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Baker Mamonova Gallery
Current Exhibition
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Baker Mamonova Gallery
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Currently exhibiting:
A Collection of Small Works
​KINO-TEATR closed Monday April 27 - Friday May 1
Re-open Saturday May 2
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Father Mother Sister Brother
US 2025, 15, 111 mins, comedy, drama
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Jim Jarmusch's new film, Father Mother Sister Brother, winner of the 2025 Venice Golden Lion, is a comedy-drama triptych set in the USA, Dublin and Paris, featuring an ensemble cast including Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Cate Blanchett and Charlotte Rampling.
'Jim Jarmusch explores the awkwardness and closeness of parents with their grownup children in three slyly comic panels of drama' **** The Guardian
Saturday May 2nd at 7.30pm, Thursday May 7th at 3pm & 7.30pm & Friday May 8th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £14/ £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £10 Under 16s
The North
UK/ Netherlands 2025, 12A, 131 mins, drama​​
Bart Schrijver’s acclaimed drama follows former best friends and roommates Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis (Carles Pulido), who meet up after a decade to hike Scotland’s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail.
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Having taken the same 350-mile walk in their youth, the pair hope to rekindle their once-strong friendship by spending 30 days together in the majestic, raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands.
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But while Chris remains preoccupied with work and life back at home, Lluis is determined to finish the trail to prove he can still do it. Amidst the sweeping landscapes, harsh weather and chance encounters with other hikers, the solitude and silence of the trek force the pair to confront truths about themselves and their friendship – and find out what it truly means to stand still and listen.
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Shot entirely on the route of the walk, and in chronological order, The North is a beautiful ode to friendship and the healing power of nature. It’s not only a poignant and powerful drama, but also perhaps the definitive hiking film, allowing us to take in the stunning majesty of the Highlands shoulder-to-shoulder with Lluis and Chris as they reconnect with each other and with nature.
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Directed by Bart Schrijver. In English and Spanish and Dutch with English subtitles.
'A majestic drama...purifying and uplifting'**** The Guardian
Sunday May 3rd at 2pm and Wednesday May 6th at 7.30pm
Tickets £14/ £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £10 Under 16s
The Royal Ballet & Opera Cinema Season 2025-26
The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin
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Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late.
The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, 'offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance' The Telegraph.
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Running time: 245 minutes, Two Intervals
Sung in Russian with English subtitles
Tuesday May 5th at 6pm
Tickets £20 / £18 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)
No Other Choice
South Korea 2025, 15, 139min, comedy, thriller
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No Other Choice (Korean: 어쩔수가없다) is a critically acclaimed 2025 South Korean black comedy/ thriller directed by Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden, Decision To Leave). The film stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon and Lee Sung-min. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, after the 2005 French-language feature The Axe directed by Costa-Gavras, to whom No Other Choice is dedicated in the closing credits. The film follows a desperate paper industry expert who decides to kill off his competition to be assured of the job he seeks to maintain his way of life.
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At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Lee Byung-hun).
Saturday May 9th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £14 / £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £10 Under 16s
Coffee Concert: Gavin Kibble (cello) & Chad Vindin (piano)​​
Hastings-based cellist Gavin Kibble is an engaging and versatile chamber and orchestral musician working primarily with ensembles such as the London Handel Players, the Academy of Ancient Music and the English Baroque Soloists. This concert marks his return to Kino-Teatr after several years since his last recital here.
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Winner of the accompanist prize at the Royal Overseas League Competition, the Ludmilla Andrew Russian Song Accompanist Prize at the Royal Academy of Music, and the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards Accompanist’s Prize, Chad Vindin is one of the rising young stars of the accompaniment world.
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Together they will perform Chopin's monumental Sonata in G minor, together with several shorter pieces by Chopin and members of his circle.
Gavin Kibble photo: James Robertshaw
Sunday May 10th at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
The Devil Wears Prada 2
US 2026, PG13, 113 mins, comedy
A sequel to the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, it sees Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles, with Justin Theroux and Kenneth Branagh joining as new additions.
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Andy returns to Runway as Miranda navigates a new media landscape and they reconnect with another former assistant, Emily, who is now the head of a luxury brand that possesses funding which could ensure Runway's survival.
Sunday May 10th at 2pm, Wednesday May 13th at 7.30pm, Thursday May 14th at 12pm & 3pm, Friday May 15th at 3pm & 7.30pm, Saturday May 16th at 12pm & 3pm, Sunday May 17th at 2pm & Wednesday May 20th at 3pm
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Tickets £14/ £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £10 Under 16s
Adrien Brandeis presents Handmade
Adrien Brandeis presents Handmade, his fifth album, recorded live at Bechstein Hall in Manchester. A vibrant jazz piano recital that truly reflects his journey as an international artist.
