2026 marks 400 years since the death of John Dowland, the great English Renaissance lutenist and composer.
Enjoy this clip of his Praeludium & Fantasia No.7 performed by Samrat Majumder, who's back at Wigmore and touring the UK this April.
🎟️ Tickets: www.ycat.co.uk/Event/samrat...
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An utterly charming recital at @wigmore-hall.org.uk yesterday from Ignas Maknickas with a programme of Schumann, Čiurlionis and Chopin.
The penultimate concert in our YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime series this season!
Congratulations, Ignas, and thank you to all who joined us 🙏
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🎹 CAG-YCAT artist Amiri Harewood heads to the US this month! 🇺🇸
He takes an incredible programme exploring ideas around reimagination and national identity, featuring works by Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Uzoigwe, Walker, and Granados 🎶
🎟 Info: www.ycat.co.uk/Pages/Events...
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Catch Jonathan Leibovitz across the UK this March! 🎶✨
📍 Leeds International Concert Season – 18 March, 1:05pm
📍 Maidstone Symphony Orchestra – 21 March, 7:30pm
📍 Wigmore Hall, London – 27 March, 1:00pm
🎟️ Info & tickets: www.ycat.co.uk/Event/jonath...
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🎭 70 years ago (yesterday), Lerner & Loewe’s ‘My Fair Lady’ first premiered on Broadway!
To celebrate, here’s a special nod from the Fibonacci Quartet, performing their own rendition of “I Could Have Danced All Night.” 🎻✨
🎬 Full performance - youtu.be/gd6CWEPAxuk
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🎻 Petar Pejčić will perform Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Kensington Symphony Orchestra next week!
📅 Monday, 16th March
📍 Smith Square Hall, London
🕒 7:30pm
🎟️ Info and tickets 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/Event/petar-...
🎥 Featured here: Janáček's Pohádka
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Trio Concept continue their ECHO Rising Stars tour this month! 🎶🌟
📅 Saturday 21 February, 5:00 pm
📍 Konzerthaus Dortmund
📅 Monday 23 February, 7:30 pm
📍 Musikverein, Vienna
🎥 Ravel’s Piano Trio in a minor
🎟️ More details & tickets via the ‘What’s On’ Section of our website!
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Catch violinist Charlotte Spruit in a lunchtime concert at St George’s Bristol with pianist Angus Webster! 🎻✨
📅 Thu 19 Feb, 1:00 pm
📍 St George’s Bristol
🎶 Programme of Brahms, Debussy and Adés
🎟️ Tickets: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk
🎥Bach’s Partita No.3 for solo violin in E major
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🎻 The Fibonacci Quartet are heading north! 🎻
📍15 Feb, 3pm - Music in Dumfries
📍 19 Feb, 7:30pm - Carlisle Music Society
📍 20 Feb, 7:30pm Classical Music Live, Falkirk
📍 22 Feb, 2:30pm Alnwick Music Society
🎟️ Full details & tickets www.ycat.co.uk/Event/fibona...
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🎶 It's an exciting month ahead for violinist, Hana Chang! 🎶
📍 15 Feb, 2pm - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,
Glasgow City Halls
📍 21 Feb, 7:30pm - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
The Hawth, Crawley
📍 23 Feb, 1pm - Wigmore Hall, London
🎟️ Tickets: www.ycat.co.uk/Pages/Events...
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📸 Some rehearsal shots ahead of Amiri Harewood's incredible performance and jam-packed programme at @wigmore-hall.org.uk today!
Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, Bach, Walker, Uzoigwe, Granados AND Auerbach 👏👏
Watch this space for the recordings on YouTube 🎬
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🎹 Join us on Tuesday (3rd Feb) at Wigmore Hall as Amiri Harewood opens the season with the first lunchtime concert of the year ✨
🎟️ Info & tickets: ycat.co.uk/Event/wigmore-lunchtime-concert-series-amiri-harewood
🎥 Auerbach Preludes Op. 41
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Celebrating Mozart's birthday 🎉 with a throwback to this wonderful performance of his Rondo in D major by pianist, Ariel Lanyi, at his YCAT Wigmore Lunchtime Recital in 2021 🎹✨
Watch the full performance here 👉 youtu.be/Sx2h9EvjO8I
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Two of our incredible artists are heading to Australia to perform at the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival! 🇦🇺✨
🎶 Will Duerden with Reuben Tsang - Fri 6 Feb, 11.00am
🎻 Matteo Cimatti with Daniel de Borah - Sat 7 Feb, 11.00am
Tickets 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/Event/ycat-a...
