The list below is produced every month by Mrs Elspeth Arden
PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK WITH THE ORGANISER BEFORE ATTENDING IN CASE THE CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED OR CHANGED
Date: Tuesday 31 March and Wednesday 1 April at 1.00 p.m. and 8.00 p.m. (four performances)
Venue: The Tower Room, Christ Church, Church Street, Esher KT10 8QS
Performer: Music in the Tower – David Yardley (countertenor and medieval harp)
Programme: ‘Medieval Muses and the Age of Mysticism’ with readings from Julian of Norwich and other early mystics
Organiser: Christ Church Esher
Tickets: £15 (including light refreshments) from Esher Parish Office at office@esherparish.org.uk, or on 01372 462282
Note: There is a maximum capacity of 20 per performance and booking is strongly recommended.
Date: Wednesday 1 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Performer: Herman Med Cerisha (piano)
Programme: Schubert – Sonata in A minor D.784, Beethoven – Bagatelle Opus 126 No. 3 in E flat major, Chopin – Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor Opus 52
Organiser: Talent Unlimited
Tickets: Admission free – pay what you feel!
Date: Thursday 2 April at 12.30 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead KT22 8AY
Performers: Tier 3 Trio – Joseph Wolfe (violin), Jonathan Ayling (cello), Daniel Grimwood (piano)
Programme: Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Opus 97 ‘Archduke’
Organiser: Music on Thursdays
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection or donations to CAF Donate
Date: Thursday 2 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. Pancras Church, Euston Road, London NW1 2BA
Performer: Vusala Babayeva (piano)
Programme: Hajibeyli – Little Piece, Mammadli/Hajibeyli – Fantasy on Themes of ‘Arshin Mal Alan’, Hajibeyli – Dear Sweetheart, Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite Opus 71a, Mammadli – Azerbaijani Patterns, Say – Alla Turca Jazz Opus 5b
Organiser: Talent Unlimited
Tickets: Admission free – pay what you feel!
Date: Friday 3 April at 3.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
Performers: Aylen Pritchin and Tim Crawford (violin), Iris Juda (viola), David Waterman (cello), Ruth Padel (poet)
Programme: Haydn – The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross Opus 51 – arrangement for string quartet with poems written and narrated by Ruth Padel
Organiser: Wigmore Hall
Tickets: £18-£40 at Wigmore Hall What’s On
Note: Tim Crawford is a Maiastra alumnus and David Waterman is the Artistic Advisor of Maiastra.
Date: Wednesday 8 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2PF
Performers: The Ivory Duo Piano Ensemble – Panayotis Archontides and Natalie Tsaldarakis
Programme: Debussy – Six épigraphes antiques L. 131, CD. 139 (selections), Busoni – Finnländische Volksweisen Opus 27 BV 227, Fauré – Dolly Suite, Ravel – La Valse
Organiser: Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre
Tickets: £16 (student/under 25 £5) from the Riverhouse Barn Box Office or on 01932 253354
Date: Thursday 9 April at 12.30 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead KT22 8AY
Performer: Diana Brekalo (piano)
Programme: Music by female composers: Fanny Mendelssohn – January and February from Das Jahr, Clara Schumann – Romance Opus 21 No. 1, Anna Caroline Oury – Rigoletto Fantasie, Melanie Bonis – Barcarolle in E flat major Opus 71, Lili Boulanger – Trois Morceaux pour Piano, Dora Pejačević – Piano Sonata No. 2, Opus 57
Organiser: Music on Thursdays
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection or donations to CAF Donate
Date: Friday 10 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Grand Hall, Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking RH4 1SG
Performers: Leith Hill Music Festival Day 1: the choirs of Capel, Dorking, Epsom, Leatherhead and Oxshott accompanied by Southern Pro Musica
Programme: Doreen Carwithen – Suffolk Suite, Cecilia McDowall – Da Vinci Requiem, Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams – Five Mystical Songs
Organiser: Leith Hill Music Festival
Tickets: £20-£25 at Dorking Halls What’s On
