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7th January 2019
Edith Wiens
Masterclass/Artist Conversation, Opera & Vocal, ConcertVocal Masterclass
2:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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7th January 2019
Notations & Sketches CD Launch
ConcertGuildhall alumnus Alexander Soares returns to the School to perform solo piano works by Boulez, Dutilleux and Messiaen.
6:00pm Lecture Recital Room
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Admission free
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9th January 2019
Guildhall Studio Orchestra with Mark Lockheart
Jazz, Milton Court, ConcertThe Guildhall Studio Orchestra returns with special guest Mark Lockheart for the first performance and CD launch of Days on Earth, his epic new work for jazz sextet and a 30-piece orchestra.
7:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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11th January 2019
Keyboard at Six
ConcertGuildhall musicians offer a varied programme of keyboard repertoire in this early evening concert.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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11th January 2019
Postgraduate String Concert
ConcertPostgraduate string musicians showcase their talent in an informal evening concert.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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13th January 2019
LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists | Spring 2019
Concert, Opera & VocalIn these free early evening concerts, senior musicians from Guildhall School take to the Barbican stage before LSO concerts with free performances of complementary repertoire.
3:30pm Barbican Hall
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Admission free
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13th January 2019
LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists | Bartók
ConcertMusicians from Guildhall School perform chamber music by Bartók, setting the scene for the LSO’s evening performance.
5:30pm Barbican Hall
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Admission free
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16th January 2019
Strings at Six
ConcertGuildhall musicians offer a varied programme of string repertoire in this early evening concert.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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17th January 2019
HPSCHD: Music for Electronics and Harpsichord
ConcertHarpsichord virtuoso and Guildhall professor Mahan Esfahani explores the broadest possibilities of the instrument in collaboration with musicians from Guildhall’s Electronic Music department.
7:30pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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18th January 2019
Undergraduate String Concert
ConcertUndergraduate musicians perform a selection of appealing string repertoire.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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22nd January 2019
Guildhall Harpists & Friends
ConcertA mixed programme demonstrates the breadth and quality of chamber music for harp and other instruments.
1:00pm Lecture Recital Room
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Admission free
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22nd January 2019
Scenes at Six
ConcertPostgraduate singers present a selection of scenes from the opera.
6:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
Admission free
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23rd January 2019
Wind Ensemble
ConcertGuildhall Wind Ensemble performs some of Mozart’s finest wind music.
1:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
Admission free
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23rd January 2019
Ubu Ensemble
ConcertGuildhall’s Ubu Ensemble offers two works by Soviet composer Galina Ustvolskaya, a student of Shostakovich whose work has come to wider recognition in recent years.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
Admission free
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24th January 2019
Guildhall String Ensemble
ConcertAndrew Watkinson, first violinist of the Endellion Quartet, leads listeners on a journey through classic string ensemble repertoire.
7:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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25th January 2019
Double Bass Concert
ConcertGuildhall musicians offer an evening performance of double bass repertoire.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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28th January 2019
Chamber Music at Six
ConcertGuildhall musicians offer a programme of fine chamber music repertoire in an early evening concert.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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Admission free
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31st January 2019
Postgraduate String Concert
ConcertPostgraduate string musicians curate an informal evening concert.
7:00pm Lecture Recital Room
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Admission free
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1st February 2019
Baroque Orchestra
ConcertProfessor of Baroque Violin Pavlo Beznosiuk directs a programme of some of Handel’s best-loved music.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
Admission free
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3rd February 2019
Hungariana
Concert, Production ArtsAn immersive day featuring three concerts that explore the triumvirate of great Hungarian composers – Bartók, Ligeti and Kurtág – with performances by the Casals Quartet and visuals by Amelia Kosminsky, from Guildhall’s BA Video Design for Live Performance programme.
11:00am Milton Court Concert Hall
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8th February 2019
Marmen Quartet
ConcertThe Marmen Quartet presents three cornerstones of string quartet repertoire.
7:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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13th February 2019
Songs at Six: Heinrich Heine in Song
ConcertPostgraduate singers and pianists explore a selection of Heine settings.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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Admission free
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13th February 2019
Guildhall Guitars
ConcertAn evening of guitar chamber music, including compositions by Gragnani and Hindemith.
7:00pm Lecture Recital Room
Admission free
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14th February 2019
Goldner Quartet & Piers Lane Lunchtime Concert
ConcertThe Goldner Quartet performs Beethoven’s moody ‘Serioso’ Quartet and is joined by fellow Australian Piers Lane in Elgar’s majestic and surprisingly Spanish-sounding Piano Quintet.
1:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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Admission free
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14th February 2019
Jazz Valentine
ConcertJoin Guildhall Jazz Singers in the foyer for a free concert of music appropriate to the day.
1:05pm Silk Street Foyer
Admission free
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15th February 2019
Futures | LSO Discovery Relaxed Concert
ConcertPostgraduate singer Joël Terrin offers a celebration of the musical voices of our time.
11:15am LSO St Luke's
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Admission free
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15th February 2019
Futures | LSO Discovery Free Friday Lunchtime Concert
ConcertPostgraduate singer Joël Terrin offers a celebration of the musical voices of our time.
12:30pm LSO St Luke's
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Admission free
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15th February 2019
Songs at Six: Swansong
ConcertSchubert’s 14 Schwanengesang songs are presented alongside monologues that cast fresh light on this masterly collection.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert hall
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Admission free
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20th February 2019
Strings at Six
ConcertGuildhall musicians offer a rich programme of string repertoire in this early evening concert.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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21st February 2019
Converging Dialogues
Concert, Creative LearningGuildhall students work with community groups for a day of workshops and live music.
7:30pm Chats Palace
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Admission free
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22nd February 2019
Classical Winds
ConcertMusicians from the Historical Performance and Wind, Brass and Percussion departments explore wind and vocal repertoire from the turn of the 19th century.
6:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
Admission free
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22nd February 2019
Songs at Six: Samuel Barber and American Art Song
ConcertPostgraduate singers and pianists present American Art Song by Samuel Barber, his compatriots and contemporaries.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert hall
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Admission free
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22nd February 2019
The Folksong Legacy of Brahms & Mahler
ConcertGerman soprano Birgid Steinberger curates a concert of postgraduate singers and pianists.
7:30pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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Admission free
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25th February 2019
Song Guild
ConcertGraham Johnson directs senior singers and pianists in a song recital.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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28th February 2019
Guildhall Consort
ConcertGuildhall Consort juxtaposes Warlock’s realisations of Dowland with anthems and songs by Purcell.
7:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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1st March 2019
Power, Reformation & Freedom
ConcertGuildhall musicians from across different departments collaborate to explore music of the Renaissance and
Baroque period.6:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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2nd March 2019
BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion: Ligeti
ConcertGuildhall musicians trace Ligeti’s musical development as part of BBC SO's Total Immersion.
1:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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3rd March 2019
LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists | Puccini, Rossini & Respighi
ConcertGuildhall musicians offer a free concert of Italian vocal and chamber music ahead of the London Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Ponchielli, Verdi and Puccini.
5:30pm Barbican Hall
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Admission free
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4th March 2019
Chamber Music at Six
ConcertGuildhall musicians perform a selection of chamber music repertoire in a post-work concert.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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Admission free
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6th March 2019
Undergraduate String Concert
ConcertUndergraduate string players come together for an informal evening concert.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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8th March 2019
Jazz Song Writing Concert
Concert, JazzGuildhall professor Fini Bearman and musicians from the Jazz department showcase their work from this year’s songwriting class.
1:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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11th March 2019
New Jazz Compositions
Concert, JazzA showcase of the writing and playing of musicians from across the Jazz department.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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13th March 2019
Prince Consort Side by Side
Concert, Opera & VocalGuildhall singers and pianists perform at Wigmore Hall alongside Alisdair Hogarth and his collective, The Prince Consort, Associate Artists of the Guildhall Vocal Department.
