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GALA RECITAL FOR TWO PIANOS

Monday 27 September, 6.30pm reception, 7.30pm concert

Tickets: £25, includes a reception with wine, canapés and the piano recital.

In aid of the Foundling Museum, enjoy an evening reception and Piano Recital by two internationally renowned pianists, Janis Vakarelis and Jean Louis Steuerman.

Janis Vakarelis has performed regularly at the Festspielhaus Salzburg, Berliner Philharmonie, Lisbon Coliseu, Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall London. He is also Artistic Director of the Nafplion International Music Festival in Greece. Jean Louis Steuerman has played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, and Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as touring extensively in Europe, North America and Japan. He also collaborates in chamber music with some of the world's finest musicians.

Discover the pianists in the rare, intimate setting of the Foundling Museum, as they play a range of works by Brahms, Schumann and Haydn.

 

CONSIDER THE LILIES

St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London

Saturday 6 November, 7.30pm

For tickets ranging between £22-£7 please call the box office:

020 7766 1100 // www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org

Watch and hear the New Foundling Choir, formed of local Camden primary school children at a concert celebrating the work of the Helen Bamber Foundation, which works with survivors of cruelty.

Woven Gold, a choir of refugees escaping persecution, perform alongside some of the world's leading musicians, including Michael Chance and Elin Manahan Thomas, the La Folia orchestra, the New Foundling Choir and the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Howard Moody.

Daytime concerts
Free with museum admission
Each month the Foundling Museum hosts free lunchtime and afternoon concerts in the Picture Gallery. Details below:

LUNCHTIME CONCERT

Thursday 2 September, 1pm – 2pm

Viola recital by Rosalind Ventris, part of our New London Orchestra (NLO) Young Performers Concert Series.

AFTERNOON CONCERT (Foundling Sunday)
Sunday 5 September, Gallery talk at 2pm,

Concert 3pm – 4pm

Piano recital by Sachika Taniyama.

AFTERNOON CONCERT

Sunday 19 September, 3pm – 4pm

Piano recital by Polina Gerasimenko.

AFTERNOON CONCERT (Foundling Sunday)
Sunday 3 October, Gallery talk at 2pm,

Concert 3pm – 4pm

Piano recital by Christopher Sayles.

AFTERNOON CONCERT (Foundling Sunday)
Sunday 7 November, 3pm – 4pm, Gallery talk at 2pm, Concert 3pm – 4pm

Lawson Trio (Violin, cello and piano).

AFTERNOON CONCERT

Sunday 21 November, 3pm – 4pm

Louisa Stonehill (violin) and Nicholas Burns (piano).

AFTERNOON CONCERT (Foundling Sunday)
Sunday 5 December, 3pm – 4pm, Gallery talk at 2pm, Concert 3pm – 4pm

Piano recital by Polina Gerasimenko.

 

Foundling Sundays

On the first Sunday of every month you can enjoy a gallery talk followed by a concert in the Picture Gallery. Free with Museum admission. Talk 2pm - 2.30pm, Concert 3pm - 4pm


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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment soloist performs at the Foundling.

Enjoy a wide range of music in the Foundling's atmospheric spaces.

 

  

Booking Information

  • Book in advance to avoid disappointment.
  • For more information and to book tickets call:             020 7841 3600 during museum opening hours,       Tuesday - Saturday 10pm - 5pm and Sunday 11am - 5pm.
  • You can also purchase tickets in person at the front desk.
  • Don't forget to book your table at the Coram Café when planning a day visit around an event.

 

SING AT THE FOUNDLING!

The Foundling Community Choir
Every Monday, 6pm-8pm
Young and old, regular singers and those who didn’t think they can sing a note are invited to join us for our relaxed evenings of singing. Our first Monday 10 May kicked off to a great start and will now run every week.

Directed by Rachel Coward.

Tickets : £3 session. Booking at 020 7841 3610 or emma@foundlingmuseum.org.uk

Pilot term for the Foundling Community Choir. Click here for more information.

The New Foundling Choir, performing in the picture gallery of the Foundling Museum.