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His music, at once joyful, moving and deeply expressive, draws inspiration from the many venues that have marked his international tours: from the legendary La Fenice in Venice to the majestic Teatro Juárez in Guanajuato, Mexico, via the stages of the Blue Note Jazz Club in Shanghai and Beijing, not forgetting his roots in France, where his artistic identity is firmly anchored.
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The repertoire features original compositions blending rhythmic intensity, groove and improvisation, influenced by Latin music, jazz and classical music. His luminous and inventive playing transports the audience through a mosaic of emotions and musical landscapes, shaped by the energy of his travels and his taste for cultural diversity.
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Often described as ‘the most Latin of French pianists’ (JazzNews, JazzMag, TSF Jazz, Le Monde, Latin Jazz Network), Adrien Brandeis brings a unique energy to the solo piano format, creating a captivating concert experience that naturally appeals to lovers of both jazz and classical music.
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Photo: IMCAR
Thursday May 14th at 7.30pm
​Tickets £15
A Night of Flamenco
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The return of Kino-Teatr's favourite flamenco dancer Jesus Olmedo and his company:
Jackson Scott - guitar
Carlos de Jerez - voice
Demi Garcia - percussion
Araceli Garcia & Jesus Olmedo - dance
Saturday May 16th at 7.30pm
Tickets £24/ £22 Concessions (over 65s/ disabled people)
Coffee Concert: Simone Alessandro Tavoni (piano) & Idlir Shyti (cello)
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This recital for piano and cello brings together lyrical intimacy, folk-inspired colour, and virtuosic passion across Central Europe, the Mediterranean and South America.
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The program opens with Bach’s serene Sheep May Safely Graze, reimagined in a warm dialogue between cello and piano, before moving into the poetic world of Schumann’s Five Pieces in Folk Style. Albanian folk songs add a deeply personal and regional voice, followed by the vibrant contrasts of de Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Españolas.
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Italian opera and Russian romanticism appear through Verdi’s dramatic Preludio da I Masnadieri and Rachmaninov’s expressive Op. 21 No. 7. The programme concludes with the unmistakable sound of Buenos Aires in Piazzolla’s Oblivion and the fiery Gran Tango!
Sunday May 17th at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
Simon&thePope+ 'Avant Bavard'
Free live music in the gallery​
Simon&thePope will play some of their trademark hypnotic drum, bass and vocal grooves to help while away that anticipatory hour before The Bavard Bar.
Wednesday May 20th at 6.30pm
Free Event
The Bavard Bar
What is The Bavard Bar? Well, it has become an institution. The best way to describe it is a delightful blend of TED Talks, comedy, & Radio 4. Sort of...
When you come along to The Bavard Bar, you will hear three regular people share their passions for 15 minutes each. The evening is interspersed with music and audience participation games, such as the "KP Lite" challenge, The "Oojah Kappivvy", and "Make it Stop", amongst others!
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Past Bavard subjects range from meteorite hunting to crop-circles, circuit-bending to playing the James Bond theme on Kazoo. You never know what (or who) to expect, as passions (and speakers) are kept secret until the night. There is also a Q&A section after each talk for you to share an opinion, or learn even more about the subject.
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​A night of non-stop intrigue, complete with not one, but two, short intervals. The bar will be open, & snacks will be available.
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Past speakers have included Robin Ince, Professor Simon Schaffer, Dr Ljiljana Fruk, Cole Moreton and David Bramwell.
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A great way to meet new people. Come along!
Wednesday May 20th at 7.30pm
Tickets £14
European Film Club: Ashes and Diamonds ​​
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland’s greatest director, Andrzej Wajda.
Ashes and Diamonds (Polish: PopióÅ‚ i diament) is a 1958 drama based on the 1948 novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. Starring Zbigniew Cybulski and Ewa Krzyżewska, it completed Wajda's war films trilogy, following A Generation (1954) and Kanal (1956).
The action of Ashes and Diamonds takes place in 1945, shortly after World War II. The main protagonist of the film, former Home Army soldier Maciek Chełmicki, is acting in the anti-Communist underground. Maciek receives an order to kill Szczuka, the local secretary of the Polish Workers' Party. However, Chełmicki increasingly doubts if his task is worth doing.
