University of Essex Choir

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Britten Two Psalms
Britten A Hymn to the Virgin
Vaughan Williams Sancta Civitas
Britten The World of the Spirit

Ben Vonberg-Clark Conductor
University of Essex Choir

A Caledonian Evening

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Maccun The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, Op.56 ‘Scottish’
Maxwell-Davies Farewell to Stromness 

Joo Yeon Sir violin
Jonathan Bloxham conductor
Ruth Rogers leader

Step into the spirit of Scotland with a magnificent evening of music inspired by the land of rugged landscapes and rich heritage. We’re thrilled to welcome back the exceptional violinist Joo Yeon Sir. Together with the London Mozart Players, she will lead us through an evocative programme celebrating Scottish composers and pieces inspired by the Highlands and Lowlands.

Exeter Philharmonic Choir

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Mozart Laudate Dominum, Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Mozart Regina Coeli, K. 276
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat Major, K. 207
Mozart Mass in C minor, K. 427

Lucinda Cox soprano
Daisy Walford soprano
Ruairi Bowen tenor
Tim Mirfin bass
Joel Munday violin
Howard Ionascu conductor
Simon Blendis leader
Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Kings College School Wimbledon Faure Requiem Side-By-Side

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Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102
Faure Requiem (1900 version)

LMP at the Grand, Eastbourne

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Ruth Rogers Director

Tim Lines Clarinet

London Mozart Players Musical Weekend is back in 2025 at The Grand Hotel.

Many return year on year to experience this magical weekend of glorious chamber music, with 2025 marking 22 years of LMP performances here … with world-class music, exceptional dining, five-star accommodation on offer, and excellent company in beautiful surroundings, who can blame them?

German Requiem

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Fanny Mendelssohn Cantata, Hiob (Job)
Brahms Tragic Overture
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem

Dan Ludford-Thomas conductor
Eleanor Pennell-Briggs soprano
Jonathan Brown baritone
Lewisham Choral Society
Hackney Singers

 

Hackney Singers and Lewisham Choral Society combine forces to perform one of the most magnificent works in the choral repertoire.

Brahms’ German Requiem is a delight for singers and audiences alike.

Fanny Hensel, ‘the other Mendelssohn’, was Felix’s older sister and a brilliant composer in her own right.

Neglected for many years, her music is now beginning to get the attention it deserves – and tonight you can hear her lively cantata Hiob (Job).

The contrapuntal style of the music is reminiscent of Bach, a composer the Mendelssohns much admired.

The programme also includes Brahms’ Tragic Overture, performed by tonight’s musicians, the celebrated London Mozart Players.

This is the sixth appearance for the joint choirs at the Southbank Centre, the last being a sell-out performance of Verdi’s Requiem in 2023.

London Mozart Players are one of the world’s finest chamber ensembles, harnessing the passion and talent of its musicians to create world-class performances.

Soprano Eleanor Pennell-Briggs has performed at London’s Cadogan and Smith Square Halls and in France, Italy and Luxembourg; she also works regularly with Covent Garden’s Royal Opera Chorus.

Baritone Jonathan Brown has sung opera in London, Paris, Lille and Strasbourg as well as a wide range of concert music throughout the UK, in continental Europe and in North and South America.

Conductor Dan Ludford-Thomas enjoys a busy schedule as a conductor, chorus master and singing teacher. He directs several choirs and performs regularly in major concert venues across the country

Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra: Side-by-Side

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Simon Blendis leader
Jonathan Tilbrook conductor
Medb Brereton-Hurley conducting junior fellow
Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra

Mozart Overture from The Magic Flute

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 107 ‘Reformation’

Trinity Laban’s Side by Side series unites student talent with professional mentors, sharing their expertise and skills.

LMP Friends Christmas Lunch 2024

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10.15am – Coffee and Mince Pies

11am- Concert

12pm – 2 course lunch and raffle

2pm – Finish (approx.)

Four World Seasons: Vivaldi and Panufnik pre-concert talk

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An exclusive pre-concert talk for LMP Friends with composer Roxanna Panufnik ahead of our Four World Seasons concert.

If you would like to attend, sign-up to become an LMP Friend today.