Date: Saturday 11 April at 5.00 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP
Performer: Gunel Mirzayeva (piano)
Programme: Beethoven – ‘Moonlight’ Sonata, Mozart – Overture ‘Die Entführung aus dem Serail’, Mozart – Rondo ‘Alla Turca’, Debussy – Clair de Lune, Debussy – Two Arabesques, Bach – Goldberg Variations (Aria)
Organiser: Gunel Mirzayeva
Tickets: £25-£35 (children, full-time students, over 65 £15) at eventbrite
Date: Saturday 11 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Grand Hall, Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking RH4 1SG
Performers: Leith Hill Music Festival Day 2 – Baroque Splendour: the choirs of Beare Green and Newdigate, Bookham, Buckland and Betchworth, Holmbury St. Mary, Horsley and Mickleham accompanied by the specialist baroque orchestra Canzona
Programme: Handel – Zadok the Priest, Vivaldi – Dixit Dominus, Isabella Leonarda – Dixit Dominus, Bach – Concerto for two Violins, Handel – The King Shall Rejoice
Organiser: Leith Hill Music Festival
Tickets: £20-£25 at Dorking Halls What’s On
Date: Sunday 12 April at 11.00 a.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond TW9 2SA
Performers: Bassets and Friends – Katherine Spencer, Sarah Thurlow, Fiona Mitchell
Programme: Mozart – Divertimento No. 1, Mozart – ‘Der Spiegel’ duet, Nuderà – Polonaise Nos. 1 and 2, Mozart – ‘Figaro’ suite, Drutchesky – Trio selection
Organiser: Orange Tree Theatre
Tickets: £22 at OT Theatre What’s On
Date: Wednesday 15 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Performer: Cherry Wei Ge (piano)
Programme: Mozart – Sonata No. 14 in C minor K.457, Rachmaninov – Etudes-tableaux Opus 39 No. 1, Schumann – Humoreske Opus 20
Organiser: Talent Unlimited
Tickets: Admission free – pay what you feel!
Date: Wednesday 15 April at 1.15 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Christ Church, Church Street, Esher KT10 8QS
Performers: The Surrey Brass Quintet – John Goodwin and Steve Dawes (trumpets), Tim Costen (horn), Alec Mills (trombone), Adrian Warren (tuba)
Programme: An opportunity to hear the first performance in Surrey of the oldest brass quintet ever written (circa 1852 in Paris), alongside some lively Swiss melodies and 17th century tavern music from Germany.
Organiser: Music on the Green at Esher Parish Church
Tickets: Free admission with retiring collection. Light lunch from 12.30 p.m. with concert from 1.15 p.m.
Date: Thursday 16 April at 12.30 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead KT22 8AY
Performer: Alex Wun (piano)
Programme: To be confirmed
Organiser: Music on Thursdays
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection or donations to CAF Donate
Date: Thursday 16 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. Pancras Church, Euston Road, London NW1 2BA
Performer: Kayla Nicol (violin)
Programme: Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Opus 108, Chausson – Poème Opus 25
Organiser: Talent Unlimited
Tickets: Admission free – pay what you feel!
Date: Thursday 16 April at 1.10 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. Matthew’s Church, 71 Station Road, Redhill RH1 1DL
Performers: Reigate Winds – Daniel Emson-Jukes (bassoon), Gemma Emson-Jukes (flute), Hara Kostogianni (piano)
Programme: To be confirmed
Organiser: St. Matthew’s Church, Redhill
Tickets: Free admission but in order to cover expenses St. Matthew’s suggests a minimum donation of £5 per person. Further information at St. Matthew’s Lunchtime Music
Date: Friday 17 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Church Street, Twickenham TW1 3DT
Performers: Maiastra – Arisa Fujita and Luke Doyle (violin), Riana Tam (viola), Gabriel Webb (cello)
Programme: Mozart – String Quartet in C major K.465 ‘Dissonance’, Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor Opus 108, Dvořák – String Quartet in A flat major Opus 105
Organiser: The Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection. Donations welcome by cash, cheque and card on the night. Reserve seats at TryBooking
Note: The Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust is reliant on the generosity of our supporters and audience members. If you would like to make a donation now please click here.
