2023 Soirées at Breinton Season

We have two recitals coming up in October, but already sold out. A further recital has been scheduled for November, with tickets on sale shortly.

We do keep a wait list for all recitals and are often able to find space for people close to the event; please sign up to the waiting list for each recital on the booking pages below.

Keep informed of our future events by joining our mailing list.

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Upcoming recitals

Book your tickets now. We encourage you to sign up even when recitals are shown as "wait list only" as we often have late availability.

Saturday 14 October 2023 at 7:30 pm

Llŷr Williams
solo piano

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Wait list only

Saturday 28 October 2023 at 7:30 pm

Park & Grosvenor
violin & piano

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Tickets
Wait List only

Saturday 25 November 2023 at 7:30 pm

So-Ock & Friends
trio

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Coming soon


Previous Recitals in 2023

Saturday 23 September 2023

Solo piano

"...sparkling sounds, leaping notes, earth-shattering passages, mysterious harmonies, dazzling energy – in Danny’s hands, all were under control and turned into whirlwind of excitement."

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Sunday 2 July 2023

Keila Wakao, violin, Gordon Back, piano

"...her incredible musicality was abundantly felt, and it was so natural as if fresh water was emerging from a spring... their performance completed the ideal Sunday afternoon"

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Saturday 3 June 2023

Sophie Kauer, cello, Alison Rhind, piano

"...a charming performer and person... utterly romantic with gorgeous vibratos which swept through and brought a longing sensation”

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Thursday 1 June 2023

Solo cello

"It was like he had swallowed the entire set of suites, processed them within, and then poured them all out... the profound harmonies and resonance were spine-tingling, and the twinkling ornamental decorations added character.”

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Saturday 27 May 2023

Solo piano

"…her ability to unlock the music, establish a statement in every piece, and convey the story to us with numerous tones, colours and textures of sounds was just incredible.”

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Saturday 22 April 2023

Solo piano

"…an evening of sublime tonal beauty… a programme that was personally significant to him, which he passionately explained to the audience, resulting in a moving experience for everyone.”

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Wednesday 22 February 2023

Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside

"…the programme portrayed the multidimensional aspects of love and dating from baroque to modern times… and was packed with music enthusiasts who went home overjoyed and uplifted.”

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Saturday 11 February 2023

2023 Local Young Performers Soirée

"This highly anticipated event, now in its seventh year, took place last night and did not disappoint. The evening was filled with standout performances from some of the best young musicians in the area"

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Soirées at Breinton 2022

Saturday 3 December 2022

Foyle-Štšura Duo, violin & piano

"I was moved to tears by the exquisite moments in the second movement, where the violin and piano leaned on and wept with each other and the audience"

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Friday 4 November 2022

Nobuyuki Tsujii, solo piano

"his pianism possessed undeniable magnetism which fixed our focus throughout; every detail, voice, melody and accompanying passage sparkled"

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Saturday 8 October 2022

Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins, piano duo

"The audience... attentive, enthusiastic, curious and greedy. The Duo... created the exact atmosphere for each piece, displaying a wide range of tones and nuances, which stimulated our imagination"

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Summer at Breinton 2022

Saturday 14 May 2022

Connaught Brass

"... sounds were multi-dimensional; they had depth, height and volume that was so flexible, and layers and textures which blended freely. The rhythms flowed and melodies passed; they were an ensemble who manipulated the notes while creating the ambiance. These truly buzzing and emerging talents were able to produce a memorable performance"

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Saturday 11 June 2022

Timothy Ridout (viola) & Jâms Coleman (piano)

"... everything we had loved about the Breinton experience in this salon-style setting came flooding back; this utmost feeling of being in a cocoon and almost drowning in the glorious sounds. In this atmosphere, where we could hear a needle drop, we appreciated the full range of style and volume, from the light and joyous Beethoven, the bold, unstoppable go-for-it sound-making in Stravinsky, to the out-of-this-world darkness of Shostakovich"

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Saturday 9 July 2022

Katya Apekisheva, piano

"With a fierce insight into her programme and excellent control of the instrument’s temperament she was performing on, Katya showcased the most alive and widest range of tones and colours.  The mostly-Chopin second half was piano lovers’ paradise."

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Tuesday 26 July 2022

Trio Gaspard

"... artistic and expressive twists and turns made every moment of their performance interesting, while their positivity towards joyful music-making was infectious... superbly controlled but not clinical, passionately embracing but not suffocating"

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Saturday 24 September 2022

Handel's Clori, Tirsi e Fileno

"... light-hearted, funny and charming throughout, Breinton's 100th Gala was the most joyful celebratory occasion in every aspect... the three singers poured their hearts out with one recesitivo and aria after another, full of poetry and beauty"

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Celebration of 100 Recitals at Breinton

Some of the special performances from our first 100 recitals at Breinton since 2008.

Jess Gillam MBE, saxophone

June 2021

"...the live setting last Sunday presented Jess Gillam's true magnetic nature, literally 'infectious' personality, the enthusiasm to share her music with the audience, no hesitation to give everything to connect, bursting stamina and energy to keep going, all on top of her apparently outstanding talent and ability..."

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Sir Stephen Hough CBE, piano

September 2020

"A brave endeavour saw the pianist inside and the audience outside, but, as the first chords of Bach-Busoni’s Chaconne burst into the open air, an absolute silence prevailed in the garden. Even the birds stopped chirping; there was nothing but the piano sounds played by Stephen."

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Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

January 2019, February 2017

"...17 minutes of madness, but this seemingly humanly-unplayable piece of music was unlocked by the hands of Benjamin, offering a spellbinding operatic elegance, vibrant vividness and majestic beauty... a musician with an outpouring musicality and his own very clear musical ideas, and most importantly, excellent technique that matches and executes them."

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Emma Johnson MBE, clarinet

October 2018

"...a most pleasant intimacy and ultimate musical dialogue; whisperingly delicate sounds produced by musicians with the utmost care such that you could hear a pin drop; moments where we held our breath in anticipation for what would be come next; impeccable timing achieved naturally by a spirited partnership in front of our eyes..."

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Noriko Ogawa, piano

October 2014

"She really went for a huge sound, taking the opportunity to play our gorgeous piano to full... while displaying natural swings between forcefulness and lyricism... a fantastic finish to our season opening concert, showing off her virtuosity."

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Alina Ibragimova MBE, violin

May 2014; with Cédric Tiberghien January 2019, January 2013

"...[the piano's] variety of tone, sometimes warm and caressing, sometimes crisp and distinctive, was the most valuable gift to match Alina’s sublime clarity and deeply engaged sounds. In the serene third movement... the violin tone was eternally sincere and silvery. And it felt as if the piano part was gently and preciously dressing it to complete the beauty"

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Dame Felicity Lott, soprano
Angela Hewitt OBE, piano

June 2014

"Felicity Lott was all natural. There was nothing artificially created or fake about her voice and performance – it was simply, naturally, astounding. Using her magnetic elements and warm charm, the audience was drawn in completely. There was that smile and eyes that killed, and the control over her glorious voice which took our breath away. "

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