Duo Corde Brillanti
IGF presents London Guitar Festival 2025
| Vladislav Bláha | guitar |
|---|---|
| Tania Drobysh | domra and mandolin |
Vladislav Bláha and Tania Drobysh play a programme including works by Antonio Vivaldi, Niccolo Paganini, Nikita Koshkin, Claude Debussy and Manuel de Falla.
Vladislav Blaha was described by Musical Opinion as one of the very finest of Czech guitarists. He was the first guitarist from the Czech Republic to play at Carnegie Hall (NY) as well as the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre. He has performed in over 50 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He is the winner of 4 major international guitar Competitions as well as the bronze medal at the Radio France Guitar Competition in Paris. New music is very important to him as is evidenced by no less than 30 composers from 17 different countries having dedicated work to him including Léo Brouwer, Jorge Morel, John Duarte, Francis Kleynjans and Nikita Koshkin. He has recorded 13 CDs and has played for radio and television in many countries. He is Professor of guitar at the Janacek Academy of Music Brno as well as at the Brno Conservatoire and in is the President of the Czech Classical Guitar Society and the International Guitar Festival Brno.
His partner in the Due Corde Brillanti is Tania Drobysh, an outstanding performer on mandolin, guitar and domra (a long-necked Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian folk string instrument). She was born in Prague in the Czech Republic and went on to study at the Minsk State College of Music Mikhail Glinka as well as the Belarusian State Academy of Music before returning to the Czech Republic where she formed a highly successful duo with Vladislav Bláha.
This concert has two halves of approximately 35-40 min and an interval of 20 min.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
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- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets for attendees aged under 30 are available for certain shows. To purchase an ‘Under 30s’ ticket, please choose the ‘Under 30s’ price type when selecting your ticket(s). If the option does not appear, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out or are not available for this performance. Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue. The £10 offer does not apply to premium price categories.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
