GUILDHALL SCHOOL
Thursday 17 September 2026
8pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Strings at Eight
Programme
Sergey Vasilenko
Viola Sonata, Op 46
Mat Lee | viola
Jen Carter | piano
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No 2 in F major, Op 99
I. Allegro vivace
II. Adagio affettuoso
III. Allegro passionato
IV. Allegro molto
Sophie Naden-Johns | cello
Jen Carter | piano
Forthcoming Events
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus with Eivind Aadland
24 & 25 September
Milton Court Concert Hall
Join more than 200 Guildhall School musicians for their first concert of the academic year and experience music at its most joyous with works by Gustav Mahler, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and a new fanfare by Diego Jiménez.
Undergraduate Strings Concert
12 October 2026
Silk Street Music Hall
Students from the Strings department present a varied selection of solo and chamber repertoire in this informal concert.
Sir George Martin Centenary Concert
6 December 2026
Milton Court Concert Hall
Seventy-five years since his first output as a producer, this special performance reflects six decades of Martin’s pioneering production and musical inventions, performed by the Guildhall Session Orchestra.
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Founded in 1880 by the City of London Corporation
Chair of the Board of Governors
The Hon. Emily Benn
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Professor Jonathan Vaughan FGS
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Armin Zanner FGS
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