1:00pm Wigmore Hall
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13th March 2019
New Jazz Compositions
Jazz, ConcertMusicians from across the Jazz department present their latest work.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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14th March 2019
Keyboard at Six
ConcertEnjoy a diverse programme of keyboard repertoire in an early evening concert by Guildhall musicians.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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14th March 2019
LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists | Czech Songs
ConcertGuildhall musicians perform Czech songs in a free concert that sets the scene for the LSO’s evening performance of Dvořák and Mahler.
6:00pm Barbican Hall
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Admission free
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15th March 2019
Guildhall Saxophone Ensemble
ConcertGuildhall saxophonists present an eclectic programme that exploits the glorious acoustic of Ely Cathedral.
1:15pm Presbytery, Ely Cathedral
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Admission free
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18th March 2019
Song Guild
Opera & Vocal, Concert, Competition/PrizeSingers and pianists join together to perform song repertoire under the leadership of vocal accompanist and professor Graham Johnson.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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20th March 2019
Dance Music for Piano Duo
ConcertIn her annual piano duo concert, Noriko Ogawa directs senior pianists in a programme inspired by the dance and including improvisations.
6:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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20th March 2019
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
ConcertVassily Sinaisky brings the full weight of authority of the Russian conducting tradition to work with Guildhall students in one of the greatest and most sombre of Russian works.
7:30pm Barbican Hall
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Booking available soon
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22nd March 2019
Scenes at Six
Concert, Opera & VocalPostgraduate singers perform a selection of opera scenes.
6:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
Admission free
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22nd March 2019
EXAUDI
Concert, Opera & VocalVocal ensemble EXAUDI performs works by Guildhall composers, including a world premiere by new Associate Head of Composition Cassandra Miller.
7:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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25th March 2019
Spotlight on Wind, Brass & Percussion
ConcertThe oboe and bassoon are featured in this showcase from the Wind, Brass and Percussion department.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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Admission free
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27th March - 28th November 2019
Cantata Project
ConcertJames Johnstone’s Cantata Project visits the London Handel Festival with soloists from the Historical Performance department.
1:00pm St George’s, Hanover Square / St Mary-le-Bow
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27th March 2019
Scenes at Six
Concert, Opera & VocalGuildhall postgraduate singers present a variety of opera scenes.
6:00pm Milton Court Studio Theatre
Admission free
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28th March 2019
Armourers and Brasiers’ Company Brass Prize
ConcertFinalists perform a programme of brass repertoire with piano accompaniment in this annual prize.
6:30pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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29th March 2019
Songs at Six
Concert, Opera & VocalA performance of the Brahms Liebeslieder Walzer, coached and directed by Julius Drake and visiting professor Stacey Bartsch.
6:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
Admission free
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29th March 2019
Turners’ Consort Launch Concert
ConcertBringing music from medieval times to life, this concert features the new Turners’ Consort, a set of eight recorders handcrafted by maker Tim Cranmore.
7:00pm Silk Street Music Hall
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Admission free
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6th April 2019
BBC Symphony Orchestra Total Immersion: Lili and Nadia Boulanger
ConcertGuildhall musicians perform chamber and ensemble music by Lili and Nadia Boulanger, curated by Gordon Stewart. Part of BBC SO Total Immersion.
1:00pm Milton Court Concert Hall
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10th May 2019
The Gold Medal 2019
Concert, Opera & VocalThe Guildhall School’s premiere music prize returns, and this year is the turn of the singers.
7:00pm Barbican Hall
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Booking available soon
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5th - 7th July 2019
Chamber Music Festival
ConcertFollowing last year’s inaugural Chamber Music Festival, this year’s event will feature faculty and student collaborations in Milton Court Concert Hall and a host of events.
7:00pm Guildhall School
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Admission free