Kings Place, London in February 2026.
Friday, December 19, 2025
Kings Place has announced its programme for February 2026 including some performances that are likely to be of interest to jazz listeners. Press release attached.
We have received the following press release;
Kings Place in February: Olivia Chaney, Sir Willard White, Neave Trio and more
KINGS PLACE IN FEBRUARY
Memory Unwrapped Artist in Residence Olivia Chaney presents debut outing of new folk-rock band
News from Nowhere, Sir Willard White collaborates with the Brodsky Quartet and Neave Trio present UK premiere from Jennifer Higdon
Olivia Chaney follows on from her Grammy-nominated album The Queen of Hearts with new arrangements of classic folk songs
Legendary bass Sir Willard White performs a genre-spanning programme with the Brodsky Quartet, in the first concert of a series celebrating the Quartet’s longstanding relationship with Kings Place
Neave Trio pair UK premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s A Vast Palette with works by Piazzolla
MEMORY UNWRAPPED | CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL, FOLK
Memory Unwrapped, the latest in Kings Place’s award-winning year-long series, continues in February 2026. It invites audiences on a journey with artists delving into the past to reimagine the future, uncovering how memory and music can spark transformation and inspire change.
Step into a 19th century musical salon where music meets conversation with acclaimed trumpeter Matilda Lloyd as narrator and performer alongside the Goldmund Quartet [6 Feb]. Grammy-nominated ensemble, Neave Trio, takes the audience on a journey through memory, love and loss in a programme of Romantic-era piano trios [12 Feb]. Neave Trio returns the following day to perform the UK premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s A Vast Palette alongside music by Piazzolla with live dancers [13 Feb]. Renowned bass Sir Willard White joins the Brodsky Quartet for a nostalgic concert celebrating Sinatra and the Hollywood Quartet of the 1950s [20 Feb]. Kings Place Resident Quartet, Piatti Quartet, perform folk-inspired music including traditional melodies, inherited songs and communal memories [5 Feb]. Pianist Keval Shah and contralto Jess Dandy give the London premiere of their highly acclaimed show ‘Eternity in an Hour’, fusing Indian and European cultures through music, poetry and philosophy [21 Feb]. Multi-instrumentalist, folk artist and Memory Unwrapped Artist in Residence Olivia Chaney assembles an illustrious group of British musicians for her new folk-rock band News from Nowhere, who present new electric arrangements of classic folk songs in their debut outing [27 Feb].
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS | JAZZ, CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL, CONTEMPORARY, FOLK, SPOKEN WORD
The Kings Place Jazz Orchestra returns with special guest, vocalist Claire Martin OBE, presenting ‘Love In Full Swing’ with music made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee and others [14 Feb]. One of the leading British period-instrument ensembles, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, returns with its Bach, the Universe & Everything series in which it stages cantatas by the Baroque composer alongside contemporaneous works [22 Feb]. Miré - a trio of composer-performer-improvisers - presents a virtuosic programme of music from their debut EP Revelries [20 Feb]. The top brass ensembles from the UK’s most prestigious music colleges come together to celebrate brass player Philip Jones [21 Feb]. Icelandic pianist Eydís Evensen presents her new album, Oceanic Mirror, capturing the ocean in all its power and variety [26 Feb]. Miranda Sykes and Hannah Martin – two of today’s leading British folk singers – join forces as SykesMartin for an exploration of roots music [12 Feb]. Paddi Benson, Grace Lemon and James Patrick Gavin make their collective Kings Place debut, retelling the ballroom dances that took place at Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam) throughout the 19th century [26 Feb]. One of the UK’s most captivating jazz singers, the award-winning Emma Smith, performs songs from her acclaimed album Bitter Orange as well as reimagined jazz classics [5 Feb]. Grammy Award-winning jazz musicians, saxophonist Tim Garland and pianist Geoffrey Keezer, showcase one of the few handmade mezzo-soprano saxophones in the world for the launch of their new album, Mezzo [25 Feb]. And Kings Place spotlights folk and roots music with a taste of the festival, FolkEast in the City, across three concerts featuring Bristol-based group Hedera, multi-instrumentalist duo Honey & The Bear and Durham trio The Young’uns [7 Feb]. Music teacher Nathaniel Dye MBE, who became famous after his cancer diagnosis and subsequent efforts to raise awareness of the disease, will lead a star-studded line-up of musicians, comedians and frontline politicians in solidarity with cancer sufferers [4 Feb]. Austrian lutist David Bergmüller blends the sound of his unique instrument with electronic textures [4 Feb]. And violinist Pekka Kuusisto partners with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and singer-songwriter Sam Amidon for a concert of remembrance and renewal [24 Feb].
