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August 29 2025
Autumn Concerts 2025
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Arie Dakesian
Sunday 12 October 3pm
Single concert - ticket £16 U21s £8
Arie Dakesian - guitar
Born and raised in Lebanon but ethically from Armenia, Arie Dakesian had his first guitar lesson at the local Parsegh Ganatchian Music School at the age of six. He pursued higher eduction in Armenia, and enrolled at the Yerevan State Conservatory for a short period of time, having lessons with Hakob Jaghatspanyan and admiring the music of Komitas, considered the father of Armenian folk music.
He completed his Masters in Music in Performance at the Royal College of Music supported by the RCM Houston Family Scholarship, Ouzounian Trust, the Julian Bream Trust, the Kathleen Trust, and the St Marylebone Educational Trust. Since moving to London, he has played with with the stars of the industry including Sergio Assad, Antigoni Goni, Gabriel Bianco, Judicael Perroy, Sean Shibe, Dušan Bogdanovic, Carlos Bonell, Mark Eden, Laura Snowden, Steve Goss, and Xuefei Yang.
He has performed recently at the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Kew Gardens, Kings Place, the Royal Albert Hall, and Wigmore Hall.
Arie Daesian was selected for the highly prestigious Tillett Debut Scheme 2024, a two-year collaboration with a wide range of performances planned.
Programme
“…You play with such poise, expression, and conviction, and it’s honestly a joy to listen and watch…” Laura Snowden
Duo Durado
Sunday 19 October 3pm
Single concert - ticket £16 U21s £8
Hazel Brooks - violin
David Pollack - harpsicord
Hazel won the Christopher Kite Memorial Prize and the Bankers Trust Pyramid Award, and she was a finalist in the international competitions in York and Antwerp. She has given solo recitals in most major venues throughout the UK as well as in Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain. Hazel also has an interest in unusual instruments, especially the viola d’amore. She has toured and recorded with duo Trobairitz, the Boston Camerata, USA, and the Camerata Mediterranea, a collaboration between Western and Moroccan musicians.
David won the Croft Early Music First Prize. He has appeared at prestigious venues and festivals across the UK and abroad. Recent projects have included the complete harpsichord concertos of J. S. Bach and the complete keyboard music of William Byrd. Solo recordings include The French Harpsichord and O Mistris Myne: 150 years of English virginals music. David has also worked with The Parnassian Ensemble, flautist Stephen Preston and others.
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‘Duo Dorado have a Midas touch’ – BBC Music Magazine (Five-star review)
Kasparas Mikužis
Sunday 9 November 3pm
Single concert - ticket £16 U21s £8
Kasparas Mikuzis - piano
Lithuanian-born pianist, Kasparas Mikužis was first recognized for his musical talent by Michael Sogny when he became a scholar of the SOS Talents Foundation at the age of 10.
Kasparas is now a student at the Royal Academy of Music, where he completed his undergraduate studies with pianist Diana Ketler and is now pursuing his postgraduate studies with professor Christopher Elton.
He has performed at some of Europe’s most renowned venues, including Wigmore Hall in London and Concertgebouw Hall in Amsterdam, as well as at London Fashion Week and the Lithuanian Presidential Palace.
More recently, Kasparas was invited to perform alongside violinist Jack Liebeck and cellist Josephine Knight at the Royal Academy of Music chamber music concerts, having won the Academy’s Duo and Chamber Music competitions. Kasparas has performed at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva and at the EMMA for Peace World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates concert in Warsaw. In 2025, he was selected as a winner of the Young Classical Artist Trust (YCAT) auditions and is now represented by the Trust.
This concert is sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
Programme
‘Nothing .. could have prepared us for the explosion of ravishing sounds and passionate outpourings’ Christopher Raxworthy at the Wigmore Hall
Fiora String Quartet
Sunday 30 November 3pm *Special full length concert
Single concert - ticket £20 U21s £10
‘a memerising performance’ Britten Pears Arts
The Fiora String Quartet is a dynamic and versatile ensemble at the start of what we predict will be a stellar career. Formed in 2021, the quartet has been mentored by the Sacconi Quartet and has collaborated with renowned musicians including Rachel Podger and the Brodsky Quartet. The ensemble has been chosen as Britten-Pears Young Artists for a 2025 residency
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Ticket Prices
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