OUR PRESIDENT
Steven Isserlis
We are proud to have as our President the world-famous cellist Steven Isserlis, who was born in Barnes and comes from an extraordinarily musical family. His two sisters are professional string players (Annette a violist and Rachel a violinist) and his grandfather Julius Isserlis was a famous Russian pianist and composer.
The recipient of many honours, Steven was awarded a CBE in 1998 in recognition of his services to music, and in 2000 he received the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau.
Steven plays the Marquis de Corberon (Nelsova) of 1726, kindly loaned to him by the Royal Academy of Music.
OUR COMMITTEE
WELCOME TO BARNES MUSIC SOCIETY
Barnes Music Society aims to foster an appreciation of music by promoting first-class concerts and encouraging other musical activities, especially involving young musicians.
These last aims are achieved by the annual Barnes Young Musician of the Year competition (run in conjunction with the Barnes Music Festival) and annual concerts given by local young performers at our AGM.
The Society in is current form was created through a merger in 1985 of Castelnau Concerts with the Barnes Music Club, although its roots go back over more than 50 years.
Barnes Music Society is a registered charity (no. 248878) and its committee members provide their services as volunteers. We are always happy to welcome new members and to discuss funding opportunities with potential corporate sponsors and charitable foundations.
Great Value Season Ticket only £60 (for admission to ALL EIGHT concerts (except any special charity events)
** Special offer for Annual Subscriptions paid by Standing Order (please contact Membership Coordinator for details) **
** Renewal/Standing Order Form downloadable here
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Tickets in advance and at the door are £15
** Under 25s can attend for FREE!! (except 10 March 2026) **
All concerts will comply with any government Covid-19 guidelines in force at the time of each concert.
21 October 2025
15 November 2025
18 Jun 2026
21 October 2025
The above photographs are of the artistes playing in our current season. Click on a photo as it appears to read the artists's name and the date of their concert. The photographs in our website banner at the top of the page are a selection of the many artistes who have played for the Society in the past. Can you recognise who they all are?
NEWS
AGM
Our 2026 AGM and Social Evening will take place at 7:00 pm on September 15th at St Mary's Church, Barnes.
This is an event open to all our Members.
The evening will include a short recital by Jane Lee, violin, a finalist from Barnes Young Musician of the Year 2026. She will be accompanied by Ben Markovic.
We look forward to our Members' contributions to the evening.
2026 - 27 Concerts
We are excited to have finalised our new season of concerts at our home venue of St Mary's Church .
We have a very entertaining series of concerts this season stretching from October 2026 to June 2027. We start with the Davidoff Trio on Thursday, 22 October playing Haydn, Dvořák and Kelly-Marie Murphy.
On 26 November, pianist Antoine Préat will play a wonderfully varied repertoire including Scarlatti, Mozart, Amy Beach and Schubert.
In the new year on 19 January 2027 we welcome the Aida Piano Trio playing seminal works by Beethoven and Brahms.
On 27 February we welcome Matteo Cimatti, violin and Francesco Granata, piano, playing a vey entertaining repertoire including works by Brahms, Prokofiev, Arthur Keegan, Clara Schumann and Ravel.
On 18 March we host the Aera Ensemble comprising the musicians Isabella Todes, violin & viola, Emily Crook, clarinet and Amiri Harewood, piano, as part of the Barnes Music Festival 2027 in what will be an absolutely fantastic concert with works by Mozart, Brahms, Gershwin, Debussy and Bartók.
On 29 April we welcome cellist Willard Carter and pianist Madeleine Brown with virtuosic pieces by Haydn, Schumann, Jörg Widmann, Janáček and Stravinsky in a fantastic evening of music-making.
On 18 May, the virtuosic accordionist Sofia Ros will play works by Bach, Scarlatti, Tchaikovsky, Albéniz and Paganini as well as Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. A concert not to be missed!
We complete our season on 22 June by welcoming pianist Julian Chan featuring works by Bizet, Sibelius, Elgar, Bruckner and Tchaikovsky.
Please click on the 'Our Concerts' tab above for full details of all eight concerts we are promoting this season.
