Lunchtime Concerts at Hansom Hall, 2025/26 1 - 2 pm
9th October Sasha Grynyuk (piano)
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111
Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor, op.23
Lera Auerbach selection of four Piano Preludes (1998, dedicated to Tom and Vivian Waldeck)
Rachmaninov selection of four Piano Preludes op.23 and op.32
23rd October Paddington Trio
One of our leading piano trios, winners of the Parkhouse Award in 2023.
Josef Haydn: Trio No. 43 in C Major, Hob.XV:27 15’
Franz Schubert: Trio No 2 in E flat, Op. 100, D929 40’
6th November Standard Issue: Tilly Coulton (flute); Michelle Hromin (clarinet); Kauri May (violin); Rebecca Burden (cello); Ollie Hawker (saw)
Jurg Frey - Extended Circular Music 4.5’
Alex Groves - Alula 9’
Iannis Xenakis - Charisma 4’
Ollie Hawker - It’s So Easy Pt. 2 - 2 Motorway Bridges 9’
Joanna Ward - Translucent 4’
Joanna Ward - Courtyard 7’
Laila Arafah - Local Paths 7’
Ollie Hawker - What I thought to be true but was not! But I still love it * (World Premiere) 12’
As active curators, commissioners, and performers of contemporary music, the group brings fresh perspectives to works by eclectic living composers.
Standard Issue is passionate about the accessibility of new and experimental music and hopes to create unique concert experiences and events that eliminate the barrier between performers and the audience. standard issue has collaborated with Her Ensemble, Music We’d Like to Hear, Ineffable Sounds, Musarc Choir, and the Royal College of Music Composition Department.
20th November Charles Owen (piano) & Paul McGann (actor)
A programme of words and music in celebration of Seamus Heaney
4th December Hugo Hymas (tenor) & Ashok Gupta (fortepiano)
Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
18th December Marmen Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in F major Op.50 No.5 ‘The Dream’
Beethoven: String Quartet No.16 in F major Op.135
8th January Alli Daniel (voice) & Chris Eldred (piano)
Allie Daniel, currently starring in Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre, presents a programme of contemporary song with pianist, Chris Eldred, who is touring with Hejira, playing the music of Joni Michell.
22nd January Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)
A welcome return to Leicester for one of the world's leading harpsichordists. Mahan previously played Bach's Goldberg Variations for us at the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, and has recently recorded the same composer's 'The well-tempered Clavier Book 1'.
5th February Fibonacci Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.18 No.1
Bartok: String Quartet No.5
As the only ensemble to ever win both First and Audience Prizes at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy (2024), the Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe's leading young string quartets.
We are delighted to welcome them back to Hansom Hall after their stunning concert last season.
26th February Guildhall Winds
A return visit by the brilliant students of The Guildhall School of Music & Drama, a vibrant, international community of musicians, actors and production artists in the heart of the City of London.
12th March Emily Sun (violin) & Anna Tilbrook (piano)
Mozart: Violin Sonata No.17 in C major, K. 296 17’
Florence Price: Two Fantasies for Violin and Piano 8’30”
Thea Musgrave: Colloquy 12’
Mozart: Violin Sonata No.19 in E flat major K302 14’
26th March Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Amy Harman (bassoon) & Antonio Oyarzabal (piano)
Two outstanding wind players with the Spanish pianist, Antonio Oyarzabal - who we are pleased to welcome back to Leicester.
Their recent recording of music by Madeleine Dring was 'lovingly played' according to The Gramophone.
Programme to include:
Madeleine Dring: Trio for oboe, bassoon and keyboard
Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano FP43
and music by Ruth Gipps, Helen Glatz and Pamela Harrison - all, like Madeleine Dring, pupils of Ralph Vaughan Williams.