LGBTQ Culture Lovers - London

FREE Space on Stage: The Sun

Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM BST

The Cyprus High Commission London, 13 St. James’s Square, SW1Y 4LB London SW1Y 4LB, London, GB

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This unique interdisciplinary performance explores the Sun as both a scientific phenomenon and a timeless source of artistic and cultural inspiration.

Drawing on the latest discoveries from the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter mission, the performance combines scientific narration with live music, storytelling and dramatic performance, revealing the fascinating processe that power the Sun while exploring its enduring place in mythology, history and human imagination. The evening also highlights the Sun's significance in Cyprus, where it has inspired beliefs, traditions and artistic expression since antiquity.

Doors open: 6:30pm
Event: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Wine Reception: 9:00pm – 9:30pm

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FREE Piano & Cello Recital

Thu, Oct 29 · 6:45 PM GMT

Liszt Institute London, 17-19 Cockspur Street, SW1Y 5BL London SW1Y 5BL, London, GB

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Mendelssohn: Sonata No. 2 for cello and piano, Op. 58, Liszt: Elegy No. 2
Tanguy: Évocations (2010)
Dohnányi: Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 8

Mendelssohn’s Second Cello Sonata sets the evening in motion with brilliant piano writing and expansive cello melodies. Liszt’s Second Elegy offers a quieter, more intimate encounter, followed by the lyrical Évocations by contemporary French composer Éric Tanguy. Dohnányi’s Sonata closes the programme with the warmth and exuberance of his early chamber music.

6:45pm: Meet
7:00pm: Performance
8:30pm: Optional Social

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Mendelssohn Violin Concerto + Schumann's 3rd Symphony

Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM GMT

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, GB

Join us for a concert of Smetana, Mendelssohn & Schumann.

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Hear Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto brought to life in all its glory by the Philharmonia Orchestra and one of the great violinists of our time, Nicola Benedetti. Lyrical and virtuosic in equal measure, Mendelssohn’s only Violin Concerto has long been one of the best-loved works in the classical repertoire. The chance to hear it live from this dream team of orchestra, conductor and soloist is a highlight in London’s musical calendar. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Conductor Jakub Hrůša reunites Mendelssohn with his friend Schumann – the two met regularly with fellow musicians to set the world to rights in the cafes of 1830s Leipzig. The last symphony Schumann wrote, the Rhenish was inspired by a happy holiday with his wife Clara. The second movement evokes the broad, peacefully flowing river Rhine, the fourth, with its sombre brass chorales, tells of a ceremony the couple witnessed in Cologne Cathedral, and the finale brings this joyful concert to a close in celebratory mood.

PROGRAMME

• Smetana: Overture, The Two Widows
• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
• Interval
• Schumann: Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)

Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Jakub Hrůša
Violin: Nicola Benedetti

TICKETS
Full price tickets start at £17 + £4 booking fee. The booking page can be found here: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/mendelssohn-violin-concerto-with-benedetti/ I'm in seat AA 12 at the front of the rear stalls, if anyone wishes to sit nearby.

We'll meet at the bar on level 2 (river end of the building) at 2:30-2:45 for a brief hello before the concert. I'll post in the comments exactly where I'm sitting and what I'm wearing, for those who don't know me. The concert will last 2 hours. Afterwards we'll meet at on level 2 near the bottom of the 'green' staircase (the right side if your back's to the river), and go for a drink nearby.