Upcoming concerts
Past concerts
15th December 2021
Leader London New Wind Festival
Regent Hall, London
10th December 2021
Solo Violinist 21st Century Icon Awards, House of Lords
3rd December 2021
Violin Recital Debussy Sonata and Brahms Sonata No 3 with Gina Kruger - Piano,
Potters Bar
20th November 2021
North London House Concerts
Violin Recital Debussy Sonata and Brahms Sonata No 3 with Gina Kruger - Piano
12th November 2021 - Piano Trio Recital
Beethoven Archduke Trio Op 97
Schubert Piano Trio No 1 in Bb Major Op 99
St John's Church, Notting Hill
1st October 2021 - A Celebration of Freedom Concert
World Premier - Espressivo for Solo Violin
Orfeas String Quartet
Rozanna Madylus - Mezzo Soprano
Alla Sirenko - Piano & Composer
St John's Church, Notting Hill
18th September 2021 - Celebrating The Bicentennial of Greek Independence
Eleni Xanthouthaki - Soprano,
David Farrell - Piano
Orfeas String Quartet - Hilton West End, Glasgow
8th July 2021 - A Midsummer Feast of Music
The Musicians of St John's Notting Hill
The Choral & Organ Scholars of St John's
Orfeas String Quartet
Big Smoke Brass
2nd July - Celebratory Summer Gala Concert
Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Lysenko, Sirenko
with Alla Sirenko Piano - Composer
St John's Church, Notting Hill
Chamber Music Concert
Alberto Portugheis & Friends
Friday 28th May - 7.00 pm
St John's Church, Notting Hill, Lansdowne Crescent, London, W11 2N
Programme
BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in A Major Op 69
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata in F Major ‘Spring’ Op 24
Interval
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in Eb Major Op 44
Featuring
Alberto Portugheis - Piano
Orpheus Leander & Ayako Yamazaki - Violins
Yohei Nakajima - Viola George Cooke - Cello
Postponed Performances
Monday 30th March 2020, 7 30 pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre
Bellini & Rossini
Conductor - Brian Wright
Orpheus Leander - orchestral leader
Goldsmiths Choral Union
Musicians of London - postponed
Saturday 16th May 2020, 7 30 pm
Bruch Violin Concerto No 1
Bournemouth Philharmonic
Orpheus Leander - soloist
Conductors Sam Newgarth MBE &
Richard Cross - postponed
1st June to 14th June 2020
Baltic Capital Cities Solo Tour
Orpheus Leander - postponed
24th July to 2nd August 2020
Orfeas String Quartet Norwegian Tour postponed
Saturday 9th November 2019, 7 pm
Saint John’s Church, Notting Hill
Landsdowne Crescent
London W11 2NN
CHOPIN CONCERTO COMPETITION
Featuring young talented pianists selected from the Masterclasses led by Maestro ALBERTO PORTUGHEIS
at Steinway Hall
A distinguished Jury will select the winner of the "Concerto Prize" offered by
The Thomas Harris International Piano Foundation
Masterclasses details - www.apion.org.uk/tapsim
www.thethomasharrisinternationalpianofoundation.com
accompanied by the Orfeas String Quartet
Tickets available at the door or from Eventbrite
£10 Concessions and EPTA Members £8
www.eventbrite.com/e/chopin-concerto-competition-tickets-75513176945
Monday 16th September 2019
Orfeas String Quartet, Alberto Portugheis Piano
St Martin-in-the-Fields (Trafalgar Square) 1 pm
Free Entrance
Programme: Piano Quintet by César Franck