Mayfield Festival: Messiah

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Jack Gonzalez-Harding conductor
Ruth Rogers leader
Theano Papadaki soprano
Louisa Stuart-Smith alto
Sebastian Hill tenor
George Robarts bass
The Mayfield Consort chorus

Handel Messiah

Guildford International Concert Series: Vivaldi – Four Seasons

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Mozart  Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade, K.525)
Tchaikovsky Serenade
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Simon Blendis director/soloist

Oxford Bach Choir: Handel, Messiah

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Handel Messiah
Ruth Rogers leader
Benjamin Nicholas conductor
Daisy Bevan soprano
Emma Roberts alto
Sebastian Hill tenor
James Geidt bass

Ealing Choral Society: Eternal Light, A Requiem

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Bairstow Blessed City, Heavenly Salem
Stanford Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem
Stanford O For a Closer Walk With God
Stanford For Lo I Raise Up
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Interval
Howard Goodall Eternal Light, A Requiem
Simon Blendis leader
Peter Asprey conductor

Viola Virtuosity with Tim Ridout and Ruth Rogers

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Lera Auerbach Sogno di Stabat Mater
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major K364
Interval
Hummel Potpourri mit Fantasie op.94
Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
Ruth Rogers leader/solo violin
Jonathan Bloxham conductor
Timothy Ridout viola

Karl Jenkins’ 80th Birthday at Grayshott

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Jenkins Lament for the Valley (5′)
Requiem 2. Dies Irae
9. Pie Jesu
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
The Armed Man 11. Now The Guns Have Stopped
One World 9.Tikkun Olam
One World 15.Sakura, Spring Has Come
The Peacemakers 9.Solitude
Chatterbox!
Palladio

Jenkins (arr. Gibbons) Stabat Mater

 

Karl Jenkins conductor
Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano
Ruth Rogers leader
Joo Yeon Sir violin

Mill Hill Music Club

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Elgar Serenade for Strings
Holst St Paul’s Suite 
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 violins in A minor
Vaughn Williams (arr. Gerigk) The Lark Ascending
Grieg Holberg Suite
Simon Blendis  leader
Aki Blendis violin
London Mozart Players

Flights of Fancy

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Vaughan Williams (arr. Martin Gerigk) The Lark Ascending 
Dvořák Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op.22 
Joanna Marsh In Winter’s House 
Coleridge-Taylor Two Noveletten for Strings from Opus. 52

Simon Blendis director/solo violin 

Where there’s music, there’s meaning. And where there’s meaning, there’s heated debate about who’s right and who’s wrong. 

Sometimes the symbolism is clear, like in Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending; it beautifully depicts a soaring bird, brought to life by the solo violin. Joanna Marsh’s In Winter’s House draws from a fairy-tale like setting of light and dark text. Other pieces leave their narratives open to interpretation, like Coleridge-Taylor’s Four Noveletten (translated as ‘short stories’) which lets listeners’ imaginations run wild. 

Meaning can also be attached retrospectively. Take Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings – written in the 19th century, it was intended to provide light entertainment and background music for social gatherings. Today, aviation enthusiasts might identify it with piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, all thanks to British Airways adopting it as their boarding music.

Under 30? Get tickets for just £10.

Marvellous Maestros

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JS Bach Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor
        7. Badinerie
Corelli Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.8 
JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto. No.5 BWV 150 
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622 

Ruth Rogers director
Timothy Lines clarinet
David Wright harpsichord
Michael Cox flute

 In a concerto, a star soloist steps into the limelight, accompanied by an orchestra. Classical composers wrote flashy solo parts for their friends, pupils, or – if they really wanted to show off – themselves.  

Our concert begins 400 years ago when Johann Sebastian Bach ruled the music scene. His music proves timeless, permeating everything from film scores to technology. Take his Badinerie; you might not recognise the name, but you may well know the tricky flute tune from its stint as Nokia’s catchy ringtone… 

His Brandenburg Concerto No.5 features three solo instruments: harpsichord, flute and violin, but the harpsichord is the undisputed star of the show. It has a dazzling solo passage, written to impress all who were listening – most likely premiered by Bach himself. 

Fast forward a few decades and we end up with Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Mozart, ever the visionary, composed this piece for an instrument that hadn’t fully developed yet, showcasing his belief in its future potential. It was written for his frenemy Anton Stadler who invented the special type of clarinet Mozart would have known.  

This concert has been designed to include the set works of the 2025 GCSE music syllabus, making it ideal for students preparing for their exams. 

Under 30? Get tickets for just £10

Under 5s go free