Post-lockdown live classical music events

This Monday has been like no other since the launch of through the noise.

We usually promptly post an article in the morning which runs through our highlights of the week’s live events you can go to. Alas, Lockdown 2.0 has put a stop to that one.

However, positive as we always are, we’ve collated our December picks for you below. We’re hopeful that once these four weeks are over we can continue to enjoy live music as we have been doing so for the last few months.

A collection of winter songs in Westminster

Saturday 5 December, 3pm & 7pm

Roderick Williams, Peter Braithwaite & Keval Shah perform Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter’s Journey) in the round at St John’s Smith Square.

Concert of Christmas music by candlelight

5 & 12 December, various times

Flux Ensemble play Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite arranged for string quartet at Grand Junction in Paddington.

Live music & organic remedies at Beckenham Place Mansion

Sunday 6 December, 2.30pm

Classical PopUps team up with Neal’s Yard Remedies for an hour of relaxation, well-being exploration and live music.

Contemporary quartet play at the Royal Over-Seas League

Tuesday 8 December, 6pm

The Hermes Experiment perform music written and arranged for them in ROSL’s stunning home on Park Place.

Free lunchtime recital by classical guitarist

Wednesday 9 December, 1.10pm

Giacomo Susani plays his own compositions alongside Frescobaldi, Bach & more in St James’s Church, Piccadilly.

A converted warehouse in Islington hosts string trio

Wednesday 9 December, 7.30pm

Artisti Con Brio present a programme of music for string trio in Candid Arts Trust’s gallery next to Angel station.

Free event in Piccadilly featuring violin and piano

Friday 11 December, 1.10pm

Nuno Lucas (piano) + Dillon Jeffares (violin) + Kumi Matsuo (piano) present a varied programme including Mendelssohn, Vine, Liszt, Chausson & Chopin in St James’s Church.

Innovative string quartet play at chamber music festival

Friday 11 December, 6.30pm

Solem Quartet play music by Beethoven and British composer Thomas Adès at St John’s Waterloo as part of Spotlight Chamber Concerts.

Scottish string quartet join clarinettist for classical & folk music

Sunday 13 December, 6.30pm

Maxwell Quartet & Anthony Friend open the Spotlight Chamber Concerts series with Scottish folk music and clarinet quintets by Mozart and Haydn.

Internationally renowned cellist in SE1 solo performance

Friday 18 December, 6.30pm

Legendary British cellist Steven Isserlis comes to the Spotlight Chamber Concerts festival in Waterloo with an exciting solo programme.