Venues, other than the more obvious ones such as the Southbank Centre etc. Regret not yet in alphabetical order but largely as I come across them.
NB This info is pre-Covid-19 pandemic so most of the venues will be closed at the moment. I do not myself organise concerts I simply go to them to hear the music!
1. Two places where excellent concerts are held are the two churches, the small St Marys and the larger St Barnabas in the Ealing area. Dr Hugh Mather organises these concerts.
http://www.st-marys-perivale.org.uk/
You can see recitals which have taken place at St Marys on YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/user/stmarysperivale
2. Private house concerts (back to the days of Schubert and Beethoven!)
(i) Bob Boas, 22 Mansfield Street, London W1G 9NR. Contact details are at the bottom of his website page, http://www.nicholasboastrust.org.uk/
(ii) Sadly, Sir Vernon Ellis has announced that concerts at his home near to the Royal Albert Hall will have to stop at the end of March 2017.
(iii) Breinton, Heath House Road Woking, GU22 0RD http://breinton.com/
3. Piano recitals are held at the Steinway Hall.
44 Marylebone Lane
London W1U 2DB
Concert and Artist Manager Miss Wiebke Greinus Tel: 0207 535 5113
4. The Keyboard Trust.
This trust was created by John Leech. His wife, Noretta Conci, was a concert pianist and teacher and a student and assistant of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
5. St James Church Piccadilly
197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
Concerts & Events Manager David McCleery 020 7381 0441
mailto: directorofmusic@sjp.org.uk
6. St Martin in the Fields, in Trafalgar Square
http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/
Contact: Telephone 0207 766 1136
Email:mailto: music@smitf.org
7. St Olave Church (the church of the diarist Samuel Pepys)
8 Hart Street
London
EC3R 7NB
Contact: Michael Gammie
michael.gammie1@btinternet.com
9. Charlton House
Charlton Road‎
London‎
SE7 8RE
9. St Sepulchre Church
http://stsepulchres.org/music/
Holborn Viaduct,
London, EC1A 2DQ
10. St Bride’s Church Fleet Street
http://stbrides.com/music/recitals.php
Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU
11. St Martin-within-Ludgate
http://www.stmartin-within-ludgate.org.uk/public/events.php
40 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7DE
Contact: Nigel Grieve
nigel.d.grieve@btinternet.com
12. St Dunstan in the West
http://www.stdunstaninthewest.org/news
186a Fleet Street, London EC4A 2HR
13. The Chopin Society – monthly piano recitals and other events
http://www.chopin-society.org.uk/
Mostly held at Westminster Cathedral Hall
Ambrosden Avenue
London SW1P 1QW
14. Leighton House for Kensington and Chelsea Music Society concerts
12 Holland Park Road,
Kensington, London W14 8LZ
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums.aspx
15. The China Exchange – 32A Gerrard Street in Soho. It only opened January 2015. It is beautifully designed building with a good grand piano.
http://chinaexchange.uk/whats-on/
The person to contact re possibly playing there is Freya Aitken-Turff and her email address is
f.aitken-turff@chinaexchange.uk
16. Lauderdale House
Waterlow Park
Highgate Hill
London N6 5HG
17. Riverhouse Arts Centre
Riverhouse Arts Centre
Manor Road
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey KT12 2PF
18. Pushkin House
5A Bloomsbury Square,
London WC1A 2TA
19. MCS Young Artists Fund
Concerts held at Pushkin House and other venues
Contact N. Watanabe
nwatanabe@tnco.or.jp
boxoffice@mcsyaf.com
20. Bluthner Pianos – recitals held at the Lansdowne Club
9 Fitzmaurice Place
Mayfair, London
London W1J 5JD
Contact Bluthner Pianos,
BlĂĽthner Piano Centre Ltd
10 Portman Square
Baker Street
London W1H 6AZ
When contacting Kate for possible recital she would like to have an introduction and biography then she will take it from there. She is more likely to ask you to come and play in the showroom than watch your YouTube videos. Of course other people may have a different approach.
21. London School of Economics (LSE)
http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSESocial/artsAndMusic/musicAtLSE/lunchtime%20concerts.aspx
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
Contact: Nigel Rogers
n.rogers@lse.ac.uk
22. Brunel University
Beldam Restaurant, Ground Floor, Eastern Gateway Building
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge
Middlesex UB8 3PH
Contact: Sally Goodworth
Sally.Goodworth@brunel.ac.uk
23. Imperial College
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/arts/contact
Lunchtime concerts held at
South Kensington Campus – Read Lecture Theatre, Sherfield building
Imperial College
London SW7 2AZ
Contact: Naomi Anderson-Eyles
n.anderson-eyles@imperial.ac.uk
24. Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House, London University
Malet Street,
London WC1E 7HU
Contact Jess Speed
conference@london.ac.uk
25. The concert diary website
This lists concerts both in London and other parts of the UK, many of which feature young musicians.