CLASSICAL | CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
Thu 5 Feb | Hall Two 7.30pm
PIATTI QUARTET
SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME
Memory Unwrapped
William Alwyn Seven Irish Tunes
Ralph Vaughan Williams Six Studies of Folk Songs
Philip Sheppard [new work] (*Folk inspired commission for Piatti Quartet)
Pablo Casals Song of the Birds
Charlotte Harding Iorsa
Antonín Dvořák Songs my mother taught me, Op. 55, No. 4
Ernest John Moeran String Quartet No. 2 in E flat, R98
Michael Trainor and Emily Holland violin | Miguel Sobrinho viola | Jessie Ann Richardson cello
Experience a richly woven journey through folk-inspired music with Kings Place Resident String Quartet, the Piatti Quartet, as traditional melodies, inherited songs, and communal memories spring to life through the intimate sonority of strings. Featuring a brand-new folk-infused commission from Philip Sheppard, written especially for the quartet and heard tonight for the first time.
£20; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Fri 6 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
MATILDA LLOYD & GOLDMUND QUARTET
Memory Unwrapped
JS Bach Concerto in D (after Vivaldi), BWV 972
Haydn String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33, No. 2, The Joke; Trumpet concerto in E flat [Hob. Vlle: 1]
Marianna von Martines La tempesta: Alfin fra le tempeste
Pauline Viardot Chanson de la Pluie; Havanaise
Fauré Le papillon et la fleur
Schubert String Quartet No.14 in D minor, ‘Death and the Maiden’, D. 810 – II. Andante con moto
Gershwin Three Preludes (arr. Michael Thomas)
Matilda Lloyd trumpet | Florian Schötz and Pinchas Adt violin
Christoph Vandory viola | Raphael Paratore cello
Step into the spirit of a 19th-century musical salon – a space where music meets conversation and every note tells a story. The trumpet steps into the role of host and narrator, guiding the audience on a journey through the brilliance of Bach, elegance of Haydn and dynamism of Gershwin. Notably, the programme features works by two female composers who held salon concerts, Marianna von Martines and Pauline Viardot.
£20 – £40; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Thu 12 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
NEAVE TRIO
MUSICAL REMEMBERANCES
Memory Unwrapped
Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Brahms Piano Trio in B, Op. 8
Anna Williams violin | Mikhail Veselov cello | Eri Nakamura piano
Grammy-nominated ensemble Neave Trio invite you on an intimate journey through memory, love, and loss in this deeply expressive programme of Romantic piano trios, after their release of their album of the same title in 2022. Reflecting memory, legacy, and emotional depth through piano trios that span cultures and eras, this programme draws together three towering voices of the Romantic and late-Romantic tradition.
£20 – £40
Fri 13 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
NEAVE TRIO
PIAZZOLLA FOUR SEASONS OF BUENOS AIRES
Memory Unwrapped
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Oblivion; Libertango
Jennifer Higdon A Vast Palette (UK premiere)
Piazzolla Oblivion
Piazzolle Libertango
Anna Williams violin | Mikhail Veselov cello | Eri Nakamura piano | David & Kim Benitez dance
Grammy-nominated ensemble Neave Trio bring their dynamic artistry to this electrifying programme, blending the sultry passion of tango with vibrant contemporary colour. At the heart of the evening is Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires - a bold, sensual reimagining of Vivaldi’s beloved seasons through the lens of Argentine tango. The programme also features the UK premiere of A Vast Palette by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon, a dazzling diptych that bursts with energy and contrast.Rounding ou the evening are two of Piazzolla’s most iconic works: the hauntingly beautiful Oblivion and the irresistible Libertango, with live dancers, David & Kim Benitez of Tango Movement adding flair and movement to the music’s evocative pulse.
£25 – £50
Fri 20 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
BRODSKY QUARTET & SIR WILLARD WHITE
Memory Unwrapped
Krysia Osostowicz and Ian Belton violin | Paul Cassidy viola
Jacqueline Thomas cello | Sir Willard White bass
Sir Willard White joins the acclaimed Brodsky Quartet for an evocative, nostalgic programme celebrating Sinatra, the Hollywood Quartet and timeless classics from Gershwin to Copland, Britten, Barber, Kern, Schubert and more. This concert pays homage to the working relationship between the Hollywood Quartet and Frank Sinatra in the 1950s which resulted in the classic Close to You album.
