Autumn Local Classical Preview 2025
As usual, there is plenty of music about in Brighton and around, whatever the weather.
Here are some of the Classical concerts available this winter:
Thursday 30th October 1.00pm, All Saints Church, Hove
Dominic Alldis Trio – Dominic Alldis (piano), Andrew Cleyndert (bass), Sophie Alloway (drums)
Lunchtime concert – bringing a freshness to well-known classics
Friday 31st October 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
John Lake Quartet
Lunchtime concert – Add to Jazz Playlist: a set of jazz tunes with a linked theme
Tuesday 4th November 1.10pm, Chapel Royal
John Collins (organ)
Lunchtime concert – Gibbons Van Noordt Walond A. Scarlatti
Thursday 6th November 1.00pm, All Saints Church, Hove
Andrew Wilson (organ)
Lunchtime concert –
Friday 7th November 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Stabilis Duo: Viola Lenzi & Isabella Gori (piano)
Lunchtime concert – four hands repertoire – Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Schubert, Grieg and Bolcom.
Friday 7th November 7.30pm, St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road
Brighton Chamber Ensemble Piano Quintet
Dvorak’s Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81 and Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat major
Saturday 8th November 3.00pm, St. John the Baptist’s Church, Bristol Road
Imperial College Chamber Choir
Britten, Pärt and Howells
Saturday 8th November 7.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Simon Madge (baritone) & Matt Jelf (piano)
A Recital of Remembrance –Somervell, Ireland, Butterworth, Gurney, Weill, Finzi, Barber and Goodal
Saturday 8th November 7.30pm, Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra – Britten’s Serenade:
Mark Padmore (tenor), Alexei Watkins (horn), Joanna MacGregor (conductor/piano)
Tuesday 11th November 1.10pm, Chapel Royal
Rachel Smith (flute) Paul Gregory (guitar)
Lunchtime concert – Baron, Molino, Gregory, Di Marino
Thursday 13th November 1.00pm, All Saints Church, Hove
Oliver Nelson (violin) & Vasilis Rakitzis (piano)
Lunchtime concert –
Friday 14th November 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Jenny McCalmont and Louise Gledhill (sopranos), Andrew Robinson (baritone) and Howard Beach (harpsichord)
Lunchtime concert – quartets, trios and duets by Handel, Monteverdi, Taverner and Purcell.
Friday 14th November 8.00pm, Ironworks Studios Brighton 30 Cheapside
Alan Bonner, Tig Savage, Robin Coward, Amy Whitington and Paul Diello
Kirsty MacColl – A Celebration a moving and joyful tribute to an extraordinary artist
Saturday 15th November 6.30pm, St. Paul’s Church, West Street
Brighton Chamber Choir
Allegri: Miserere, Monteverdi: Beatus Vir
Tuesday 18th November 1.10pm, Chapel Royal
Salona Piano Trio
Lunchtime concert – Shostakovich (Trio No. 2), Beethoven, Piazzolla
Thursday 20th November 1.00pm, All Saints Church, Hove
Georgi Dimitrov (guitar)
Lunchtime concert –
Friday 21st November 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Robb Johnson (guitar), Roger Stevens (piano) and Sian Allen (sax & trumpet)
Lunchtime concert – 1940s and 50s jazz classics
Friday 21st November 7.30pm, St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road
Leora Cohen (violin) and Matthew Schellhorn (piano)
music by Elgar, Bloch, Szymanowski and Tchaikovsky
Saturday 22nd November 6.00pm, St. Paul’s Church, West Street
Sasha Salinasova (soprano)
St Cecilia’s Day Concert – music of Gustav Hoslt, Japanese and Indian folk song
Tuesday 25th November 1.10pm, Chapel Royal
Mistral Wind Quintet
Lunchtime concert – Berger Lorenzo Barry Mills
Wednesday 26th November 7.00pm, St. George’s Church
Penguin Cafe
music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Thursday 27th November 1.00pm, All Saints Church, Hove
Dave Williams (vocals), Roy Hilton (piano), Nigel Thomas (bass)
Lunchtime concert – a lively programme of swing favourites
Friday 28th November 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Lewis Kingsley Peart (piano)
Lunchtime concert – “Impromptu”: Salon pieces from Schubert and Sibelius.