26. Bachtrack – another website of concerts which might provide you with ideas for where to play.
27. Classical Source – a good place for concert reviews
http://www.classicalsource.com/home.php
28. Markson Piano Concert series – held at St Mary Magdalene Church in Munster Square NW1
http://www.marksonpianos.com/concert/concerts.html
29. St Luke’s Music Society
St Luke’s Church, Thurleigh Road,
London SW12 8RQ
Contact: boxoffice@slms.org.uk
30. St George the Martyr
Borough High Street,
London SE1 1JA
http://www.stgeorge-themartyr.co.uk/
31. Burgh House Hampstead
New End Square
London NW3 1LT
Contact: info@burghhouse.org.uk
32. St James’s Church
Sussex Gardens,
Paddington,
London W2 3UD
http://stjamespaddington.org.uk/
Contact: Sue Silkstone
stjames.admin@btconnect.com
33. Music on Thursdays – concerts organised in and around Leatherhead
http://www.musiconthursdays.org/newsletter.html
Contact: musiconthursdays@gmail.com
34. 1901 Arts Club (near to Waterloo station)
7 Exton Street
London SE1 8UE
Only available to hire yourself
http://www.1901artsclub.com/
contact: info@1901artsclub.com
35. YCAT –Young Classical Artists Trusts
Identifying, nurturing, promoting and supporting exceptional young artists – they run auditions once a year.
36. Kirckman Concert Society
110 Gloucester Avenue,
London NW1 8HX
They run auditions for a recital at the Wigmore Hall
37. St Anne’s Church, Kew
Kew Green,
London TW9 3AA
Contact: Julian Kelly
38. Bishopsgate Institute
230 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 4QH
http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/
Contact: website form
39. Dysart Arms
135 Petersham Rd,
Surrey TW10 7AA
http://www.thedysartpetersham.co.uk/
Contact: enquiries@thedysartarms.co.uk
40. London Chamber Music Society
At Kings Place
90 York Way
London N1 9AG
http://www.londonchambermusic.org.uk/
41. City Music Society
Lunch time concerts at
Evening concerts at
http://www.stlawrencejewry.org.uk/
42. Music at Hill
Concerts held at St Mary-at-Hill church
Lovat Lane
Eastcheap
London EC3R 8EE
43. Barnes Music Society
Old Sorting Office Arts Centre,
49 Station Road,
Barnes,
London SW13 0LF
http://www.barnesmusicsociety.org.uk/
44. Colleges of music – free entry for most of the concerts and master classes – contact them to be put on a mailing list for their concerts. They of course provide recital opportunities only for their own students.
(i) The Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
(ii) The Royal Academy of Music
Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, UK
(iii) The Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Silk Street
Barbican
London EC2Y 8DT
(iv)Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/
King Charles Court
Old Royal Naval College
Greenwich
London SE10 9JF
also Blackheath Halls
http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/blackheath-halls
23 Lee Road
London SE3 9RQ
(v)The Yehudi Menuhin School
http://www.yehudimenuhinschool.co.uk/
Millfield Lodge,
Cobham Rd,
Stoke D’Abernon,
Cobham KT11 3QQ
44. Conway Hall
25 Red Lion Square,
London WC1R 4RL
http://conwayhall.org.uk/sunday-concerts/
45. St Mary Le Bow
Cheapside
London EC2V 6AU
46. Temple Music
48. Royal Opera House
Lunch time recitals
47. St Lukes
161 Old Street
London EC1V 9NG
http://www.lso.co.uk/lsostlukes
48. All Hallows by the Tower
Byward Street
London EC3R 5BJ
http://www.allhallowsbythetower.org.uk/
49. Friends of the Guards Chapel
Birdcage Walk
London SW1E 6HQ
http://www.guardschapelfriends.co.uk/guards-chapel-recital-series
50. Wesley Chapel
49 City Lane
London BC1Y 1AU
http://www.wesleyschapel.org.uk/
53 St Margaret Church
Lothbury
London EC2R 7HH
51. St Stephen Walbrook
39 Walbrook
London EC4N 8BN
52. St Pancras Parish Church
Euston Road
London NW1 2BA
020 7388 1461
Director of Music: Dr Chris Batchelor
Email address: office@stpancraschurch.org
53. Regent Hall
275 Oxford Street
London W1C 2DJ
54. St Botolph-without-Aldgate
Aldgate High Street
London EC3N 1AB
55. Fairfield Halls
Park Lane,
Croydon,
Surrey CR9 1DG
56. St John’s
Greenhill
Sheepcote Road
Harrow HA1 2JE
57. Richmond Concert Society – see
http://www.richmondconcerts.co.uk/
Concerts are held at various churches in the Twickenham area – see website for concert details.