£25 – £55; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Fri 20 Feb | Hall Two 8pm
MIRÉ
REVELRIES
Colin Alexander cello | Héloïse Werner voice | Kit Downes chamber organ
A trio of composer–performer–improvisers, Miré, invite you into their world with a shadowy, mesmerising yet playful and virtuosic programme of music from their debut EP Revelries on Delphian Records, where their own compositions become the subject of focused experimentation. Miré are long-time musical collaborators whose shared intuition gives rise to a soundscape that is fluid, exploratory and deeply immersive.
Generously supported by the Cockayne Foundation.
£23; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Sat 21 Feb | Hall One 6pm
Brass Spectacular A Celebration of Brass Chamber Music in memory of Philip Jones
This celebrated biennial concert shines a spotlight on the brilliance and versatility of brass chamber music. Bringing together the finest brass ensembles from the eight major UK music colleges, it offers audiences a chance to hear the next generation of outstanding brass players on one stage. The event is presented in memory of Philip Jones, the visionary founder of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Presented in association with The Musician’s Company.
£20; £10 Under 30’s
Sat 21 Feb | Hall Two 7.30pm
Keval Shah and Jess Dandy
Eternity In An Hour
Memory Unwrapped
Keval Shah and Jess Dandy give the London premiere of their highly-acclaimed show Eternity In An Hour. Indian and Western philosophies converse in this unique concert, a fusion of cultures, perspectives and soundscapes. Indian-American composer Reena Esmail’s Godsongs, sits at the heart of a programme which highlights the ways in which Western and Eastern philosophies converge and diverge.
£25
Sun 22 Feb | Hall One 11.30am
ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Bach, the Universe & Everything
Clemens O Maria vernans rosa
JS Bach Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (‘What God does is well done’), BWV 100
Sofia Kirwan-Baez soprano | Angharad Rowlands alto | Hugo Brady tenor
Peter Edge bass | Steven Devine director/organ | TBC guest speaker
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan is a remarkable cantata that appears to have been performed at an unspecified special occasion in Leipzig in 1734. The occasion may have been a wedding as the chorale upon which it is based was a well-known wedding song in the city. The result is a work where the opening fantasia is followed unusually by four arias for the quartet of vocal soloists and include solos for flute and oboe d’amore.
£21; Half-price concessions
Tue 24 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
Pekka Kuusisto, Sam Amidon and the Musicians of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Platoon Presents at Kings Place
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra bring Willows to the stage, a quietly radical programme of music from their new album featuring Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, Ellen Reid’s Desiderium, Caroline Shaw’s Plan & Elevation, and songs by Sam Amidon arranged by Nico Muhly. A concert of remembrance, renewal, and musical storytelling.
Tickets: £30-£33-£35-£37
CONTEMPORARY
Wed 4 Feb | Hall Two 7.30pm
David Bergmüller
Austrian musician David Bergmüller shows how the lute can sound in the 21st century. With his new album Know Thyself, shaped by minimalist grooves, subtle loops, and delicate electronic textures, he brings the lute into a wide range of new contexts, blending its tone poetically with synthesizer sounds and sonic effects.
Tickets: £30
Thu 26 Feb | Hall One 8pm
EYDÍS EVENSEN
Presented with Bird On The Wire
The Icelandic pianist and composer Eydís Evensen presents her new album Oceanic Mirror for XXIM/Sony. The album captures the ocean in all its power and contradictions, speaking to elemental truths about loss, reincarnation, and the cycles of life. On 29th August, she released the feature single Challenger Deep, a single that finds hope even in the darkest depths – a reminder that light can still be imagined in the deepest dark.
£20; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
FOLK
Sat 7 Feb | Hall Two 4.00pm
HEDERA
FolkEast Spotlight
Hedera is a chamber folk project from Bristol. They perform original and traditional pieces inspired by music from England, Scotland, France, Bali, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ethiopia and beyond, translated through a prism of experimental minimalism and contemporary classical influences. Their eponymous debut album is a collection of twelve original & traditional tunes that reflect their craft due for release in February 2026.
£18; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Sat 7 Feb | Hall One 5.45pm
HONEY AND THE BEAR
FolkEast Spotlight
Honey & The Bear comprise UK Folk and Roots multi-instrumentalists Lucy and Jon Hart. Weaving stories into song, with a strong focus on their Suffolk roots, community and family, they are able to bring a tear to your eye in one moment, and in the next, have you up on your feet. This show will feature regular band guest Archie Churchill-Moss (diatonic button accordion), whose immense talent adds extra drama and artistic flair.