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Richard Peña in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die considers the ending of the film to be one of the most powerful and often quoted endings in film history. The film was ranked #38 in Empire magazine’s ‘The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2019. In the 2015 poll conducted by Polish Museum of Cinematography, Ashes and Diamonds was ranked as the third greatest Polish film of all time. Directors Martin Scorsese, Hayao Miyazaki, Francis Ford Coppola, PaweÅ‚ Pawlikowski and Roy Andersson have listed it as one of their favourite films of all time.
Thursday May 21st at 3pm
Tickets £10/ £7 Members
The Drama
US 2026, 15, 106 mins, romance
The Drama is a 2026 American romantic black comedy drama written and directed by Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli. Charlie, played by Robert Pattinson, is a rumpled and bespectacled young British art historian based in the USA who meets charismatic Emma (Zendaya) in a coffee shop. The happily engaged couple are tested by an unexpected revelation during the week before their wedding.
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**** The Guardian
A very modern shotgun wedding **** Little White Lies
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Thursday May 21st at 7.30pm & Friday May 22nd at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £14/ £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £10 Under 16s
Rose of Nevada
UK 2025, 15, 114 mins, drama, fantasy
A critically acclaimed 2025 British drama written and directed by the BAFTA winning Cornish director Mark Jenkin (Bait). Starring George MacKay (1917), Callum Turner (Emma), Rosalind Eleazar (Slow Horses) and Francis Magee (Kin, The Tourist, The Dig), the film tells the story of a fishing vessel that was lost at sea 30 years ago, and mysteriously reappears in the harbour of a fishing village.
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'Uncanny ghost ship story from one-of-a-kind Cornish auteur' **** The Guardian
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'This is a tale of the fantastic, but rooted in the bleak political realities of 2020s Britain' British Film Institute
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Saturday May 23rd at 12pm, 3pm & 7.30pm, Wednesday May 27th at 3pm & 7.30pm & Friday May 29th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £14/ £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £10 Under 16s
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World 
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The Playboy of the Western World 
by John Millington Synge
Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
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Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
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Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
Thursday May 28th at 7pm
Tickets £20/ £18 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)
Michael
US 2026, 12A, 127 mins, biographical drama, music​
Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, Michael follows the life of Michael Jackson, covering the period from his involvement in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to his early solo career. Jackson is portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson in his film debut. Also starring Nia Long, Laura Harrier, Juliano Krue Valdi, Miles Teller, and Colman Domingo in supporting roles.
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The Michael soundtrack features 13 songs, spanning his early career with the Jacksons, as well as selections from his solo recordings, including material from the albums Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad(1987).
Saturday May 30th at 12pm, 3pm & 7.30pm & Sunday May 31st at 2pm
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Tickets £14/ £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £10 Under 16s
Coffee Concert
Jane Gordon (violin) & Jan Rautio (piano)
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Jane Gordon - violin
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Described as playing with “glowing conviction” (Financial Times) and possessing a “ravishing tone and depth of timbre” (The Independent), Jane Gordon is recognised as one of the leading violinists of her generation. She has performed in major concert halls worldwide, including the Vienna Konzerthaus, Paris Philharmonie, La Scala Milan, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Lincoln Center New York, and Sydney Opera House.
Jane is the leader of La Nuova Musica, one of the UK’s most dynamic and critically acclaimed period ensembles, known for its bold programming and virtuoso performances across Europe.
She is also a founding member of the Rautio Piano Trio, with whom she has appeared at Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and on BBC Radio 3. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have received widespread critical acclaim.
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Artistic Director of Hastings Chamber Music Festival, Jane is known for curating engaging, cross-disciplinary programmes. She studied at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music, and is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.
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Jan Rautio – Piano
Jan Rautio is a critically acclaimed pianist, chamber musician, conductor, and composer whose career spans prestigious venues and festivals across the UK, Europe, Russia, and the USA. He has performed at Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall, the Edinburgh Festival, Palazzo Borghese in Rome, the Yusupov Palace in St Petersburg, and the Charleston International Piano Series.
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As a chamber musician, Jan has built a distinguished reputation through a longstanding collaboration with violinist Jane Gordon. Together, they have toured extensively and are founding members of the Rautio Piano Trio, whose performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3 and in leading UK venues. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have earned widespread critical acclaim.
Jan is also Music Director of the “Diversity” chamber choir, with whom he has conducted in prominent venues including St Paul’s Cathedral (London), the Gasteig Philharmonie (Munich), and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam).
A graduate of both the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, Jan was made an Associate of the Royal Academy in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to musical life in the UK.
