Ruislip Classical Concerts

23/01/2025

Andrzej Wierciński - playing at St Martin's Ruislip next Wednesday 29 January at 12.15pm. Then at POSK in Hammersmith on Sunday 2 February at 4pm.

23/01/2025

23/01/2025

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27/11/2024

An impressive performance by RENATA KONYICSKA this lunchtime of a delightful Schubert (Impromptus) and Beethoven ('Appassionata') programme, with Chopin's 'Raindrop' Prelude as an encore - especially appropriate on this rainy day. Yet the inclement weather did not deter our audience from attending, or diminish their enthusiasm for Renata's playing. An excellent end to our 2024 series of ten concerts. Andrzej Wierciński returns to perform our next recital at 12.15pm on Wednesday 29 January 2025. In the meantime, we wish all our supporters a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

30/10/2024

Another impressive lunchtime recital at St Martin's Ruislip today - performed by Danish-Polish pianist FILIP MICHALAK, who played the four advertised Chopin Polonaises (see photo here) preceded by Brahms' Six Pieces Op118. A Chopin waltz encore rounded off our much-appreciated October concert - in the week the piano world is excited by the discovery in the US of an unknown Chopin short waltz score. Our Ruislip audience also enjoyed Filip's informative introductions. Renata Konyicska plays our last recital of 2024, on Wednesday 27 November.

25/09/2024

CONNOR HERAGHTY gave a thrilling performance of a beautiful programme (including the big Waldstein and Dante Sonatas) in our monthly lunchtime concert today. Good introductions. And very warmly received by our audience. Thank you, Connor. Filip Michalak plays for us next, on Wednesday 30 October.

24/07/2024

Another splendid lunchtime recital today by VIV MCLEAN. A lovely varied programme (of Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin and Piazzolla), which our large audience enjoyed. Thank you very much, Viv - and welcome again next year. We now take a Summer break and resume on Wednesday 25 September when Keishi Suzuki plays.

26/06/2024

A spectacular lunchtime Ruislip recital today by ANDRZEJ WIERCINSKI who flew in specially from Warsaw. Impressive playing of Chopin, Beethoven ('Moonlight'), Haydn and Liszt on a supremely hot day. A large audience rewarded him with enthusiastic applause and several stayed afterwards to chat with him. Thank you very much, Andrzej. Viv McLean plays our next concert on Wednesday 24 July at 12.15pm.

29/05/2024

Another fantastic Ruislip lunchtime piano recital by DMITRY KALASHNIKOV at St Martin's today, with an especially strong performance of Liszt's B- minor piano sonata and Dmitry's selection of Chopin etudes and a nocturne (including his 10/3 Tristesse as an encore). Our audience left happy, on this sunny day. Our next recital is at 12.15pm on Wednesday 26 June, to be played by Andrzej Wiercinski (who has just won the Best Chopin Performance Prize in the Texas International Piano Competition).

24/04/2024

Rapturous applause this Wednesday lunchtime for our rare cello and piano concert performed by ALICE NEARY and VIV MCLEAN. Debussy, Faure and Beethoven cello sonatas played to a large appreciative audience. Great introductions to each sonata by Alice too. Our next concert is on Wednesday 29 May at 12.15pm (Dmitry Kalashnikov).

20/03/2024

A lovely lunchtime performance by HAO ZI YOH today at St Martin's Church Hall, Ruislip. Thank you, Hao Zi. Our next concert is on Wednesday 24 April at 12.15pm - three cello sonatas with Viv McLean and Alice Neary.

15/01/2024

Our first two 2024 recitals (both at 12.15pm) ......

Wedns 31 January:
KYLE HUTCHINGS
(Beethoven and Schubert).

Wedns 28 February:
ZVJEZDAN VOJVODIC
(Schubert, Scriabin, Chopin)

29/11/2023

An attractive Bach and Chopin lunchtime recital today by RENATA KONYICSKA (piano) rounded off our 2023 successful season of concerts at Ruislip. An impressive performance, in particular, of Chopin's 24 Preludes - with helpful introductions. Many thanks to Renata, and to the other 10 pianists who have entertained our audiences this year (which have numbered between 65 and 85 at each concert, compared with about 40 when we resumed the series last year). Kyle Hutchings plays our next concert on Wednesday 31 January 2024 at 12.15pm.

25/10/2023

Another superb recital by MICHAL SZYMANOWSKI today. Some of the best Chopin and Paderewski and then two pieces by lesser-known Magin. A delighted large audience too. Thank you, Michal. Our next concert will be played by Renata Konyicska (piano) on Wednesday 29 November at 12.15pm.

27/09/2023

Returning to Ruislip after 4 years, Italian pianist TOMMASO CARLINI gave an impressive lunchtime recital this afternoon - an enthralling performance of contrasting light and dark sounds and moods. Great works by Liszt, Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Chopin - and a Scarlatti encore to reward the many who came. It was our first recital with the new 32 bass strings, fitted during the summer on the 111 year-old Schiedmayer grand piano. Thank you, Tommaso. Our next recital (by Michal Szymanowski) is on Wedns 25 Nov at 12.15pm.

26/07/2023

A very special July Ruislip Classical Concerts recital today - with VIV MCLEAN giving a fundraising performance to help us finance replacement bass strings on our 1912 Schiedmayer grand. Wonderful playing of a beautiful programme, appreciated by a large summer audience. Thanks to CYNRIC RICHARDSON, our piano tuner, who also kindly donated his services today. Our next concert will be by Tommaso Carlini on 27 September.

28/06/2023

Andrzej and Krzysztof Wiercinski played another wonderful recital today, of attractive works by Chopin, Beethoven and Bach. For the first time at Ruislip we heard Beethoven's Polonaise and Chopin's Ballade No.2. Many thanks to the Wiercinski brothers, who will return next year. Viv McLean plays our next recital, on Wednesday 26 July at 12.15pm.