Kensington and Chelsea Music Society 2026 - 27 at Leighton House

We are delighted to welcome back Kensington and Chelsea Music Society (KCMS) to Leighton House with an outstanding season of seven concerts, featuring a mixture of new and established artists, performing an immensely varied and exciting programme including piano recitals, baroque chamber music, and opera.

Doors open at 7 pm for the chance to explore the historic house.

Concerts in Leighton's studio run from 7.30pm, including an interval.

Doors close at 9:30pm.

The museum shop is open throughout the evening.

An overview of the programme is below; for full details of each concert, please visit the KCMS website .

Season ticket for all seven concerts: £110 (£55 for concessions)

Individual concert tickets: £24 (£12 for concessions)

The concessionary rate is available to full-time students, under 35s, visitors with disabilities, visitors in receipt of Universal Credit or Jobseeker’s Allowance. Valid proof required upon arrival.

Dates and programme

'Borrowed' - An Evening of Baroque Chamber Music

Wednesday 21 October 2026

Kindly supported by HSH Dr Donatus, Prince of Hohenzollern.

Michael Form recorder Nathaniel Mander harpsichord

Programme:

Georg Philipp Telemann Concerto III in A Major, TWV 34. Johann Sebastian Bach Partita in D Minor, after BWV 1013, transcribed for harpsichord by Nathaniel Mander. Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in F Major after Organ Trio Sonata No. 5, BWV 529.

— interval —

Johann Sebastian Bach French Suite No. 3 in F Minor, after BWV 814, transcribed by Michael Form. Johann Adolf Scheibe Sonata Seconda in B Minor, Op. 1.

Solo Piano Recital with Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia

Tuesday 17 November 2026

Kindly supported by The Keyboard Charitable Trust.

Muzio Clementi Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 10 Robert Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Bach/Siloti Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a Claude Debussy 2 Preludes: ‘Des pas sur la neige’ & ‘Les collines d'Anacapri’ Franz Liszt Wilde Jagd — Scherzo, S. 176a

A Night at the Opera with Opera Holland Park

Wednesday 13 January 2027

In association with Opera Holland Park.

A selection of loved opera arias and ensembles. Following sell-out concerts in recent seasons, some of the finest soloists of Opera Holland Park return to KCMS to perform a thrilling selection of operatic classics, accompanied by renowned pianist and KCMS Chairman William Vann. The full list of performers will be confirmed on the KCMS website by the end of 2026.

An Evening of Chamber Music for Flute and Piano

Tuesday 9 February 2027

Kindly supported by Making Music’s Philip & Dorothy Green Young Artists scheme.

Sofía Patterson-Gutiérrez flute Jack Redman piano

Franz Schubert Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen, D. 802 Samuel Barber Canzone Francis Poulenc Dernier Poème, FP 163 (arr. flute) Francis Poulenc Sonata for Flute and Piano, FP 164

Camille Saint-Saëns Romance Michael Torke Sprite Kent Kennan Night Soliloquy César Franck Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (arr. flute and piano)

A Musical Celebration: International Women's Day

Wednesday 10 March 2027

Madeleine Mitchell violin

With students from the Royal College of Music

Programme: Clara Schumann Piano Trio Errollyn Wallen ‘Sojourner Truth’ for violin and piano Mel Bonis Serenade for flute, violin and piano

Judith Weir ‘Atlantic Drift’ violin duos Rebecca Clarke Piano Trio

The Spirit of Beethoven with Simone Alessandro Tavoni

Tuesday 20 April 2027

Programme: Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 ‘Moonlight’ in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven Eroica Variations, Op. 35

Ludwig van Beethoven Six Bagatelles, Op. 126 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Kirker Night: Chamber music for viola, double bass and piano

Wednesday 19 May 2027

Kindly supported by Kirker Holidays.

Scott Storey, viola

Levi Andreassen, double bass

Thomas Luke, piano

Simon Rowland-Jones ‘Holkham Gap’ - Trio for viola, double bass and piano Lloyd Goldstein Fantasy on Celia’s Theme Robert Schumann Funf Stücke in Volkston, Op.102, arranged for double bass Antonín Dvořák Going Home from the New World Symphony

Rebecca Clarke Sonata for Viola and Piano Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Franz Liszt Danse Macabre Franz Schubert Adagio from Octet in F Major, D. 803 arranged for viola, double bass and piano