Date: Saturday 18 April 10.15 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Guildford Baptist Church, Millmead, Guildford GU2 4BE
Performers: YOU plus Guildford Choral directed by Jonathan Willcocks
Programme: Puccini – Messa di Gloria, Haydn – Te Deum
Organiser: Guildford Choral
Tickets: £20 (students, under 18s and unemployed (not OAPs) £10) at Guildford Choral Events
Note: Price includes Haydn music; Puccini score will cost £5.
Date: Saturday 18 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Grand Hall, Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking RH4 1SG
Performers: Carducci Quartet – Matthew Denton and Michelle Fleming (violin), Eoin Schmidt-Martin (viola), Emma Denton (cello) with Julian Bliss (clarinet) and friends
Programme: Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581, Schubert – Octet in F major D.808
Organiser: Dorking Concertgoers Society
Tickets: £20-£30 (18-30 £10, under 18s free) from Dorking Halls What’s On or on 01306 881717
Date: Saturday 18 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Quarry Street, Guildford GU1 3UA
Performers: Maiastra – Arisa Fujita and Luke Doyle (violin), Riana Tam (viola), Gabriel Webb (cello)
Programme: Mozart – String Quartet in C major K.465 ‘Dissonance’, Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor Opus 108, Dvořák – String Quartet in A flat major Opus 105
Organiser: The Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection. Donations welcome by cash, cheque and card on the night. Reserve seats at TryBooking
Note: The Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust is reliant on the generosity of our supporters and audience members. If you would like to make a donation now please click here.
Date: Saturday 18 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: The Spire Church, South Street, Farnham GU9 7QU
Performers: The Fibonacci String Quartet – Luna Del Mol and Kryštof Kohout (violins), Elliot Kempton (viola), Findlay Spence (cello)
Programme: Works by Beethoven, Debussy and Schumann
Organiser: TBS Chamber Music Concerts
Tickets: Entry is free but there will be a retiring collection with a suggested minimum donation of £10 per adult at afternoon concerts and £15 per adult at evening concerts from those who can afford it. Donations are not expected for children and students or from parents who are bringing young children. Music lovers who are unable to make a donation are still most welcome. TBS wants to make quality music accessible to all, especially to families with children who are the next generation audiences.
Note: Three of the members of the Fibonacci Quartet are Maiastra alumni!
Date: Sunday 19 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: St. Andrew’s Church, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham KT11 3EJ
Performers: Maiastra – Arisa Fujita and Luke Doyle (violin), Riana Tam (viola), Gabriel Webb (cello)
Programme: Mozart – String Quartet in C major K.465 ‘Dissonance’, Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor Opus 108, Dvořák – String Quartet in A flat major Opus 105
Organiser: The Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection. Donations welcome by cash, cheque and card on the night. Reserve seats at TryBooking
Note: The Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust is reliant on the generosity of our supporters and audience members. If you would like to make a donation now please click here.
Date: Tuesday 21 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Cranleigh Arts, 1 High Street, Cranleigh GU6 8AS
Performers: Elena Edwards (cello) and Emily Dunbar (jazz piano)
Programme: A mesmerising fusion of old and new, taking influence from the jazz tradition with their own original compositions and including music by Miles Davis, Bill Evans and J.S. Bach.
Organiser: Cranleigh Arts
Tickets: Free entry but please reserve seats at Cranleigh Arts Events
Date: Tuesday 21 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, Barnes SW13 9HL
Performers: Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir (cello) and Antoine Préat (piano)
Programme: Barber – Cello Sonata in C minor Opus 6, Beethoven – Cello Sonata in A Opus 69, Schumann – Fantasiestücke Opus 73, Grieg – Cello Sonata in A minor Opus 36
Organiser: The Barnes Music Society
Tickets: £15 at WeGotTickets
Date: Thursday 23 April at 12.30 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead KT22 8AY
Performers: Mimisi Piano Duo – Federico Bucaioni and Gioia Barbera
Programme: To be confirmed
Organiser: Music on Thursdays
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection or donations to CAF Donate
Date: Thursday 23 April at 1.10 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. Matthew’s Church, 71 Station Road, Redhill RH1 1DL
Performer: Yoko Ono (piano)
Programme: To be confirmed
Organiser: St. Matthew’s Church, Redhill
Tickets: Free admission but in order to cover expenses St. Matthew’s suggests a minimum donation of £5 per person. Further information at St. Matthew’s Lunchtime Music
Date: Thursday 23 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Guildford United Reformed Church, 83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU2 4BS
Performers: Kosta Popović (cello) and Sofia Sacco (piano)
Programme: Beethoven – 7 Variations for Cello and Piano WoO 46 in E flat major, Dvořák – Silent Woods, Schumann – Five Pieces in Folk Style Opus 102, Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano L.135, Chopin – Sonata for Cello and Piano Opus 65
Organiser: Guildford Music Society @ GURC
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection but please reserve seats at eventbrite
Note: Kosta Popović and Sofia Sacco are both Maiastra alumni.
