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SWEET HARMONY at the 1901 Arts Club

23rd April 2025

A celebration of Shakespeare in Music & Words

VIV McLEAN piano

SUSAN PORRETT actress/reader

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 and actress Susan Porrett for delightful a programme of piano music interspersed with readings from Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets. Meet the artists in the bar after the performances.

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

: Susan Porrett

: Viv McLean

: Nesley Fairburn

: Artwork by Klara Smith

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART at the 1901 Arts Club

30th May 2025

Music and anecdotes with prize-winning pianist Tyler Hay. Full details coming soon….

Tickets £30

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

Meet the artist in the bar after the concert

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‘Phenomenally good’ ★★★★★ – International Piano Magazine

‘Like a man possessed … with technique to spare’ ★★★★★ – Pianist Magazine

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DIVINE FIRE at the 1901 Arts Club

24th June 2025

The story of Chopin and Sand in Music & Words

VIV McLEAN piano

SUSAN PORRETT narrator

Tickets £35

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

Post concert Q&A/Meet the Artists

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Performed by Viv McLean (piano) and Susan Porrett (narrator) and featuring some of Chopin’s loveliest piano works, Divine Fire traces the relationship between Fryderyk Chopin and the authoress George Sand, from their first meeting in Paris in 1836 until their parting in 1849.

The story unfolds through a compelling, dramatic narration of events by the RSC, National Theatre and TV actress Susan Porrett, interspersed with fiery Scherzos, heartrending Ballades, intimate lyrical Nocturnes and stirring Polonaises, performed by acclaimed concert pianist Viv McLean.