HATTORI FOUNDATION RUSH HOUR RECITALS

The 2011-12 season of the Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recitals has been confirmed.  This fourth series of recitals featuring some of the outstanding award recipients of the last 18 years will commence with a recital by cellist Guy Johnston and pianist Melvyn Tan on Monday 10 October.

Tickets for all Hattori Foundation Rush Hour Recitals (which start at 7pm) are now available at just £10.00 each.

Mon 10 October 2011  GUY JOHNSTON cello (see Review)

Mon 21 November 2011  SLAVA SIDORENKO piano

Mon 30 January 2012  SACCONI QUARTET

Mon 13 February 2012  ALEXANDRA DARIESCU piano

Mon 12 March 2012  LAWRENCE POWER viola

Mon 16 April 2012  JULIAN BLISS clarinet

Past seasons have included:
2010-11:
Chloë Hanslip violin, Krzysztof Chorzelski viola with Katya Apekisheva piano, Badke Quartet, Libor Novacek piano, Sitkovetsky Trio, Benjamin Grosvenor piano
2009-10:
Alexei Grynyuk piano, Stanislav Hvartchilkov guitar, Ksenija Sidorova accordion, Jamie Walton cello with Daniel Grimwood piano, Matthew Trusler violin
2008-09:
Yevgeny Sudbin piano, Belcea Quartet, Sasha Grynyuk piano, Amy Dickson saxophone with Martin Cousin piano, Jack Liebeck violin with Katya Apekisheva piano, Pei-Jee Ng cello and Pei-Sian Ng cello, Chad Hoopes violin 

Details of the work of the Hattori Foundation can be found on their website.

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PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA'S MARTIN MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND 2011-2012 LUNCHTIME RECITALS

We're delighted to welcome a new recital series to 1901 Arts Club for the 2011-2012 season. 

Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, administered by the Philharmonia Orchestra, has announced a series of six lunchtime recitals on Wednesdays throughout the season.  The performers have been hand-selected from the 2011 Martin Musical Scholarship Fund award winners, who represent the cream of today's young performers. 

Tickets for all PO/MMSF Lunchtime Concerts (which start at 1pm) are now available at just £7.50 each.

Wed 14 September 2011  SHIRY RASHKOVSKY viola

Wed 19 October 2011  CATERINA GREWE piano

Wed 16 November 2011  PABLO HERNAN violin

Wed 21 March 2012  CHRISTOPHER GRAVES cello

Wed 18 April 2012  MIKHAIL PETROV cello

Wed 16 May 2012  JESSICA ZHU piano

Philharmonia Orchestra's Martin Musical Scholarship Fund 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.

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STEINBERG DUO RETURN FOR 3RD SEASON OF RECITALS

The STEINBERG DUO have announced their return to 1901 Arts Club for a third series of recitals in the 2011/12 season.

This popular and talented duo, LOUISA STONEHILL violin and NICHOLAS BURNS piano, have devised an exciting series around four different themes for this season.

Thursday 29 September 2011  PARISIENNE CHAMBER MUSIC 
Saint-Saëns - Mozart - Franck

Friday 9 December 2011  TOLSTOY INSPIRED... 
Janáček - Prokofiev - Beethoven

Tuesday 6 March 2012  THE 19TH CENTURY VIOLIN SONATA 
Beethoven - Schubert - Brahms

Wednesday 6 June 2012  MUSIC OF THE GREAT WAR 
Debussy - Bartók - Elgar, and a world-premiere performance of Philip Sawyers' 2nd Violin Sonata

All concerts commence at 7.30pm and guests are invited to meet Nicholas and Louisa in the Club's exclusive bar after each performance. 

Tickets, £18 each and £15 for concessions, are available now for all concerts. 

Preview the full programme details and booking information in our Diary of Events or contact us for further information. 

LONDON OPEN HOUSE 2011 - ANOTHER SUCCESS

 Saturday 17th September 2011 1901 Arts Club again opened its doors for London Open House - the UK's largest architecture festival.

We had such a strong response again this year (the third consecutive year the Club has taken part in Open House) and though it was tricky keeping track of all visitors we welcomed well over 180 people throughout the day for hourly tours highlighting the history of the building, its various uses since its construction as a schoolmaster's residence and its eventual extension and refurbishment to become the 1901 Arts Club. 

Visitors were also entertained by talented musicians with each tour - solo pianists Yoon Chung and Andrew Vernon, and baritone Alexander Learmonth with Andrew Plant shared the performances between them, bringing the 'arts' of the 1901 Arts Club to life.

If you weren't able to join us for Open House 2011 you don't have to wait until next September; see our Diary of Events for details of public events to come and enjoy our hidden gem at a time that suits you.

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CATERER'S NEW WEBSITE

Lyreb Honey Catering, our preferred caterers at 1901 Arts Club, have launched their new website. 

Taking great pride in providing innovative, stylish and delicious food, using the best quality, locally sourced produce, Lyreb Honey Catering are always pleased to work with you to make your event (at 1901 Arts Club of course!) memorable.  You can visit them at www.lyrebhoneycatering.co.uk. 

We are happy to provide a bespoke catering service with Lyreb Honey Catering whether your event needs canapes (bite-sized treats) or, for something more substantial, added individual bowl foods (still with the convenience of a walk around service but with the sentiments of fine dining). 

For slightly smaller gatherings of up to 20 people in our Salon or up to 8 people in our boardroom-style meeting room we are pleased to offer fine-dining seated dinners with all the best food, wines and entertainment. 

Be sure to contact us to see how we can help plan your event.

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1901 Arts Club now on Facebook and Twitter

As you know, the 1901 Arts Club is a unique venue dedicated to supporting artistic expression and bringing together musicians, artists and persons who share an appreciation for the arts.  The Club building itself is located on London's South Bank, and seeks to be a hub for London's artistic community - to foster conversation, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas... and now we're happy to announce we're extending this to encompass Facebook and Twitter.

We'd love to hear your own comments, experiences of 1901 Arts Club or the arts in general, networks and new relationships through these social media sites and we'll keep you involved with some of the more instant happenings at the Club, and events involving Club regulars.  We've already added photos of many of our past performers at the Club but do share pictures of your own Club events.

 and 'like' us on Facebook

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IT'S A GIRL!

We are delighted to share the good news that our former colleague Yukako and her husband Tomohiro have welcomed the arrival of their baby daughter Kana on Friday 6th May.  Mother, daughter and beaming father are all doing very well! 

We're sure you'll join us in wishing them every happiness.   

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