2024/25 Soirées at Breinton

We are pleased to announce our next recitals in March and April.
However, the initial allocation of tickets has now been sold out. We are accepting reservations on our waiting list.

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

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Upcoming Recitals

Saturday 15 March

Bechstein
Trio

Piano, cello, violin trio
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Saturday 5 April

Pascal
Rogé

Solo piano recital
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Past Recitals

Saturday 1 February 2025

Hiroaki Takenouchi, solo piano

Featuring the life and works of William Sterndale Bennett, one of Britain’s most distinguished composers of the Romantic period, on the 150th anniversary of his death.

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Saturday 4 January 2025

Junyan Chen, solo piano

"dense chordal textures were played with precision and expressive depth in a way that felt divine at times... the melodious motifs were played with the utmost care and articulation."

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Saturday 30 November 2024

Elisabeth Brauß, solo piano

"sheer variety of tones coming out of her hands was astonishing... combined with the room’s magical acoustic created the true pleasure and indulgence you would like to be soaked in forever."

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Saturday 26 October 2024

Benjamin Grosvenor, solo piano

"Benjamin’s impressive range of tones, sonority, texture and resonance expressed the intensely urged emotion and declaration of love, while his subtle rubato added extra maturity and a bit of swings."

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Saturday 5 October 2024

Sofya Gulyak, solo piano

"a chordal miracle... the sheer variety of her keyboard touches, from that of a heavy stone to wafer-thin feathers... an almost impossible number of notes."

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Saturday 7 September 2024

Cristian de Sá, violin, & John Lenehan, piano

"Cristian’s sound making and articulation is deeply thoughtful with the utmost care – delicate and detailed to express subtleness without being too purposeful and losing the flow."

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Saturday 15 June 2024

Julian Bliss, clarinet, and James Baillieu, piano

"The insanely beautiful singing lines were emotionally surging, and exquisite moments came with the most delicate pianissimo sounds and flawless velvety tones of the clarinet, masterfully accompanied by the piano."

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Saturday 25 May 2024

Mishka Rushdie Momen, solo piano

"Glorious tone, graceful tenderness, and refined crystal clarity...contained all aspects of piano playing – lyrical passages, dramatic scenes, muscular power, graceful poise, and virtuosic runs."

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Saturday 27 April 2024

Alexander Gavrylyuk, solo piano

"mega-scale sound-making with precise details... unapologetically daring and thrillingly fulfilling... Sasha uncompromisingly pursued the maximum exposure of colours, experimenting with every method and every angle"

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Saturday 16 March 2024

Coco Tomita, violin, and Simon Callaghan, piano

"a creatively-charged performer with deep thought and her own poise and ambiance...Simon’s piano part flowed with consistent warmth, as both the instruments mingled expertly "

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Sunday 10 March 2024

Steven Osborne, solo piano

"dreamy, heart-warming yet bitter sweet at times, and quite nostalgic...dynamic, earth-shattering, innovative and inspiring...the whole evening was an unprecedented level of enjoyment"

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Saturday 10 February 2024

Jamaal Kashim, Inez Karlsson, Miriam Grant, Matty Oxtoby

"an incredibly pleasurable evening given by four very talented young performers... an enthralling experience, and the diverse range of sound varieties, tones and colours was priceless"

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Friday 5 January 2024

Chloë Hanslip, violin, and Danny Driver, piano

"they agreed on every instinctive level: impeccable timing, spot-on response to each other, interpretation to read subtle nuances, and ability to negotiate phrasing and volume."

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Highlights in 2023

Saturday 25 November 2023

Piano Trio

"...an incredibly profoud drama: glorious tones, seamless phasing and masterful pianism... with impeccable control of tempo and volume... gave us a priceless evening"

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Saturday 28 October 2023

Violin & piano

"...a beautifully balanced dialogue.. light-heartedly teasing, showing innocent cheekiness. Benjamin’s feathery touch and twinkling notes playfully complimented the sweetest melodies strung by Hyeyoon."

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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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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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Celebration of 15 Years of Recitals at Breinton

Some of the special performances from the last 15 years.

Nobuyuki Tsujii, solo piano

November 2022

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

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Bampton Classical Opera

September 2022

"... 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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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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