What's on this week: classical music in London
**this article has been updated - find this week’s events here**
Clerkenwell’s Fidelio Cafe, home to the Up Close and Musicial festival
One week on from the final lifting of restrictions, and we’re still pumped from the amazing events London’s musicians, promoters, and venues delivered at such short notice.
And there’s no sign of performances drying up. This week marks one month until our noisenights series gets off the ground, with the Chineke! Duo performing at Hoxton Underbelly on 28 August.
Back to this week: here are our recommendations for the best things to do over the next few days…
Wednesday 28 July, 7.30pm
Rising star of the opera world James Newby performs vocal music with pianist Simon Lepper at Wigmore Hall
Thursday 29 July, 7.30pm
Virtuoso cellist Abel Selaocoe plays his own compositions, Bach, and contemporary African music as part of Up Close and Musical
Friday 30 July, 1.10pm
London-based Blaze Ensemble present a free lunchtime concert of Beethoven and Mozart piano and wind quintets
Saturday 31 July, 7pm
The 2020 Chamber Orchestra present a programme of American and new music, including Nacho Mañá, Gershwin, and Copland
a bit further ahead…
Saturday 28 August, 6pm + 8pm
Sarah Daramy-Williams and Natalia Senior-Brown perform music by Errollyn Wallen, Joseph Bologne, Mozart, Schubert, and Martinů
Friday 10 September, 6.30pm + 8.30pm
Laura van der Heijden and Max Baillie play Kodály, Bach, Bartók, and a selection of folk music in Hoxton Underbelly
