Classical Vauxhall announces its classical music festival running from March 2
Classical Vauxhall is delighted to announce the fourth edition of the acclaimed classical music festival in the heart of London’s most diverse and electric neighbourhoods.
Running from March 2-4, some of classical music’s biggest names will hit the stage.
Opening on March 2 with English violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen, American violist Clifton Harrison, Turkish cellist Jamal Aliyev and Fiachra Garvey for “Comfort in Chaos”.
This concert celebrates the mighty piano quartet with pieces that explore our environment from Beethoven, Mahler, Fung, and Brahms.
On Friday, March 3, Nicky Spence and Sholto Kynoch present Songs of The Seasons.
The programme features Benjamin Britten’s Holy Sonnets of John Donne and culminates in a celebration of blues, jazz, and African American tradition in Bond’s rhapsodic Songs of The Seasons.
BBC Musician Magazine Personality of the Year 2022, opera singer Nicky is one of Scotland’s proudest sons, and Sholto is a sought-after pianist who specialises in song and chamber music.
A concert on March 4, features violinist, collaborator, composer and music director Rakhi Singh.
The Julian Bliss Septet will close the three concerts with their The Sound of Film–Jazz in Hollywood programme.
Returning to St Mark’s, Kennington Classical Vauxhall is led by Fiachra Garvey, Irish pianist and artistic director of the West Wicklow Festival.
He said: “This year’s festival is a veritable feast of classical music’s variety and musical diversity. Four concerts with colour and humour, featuring some of the most vibrant and energetic artists keeping classical music fresh, alive and relevant.”
Website: https://www.classicalvauxhall.com/
Picture: Fiachra Garvey Picture: Marshall Light Studio
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