Sunday May 31st at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
The Kid Kapichi Story
Jack Wilson in Conversation with Andy Gunton
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An Evening of Stories, Anecdotes & Music (Age 12+)
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Join Jack Wilson, frontman of Hastings’ finest, Kid Kapichi, for an intimate conversation based evening telling the story of his own musical history & the journey of Kid Kapichi. From the pubs of Hastings to the clubs, venues & festival stages of the UK, Europe & the USA.
Expect plenty of stories & anecdotes, plus a few unplugged renditions from the Kid Kapichi songbook as well.
Saturday June 6th at 7.30pm
Tickets £15 (Age 12+)
Coffee Concert: Beatrice Nicholas (piano)​​
Black and Classical: A celebrated programme of music by African American women composers (Florence Price, Margaret Bonds and Betty Jackson King).
Beatrice Nicholas is a British concert pianist and composer. She has performed solo programmes in France, Germany and Italy and is further scheduled to perform in the USA in 2027. She has had regular airplay on BBC Radio 3.
This is her premier performance at Kino-Teatr.
Sunday June 21st at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
BAFTA Award-winner and Acadamy Award nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, Mrs Harris Goes To Paris) joins Aidan Turner (Poldark,Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic 18th century French novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
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Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.
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Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.
Thursday June 25th at 7pm & Friday June 26th at 7pm
Tickets £20/ £18 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)
Samaki
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Kino welcomes the return of Hastings saxophonist Chris White’s afrobeat project Samaki. With a repertoire based on the sound of 1970s African musicians like Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, and Oscar Sulley,
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Samaki brings the afrobeat elements of relentless grooves and soaring melodies to the stage.
Friday August 7th at 7.30pm
Tickets £15
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Robyn Hitchcock
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With a career now spanning six decades, Robyn Hitchcock remains a truly one
of a kind artist – surrealist rock ‘n’ roller, iconic troubadour, guitarist, poet, painter, and performer. An unparalleled, deeply individualistic songwriter and stylist, Hitchcock has traversed many genres with humour, intelligence and originality over 30 albums and seemingly infinite live performances.
From The Soft Boys’ proto-psych-punk and The Egyptians’ Dadaist pop to solo masterpieces like 1984’s milestone I Often Dream of Trains and 1990’s
Eye, Hitchcock has crafted a strikingly original oeuvre rife with sagacious observation, astringent wit, recurring marine life, mechanized rail services, cheese, Clint Eastwood, and innumerable finely drawn characters, real and imagined.
Saturday September 19th at 7.30pm
Tickets £25
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Coffee Concert: Viola Lenzi & Isabella Gori - Piano Duo​​
Two fantastic Italian pianists bring to Kino-Teatr exciting new symphony arrangements such as music from Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov and the Rhapsodie Espagnole by M. Ravel!
Sunday September 20th at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
Coffee Concert: Lewis Kingsley Peart (piano)
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Franz Schubert & Frederic Chopin
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Moments Musicaux, D. 780 No. 1
Mazurka, Op. 63 No. 2
Moments Musicaux, D. 780 No. 3
Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 4
Moments Musicaux, D. 780 No. 6
Mazurka, Op. 6 No. 2
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Erik Satie & Claude Debussy
Gnossienne No. 1
Clair de Lune
Je Te Veux
The Snow Is Dancing
Gnossienne No. 4
Minstrels
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This recital pairs Schubert with Chopin, and Satie with Debussy — composers who found remarkable expression in intimate musical forms.
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Schubert’s Moments Musicaux and Chopin’s Mazurkas share a quixotic nature and the spirit of experiment. Both explore surprising turns of harmony and rhythm: Schubert through shifting moods and unexpected modulations, and Chopin through subtle rhythmic inflections that transform the Polish dance into something deeply personal and poetic.
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In the second half, Satie and Debussy reflect a friendship marked by both admiration and tension. Satie’s Gnossiennes and Je te veux reveal his spare, unconventional style, while Debussy’s Clair de lune, The Snow Is Dancing, and Minstrels expand these ideas with greater colour and nuance — shaped, too, by the lingering influence of Chopin.
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Together, these works trace a path from Romantic intimacy to modern refinement, showing how small forms can hold entire worlds of imagination.
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Sunday October 4th at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
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Coffee Concert: Evgenia Startseva (piano)
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​Born in Kazakhstan, Evgenia has enjoyed an international concert career both as a soloist, chamber music player and recording artist. She collaborated with Maxim Vengerov and has also featured in numerous broadcasts for ITV and Sky Arts TV (UK),Südwestrundfunk, ORF2 (Vienna), RTE (Ireland) & Saarlländischer Rundfunk(Germany). ​
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Sunday October 18th at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant