Though we may look and feel a bit like a private members' club there is no 'membership fee' for 1901 Arts Club. 

Public events and recitals, as listed below, are open to all who would like to book a ticket and enjoy the intimate surroundings of 1901 Arts Club. 

Unless otherwise stated, the bar is open for ticketholders before each event, during any intervals, and post performance where you can socialise with the performers and other audience members in our friendly and comfortable surroundings. 

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SACCONI QUARTET - Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital

Mon 30 January 2012
6.30pm - bar, 7.00pm - concert

Part of the Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital Series

SACCONI QUARTET
Ben Hancox violin
Hannah Dawson violin
Robin Ashwell viola
Cara Berridge cello

Haydn  String Quartet in C, Op. 54, No. 2
Mendelssohn  String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op.13

Please note the change to the advertised programme

Since its formation at the Royal College of Music in 2001, the Sacconi Quartet has established a secure and substantial reputation. The Quartet is recognised for its unanimous and compelling ensemble, performing with style and commitment and consistently communicating with a fresh and imaginative approach. Its four founder members demonstrate a shared passion for string quartet repertoire, infectiously reaching out to audiences with their energy and enthusiasm.

Over the past decade they have enjoyed a highly successful international career, performing regularly throughout Europe, at London’s major venues, in recordings and radio broadcasts. The Sacconi is Quartet in Association at the Royal College of Music and Quartet in Residence at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre.

The aim of the Hattori Foundation is to encourage and assist exceptionally talented young instrumental soloists or chamber ensembles who are British Nationals or resident in the UK and whose talent and achievements give promise of an international career.  This recital is part of the fourth season of rush hour recitals featuring some of the most talented recipients of awards from the Foundation over the past 18 years.

After the concert guests are invited to join the artists in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £10

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ALEXANDRA DARIESCU piano - Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital

Mon 13 February 2012
6.30pm - bar, 7.00pm - concert

Part of the Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital Series

ALEXANDRA DARIESCU piano

Bach  Partita No. 3 in A minor
Bartók  Suite Op. 14
Liszt  Ballade No. 2 in B minor
Chopin  Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Brillante Op. 22

Selected as BBC Music Magazine RISING STAR 2011, Alexandra Dariescu joined the Young Concert Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2008.  She was a resident at the Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland in 2010 and was awarded the prestigious CUBS prize.  Alexandra is also the winner of Guildhall Wigmore Prize and the Romanian Ambassador for Excellence in Music.  This season, Alexandra will collaborate with the Belcea and Elias quartets, Orchestra of St Paul’s at the Southbank Centre, touring Argentina and the Channel Islands, joining the RPO in Grieg Concerto in Cambridge and Beethoven Emperor Concerto at the Barbican.  Alexandra will also be joining Andras Schiff in a week-long residency at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Alexandra is the first pianist to be mentored by Imogen Cooper on the Royal Philharmonic Society/YCAT Philip Langridge Mentoring Scheme.  Over the last year she has appeared as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia ViVA, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, EU Chamber Orchestra in Germany and International Orchestra for Freedom at St. John’s Smith Square.  She has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Barbican, Leeds International Series, Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, the Bath, Leicester, Ribble Valley, Exeter International Festivals and City of London Festival.

The aim of the Hattori Foundation is to encourage and assist exceptionally talented young instrumental soloists or chamber ensembles who are British Nationals or resident in the UK and whose talent and achievements give promise of an international career.  This recital is part of the fourth season of rush hour recitals featuring some of the most talented recipients of awards from the Foundation over the past 18 years.

After the concert guests are invited to join the artists in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £10

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TRA NGUYEN piano - "Moments Musicaux"

Wed 29 February 2012
7.00pm - bar, 7.30pm - concert

TRA NGUYEN piano

Schubert  Moments Musicaux, D.780
Schumann  Drei Romanzen, Op.28
Raff  Drei Klavier-Soli, Op.74 (Ballade, Scherzo, Metamorphosen)

British-Vietnamese pianist TRA NGUYEN is giving a series of recitals in the UK to coincide with her CD release on Grand Piano Records (a new premium label of Naxos).  "Moments Musicaux" explores some of the most intimate writings of 19th century piano literature in the Salon Culture inspired setting of the 1901 Arts Club.

Tra Nguyen’s performances have been praised as "coruscating" (The Independent), "sophisticated" (Rheinpfalz-Zeitung) and possessing "surpassing keyboard artistry and passion" (American Record Guide).  Her recent orchestral recording debut of Joachim Raff's Suite for Piano and Orchestra was chosen as Album of the Week by The Independent, in March 2010.

Tra's imaginative programming balances core repertoire and lesser-known music. She worked with Sterling Records to produce premiere recordings of music for piano and orchestra by Joachim Raff. The most recent chamber music CD with clarinettist Sabine Grofmeier has been released on ARS Produktion, featuring works of the German romantics and their contemporaries. 2012 will see the release of her recording of Joachim Raff's piano music on Naxos' new label Grand Piano Records.

Tra gave her first performance at the Hanoi Opera House when she was ten and has continued to engage audiences in other prestigious venues worldwide. Tra Nguyen studied with Lev Naumov in Moscow Conservatory and with Christopher Elton at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Future engagements include concerto performances with leading Vietnamese orchestras and solo recitals in the UK with an evening recital at Wigmore Hall in December 2012.

After the concert ticketholders are invited to join Tra in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £15, £12 concessions

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STEINBERG DUO - The 19th Century Violin Sonata - Recital

Tue 6 March 2012
7.00pm - bar, 7.30pm - concert

Part of the Steinberg Duo recital series

STEINBERG DUO
LOUISA STONEHILL violin
NICHOLAS BURNS piano

THE 19th CENTURY VIOLIN SONATA

Beethoven  Sonata for Piano & Violin in G, Op.30, No.3
Schubert  Sonata for Piano & Violin in A, D.574 “Duo”
Brahms  Sonata for Piano & Violin in D minor, Op.108

The Steinberg Duo are delighted to return to 1901 Arts Club to present their third recital series.  Each programme focuses on a different theme (this time the 19th Century Violin Sonata), highlighting some of the most exciting pieces written for violin and piano.

Formed in 2007, the Steinberg Duo appears regularly on concert platforms around the UK.  After making their debut in the 2007 Lake District Summer Music Festival they were asked to take part in the 2009 LDSM New Generation Artist Series, prompting several return performances in the North East.  Further South, the Duo have established their own recital series at 1901 Arts Club and appeared at the Fairfield Halls, Victoria Rooms, Bristol and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.  In 2010 the Duo had their first European performance in Spain and are now regular visitors.  In 2010 they took part in the International Musicians’ Seminar Masterclasses, Prussia Cove.  This season they are taking part in the new ChamberStudio masterclasses, held on Sundays throughout the year at Kings Place in London.

After the concert guests are invited to join the artists in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £18 / £15 concessions

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LAWRENCE POWER viola - Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital

Mon 12 March 2012
6.30pm - bar, 7.00pm - concert

Part of the Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital Series

LAWRENCE POWER  viola
SIMON CRAWFORD-PHILLIPS  piano

“… world-class combination of searingly intense tone, fabulous technique and consummate musicianship.” - The Guardian

Lawrence Power is one of the foremost violists today and in 2011 was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Award.  He is regularly invited to perform with some of the world’s greatest orchestras.  The 2011/12 season sees Lawrence become Artist in Residence with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as a series of concerts with Camerata Salzburg performing Penderecki’s Viola Concerto, conducted by the composer.  He also continues his relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Turnage’s On Opened Ground conducted by Markus Stenz, Walton’s Viola Concerto conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and then a new commission by James Macmillan in 2013/14.  2011 will see his orchestral debuts in Australia and in 2012 he will perform Harold in Italy with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder.  He also makes a return to the Verbier Festival in 2012.

The aim of the Hattori Foundation is to encourage and assist exceptionally talented young instrumental soloists or chamber ensembles who are British Nationals or resident in the UK and whose talent and achievements give promise of an international career.  This recital is part of the fourth season of rush hour recitals featuring some of the most talented recipients of awards from the Foundation over the past 18 years.

After the concert guests are invited to join the artists in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £10

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or CONTACT THE CLUB to reserve your tickets and pay by cheque.

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METROPOLITAN ENSEMBLE - Album Launch Concert

Fri 16 March 2012
7.00pm - Champagne reception, 7.30pm - concert

Part of the Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra's 'Voyages in Sound'

METROPOLITAN ENSEMBLE

Mozart  Flute Quartet in D major, K.285
Ferdinand Ries  Flute Quartet in D minor, WoO 35/1
Poulenc  Flute Sonata (Arr. Daniel Watts)
Hoover  Divertimento
Prokofiev  Scherzo, Op.94

Album Launch Concert for the Metropolitan Ensemble in association with the Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra.

After the concert guests are invited to join the artists in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £15 / £12 concessions

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MMSF Lunchtime Recital - CHRISTOPHER GRAVES cello

Wed 21 March 2012
12.30pm - doors, 1.00pm - concert

Part of the Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund recital series

CHRISTOPHER GRAVES cello
ALISON RHIND piano

Beethoven  Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op.5, No.2
Mendelssohn  Sonata in B flat major for Cello and Piano, Op.45

Christopher Graves is currently undertaking a Masters in Music Performance at the Conservatorio Della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, studying the cello with Johannes Goritzki. He holds a first class BMus degree from the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied with Melissa Phelps. During his time as a student in London he played chamber-music concerts in the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and Kings Place; gave the European premiere of Augusta Read Thomas’ Passion Prayers – for solo cello and chamber ensemble – which was broadcast on Radio 3 as part of the BBC Proms Plus; worked with the London Symphony Orchestra as a member of the LSO String Scheme and was principal cello in all the RCM orchestras. He is the recipient of awards from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Musicians Benevolent Fund, and the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, and is grateful for the financial support of these organisations.

He has performed as soloist and chamber-musician in the UK, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands and America, and has appeared in festivals such as BBC Proms Plus, Kings Place Festival, Middelburg International Chamber-music Festival, Philharmonia Vienna: City of Dreams series, and the Scottish Cello Festival. In the summer of 2008 he spent a month studying intensively with Bernard Greenhouse. In masterclasses he has played to Natalia Gutman, Moray Welsh, Alexander Baillie, and Cristina Ortiz, among others. He plays a cello made by Marten Cornelissen in 2007, purchased with the help of a grant from The Loan Fund for Musical Instruments.

Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, administered by the Philharmonia Orchestra, has given invaluable support to countless young musicians since 1968. 

Its anonymous founder and benefactor provided enough money to enable exceptionally talented students to bridge the difficult gap between full-time study and professional status.  Many Martin Music Scholarship Fund award winners have gone on to extremely successful orchestral or solo careers with names such as Natalie Clein, Nigel Kennedy, Freddy Kempf, Steven Isserlis and Jennifer Pike forming part of the Fund's alumni.

Tickets: £7.50 unreserved seating

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Please note: the bar will not be open for this performance.

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JULIAN BLISS clarinet - Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital

Mon 16 April 2012
6.30pm - bar, 7.00pm - concert

Part of the Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recital Series

JULIAN BLISS  clarinet
ROBERT BOTTRIELL  piano

Poulenc  Sonata
Olah  Sonata for Solo Clarinet
Debussy  Première Rapsodie
Weber  Grand Duo concertant in B-flat major, Op. 48

Firmly established on the international concert scene Julian Bliss has already appeared as soloist with a number of important orchestras including the London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony and BBC Philharmonic.  As a prolific chamber musician, Julian has collaborated with artists such as Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Simon Trpceski and Helen Grimaud.  In recital Julian has appeared at such prestigious venues as the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Louvre in Paris.  He recently gave a very successful debut recital at the Lincoln Center in New York.  Julian has frequently appeared on television; the Queen’s 80th Birthday at the BBC Proms, in a three-part documentary about his life for Channel 4 entitled ‘Gifted’, and he was among the distinguished artists invited to perform at the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations at Buckingham Palace in 2002.

 aim of the Hattori Foundation is to encourage and assist exceptionally talented young instrumental soloists or chamber ensembles who are British Nationals or resident in the UK and whose talent and achievements give promise of an international career.  This recital is part of the fourth season of rush hour recitals featuring some of the most talented recipients of awards from the Foundation over the past 18 years.

After the concert guests are invited to join the artists in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £10

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or CONTACT THE CLUB to reserve your tickets and pay by cheque.

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MMSF Lunchtime Recital - MICHAEL PETROV cello

Wed 18 April 2012
12.30pm - doors, 1.00pm - concert

Part of the Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund recital series

MICHAEL (MIKHAIL) PETROV cello
ROSIE RICHARDSON piano

Debussy  Cello Sonata in D minor
Bartók  Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, Sz. 88
Brahms  Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor for Cello and Piano, Op.38

Michael Petrov was born in Bulgaria and began to play the cello at the age of six.  When he was seven he played Vivaldi's cello concerto in A minor with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and this was followed by solo appearances with various orchestras in Bulgaria, and also concerts in Frankfurt and Munich, where he performed Haydn's C Major with the Munich Chamber Orchestra.  He has won a number of competitions in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.  He has played in masterclasses with Mstislav Rostropovich, Bernard Greenhouse, Franz Helmerson and Tilmann Wick in Kronberg, and also Young Chang Cho, Robert Cohen, Stefan Popov and Xenia Jankovic.  In 2002 he was awarded a cello from the Rostropovich Foundation.

