All LSG string players are invited to join our groups concert at the beautiful Cadogan Hall on Sunday 16th March 2025. This concert will showcase groups made up of individuals from all over London. There will be online practise videos, an online rehearsal from 10am to 1pm on Sunday 9th March, and in- person rehearsals on concert day. It’s free to perform and audience tickets start from £12.
Register early as places are limited. Students in the playtogether will have a brief online rehearsal on 9th March, a stage rehearsal on the day of the concert, and need to register to perform. If you play violin and viola you can choose to play either or both In the concert. There will be performances from early book 1 up to Mendelssohn Violin Concerto so this concert has something for everyone to enjoy.
Join us for a fantastic rehearsal experience followed by an inspiring concert in one of London’s most prestigious venues, hosted by Kate Conway.
information for performers
Click the button below to access annotated music and videos of the pieces being performed at this concert
Rehearsals: Sunday 9th March, online between 10am until 1pm for all performers except those performing Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. Please note your child will not be rehearsing all the time - schedules will be released soon. There will also be in-person rehearsals in the daytime of Sunday 16th March, before the concert, at Cadogan Hall. Click here to see the rehearsal schedule for 16th March at Cadogan Hall. If you are performing the Mendelssohn, you are invited to join Jillian Leddra's Bayswater Group for rehearsals in the morning and a performance at lunchtime on Saturday 8th March at St Clements and St James’ Church of England Primary School, Penzance Place, W11 4PG. Exact timings will be confirmed soon but it is expected to finish by 12:30pm.
Concert Venue: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Date & Time: Sunday 16th March 2025, 4pm with rehearsals from 9am until 3.30pm
Rehearsal Schedules: Sunday 9th March 10 - 1pm online. Click here for concert day schedule.
Tickets: adults £12 - £45, children £0 - £8. Click here for more information or to buy tickets.
Violin groups:
1 - Minuet 2 and Judas Maccabaeus
2 - Waltz and Mother is a Priceless Jewel (first violin part only)
3 - Humoresque and Mother is a Priceless Jewel (both parts)
4 - Seitz Concerto Number 5, 1st Movement (Seitz 2) and Ashokan Farewell
5 - Veracini Gigue and Bohm Sarabande
6 - Fiocco Allegro and Bohm Sarabande
7 - Bach A Minor Concerto 3rd Movement and/or Meditation from Thais
8 - Mendelssohn Concerto 3rd Movement and/or Meditation from Thais
If your violin-playing child has learnt any of the pieces up to Minuet 1 please register them for the playtogether only.
Cello groups:
1 - Rigadoon, May Time, March in G, Minuet 3, Humoresque
2 - Chanson Triste, Rustic Dance, Tarantella, Madrigal by Squire
Cello groups will include all students at each level, and the pieces will be played in reverse order. Your child does not have to be able to play all the pieces in their group in order to perform. We will be in touch to confirm which pieces they will play once we receive your registration form.
If your cello-playing child has learnt any of the pieces up to Minuet, in C please register them for the playtogether only.
Viola group:
French Folk Song arranged in multiple parts, Boccherini Minuet with duet part, Telemann Concerto for Two Violas in G Major. Please liaise with your teachers about which parts you will play for these pieces. You can join the viola group even if you only play one of the pieces.
Playtogether:
Flying Saucer in A, Butterworth
Witches Dance in D
Musette in G
Bach Double Violin Concerto, 1st Movt
The Happy Farmer in C
Perpetual Motion in D
Allegro in A
May Song in D
Lightly Row in A
Twinkle Variations A and theme in A
Advanced violin parts and cello parts for pieces in a different key from the usual cello key will be available soon from your teachers.
Concert dress: London Suzuki Group concert dress for all performers, including playtogether students. Details here.