Thursday 9th May 2019, 7.30 pm
Great Music at the Notting Hill May Fest
St John’s Church Notting Hill
Lansdowne Crescent
W11 2NN
Schubert Sonatina in D Major
Beethoven Sonata in A minor Op 23
Ginastera Pampeana No 1
Franck Sonata in A Major
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Alberto Portugheis - Piano
Tickets - £10 & £8 Concessions
Available at the door and from
Eventbrite - www.eventbrite.com/e/60644982776
Friday 22nd February 2019, 7.30 pm
Mozart, Shostakovich & Piazzolla
St John's Church, Notting Hill,
Lansdowne Crescent, London W11 2NN
Mozart - Dissonance String Quartet
Shostakovich - String Quartet No 8 in C minor
Puccini - Crisantemi
Astor Piazzolla (arr José Bragato)
Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Alberto Portugheis - Piano
Orfeas String Quartet
Orpheus Leander & Ayako Yamazaki violins
Yohei Nakajima viola - Corinna Boylan - cello
Tickets: £15, concessions £10
Available at the door & from Eventbrite for Early bird specials
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mozart-shostakovich-piazzolla-tickets-55199088961
St Martin in the Fields
Tuesday 15th January 2019, 7 30 pm
Romantic and Gypsy Strings
Music by Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Haydn, Brahms, Dinicu & Monti
Elgar Serenade and Introduction and Allegro
Orfeas String Quartet
Orpheus Leander - Solo Violin
Bridget Cunningham - Conductor/Harpsichord
www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whatson-event/romantic-and-gypsy-strings/
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Saturday 17th November 2018 , 7 pm
Piano Competition - Beethoven Piano Concerti
Artistic Direction - Alberto Portugheis
Supported by the European Piano Teachers Association & Opus Musica
Conductors - Dr Patrick Noronha & Luke Cleghorn
Leader - Orpheus Leander
St John’s Church, Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
Tickets: £15, concessions £10
Available at the door &
from Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beethoven-piano-concertos-competition-tickets-51815134462
Friday 26th October 2018 - 7 30 pm
St John's Church, Notting Hill, W11 2NN
Alberto Portugheis - Piano
Orfeas String Quartet
Orpheus Leander violin
Ayako Yamazaki violin
Yohei Nakajima viola
Idlir Shyti - cello
Franck - Piano Quintet in F minor
Turina - La Oracion del Torero
Astor Piazzolla - Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Tickets: £15, concessions £10
Available at the door &
from Eventbrite for Early bird specials
www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-tickets-51075432995
Memorial Concert for Naresh Sohal
Saturday 13th October 2018 - 7 30 pm
St John's Church, Notting Hill, W11 2NN
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Alberto Portugheis & Konstantinos Destounis - Piano
Program of Naresh Sohal and Franz Schubert
Tickets £15 & £10
www.eventbrite.com/e/tribute-concert-naresh-sohal-composer-tickets-48937807299
Rome Debut Recital!
Wednesday 23rd August 2018 -8 30 pm
TEATRO DI MARCELLO - Roma
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Rimantas Vingras - Piano
Perform Vivaldi, Mozart, Paganini & Piazzolla
Excited and honoured to be have a recital at the historic Teatro Marcello.
