Events

ALISTAIR McGOWAN ‘3-in-1’ at the 1901 Arts Club

Alistair McGowan – impressionist, comic, writer and pianist – brings you the comedy and impressions for which he is known and loved, plays short piano favourites by Chopin, Grieg, Elgar, Satie and others, and reads from his newly-published poetry collection.

Expect beautiful music, poignant poems and spot-on mimicry.

It’s three great shows in one!

Part of the 7 Star Arts concert series.
In support of the ENO Benevolent Fund
Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm start

Alistair McGowan

Housed in a converted schoolmaster’s residence just a few minutes walk from Waterloo Station, the 1901 Arts Club is an intimate, convivial chamber music venue whose ethos, ambiance and decor is inspired by Europe’s ninteenth-century Salon culture

1901 Arts Club

Music Salon at the 1901 Arts Club

 

TIM POSNER (cello) & JOSEPH HAVLAT (piano) at the 1901 Arts Club

TIM POSNER cello & JOSEPH HAVLAT piano
 
Programme:
Franz Liszt La Lugubre Gondola
Ernst von Dohnányi Cello Sonata in B flat, Op.8
 – ​Interval –
Selection of pieces by Cécile Chaminade arr. Joseph Havlat
Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Sonata No.2 in F, Op.123
Tickets £30
Part of the 7 Star Arts concert series at the 1901 Arts Club, in support of the ENO Benevolent Fund
Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm start

Housed in a converted schoolmaster’s residence just a few minutes walk from Waterloo Station, the 1901 Arts Club is an intimate, convivial chamber music venue whose ethos, ambiance and decor is inspired by Europe’s ninteenth-century Salon culture

1901 Arts Club

Music Salon at the 1901 Arts Club

 

Buenos Klezmer! at The OSO

Maya Levy – soprano

Livia Frankish – clarinet

Mayda Narvey – cello

Eyal Pik – guitar

This vibrant ensemble will delight and intrigue you with uplifting, haunting and heart-warming Klezmer music – authentic Jewish folk music from Eastern Europe and the Medieval Sephardic world.

Vocalist Maya Levy weaves a fascinating tale of these long-ago worlds while clarinettist Livia Frankish wails, guitarist Eyal Pik serenades and cellist Mayda Narvey straddles the support of stand up bass and the interweaving melodies of the violin.

Come prepared to laugh, cry and stamp your feet!

Tickets £21

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Praise for Buenos Klezmer

“Great concert tonight- beautiful, sad and happy music, wonderfully performed” (Audience member)

“Amazing band, so talented and they bring the love to their concerts” (Audience member)

 

 

CLASSIC GERSHWIN XTRA at Ham House Stables

Experience a sensational evening of music, song and words at historic Ham House Stables, celebrating the life of American composer George Gershwin.

CLASSIC GERSHWIN XTRA tells the life story of Gershwin in music and words with rising star soprano Sofia Kirwan-Baez and pianist Alex Norton. Classic Gershwin favourites such as The Man I Love and I Got Rhythmn as well as lesser-known numbers, interspersed with a fascinating narration.

Tickets are priced at £25.00 and include a welcome drink

Please note that seating is limited, so early booking is strongly recommended. And if you’re an animal lover, you’re in for a treat—meet some of the stables’ horses, and bring along your furry friend (dogs welcome by prior arrangement – contact sevenstarconcerts@hotmail.com)

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Praise for 7 Star Arts events:

“a truly uplifting evening of beautiful music!”

“wonderful!”

“such a friendly atmosphere…”

“Inspiring, inspired”

Doors open 6.30pm for 7.00pm start

Classic Cole: The Life of Cole Porter in Music & Words at the 1901 Arts Club

Sofia Kirwan-Baez (voice) & Alex Norton (piano) present an evening of music and anecdotes from the life of Cole Porter
Tickets £30
Part of the 7 Star Arts concert series at the 1901 Arts Club, in support of the ENO Benevolent Fund
Doors/bar open 6.30pm, concert starts at 7.30pm
Sofia Kirwan-Baez (voice) and Alex Norton (piano) bring you an evening of highlights and anecdotes from the life of Cole Porter, accompanied accordingly by his wonderful music.
Turning away from a comfortable life as a lawyer in Indiana, the bold Cole Porter opted for an extravagant life writing for musicals. We will be recounting the colourful stories of a man at the dawn of America’s Golden Age era for musicals, known for incessantly challenging boundaries throughout his life.
From some of his earliest numbers in 1919 (from Hitchy-Koo) to High Society in 1956, our 90-minute-long whistle-stop tour will comprise the likes of What is this thing called Love? , Love for Sale , Night and Day , So in Love , C’est Magnifique , I love Paris , among many other masterpieces.
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Fresh from her performances as Musetta in Longborough Festival Opera’s La Bohème, Sofia Kirwan-Baez (Young Artist at the National Opera Studio 23/24) has performed at Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Sadler’s Wells, the Royal Opera House (the Crush Room), Wales Millennium Centre, the Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Usher Hall, among others. She has hosted Cabaret-Piano Lounge nights at the OSO Arts Centre since October 2020.
Alex Norton is a British pianist and continuo player, who trained as a Young artist at the National Opera Studio (2022/23). Alex has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Wigmore Hall, various internationally-renowned European venues, and made his concerto debut with the Leeds Symphony Orchestra performing Gershwin’s piano concerto.
Praise for 7 Star Arts:
“a truly uplifting evening- beautiful music!”
“as good as Wigmore Hall!”
“such a friendly atmosphere…”
“Inspiring, inspired”
 