58. St Peters Church / NB No longer hosting concerts! (October 2019)
119 Eaton Square
London SW1W 9AL
http://www.stpetereatonsquare.co.uk/music
59. Hungarian Cultural Centre
Here any pianist needs to provide works associated with Hungarian culture.
10 Maiden Lane,
Covent Garden,
London, WC2E 7NA
http://www.london.balassiintezet.hu/en/
Contact: Eszter Pataki | HCC
eszter.pataki@hungary.org.uk
60. St Philips Church
Earl’s Court Road,
Kensington,
London W8 6QH
61. St Mary Abbots Church
Kensington Church St,
London W8 4LA
62. NPL Music Society
Lunchtime concerts at the National Physical Laboratory throughout the year. Concerts take place in the Scientific Museum in Bushy House. Run by Frances Magdalene Wilson.
Bushy House,
National Physical Laboratory,
Queens Road,
Teddington TW11 0EB, TW11 0EB
Contact: Richard Rusby
63. Southside House
3, Woodhayes Road
London SW19 4RJ
http://www.southsidehouse.com/
64. All Saints Church East Sheen
East Sheen Avenue,
London SW14
http://www.allsaintsconcerts.org/
Contact:allsaintsconcertseries.sheen@gmail.com
65. St Peters Church Nottinghill
Kensington Park Road,
London W11 2PN
http://www.nottinghillconcerts.co.uk/concerts/4592047334
66. The Polish Cultural Centre (POSK) in Chiswick
Polish Social and Cultural Association
238-246 King Street
London
W6 0RF
Occasional full and coffee concerts, nearest tube is Ravenscourt Park
67. St John’s Harrow
Church of St John the Baptist
Sheepcote Road
Harrow
HA1 2JE
T: 020 8863 3690
http://www.stjohnsharrow.org/events/
Contact: Barry
68. Music in New Malden
New Malden Methodist Church,
49 High Street,
New Malden
Surrey KT3 4BY
https://musicinnewmalden.wordpress.com/
Contact: webform at the site above.
69. St Stephen’s Church
Gloucester Road & Southwell Gardens
London SW7 4RL
http://www.saint-stephen.org.uk/
Contact: email the church
or telephone 0207 370 3418
70. London College of Music (part of the University of West London)
University of West London,
St Mary’s Road,
Ealing,
London, W5 5RF.
http://www.uwl.ac.uk/academic-schools/music/london-college-music-live
Contact: email lcmlive
Telephone: 0800 036 8888
71. Thames Concerts
St Andrew’s Church
Maple Road
Surbiton
KT6 4DS
http://www.thamesconcerts.com/
Contact: http://www.thamesconcerts.com/contact/
72. St Clement Danes Church
They run a Young Artists’ Lunchtime Concert Series.
St Clement Danes, Strand, London WC2R 1DH
Contact: http://www.raf.mod.uk/stclementdanes/contactus.cfm
73. St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge
St Paul’s Church,
Knightsbridge
32a Wilton Place
London
SW1X 8SH
Contact: https://www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org/who-we-are/contact/
74. St Michael and All Angels Church
Bath Road, Chiswick, London W4 1TT
Telephone: 020 8994 1380
75. Rudolf Steiner House
35, Park Road,
London NW1 6XT
Contact: Simon Reaves Cultural Director
76. Champs Hill
Coldwaltham, Pulborough, RH20 1LY
http://www.petworthfestival.org.uk/champs-hill.html
They also produce CDs, see
http://www.champshillrecords.co.uk/
77. St Paul’s Church Bedford
St Paul’s Church
St Paul’s Square
Bedford,
MK40 1SQ
http://www.stpaulschurchbedford.org.uk/music_concerts_recitals.shtml
Contact: Heather Turnham
78. 60minconcerts
https://www.60minconcerts.com/
Heather Tuach, Artistic Director
Contact: mailto: 60minconcerts@gmail.com
Concerts held at Church on the Corner, Angel
and Christ Church, Highbury
79. Iris Axon Concert Series
Acton Hill Church, London W3 9BU
Concerts held 1st Sunday of the month / usually at 4pm
http://www.classicalconcerts-acton.com/