OUR PRESIDENT
WELCOME TO BARNES MUSIC SOCIETY
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
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
Charity Gift Aid Declaration downloadable here **
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 2025 AGM will take place at 7:00 pm on September 30th at St Mary's Church, Barnes.
This is an event open to all our Members.
More details to follow.
2025 - 26 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 2025 to June 2026. We start with Daniel Lebhardt on Tuesday, 21 October playing Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann and Liszt.
On 15 November, the Kyan Quartet will play a wonderfully varied repertoire including Haydn, Shostakovich and Beethoven.
In the new year on 22 January 2026 we welcome pianist Jacky Zhang in what will be a very exciting performance of Beethoven and Chopin.
On 21 February we welcome Trio Archai to play Jeremy Sams, Fauré and Brahms.
On 10 March we welcome back Trio Bohemo as part of the Barnes Music Festival 2026 in a fantastic concert featuring Schubert, Smetana, Dvořák and Jan Vičar.
On 21 April we welcome cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir and pianist Antoine Préat with virtuosic pieces by Barber, Beethoven, Schumann and Greig in a fantastic evening of music-making.
On 14 May, the Tamesis Quartet will play a highly entertaining and memorable programme featuring Britten, Ravel and Beethoven.
We complete our season on 18 June by welcoming back saxophonist Richard Scholfield with pianist Iain Clarke featuring a variety of works by composers including JS Bach, Ravel and Debussy.
Please click on the 'Our Concerts' tab above for full details of all eight concerts we are promoting this season.
