Music

12 February 2012

Wigmore Hall W1U 2BP[map]

Throughout its distinguished history, the Prazák Quartet has upheld and enhanced the great traditions of Czech quartet playing. The works of Mozart and Brahms are also central to the group’s artistic ethos.

29 March 2012

Wigmore Hall W1U 2BP[map]

Pre-concert performance by quartets who took part in the National Young String Quartet Weekend at Chetham’s School of Music earlier in the month.

16 December 2011 to 22 June 2012

George IV W4 2DR[map]

West London-based covers band who perform a diverse mix of popular tracks by the likes of Pink, U2, The Darkness and Coldplay.

6 April 2012

229 W1W 5PN[map]

6 April 2012 to 2 November 2012

The Jubilee TW16 5AY[map]

A night of live music from Prezence, playing rock.

25 March 2012

Wigmore Hall W1U 2BP[map]

Ensemble precision, individual excellence and innovative programming stand proud on The Prince Consort’s, list of terrific traits. The vocal collective’s latest project explores love’s romance, pain and discontents, distilled in the music of Brahms’s twin sets of Liebeslieder and Stephen Hough’s contemporary reflections on the condition. Other Love Songs, commissioned by Alisdair Hogarth for The Prince Consort, stand as eloquent, constantly evolving companions to Brahms’s effervescent compositions.

30 March 2012

The Barfly NW1 8AN[map]

Indie rock from London band Princip.

1 March 2012

93 Feet East E1 6RU[map]

Brighton-based boy-girl curiosity with a stripped down, primal, no-fuss sound.

19 February 2012

Wigmore Hall W1U 2BP[map]

Pro Corda presents some of the finest young talent from London's world renowned music colleges. Pro Corda holds its Musical Encounters course bi-annually, offering these gifted students the opportunity to live and work with a world famous string quartet. This concert showcases ensembles and performers coached by the Endellion and the Wihan Quartets.

Recurring event

The Garage N5 1RD[map]

A rock and metal night featuring Killerfix.

23 February 2012

Shoreditch Town Hall EC1V 9LT[map]

27 March 2012

Institut Francais SW7 2DT[map]

Classical music featuring The Psophos Quartet Playing many of the great classic music pieces including, Ravel:Quatuor; Debussy: Quatuor and Chausson:Quatuor Op. 35.

10 February 2012

The Wheelbarrow NW1 7JH[map]

Public Service Broadcasting' is a one-man musical spectacular. From beneath mountains of corduroy and elbow patches, the venerable J Willgoose, Esq samples old public information films and sets them to new music. Expect guitar-playing, banjo-plucking, button-pressing and even theremin-wafting - plus the very latest in bow tie couture, with visuals provided by a state-of-the-art 1960s TV set.

Recurring event

Coach & Horses W1D 5DH[map]

Weekly pub sing-a-long classics.

11 February 2012

The Windmill SW2 5BZ[map]

31 March 2012

The Borderline [map]

23 February 2012

Electric Ballroom NW1 8QP[map]

Indie-rock quartet Pulled Apart by Horse formed in Leeds in 2008. Their eponymous debut album was released in 2010 to critical acclaim, leading to support slots with the likes of Muse and Biffy Clyro. Thir second album, Tough Love, was released in January 2012.

18 February 2012

Wigmore Hall W1U 2BP[map]

Ireland’s principal showcase for rising vocal talent, the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, presents a gala concert performed by the highest placed prizewinners from the 2010 Competition. South African sopranos Pumeza Matshikiza and Sarah-Jane Brandon will appear alongside tenor Dean Power in an imaginative programme of songs, arias and duets, together with Ireland’s leading accompanists, Dearbhla Collins and Mairead Hurley. This concert also serves as the launch event for the next Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition, set to take place in Dublin in January 2013.