What's on this week: classical music in London
We’re well into the British summer now: it’s hot, and it’s been raining. Luckily, the noisenights summer party has a huge retractable roof cover. Phew.
Summer also means heaps of gigs. Last Saturday, London hosted the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park, Ed Sheeran at Wembley, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the London Stadium, and Billie Eilish at the O2 Arena - those concerts alone welcomed around a quarter of a million people.
They get the headlines, but we know there are hundreds more events taking place every night across the capital in local, independent venues.
London’s classical music scene this week is no exception, with a whole load of amazing concerts taking place this week. Here are our favourites…
Wednesday 29 June, 7pm
Counter Chamber returns to Folklore Hoxton after their launch party in April, featuring a string trio, piano, and modular synths
Saturday 2 July, 6pm
Diaspora Reflections launches at Crypt on the Green, with an evening of live music, poetry, art, crafts, artisanal food, and free palm wine
Saturday 2 July, 6.30pm
Founded just over a year ago, Her Ensemble shines a light on overlooked music written by women over the last thousand years
Saturday 2 July, 7.30pm
Young Brazilian classical guitarist Plínio Fernandes makes his debut appearance at Bold Tendencies in Peckham
Sunday 3 July, 10am
97 Ensemble aim to raise awareness of the statistic that 97% of women aged 18-24 experience sexual harassment in UK
Sunday 17 July, 3pm
Laura van der Heijden performs Bach, Holst and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson in a Dalston beer garden, followed by live samba and chora
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