What's on at 1901 Arts Club 

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 on these pages, 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. 
Are you interested in performing at 1901 Arts Club?
​Please see our Performance Space page for further information.
My mind says keep it a secret, my heart says the whole world should know. Classical concerts at 1901 Arts Club are so good. Thank you!
Tuesday 27 May 2025  7.30pm

SOPHIE DUNÉR voice 
JONATHAN POWELL piano 
LEORA COHEN violin 

Stockhausen's Tierkreis ​and music by Morton Feldman

​Noted for a vocal delivery that is, "forceful, with a high register that sounds like Arthur Blythe, a low range that booms out like Armstrong’s," vocalist Sophie Dunér makes her 1901 Arts Club debut with “nuclear reactor” pianist Jonathan Powell in a unique programme of six works by the influential late-20th century composers Morton Feldman and Karlheinz Stockhausen. 
Wednesday 28 May 2025  7pm

MISHA KAPLOUKHII piano 
Hattori Foundation early evening concert series
Concert 6

This performance forms part of the Hattori Foundation early evening concert series.  This is a very friendly series, in true Salon-style, where guests are invited to enjoy a pre-concert drink included in the ticket price, a one-hour performance (without interval) and then meet the performers and Trustees in the Club's bar after each recital for complimentary refreshments.  ​​​​​
Friday 30 May 2025  7.30pm

TYLER HAY piano
NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART - Stories of the secret queer love lives of great composers in words and music. 

​Tyler Hay, acclaimed international pianist , explores and performs  the entertaining, enigmatic and tragic piano music of Lully, Handel, Schubert, Chopin and Tchaikovsky. 
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Presented by 7 Star Arts in support of Pride in London 2025
Tuesday 10 June 2025  6.30pm

JOSEPH HAVLAT piano
Points of Departure II

Joseph Havlat embarks on a new series of concerts at 1901 Arts Club.  Featuring music by Lisa Illean, Robert Schumann, and Bent Sørensen.
Thursday 12 June 2025  7.30pm

JULIAN JACOBSON piano
Debussy and his influences - I

​​ Julian Jacobson returns to the 1901 Arts Club to play both books of Debussy’s complete Preludes, this time in two separate concerts each prefaced by a connoisseur’s selection of short works by composers who exerted a major influence on the great French composer.
Wednesday 18 June 2025  7.30pm

DIALOGUE OF MINDS
KRISTINA NEWTON clarinet
JOEL SLOTT piano
Timeless Classics and New Beginnings

Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, international duo Dialogue of Minds visits the 1901 Arts Club in their second UK tour. Praised for their “great sensitivity”, British-Australian clarinetist Kristina Newton and Swedish pianist Joel Slott come together in an evening where timeless masters of classical music meet with exciting new voices of today.
Thursday 19 June 2025  7.30pm

JULIAN JACOBSON piano
Debussy and his influences - II

​ Julian Jacobson returns to the 1901 Arts Club to play both books of Debussy’s complete Preludes, this time in two separate concerts each prefaced by a connoisseur’s selection of short works by composers who exerted a major influence on the great French composer.
Friday 20 June 2025  6.30pm & 9pm

TYLER HAY piano
Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight
Concert 8: 12 Etudes Op.25

Celebrate the end of the week with a pre-dinner (6.30pm) or post-dinner (9pm) performance of Chopin, complete with a complimentary champagne reception (served from 30mins before). ​​​​​​
Tuesday 24 June 2025  7.30pm

VIV McLEAN piano
SUSAN PORRETT writer/narrator

​DIVINE FIRE - the story of Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand in music and words

Divine Fire traces the relationship between Fryderyk Chopin and the authoress George Sand, from their first meeting in Paris in 1836 until their parting in 1849.  The story unfolds through a compelling, dramatic narration of events interspersed with fiery Scherzos, heartrending Ballades, intimate lyrical Nocturnes and stirring Polonaises.
Presented by 7 Star Arts in support of the ENO Benevolent Fund.
Friday 27 June 2025  7pm

LIUBOV ULYBYSHEVA cello
MAIKO MORI piano
Schumann and Mendelssohn

​This evocative programme brings together the musical voices of two remarkable 19th-century families: the Schumanns and the Mendelssohns. Featuring works by Clara and Robert Schumann, alongside Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, the concert celebrates a rich tapestry of Romantic expression — lyrical, intimate, and deeply personal.
Wednesday 2 July 2025  7.30pm

NING HUI SEE piano
​ReSounding

ReSounding offers two themes: voices lost to history and now revived, and the scenic and spiritual transcending musical cultures.  Featuring music by Claude Debussy, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Francisco Buencamino, and Robert Schumann
Sunday 6 July 2025  2.30pm

WAKA HASEGAWA piano
Sunday Soundscapes

Step into a mesmerising sound world where minimalism meets romanticism, tradition intertwines with innovation, and East converses with West. 
Saturday 12 July 2025  6pm

