One of the highlights of Havering’s cultural calendar, Music for a Winter's Night, returns in November with a new season of classical and chamber music at Langtons House, Billet Lane, Hornchurch.
This year’s stellar line-up includes award-winning classical guitarist Gary Ryan, and Jakob Lindberg, Professor of Lute at the Royal College of Music, and leading figure in the renaissance of 'Early Music'.
Organised by Havering Council, the concerts bring some of the UK’s finest classical and chamber musicians to the borough.
Councillor Melvin Wallace, Cabinet Member for Culture and Community Engagement, said: "Music for a Winter's Night offers a chance to hear outstanding musicians in a wide range of styles and genres. I can hardly believe that this will be our sixth year of promoting this wonderful concert season.
"Havering Council is committed to bringing the finest live music of all kinds to the borough. In past years, we've brought some of the very biggest names in classical and chamber music, including Craig Ogden, Emma Kirby, John Mills and the Mozart Players, and this year is no exception."
The concerts run between November and February on the following dates, all start at 8pm:
Thursday 20 November 2014 - Jakob Lindberg (Lute)
Ticket information:
Phone the Box Office at Fairkytes Arts Centre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX on 01708 456308, or email fairkytes@havering.gov.uk
Tickets for individual concerts are £13.50 and £9.50 concessions, or book all four shows for £40.50 or £28.50 concessions.
All Music for a Winter's Night concerts include a 15-minute interval with complementary refreshment.
Organised by Havering Council, the concerts bring some of the UK’s finest classical and chamber musicians to the borough.
Councillor Melvin Wallace, Cabinet Member for Culture and Community Engagement, said: "Music for a Winter's Night offers a chance to hear outstanding musicians in a wide range of styles and genres. I can hardly believe that this will be our sixth year of promoting this wonderful concert season.
"Havering Council is committed to bringing the finest live music of all kinds to the borough. In past years, we've brought some of the very biggest names in classical and chamber music, including Craig Ogden, Emma Kirby, John Mills and the Mozart Players, and this year is no exception."
The concerts run between November and February on the following dates, all start at 8pm:
Thursday 20 November 2014 - Jakob Lindberg (Lute)
Thursday 18 December 2014 - The Crystal Palace String Quartet
Thursday 22 January 2015 - Gary Ryan (Guitar)
Thursday 19 February 2015 - Divertimenti Ensemble
Jakob Lindberg, Thursday 20 November 2014
Appointed professor of lute at the Royal College of Music in London in 1979, Jakob Lindberg is the first lutenist to have recorded the complete solo lute music by the celebrated English composer John Dowland. His recordings of Bach's music for solo lute are considered among the most important readings of the works.
Jakob has performed recitals with Emma Kirkby, Ann Sofie von Otter, Nigel Rogers and Ian Partridge and has worked with the English Concert, Taverner Choir, the Purcell Quartet, Monteverdi Choir, Chiaroscuro, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Academy of Ancient Music.
The Crystal Palace String Quartet, Thursday 18 December 2014
One of London’s most in-demand string ensembles, the Crystal Palace String Quartet, features violinists Julia Burkert (leader of the German Doctors’ Orchestra, who has also led the Cambridge, Guildford and Croydon Symphony Orchestras) and Alice Butcher (National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, RTE National Symphony Orchestra) alongside cellist Sarah Westley (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Brandenburg Sinfonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Opera) and Chris Brody on viola, who is chairman of the chamber orchestra Camerata of London.
Gary Ryan, Thursday 22 January 2015
An Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, Gary Ryan has a string of international honours and awards to his name, recognition for his highly innovative guitar compositions which draw on the rich traditions of the instrument and combine them with contemporary influences and extended techniques.
Gary's ground-breaking work for solo guitar, Scenes from The Wild West, has become an international best-seller. On his latest CD, Visions and Vistas, he has multi-tracked his ensemble pieces, including Generator (for guitar duo) and, Scenes from Brazil and Songs from Erin (both for solo guitar) to critical acclaim.
Divertimenti Ensemble, Thursday 19 February 2015
Founded in 1978, the five-piece Divertimenti still includes four original members. Their wealth of international concert experience as soloists feeds into an ensemble which has forged an impressive reputation for an adventurous repertoire that champions lesser known composers, particularly British composers, and 20th-century compositions.
Divertimenti have performed live for BBC Radio 3 and at festivals such as Aldeburgh, Bath, King's Lynn and Lichfield as well as in Italy, France, Germany and Greece. Their recordings have been recommended by Radio 3's Record Review, the International Record Review, BBC Music Magazine and Classic FM.
Thursday 22 January 2015 - Gary Ryan (Guitar)
Thursday 19 February 2015 - Divertimenti Ensemble
Jakob Lindberg, Thursday 20 November 2014
Appointed professor of lute at the Royal College of Music in London in 1979, Jakob Lindberg is the first lutenist to have recorded the complete solo lute music by the celebrated English composer John Dowland. His recordings of Bach's music for solo lute are considered among the most important readings of the works.
Jakob has performed recitals with Emma Kirkby, Ann Sofie von Otter, Nigel Rogers and Ian Partridge and has worked with the English Concert, Taverner Choir, the Purcell Quartet, Monteverdi Choir, Chiaroscuro, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Academy of Ancient Music.
The Crystal Palace String Quartet, Thursday 18 December 2014
One of London’s most in-demand string ensembles, the Crystal Palace String Quartet, features violinists Julia Burkert (leader of the German Doctors’ Orchestra, who has also led the Cambridge, Guildford and Croydon Symphony Orchestras) and Alice Butcher (National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, RTE National Symphony Orchestra) alongside cellist Sarah Westley (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Brandenburg Sinfonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Opera) and Chris Brody on viola, who is chairman of the chamber orchestra Camerata of London.
Gary Ryan, Thursday 22 January 2015
An Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, Gary Ryan has a string of international honours and awards to his name, recognition for his highly innovative guitar compositions which draw on the rich traditions of the instrument and combine them with contemporary influences and extended techniques.
Gary's ground-breaking work for solo guitar, Scenes from The Wild West, has become an international best-seller. On his latest CD, Visions and Vistas, he has multi-tracked his ensemble pieces, including Generator (for guitar duo) and, Scenes from Brazil and Songs from Erin (both for solo guitar) to critical acclaim.
Divertimenti Ensemble, Thursday 19 February 2015
Founded in 1978, the five-piece Divertimenti still includes four original members. Their wealth of international concert experience as soloists feeds into an ensemble which has forged an impressive reputation for an adventurous repertoire that champions lesser known composers, particularly British composers, and 20th-century compositions.
Divertimenti have performed live for BBC Radio 3 and at festivals such as Aldeburgh, Bath, King's Lynn and Lichfield as well as in Italy, France, Germany and Greece. Their recordings have been recommended by Radio 3's Record Review, the International Record Review, BBC Music Magazine and Classic FM.
Ticket information:
Phone the Box Office at Fairkytes Arts Centre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX on 01708 456308, or email fairkytes@havering.gov.uk
Tickets for individual concerts are £13.50 and £9.50 concessions, or book all four shows for £40.50 or £28.50 concessions.
All Music for a Winter's Night concerts include a 15-minute interval with complementary refreshment.
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