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.
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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.
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Steven plays the Marquis de Corberon (Nelsova) of 1726, kindly loaned to him by the Royal Academy of Music.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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** Special offer for Annual Subscriptions paid by Standing Order (please contact Membership Coordinator for details) **
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** Renewal/Standing Order Form downloadable here
Charity Gift Aid Declaration downloadable here **
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Tickets in advance and at the door are £15
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** Under 25s can attend for FREE!! (except 19 March 2025) **
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All concerts will comply with any government Covid-19 guidelines in force at the time of each concert.
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22 October 2024
16 November 2024
12 June 2025
22 October 2024
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 2024 AGM took place at 6:30 pm on September 26 at St Mary's Church, Barnes. We enjoyed some lively debate and welcomed our members' valuable contributions to the discussions.
2024 - 25 Concerts
We are excited to have finalised our new season of concerts at our selected venues of St Mary's Church and the OSO.
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We have a very entertaining series of concerts this season stretching from October 2024 to June 2025. We started with the Astatine Trio on Tuesday, 22 October playing Haydn, Ravel and Schubert.​
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On 16 November, pianist Ignas Maknickas played a wonderfully varied repertoire including Chopin, Carl Vine and Schubert.
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On 5 December we welcomed Chris Cope of the Holst Society giving a lecture on Gustav Holst's life and works, including and beyond his best-known composition The Planets.
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In the new year on 28 January 2025 we welcomed pianist Chiyan Wong in what was a very exciting performance of Liszt, Mendelssohn and Bach.
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On 1 March we welcomed back Coco Tomita along with her siblings Yume and Kan to play Debussy, Brahms and Prokofiev.
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On 19 March we were enchanted by the Zemlinsky Trio as part of the Barnes Music Festival 2025 in a fantastic concert featuring Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Zemlinski!
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On 24 April we welcomed the Trio Casella with virtuosic pieces by Shostakovich, Mendelssohn and Beethoven. Altogether, a fantastic evening of music-making.
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On 13 May, the Fibonacci String Quartet will play a highly entertaining programme featuring Smetana, Haydn and other composers.
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We complete our season on 12 June with the wonderful pianist Amiri Harewood featuring works by Shostakovich, Granados, Bach and Brahms.
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Please click on the 'Our Concerts' tab above for full details of all eight concerts we are promoting this season.
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