JAMES PAUL WHITE: The Works
with 
CHRIS LLOYD piano
BELLE CHEN piano
​JOHN-PAUL MUIR piano
STEFANIA PASSAMONTE piano
JAMES PAUL WHITE piano 

The evening features the world premiere of James Paul White’s two albums Seven Basic Plots (2025) and From The Library (2020) performed by a range of brilliant concert pianists.  
Tuesday 15 July 2025  7.30pm 

LEON CHEN piano
​TRANSCENDENT TRANSCRIPTIONS - From Strauss to Scriabin

7 Star Arts proudly presents a recital of piano transcriptions of famous works by Richard Strauss and Alexander Scriabin.
Presented by 7 Star Arts in support of the ENO Benevolent Fund.
Friday 18 July 2025  6.30pm & 9pm

WARREN MAILLEY-SMITH ​piano
Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight
Concert 9: Barcarolle & Berceuse

Celebrate the end of the week with a pre-dinner (6.30pm) or post-dinner (9pm) performance of Chopin, complete with a complimentary champagne reception (served from 30mins before). ​​​​​​​
Saturday 19 July 2025  7.30pm

MICHAEL FERRERI piano
JOHN CARDEN vocalist
TONY OAKLEY vocalist
Double Standards

A performance that bridges the timeless art of cabaret with the dynamic energy of today’s contemporary musical theatre. 
Tuesday 29 July 2025  7pm

DAVID TAYLOE tenor
DYLAN PEREZ piano

Join American tenor David Tayloe and pianist Dylan Perez for an enchanting recital featuring Purcell realisations by Benjamin Britten and Thomas Adès, as well as works by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, Peter Warlock and Percy Grainger.  
Tuesday 5 August 2025  7.30pm

CLÉLIA IRUZUN piano 
Summer Evening with Chopin 

​The distinguished Anglo-Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun will present her favourite Chopin pieces. Perfect for a summer evening!
Monday 8 September 2025  7.30pm

TRADER'S CELESTIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY

A celebration of the life of Trader Faulkner (7 September 1927 - 14 April 2021) by his friends from the worlds of theatre and music.  Ronald "Trader" Faulkner  was an Australian actor, raconteur and flamenco dancer, best known for his work in the UK on stage and television. 
Proudly presented by 7 Star Arts supporting the ENO Benevolent Fund.
Tuesday 9 September 2025  6.30pm

JOSEPH HAVLAT piano
Points of Departure III

Joseph Havlat embarks on a new series of concerts at 1901 Arts Club.  Featuring music by Aldo Clementi, Jocelyn Campbell, Luigi Dallapiccola, and Anton Webern.
Tuesday 30 September  8pm

Mood Indigo Events
Autumn 2025 Jazz Piano Series
TERENCE COLLIE piano

Terence Collie plays a solo piano concert to open the Autumn 2025 Jazz Piano Series
Friday 3 October 2025  7.30pm

MITHRAS TRIO
Ionel Manciu violin
Leo Popplewell cello
Dominic Degavino piano

Poliphonia proudly presents the acclaimed Mithras Trio who will perform a programme with Music from the Americas including the famous Piazzolla Quatro Estaciones Porteñas plus the rarely performed Korngold Trio.
Tuesday 7 October 2025  8pm

Mood Indigo Events
Autumn 2025 Jazz Piano Series
GWILYM SIMCOCK piano

​Internationally acclaimed virtuoso pianist Gwilym Simcock performs an intimate concert as part of the Autumn 2025 Jazz Piano Series at the 1901 Arts Club
Tuesday 14 October 2025  8pm

Mood Indigo Events
Autumn 2025 Jazz Piano Series
ALCYONA MICK piano

​Alcyona Mick closes out the Autumn 2025 Jazz Piano Series concerts.
Tuesday 18 November 2025  7.30pm

THOMAS MATHIAS violin
DOMINIC DEGAVINO ​piano

The outstanding duo will present an eclectic programme with Music from the Americas including works by Brazilian composer Henrique Oswald and a selection of American composers such as Duke Ellington and Gershwin!  Proudly presented by Poliphonia.
Thursday 4 December 2025  7.30pm

MATEUSZ RETTNER piano

The award-winning pianist Mateusz Rettner will present an exciting programme including some masterpieces by composers from Brazil, Argentina and the USA including a World Premiere!  Proudly presented by Poliphonia.
Saturday 25 April 2026  6.30pm

TANIA STAVREVA piano
Piano Flamenco

The Bulgarian-American pianist returns to 1901 Arts Club with a programme of works by Isaac Albéniz, Abraham Espinosa and Tania Stavreva (featuring several UK Premieres by Stavreva and Espinosa).
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1901 Arts Club is an activity of the Hattori Foundation (registered charity no. 1014709).

The Hattori Trust Company Limited (company no. 2749030) is trustee of Hattori Foundation.