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Just two weeks to go until Amiri Harewood opens our Spring season as part of the YCAT-Wigmore Lunchtime Concert Series! 🎹🌸
🗓️ Tue 3 Feb
⏰ 1pm
📍 Wigmore Hall, London
🎟️ Info & Tickets: ycat.co.uk/Event/wigmore-lunchtime-concert-series-amiri-harewood
🎥 Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F major
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Unhurried, poised, and quietly captivating - music that gives you space to breathe.
Enjoy the full performance of Fauré’s Pavane by Trio Concept, Will Duerden and Jaren Ziegler over on our YouTube channel. 🎶
youtu.be/oJPbrLvrcJA
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Nathan Amaral & Kasparas Mikužis are performing in Harrogate this Sunday as part of the Harrogate International Sunday Series! 🎶
✨🎹Ahead of the concert, they share insights on their musical journeys and the programme: harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/meet-cl...
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Amiri Harewood joined the YCAT roster in 2024 and is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting pianists of his generation. 🎹
Discover more about Amiri 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/amiri-harewood
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It's a busy start to the year for the Fibonacci Quartet performing across the UK and Europe!
For more info head to the ‘What’s On’ section of our website!
🎥 Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor 'From my life'
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Happy Birthday, Francis Poulenc 🎂
Today we celebrate with a clip from his Sonata for Cello and Piano, performed by Sterling Elliott (cello) and Joseph Havlat (piano).
Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/Vd8A0fDrE18
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Vaughan Williams’ rarely heard Piano Quintet, performed by Trio Concept, Will Duerden and Jaren Ziegler ✨
The inclusion of double bass makes this an unusual line-up, adding richness to Vaughan Williams’ sound world.
Full performance on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/INp4svmgwHM
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Artist Spotlight: the Fibonacci Quartet 🎻
Prolific prize-winners and the only ensemble to win both First & Audience Prize at the 2024 Borciani Competition. Discover more + watch their Bartók performance: www.ycat.co.uk/fibonacci-qu...
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🎻 Nathan Amaral performs at Wiltshire Music Centre next Wednesday, 17th Dec!
📌 Tickets & info: ycat.co.uk/Event/nathan-amaral-wiltshire-music-centre
🎥 Francisco Mignone Valsa de esquina No. 2
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🎉 Happy Birthday to Jean Sibelius! Born on this day in 1865!
To celebrate, enjoy this gorgeous excerpt from 5 Pieces by Sibelius performed by pianist Iyad Sughayer 🎶✨
Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/wksZ9HXVxqQ
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🎻✨ The pace doesn’t let up for Trio Concept, as they head to Kammermusik Basel next week!
📅 9 Dec 2025, 7:30pm
🎶 Programme featuring Rachmaninov, Mendelssohn, and Weinberg
🎟️ Tickets 👉 www.ycat.co.uk/Event/trio-c...
🎥 Schumann's Duett from Phantasiestucke Op. 88
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🎉 Born on this day in 1883, today we celebrate composer Anton Webern!
Take a look at Hana Chang's impressive performance of Webern’s Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7, on our YouTube Channel. 🎻✨
👉 youtu.be/4HCI_be897c
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Hear more from guitarist, Samrat Majumder - where he started, what inspires him, and more!
🎥 Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/1GR6XBl0rCs
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✨🎶The Fibonacci Quartet’s arrangement of “I Could Have Danced All Night” from My Fair Lady dazzled us as the encore for their recent YCAT-Wigmore Lunchtime Concert! 💃
🎥 Missed it? Head over to our YouTube Channel to watch in full:
youtu.be/gd6CWEPAxuk
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Learn more about 2025 YCAT artist, pianist Kasparas Mikužis’ musical journey - from his early beginnings to what’s next.
🎥 Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/acA3YJ16wUQ
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This week, we’re spotlighting 2025 YCAT artist, Kasparas Mikužis! 🎹
Catch him playing Ravel with the Amadeus Orchestra:
📍 24 Jul - Wiltshire Music Centre
📍 25 Jul - @exetercathedral.bsky.social
🎥 Insta Stories takeover on 24 Jul!
More: ycat.co.uk/kasparas-mikuz…
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