In September 2005 he took a full scholarship to attend the Yehudi Menuhin School, where he studied with Thomas Carroll.  Since joining the school he has played in a number of concerts, as soloist, member of the school orchestra, and chamber musician; in the latter role he has performed at venues including Fairfield Halls and the Swiss Ambassador's Residence.  In May 2007 he performed Haydn's D major Concerto with the London Mozart Players at The Menuhin Hall, and in July 2008 he was one of the soloists in a concert arranged by the School at Wigmore Hall.  He has recently won the Guilhermina Suggia prize and the Muriel Taylor cello prize.  He was kindly awarded a full scholarship to continue his education at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama where he is under the tuition of Louise Hopkins.  In 2011 he won the International Suggia Competition in Porto where, in addition to the 1st prize, he was awarded Guilhermina Suggia’s very own Montagnana cello.  He plays on a William Forster cello c.1790 generously given to him by Mr. Hugh Richards.

Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, administered by the Philharmonia Orchestra, has given invaluable support to countless young musicians since 1968. 

Its anonymous founder and benefactor provided enough money to enable exceptionally talented students to bridge the difficult gap between full-time study and professional status.  Many Martin Music Scholarship Fund award winners have gone on to extremely successful orchestral or solo careers with names such as Natalie Clein, Nigel Kennedy, Freddy Kempf, Steven Isserlis and Jennifer Pike forming part of the Fund's alumni.

Tickets: £7.50 unreserved seating

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Please note: the bar will not be open for this performance.

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MMSF Lunchtime Recital - JESSICA ZHU piano

Wed 16 May 2012
12.30pm - doors, 1.00pm - concert

Part of the Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund recital series

JESSICA ZHU piano

Haydn  Sonata No. 52 in E flat major, Hob. XVI/52, L. 62
Schumann  Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Manuel de Falla  Fantasia Baetica

Jessica Zhu is a Chinese-American pianist who is pursuing postgraduate studies in piano performance under the tutelage of Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, with full scholarship as a 2009 Marshall Scholar.

Having made her debut at age 19 with the Houston Symphony in Jones Hall, she has soloed with numerous orchestras, including the Clear Lake Symphony, the Irving Symphony in Dallas, the Moores School Symphony Orchestra, and the Houston Civic Symphony.  As a Park Lane Group Young Artist, she has performed works by contemporary English and American composers, including John McCabe and William Albright, at the Southbank Centre, and will make her Wigmore Hall debut in 2012.

Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, administered by the Philharmonia Orchestra, has given invaluable support to countless young musicians since 1968. 

Its anonymous founder and benefactor provided enough money to enable exceptionally talented students to bridge the difficult gap between full-time study and professional status.  Many Martin Music Scholarship Fund award winners have gone on to extremely successful orchestral or solo careers with names such as Natalie Clein, Nigel Kennedy, Freddy Kempf, Steven Isserlis and Jennifer Pike forming part of the Fund's alumni.

Tickets: £7.50 unreserved seating

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Please note: the bar will not be open for this performance.

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STEINBERG DUO - Music of the Great War - Recital

Wed 6 June 2012
7.00pm - bar, 7.30pm - concert

Part of the Steinberg Duo recital series

STEINBERG DUO
LOUISA STONEHILL violin
NICHOLAS BURNS piano

MUSIC OF THE GREAT WAR

Debussy  Sonata for Violin & Piano in G minor (1917)
Bartók  Romanian Folk Dances (1915)
Philip Sawyers  Violin Sonata No.2 (world premiere)
Elgar  Sonata for Violin & Piano in E minor, Op.82 (1918)

The Steinberg Duo are delighted to return to 1901 Arts Club to present their third recital series.  Each programme focuses on a different theme (this time the 19th Century Violin Sonata), highlighting some of the most exciting pieces written for violin and piano.

Formed in 2007, the Steinberg Duo appears regularly on concert platforms around the UK.  After making their debut in the 2007 Lake District Summer Music Festival they were asked to take part in the 2009 LDSM New Generation Artist Series, prompting several return performances in the North East.  Further South, the Duo have established their own recital series at 1901 Arts Club and appeared at the Fairfield Halls, Victoria Rooms, Bristol and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.  In 2010 the Duo had their first European performance in Spain and are now regular visitors.  In 2010 they took part in the International Musicians’ Seminar Masterclasses, Prussia Cove.  This season they are taking part in the new ChamberStudio masterclasses, held on Sundays throughout the year at Kings Place in London.

After the concert guests are invited to join the artists in the Club's exclusive bar.

Tickets: £18 / £15 concessions

BUY ONLINE NOW (card transaction fee applies)
or CONTACT THE CLUB to reserve your tickets and pay by cheque.

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