Saturday 29th November 2.30pm, St. Laurence Church, Falmer
Duck Soup
English folk music
Tuesday 2nd December 1.10pm, Chapel Royal
Yoko Ono (piano)
Lunchtime concert – Chopin (Ballade No. 3) Ravel (Miroirs)
Friday 5th December 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Belladonna: Sue Mileham (soprano), Jane Plessner (clarinet), Nicola Grunberg (piano)
Lunchtime concert – seasonal music by Peter Cornelius, Scarlatti, Mozart
Friday 5th December 6.30pm, Royal Spa Nursery, Queen’s Park
Salvation Army Brass Band
Carols in the Park – seasonal music
Saturday 6th December 7.00pm, St John’ Church, Knoyle Road, Brighton
Brighton Orpheus Choir
Handel’s Messiah
Saturday 6th December 7.00pm, St John Sub Castro, Lewes
East Sussex Bach Choir & The Baroque Collective
Vivaldi, Britten, Pergolesi
Sunday 7th December 2.45pm, Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra –A Fairytale Christmas:
Alise Siliņa (accordion), Joanna MacGregor (conductor)
Tuesday 9th December 1.10pm, Chapel Royal
Ursula Smith (cello)
Lunchtime concert – solo Bach and others
Friday 12th December 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Mathew Sear (guitar)
Lunchtime concert – his own music and Villa-Lobos and Django Reinhardt
Saturday 13th December 1.00pm, St. Paul’s Church, West Street
Liz Baldey (violin)
Lunchtime concert – a classical concert
Saturday 13th December 6.00pm, St Martin’s Church
BREMF Consort of Voices
Christmas a Cappella
Saturday 13th December 7.20pm, Royal Pavilion
Brighton Consort
Carols at the Christmas Banquet at the Royal Pavilion
Sunday 14th December 6.00pm, St Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road,
Brighton Chamber Choir
BCC Christmas carol concert
Tuesday 16th December 1.10pm, Chapel Royal
Astatine Piano Trio
Lunchtime concert – Haydn (Trio H.XV:28) Weinberg (Trio Op. 24)
Tuesday 16th December 8.15pm, Lancing College Chapel
The Illuminated Orchestra
Tribute to Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites – a live chamber orchestra & light show!
Wednesday 17th December 7.00pm, St Paul’s Church, West Street
St Paul’s Singers
Charity Carol Concert
Wednesday 17th December 7.30pm, Royal Pavilion & Garden
Brighton Chamber Choir / Brighton Consort
Christmas Carol Concert
Thursday 18th December 6.00 & 8.00pm, St George’s Church
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra – Charles Dickens’A Christmas Carol
Alistair McGowan (narrator), Joanna MacGregor (conductor/piano) BPO Brass Quintet
Friday 19th December 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Nick Andrews (piano), Amar Clark (organ), Daniel Vincent (bass baritone) and Charlie Bloch (soprano)
Lunchtime concert – Bach, Couperin and Purcell, and some Christmas music.
Saturday 20th December 6.00 & 8.00pm, St Anne’s Church, High Street ,Lewes
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra – Charles Dickens’A Christmas Carol
Alistair McGowan (narrator), Joanna MacGregor (conductor/piano) BPO Brass Quintet
Saturday 20th December 7.20pm, Royal Pavilion
Brighton Consort
Carols at the Christmas Banquet at the Royal Pavilion
Friday 9th January 2026 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
John Bruzon (piano)
Lunchtime concert – music by Chopin and Liszt.
Friday 16th January 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Melody Magpies
Lunchtime concert – 3 sopranos & a pianist – Baroque to Romantic
Saturday 24th January 7:30pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra –The Draughtsman’s Contract:
Aaron Azunda Akugbo (trumpet), Joanna MacGregor (conductor)
Friday 23rd January 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Joss Peach (piano) & Josephine Davies (saxophone)
Lunchtime concert – the music of Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek.
Friday 30th January 12.30pm, Brighton Unitarian Church
Plaegan Trio
Lunchtime concert – perform Tchaikovsky
October 2025
Andrew Connal
https://musicandwineatstlukes.com
https://www.brightonunitarian.org.uk/friday-lunchtime-concerts