Date: Friday 24 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. John the Baptist Church, Spencer Hill, Wimbledon SW19 4NZ
Performers: Maria Thomas (oboe) and Julian Cable (piano/organ)
Programme: Works by Handel, Elgar, Dring, Binge, Woolfenden, Cable
Organiser: St. John the Baptist Church Wimbledon
Tickets: Free admission with a retiring collection in aid of the St. John’s Music Fund
Date: Friday 24 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Performers: Trio Musae – Kenza Stamselberg (violin), Louis Hirst (cello), Rebekah Yinuo Tan (piano)
Programme: Weir – Piano Trio Two (2004), Schumann – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Opus 63
Organiser: Talent Unlimited
Tickets: Admission free – pay what you feel!
Date: Friday 24 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Christ the Prince of Peace Church, Portmore Way, Weybridge KT13 8JD
Performers: Weybridge Male Voice Choir with guest soloist Anxo Garcia (winner of Woking Young Musician of the Year 2026)
Programme: An evening of eclectic and varied repertoire!
Organiser: Weybridge Male Voice Choir
Tickets: £15 (under 12s free) at TicketSource
or from choir members
Date: Saturday 25 April at 2.30 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: The Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke D’Abernon, Cobham KT11 3QQ
Performers: Students of the Yehudi Menuhin School
Programme: Founder’s Day – to include Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Opus 73 ‘Emperor’ performed with a chamber strings ensemble
Organiser: The Menuhin Hall
Tickets: £10-£22 (under 30 half-price) from the Box Office or on 01932 559400
Date: Saturday 25 April at 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford GU1 3RR
Performers: Surrey Mozart Players (conductor Philip Ellis) with Nicolas Ventura (piano)
Programme: Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3, Debussy – Two Estampes, Bizet – Selection from Carmen Suites
Organiser: Surrey Mozart Players
Tickets: £21 (under 21s £5) at Surrey Mozart Players Concert Tickets
Date: Sunday 26 April at 5.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2PF
Performers: Camden Quartet – Dora Daisy Bottrill and Hugo Jopling (violin), Jess Eliott (viola), Lotte Shlomowitz (cello)
Programme: Ravel – String Quartet in F major, Brahms – String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major Opus 67
Organiser: Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre
Tickets: £16 (student/under 25 £5) from the Riverhouse Barn Box Office or on 01932 253354
Date: Thursday 30 April at 12.30 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church, Church Road, Leatherhead KT22 8AY
Performers: Jonasz Szachtmajer (violin) and Emanuil Ivanov (piano)
Programme: To be confirmed
Organiser: Music on Thursdays
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection or donations to CAF Donate
Date: Thursday 30 April at 1.00 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Stoke Road, Stoke D’Abernon KT11 3PX
Performers: Sophie Baylis (flute) and Joshua Simões (piano)
Programme: Gluck – Concerto in G major, Schubert – ‘Ständchen’ from ‘Schwanengesang’, Gaubert – Sicilienne, Saint-Saëns – Romance, Ibert – Entr’acte
Organiser: Sue Prentice – admin@stmarysstokedabernon.org.uk
Tickets: Free entry with retiring collection
Date: Thursday 30 April at 1.10 p.m. (please note start time)
Venue: St. Matthew’s Church, 71 Station Road, Redhill RH1 1DL
Performers: Litsa Tunnah (violin) and James Francis Brown (piano)
Programme: To be confirmed
Organiser: St. Matthew’s Church, Redhill
Tickets: Free admission but in order to cover expenses suggests a minimum donation of £5 per person. Further information at St. Matthew’s Lunchtime Music