Lunchtime Concerts
St Martin-in-the-Fields Lunchtime Concert Series
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Chilean guitarist Jose Antonio Escobar will perform a programme for solo, classical guitar featuring works by Barios and Piazzolla.
American flautist Francesca Arnone and pianist Christine Kefferstan will perform sonatas by Alwyn, Zyman and Bonis along with Barber's 'Canzone'.
Japanes born pianist Chisato Kusunoki performs works by Takemitsu, Scriabin and Rachmaninov for St Martin's Pianists of the World series.
The Royal Over-Seas League presents pianist James Sherlock performing works by Chopin, Schubert and Poulenc.
Clarinettist and composer Luca Luciano performs in St Martin's innovative New Music Series. Luca will perform a number of his own works including a premier of 'Contemporaneo'.
The Royal Academy of Music presents Australia pianist Olivia Sham performing works by Mompou and Liszt.
ABOUT ST MARTN'S LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES
St Martin's has a commitment to discovering, nurturing and promoting new and emerging talent manifest through the Lunchtime Concert series for over sixty years and more recently through the Choral Scholars scheme and St Martin's Chamber Music Competition.
The Lunchtime series gives young musicians the opportunity to perform in a professional environment in central London to a large and appreciative audience. Concerts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 1.00pm feature a refreshing range of performers and repertoire. The concerts are free for all, but a suggested donation of £3.50 is greatly appreciated to help fund all aspects of the series and work at St Martin's.
A PIECE OF HISTORY
I longed to throw open the doors to the very best music ... and I have had the joy of seeing the importance of these concerts to many young artists starting out in their careers.
Dame Myra Hess
The lunchtime concerts continue a tradition reaching back to the start of WWII and pianist Dame Myra Hess's war effort. Hess's series of Lunchtime Concerts held at the National Gallery occupy a central position in the history of war time London where they kept hope for a life beyond war alive in the hearts of embattled Londoners. When the Board of the National Gallery closed the concerts at the end of the war, St Martin's took up the series where it has been running ever since.
To Prospective Performers
Though we welcome applications for the lunchtime concert series, please note that the 2010 and 2011 seasons are fully booked. Applications for the 2012 season can be received from January 2011. Please do NOT apply before this date as applications cannot be held on file and may be lost. thank you.
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Notes to Prospective Applicants » (PDF document, 80kb)
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