Kings Place

90 York Way, London

Activities at Kings Place, sunday 6 october 2024

Pre- Concert Talk: Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jésus

Sun 6 Oct 2024, 11:00 - Kings Place, London

Ahead of Reinis Zari?š recital in Hall One, in this pre- concert talk, Stephen will reveal the background to Messiaen’s ground-breaking 'Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jesus’ revealing the world into which this towering masterpiece first appeared. Stephen Johnson is widely recognised as one of the most insightful commentators on classical music. His wide-ranging broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 together wit

Susan Tomes: Women and the Piano

Sun 6 Oct 2024, 15:00 - Kings Place, London

Susan Tomes’s new book 'Women and the Piano: A History in 50 Lives’, shines a light on some of the hidden biographies of female pianists over the past two centuries. We hear a fascinating selection of their compositions, demonstrating a wide range of music from virtuosic to humorous and from soulful to light-hearted. In addition to this intimate concert, listeners will have an opportunity to learn