SARAH WILLIAMSON (clarinet) & SAM HAYWOOD (piano) at the 1901 Arts Club

Sarah Williamson – clarinet
Sam Haywood – piano
PROGRAMME
Gerald Finzi – Five Bagatelles
Francis Poulenc – Clarinet Sonata
Carl Maria von Weber – Grand Duo Concertante, Op.48
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestucke, Op.73
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata in f minor
George Gershwin – Crazy Girl / I Got Rhythm
Tickets £30
Part of the 7 Star Arts concert series at the 1901 Arts Club, in support of the ENO Benevolent Fund
Doors/bar open 6.30pm, concert starts at 7.30pm
Praise for 7 Star Arts:
“a truly uplifting evening- beautiful music!”
“as good as Wigmore Hall!”
“such a friendly atmosphere…”
“Inspiring, inspired”
 

ALISTAIR McGOWAN Erik Satie: his words, his music, your ears

Using Satie’s own surreally comedic writings and extracts from his letters as well as playing many of his best known short piano works, Alistair McGowan tells the story of Erik Satie’s bizarre, brave and lonely life. With vocal contributions from soprano, Charlotte Page.
Part of the 7 Star Arts concert series.
In support of the ENO Benevolent Fund
Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm start

Housed in a converted schoolmaster’s residence just a few minutes walk from Waterloo Station, the 1901 Arts Club is an intimate, convivial chamber music venue whose ethos, ambiance and decor is inspired by Europe’s ninteenth-century Salon culture

1901 Arts Club

Music Salon at the 1901 Arts Club

 

BEN SHANKLAND, jazz piano, at the 1901 Arts Club

7 STAR ARTS presents BEN SHANKLAND, jazz pianist & composer, at the 1901 Arts Club

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON

Winner of 2023 BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year,  Edinburgh-born pianist and composer Ben Shankland is, despite his young  age, already gaining recognition on the UK jazz scene. He began his musical journey studying classical piano and bassoon, which greatly  developed his general musicality before finding an interest in jazz in his teens. Before long, he was hooked and began honing his craft as a member of Scotland’s finest youth jazz orchestras, with mentorship from  pianists John Turville and Alan Benzie, and saxophonists Tommy Smith and Mike Williams.

‘He is the perfect all-round musician, thoroughly grounded in the history and feel of jazz.’ – John Turville, Jazz Pianist
‘Great effervescence and jazz creativity’ – Tommy Smith, Jazz Saxophonist

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Praise for 7 Star Arts:

“a truly uplifting evening of beautiful music!”
“such a friendly atmosphere…”
“Inspiring, inspired”

 

 

SWEET HARMONY at the 1901 Arts Club

A celebration of Shakespeare in Music & Words

VIV McLEAN piano

SUSAN PORRETT actress/reader

NESLEY FAIRBURN actress/reader

KLARA SMITH visuals

Sweet Harmony is a words and music concert celebrating the genius of William Shakespeare, appropriately presented on the Bard’s birthday, 23 April.

Join pianist Viv McLean, clarinettist Sarah Williamson and actresses Susan Porrett and Nesley Fairburn for delightful programme of piano music interspersed with readings from Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets, and illustrated with visuals by artist Klara Smith.

Tickets £35

Doors/bar open 6.30pm, concert starts at 7.30pm

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Programme to include

Nikolai Medtner
Fairy Tales Op.35
Ophelia’s Song
King Lear

Sergei Prokofiev
  Suite Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence
Dance of the Knights

Claude Debussy
  La Danse de Puck

Franz Schubert
  An Sylvia

ICONOCLASSICS with Anthony Hewitt, piano, at Café Yukari

After a sell out concerts last year, “remarkably gifted” concert pianist Anthony Hewitt returns to the friendly and convivial Cafe Yukari in Kew, to once again wow our audience with his vibrant and expressive playing in an imaginative and varied programme.

Tickets £30

Doors open 7pm to 7.30pm start

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PROGRAMME TBA

ICONOCLASSICS features leading, critically-acclaimed classical musicians, more at home in the world’s great concert halls than in a café but all happy to break free from the conventional classical music scene. The small size of the venue creates a special connection between musicians and audience, and allows the musicians to present music in a more accessible and relaxed way. Concert-goers can mingle with other music lovers and meet the artists after the performance.

Praise for 7 Star Arts at Cafe Yukari:
“a truly uplifting evening of beautiful music!”
“better than Wigmore Hall!”
“such a friendly atmosphere…”
“Inspiring, inspired”
“What a charming experience …to listen to first-class music and eat delicious food while outside, beyond the fairy lights, commuters pour out of Kew Gardens Station”
Please note: there is no refund for tickets unless we have to cancel the event