£18 – £22; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Sat 7 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
THE YOUNG’UNS
FolkEast Spotlight
One night in Stockton On Tees, three teenagers heard strange sounds coming from the backroom of a pub. They went in. They heard people singing songs they’d never heard before. Songs without instruments. Songs in their own accents. Songs about places they knew. Folk songs. They joined in. Because they were the youngest ones there by several decades, they were soon labelled ‘the Young’uns.’
£22 – £26; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Thu 12 Feb | Hall Two 8pm
SYKESMARTIN
SykesMartin is the exciting collaboration from two of British folk’s finest voices. Miranda Sykes and Hannah Martin join forces to present a set of songs that take them back to their shared roots. Having played together on numerous occasions, including in Steve Knightley’s Wake the Union band, and at the Royal Albert Hall, they knew that they shared an instinctive ear for harmony and skilled instrumental improvisation.
£20; Half-price concessions
Thu 26 Feb | Hall Two 8pm
Paddi Benson, Grace Lemon & James Patrick Gavin
Future Folk: Contemporary Sounds from Traditional Roots
Making their first collective appearance at Kings Place, Paddi Benson, Grace Lemon & James Patrick Gavin’s debut project is a conceptual retelling of the patient ballroom dances that took place at Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam) throughout the 19th century. It is a blurred lines composition, in which the two sets of pipes speak to and layer upon one another almost like the right and left hand of a piano, rather than two distinct instruments.
£15.50; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Fri 27 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
News from Nowhere (Feat. Olivia Chaney)
Electric Folk
Memory Unwrapped
This is the debut outing for Olivia Chaney’s glamorous new folk-rock band, which she’s calling (for now) News from Nowhere. Picking up where her acclaimed album The Queen of Hearts left off, Olivia and her band will continue the trans-Atlantic conversation that Offa Rex began through special arrangements of English and American folk classics, including Silver Dagger, Black is the Colour, and The Cuckoo.
£22 – £30; £10 Concessions
JAZZ
Thu 5 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
Emma Smith
BITTER ORANGE TOUR
Known for her dynamic artistry, virtuosic ‘chops’ and effortless command of the stage, Emma Smith has forged a formidable reputation as one of the global jazz scene’s most electrifying performers. Audiences can expect music from her critically acclaimed album Bitter Orange – a cinematic blend of wit, warmth, swing and heartbreak – alongside fresh interpretations of beloved standards from the Great American Songbook.
£23 – £43; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Sat 14 Feb | Hall One 7.30pm
KINGS PLACE JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH CLAIRE MARTIN
LOVE IN FULL SWING
Kings Place Jazz Orchestra (KPJO) proudly presents Love In Full Swing, featuring special guest vocalist Claire Martin OBE. Join KPJO for a concert filled with orchestral jazz, both old and new, from some of the genre’s finest composers, on a theme of romance, heartbreak, and love. Featuring music made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Richard Rodney Bennett and many more.
£25 – £50; Half-price concessions; £10 Under-30s
Wed 25 Feb | Hall Two 8pm
TIM GARLAND AND GEOFFREY KEEZER
MEZZO
Grammy Award-winning musicians Tim Garland (UK) and Geoffrey Keezer (USA) launch their new album entitled Mezzo. The transatlantic meeting started 25 years ago with Garland’s Made By Walking album and continued with three albums with the Storms/Nocturnes trio. There are only 20 handmade Mezzo-Soprano saxophones in the world; Mezzo will be the first jazz album to showcase this instrument.
£25; Half-price concessions
SPOKEN WORD
Wed 4 Feb | Hall One 8pm
Not Today Cancer!
A Variety Show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
To mark World Cancer day, and the anniversary of Nathaniel Dye MBE’s one year to live prognosis, he is joined by a star studded lineup of musicians, comedians and frontline politicians, to tell the world that we stay strong and cancer will not defeat us.
Tickets: £22
ABOUT KINGS PLACE
Kings Place is an adventurous music and arts venue with an ambition to inspire local community and promote the power of the arts in our society. Its venues enable learning, discovery, debate and experiences that are powerfully intimate, enabling human connection between artists and audiences.
The dedicated and supportive team programmes a series of festivals and events, developing cross-arts collaborations and artistic relationships that deliver unforgettable live experiences.
The award-winning concert series, Unwrapped, is its flagship programme, exploring big ideas and overarching themes across the year. Kings Place is also the UK’s home of live podcasting as creators and hosts of the London Podcast Festival.
As a registered charity Kings Place does not receive regular public funding. Income is generated through ticket sales, donations, grants, and the staging of world-class conferences and events.
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