire. Admission free Thursday 3 October, 1pm Lecture Recital Room

Harp Open Day: Lunchtime Concert Spend your lunch break in the company of Guildhall harpists, who present a programme of works for the instrument as part of the 2019 Harp Open Day. Admission free

Richard Tognetti

Saturday 5 October, 7.30pm Milton Court Concert Hall

Australian Chamber Orchestra & Guildhall Musicians Richard Tognetti director & violin Australian Chamber Orchestra International Associate Ensemble

at Milton Court Thursday 3 October, 7pm Silk Street Music Hall

Annie Yim – The Poet Speaks: From Debussy to Pärt In celebration of National Poetry Day, pianist Annie Yim performs solo works with recorded voices in a poetry-inspired concert, featuring her fascinating MusicArt cross-disciplinary collaborations. Joining the Guildhall alumna for live dialogues will be the poet Zaffar Kunial – shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize 2018 – and composers Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Raymond Yiu. Presented in association with The Poetry Society. Admission free

Guildhall Chamber Orchestra

Webern Five Movements for String Orchestra Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Be swept from the rustic beauty of inter-war England and Vaughan Williams’ soaring Lark to the dark heart of the Viennese psyche in Schoenberg’s intensely sensuous Verklärte Nacht, and experience the raw energy that the ACO’s superb musicians draw from this side-by-side collaboration with Guildhall School musicians. Tickets: £15–£36 available from Barbican Box Office: 020 7638 8891 barbican.org.uk

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