For Further details - http://www.romeguide.it/?pag=musica&lang=it&tm=&tab=spettacoli&id=30632
Summer Gala Concert
Saturday 7th July 2018 - 7 30 pm
Greek and Ukrainian Music
21A Binney Street, Mayfair, London W1k 5BQ
Alla Sirenko - Elena Xanthoudakis - Criton Tomazos - Orfeas String Quartet
Suggested donation - £20 including reception
Special Concert for Conductor Dr Patrick Noronha
Concert Wednesday 4th July 2018 at 7 30 pm
St John’s Church Notting Hill, W11 2NN
Program
Bach - Double Violin Concerto
in D minor
Bach - A minor Violin Concerto
Sirenko - Spring Ballad
Skalkottas - 5 Greek Dances
Theodorakis - Syrtaki from Zorba
Orpheus Leander violin
George Hlawiczka violin
Ayako Yamazaki violin
Yohei Nakajima viola
Idlir Shyti - cello
Orfeas String Quartet
Tickets available at the door - £15
Early bird special from Eventbrite - £14
www.eventbrite.com/e/special-concert-for-conductor-dr-patrick-noronha-tickets-47142426266
www.facebook.com/events/180341672624537/
Recital - Notting Hill Mayfest
Thursday 24th May 2018 - 7 30 pm
St John’s Church Notting Hill, Lansdowne Crescent, London, W11 2NN
Orpheus Leander -Violin
Alberto Portugheis - Piano
Ginastera - Pampeana, Op.16 (Rhapsody for violin & piano)
Spohr - Barcarole and Scherzo (from Six Salon Pieces, Op.135)
Bach - Ciacconna Solo violin & Bach/Busoni - Chaccone Solo Piano
Brahms - Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108
Tickets available at the door - £15 & £10 Concessions
For your Early Bird Discount go to
Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.com/tickets-45393655646
www.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk
Opus Musica series
Wednesday 23rd May 2018 - 1.10 pm - Lunchtime Recital
St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL
Orpheus Leander -Violin
Alberto Portugheis - Piano
Program - Ginastera - Spohr - Brahms
Free Entry with a retiring collection
Friday 2nd March 2018, 7 30 pm - Chamber Music Masterpieces
St John’s Church,
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
Bach Keyboard Concerto
A Major BWV 1055
Mozart Dissonance String Quartet
C Major K465
Shostakovich Piano Quintet
G Minor Op 57
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Ayako Yamazaki - Violin
Yohei Nakajima - Viola
Lowri Preston - Cello
Rimantas Vingras - Piano
Tickets available at the door
£14 & £10 Concessions
For your early bird discount go to
www.eventbrite.com/e/chamber-music-masterpieces-tickets-41872563966
Friday 2nd February 2018, 7 30 pm - Violin & Piano Soirée
St John’s Church,
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Sarasate, Piazzolla
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Rimantas Vingras - Piano
Tickets available at the door
£14 & £10 Concessions
For your early bird discount go to
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violin-piano-soiree-tickets-41871810713
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Friday 24th November 2017, 7 30 pm
Violin and Piano Recital
Works by Mozart, Brahms and Ginastera
Violin - Orpheus Leander
Piano - Alberto Portugheis
St John’s Church,
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
Tickets available at the door
£13 & £10 Concessions and EPTA Members
Friday 17th November 2017, 7 pm
Piano Competition - Mozart Piano Concerti
Artistic Direction - Alberto Portugheis
Supported by the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe &
European Piano Teachers Association
Conductors - Dr Patrick Noronha & Luke Cleghorn
Leader - Orpheus Leander
St John’s Church,
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
Tickets available at the door
£20 & £15 concessions also for members of EPTA and BPSE
Tickets available online at - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/37402385542
28th October 2017 Remembrance Day Concert, 7 pm
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,
Haig Rd, Royal Military Academy, Camberley GU15 4PQ
Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams - 'The Lark Ascending',
Elgar, Barber,Haydn, Svendsen, Mantas
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Patrick Noronha & Santiago Mantas - Conductors
Tickets - £25 available from www.sandhursttrust.org/events
Wednesday 27th September 2017, 7 30 pm
St John’s Church,
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
East meets West A Concert for Peace
Yair Dalal - Oud, Violin, Composer
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Dr Patrick Noronha & George Hlawiczka - Conductors
Works by Yair Dalal, Saint - Saëns, Rimsky - Korsakov ‘Scheherazade’
Saturday 1st July 2017, 7 30 pm
St John’s Church,
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
Lord Mereworth Birthday Concert
Mozart, Beethoven and Glinka
Featuring Conductors - Dr Patrick Noronha & Bridget Cunningham
Jennifer Keesey - Piano
Orpheus Leander - Violin
Friday 26th May 2017, 7 30 pm part of the Notting Hill Mayfest
St John’s Church,
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill,
London W11 2NN
Handel and Friends
Glorious Music for the Spring!
Including Handel's Water Music & Summer from Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Featuring internationally acclaimed Conductor and Harpsichordist Bridget Cunningham
Dr Patrick Noronha
Soprano Anna Gorbachyova
Violinist Orpheus Leander