The Cultural Pulse of King’s Cross
London Piano Festival
London Piano Festival returns for its 11th edition with four days of exceptional performances, conversations and masterclasses, bringing together some of today’s most celebrated pianists alongside exciting new Festival artists.Across four days, co-Artistic Directors Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen are joined by an outstanding line-up including Peter Donohoe, Gülsin Onay, Keelan Carew, Junyan Chen, Tom Poster, Martin James Bartlett, Bill Laurance and Kathryn Stott.
Songlines Encounters returns to Kings Place for its 15th anniversary, this time as an extended series of events across 2026. Dedicated to showcasing music from around the world, Songlines Encounters highlights cultural richness across continents and creates space for extraordinary international artists to be heard.
Miqayel Voskanyan Quartet
Suntou Susso and the Gambian Superstars
One of our major focuses this year is on the British composer Steve Martland, one of the most vibrant, unconventional and dynamic voices in British music until his untimely death in 2013.
Throughout this series of five performances, we invite The Colin Currie Group – Carice Singers – Hebrides Ensemble – Riot Ensemble and Artists in Residence, GBSR Duo to tell his story through sound.
This series is generously supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.
Riot Ensemble Perform Rzewski and Martland
GBSR Duo: Lines of Resistance
Shadowlands: Kit Downes, Lauren Kinsella and Robin Fincker
Following the internationally acclaimed debut of 'Ombres', Shadowlands (Kit Downes, Lauren Kinsella and Robin Fincker) land at Kings Place to launch 'Two Minds', a striking new album blending traditional Irish song with contemporary improvisation and original compositions shaped by folk and European jazz.