The origins of the Sunday concerts can be traced back to the philanthropic Victorian Peoples Concert Society, which gave its first concert in Whitechapel in 1879. Since then, the concerts have moved to the South Place Chapel near Finsbury Pavement, from there to the much loved Conway Hall (from 1929) and now Kings Place. Since 1999 the concerts have been promoted by the London Chamber Music Society. The Sunday concerts are special, not only for the quality of the artists, their musical performances and the enthusiastic support of the audiences, but because of this astonishing history. New music has always been important; the Series gave some of the first cycles of Dvorak's quartets, the 1950s saw the premiere of works by Rawsthorne and all Bloch's chamber music. In 1965 a complete cycle of the (then) 10 Shostakovich quartets included the UK premieres of numbers 9 and 10, brought over at Britten's suggestion by Rostropovich. In addition the Series has from its inception attracted an extraordinary range of performers including amongst the early collaborators Arthur Rubinstein, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Percy Grainger and John Ireland.
Watch a Tangent produced video on the history of the London Chamber Music Society.
Haydn Trio Eisenstadt - Haydn Bicentenary Concert
The trio's homage to Haydn and his music, also featuring a new commission
Emperor Quartet explore the music of Mozart, Walton and Mendelssohn
Raphael Wallfisch & John York
Wallfisch and York present the music by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Webern
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Time: 18:30 (Sunday 27 September)
Venue: Hall One
A diverse programme from the Fibonacci Sequence, including the London premiere of Fitkin's Sextet
Tippett String Quartet
The Tippett String Quartet return to Kings Place with two contemporary works flanked by Haydn and Dvořák
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Time: 18:30 (Sunday 11 October)
Venue: Hall One
The duo plays sonatas by Mozart, Elgar, Beethoven and Schumann
Rosamunde Trio
The Trio plays a recent work commissioned from Fribbins alongside Schubert and Dvořák
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Time: 18:30 (Sunday 25 October)
Venue: Hall One
Principal Players of the Hanover Band
Members of the Hanover Band bring Baroque music to Kings Place
Orchestra of St John's Chamber Ensemble
The OSJ Chamber Ensemble returns with a programme of Schumann, Brahms and Dvořák
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Time: 18:30 (Sunday 8 November)
Venue: Hall One
The Wihan Quartet returns to Kings Place with a diverse programme, including a recent commission
Fiorini Piano Trio
The Australian trio performs works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Rohan Stevenson
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Time: 18:30 (Sunday 22 November)
Venue: Hall One
Orpheus & Bacchus Festival Ensemble
Rediscover Hummel's music with Orpheus & Bacchus Festival Ensemble!
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Time: 18:30 (Sunday 29 November)
Venue: Hall One
Divertimenti's programme features works by three composers, including Glazunov the child prodigy
The Trio plays a programme of Viennese classics
Henschel Quartet and Choristers
Enjoy chamber music and Christmas carols with Henschel Quartet and Choristers
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Time: 18:30 (Sunday 20 December)
Venue: Hall One
