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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

www.ucauk.com


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

www.ucauk.com

Chamber Music Concert
Alberto Portugheis & Friends  
Friday 28th May - 7.00 pm 

St Joh
n'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

www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whatson-event/free-lunchtime-concert-alberto-portugheis-piano-orfeas-string-quartet/

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

 

www.nottinghillmayfest.org.uk   

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

2.03.2018

Chamber Music Masterpieces Concert | 7:30 pm Bach, Mozart, Beethoven | St John's Church |  Notting Hill, W11 2NN

2.02.2018

Violin & Piano Soirée | 7:30 pm  Mozart, Beethoven, Sarasate, Piazzolla  | St John's Church |  Notting Hill, W11 2NN

27.09.2017

East Meets West Concert | 7:30 pm Rimsky Korsakov, Saint - Saëns, Yair Dalal |
St John's Church |  Notting Hill, W11 2NN

1.07.2017

Lord  Mereworth Birthday Concert | 7:30 pm Glinka, Mozart, Beethoven | St John's Church |  Notting Hill, W11 2NN

26.05.2017

28.03.2017

Handel and Friends Music for the Spring | 7:30 pm Handel, Vivaldi, Haydn | Notting Hill Mayfest St John's Church |  Notting Hill, W11 2NN
St Martin in the Fields | 1 pm Lunchtime Concert | Solo Violin Recital | JS Bach, Sadikova and Piazzolla 

03.03.2017

Birthday Concert | 7:30 pm Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss | St John's Church |  Notting Hill, W11 2NN

30.01.2017

St Martin in the Fields | 1 pm Lunchtime Concert | Debussy Violin Sonata & Ravel Piano Trio

22.10.2016

Searching for the unattainable |   St John's Church   |   Notting Hill, W11 2NN

14.09.2016

Debut Concert Vienna | Mozart, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams| Klavier Galerie, Wien

10.09.2016

Debut Concert Graz | Mendelssohn, Mantas, Vivaldi, Dinicu, Dvorak | Barocksaal, Graz

09.07.2016

Beethoven Masterpieces | St John's Church   |   Notting Hill, W11 2NN

11.06.2016

Queens Birthday Concert | World Premier Alla Sirenko, Grieg, Dvorak, Skalkottas | Ukranian Cathedral

17.03.2016

Charity Concert for the 5th anniversary of the Japanese Tsunami | Bach, Shostakovich and Takemitsu | Princess Alexandra Hall Royal Overseas League 

23.01.2016

Dal Pianto Alla Gioia | Monteverdi, Handel, Vivaldi, Tartini and Traditional Tarantelle | Top Studio, Study Society
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