Portsmouth Menuhin Room Concerts

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21.06.26 Review: Danny Driver at the Menuhin Room
09.06.26 Review: Kate Burrows & Helen Morris at the Menuhin Room
11.05.26 City of Portsmouth Centenary Recital at the Menuhin Room
06.02.26 Andrew McVittie on plans for the Portsmouth Menuhin Room Concerts series
08.12.25 Christmas Classical Variety Concert at the Menuhin Room
02.12.25 Review: Angelina Kopyrina
03.11.25 Review: Claire Barnett-Jones with Rebecca Cohen
22.10.25 Preview: Rebecca Cohen and Claire Barnett-Jones
15.06.25 Review: Eva Doroszkowska
09.06.25 Preview: Eva Doroszkowska
01.02.25 Review: Dunwald Ensemble
28.01.25 Preview: Karen Kingsley on the Dunwald Ensemble at the Portsmouth Menuhin Room
09.12.24 Review: Angela Zanders and friends
15.09.24 Review: Lunchtime Classics at the Menuhin Room
29.08.24 Andrew McVittie talks with David Green
09.07.24 Review: Nicola Meecham
27.06.24 Review: Eva Doroszkowska
16.05.24 Review: Katie Wilkinson and Marios Argiros
21.01.24 Review: Rachmaninoff recital with Angela Zanders and Mikhail Ledzkan
26.10.23 Profile: Alastair Penman, saxophonist and clarinettist
11.09.23 Review: Valentina Seferinova at the Menuhin Room
02.07.23 Review: Danny Driver at the Menuhin Room
30.04.23 Review: Cordelia Williams
16.04.23 Profile: Cordelia Williams, pianist
13.03.23 Review of “Norse Fantasy”
01.03.23 Profile: Helen Morris, pianist
15.01.23 Launch of the Portsmouth Menuhin Room Concerts
10.10.22 Review of Portsmouth Steinway Concert
25.09.22 Free concert at Portsmouth Central Library’s Menuhin Room

Concerts in the Menuhin Room at Portsmouth Central Library, organised by Andrew McVittie.

After a successful campaign in late 2023 to re-open Portsmouth’s Menuhin Room and bring back its spectacular Steinway D Model Piano into operation, a new series of concerts will shortly be available for booking. These Saturday lunchtime events will offer a mix of performances featuring well-loved local musicians but also recitals given by a number of distinguished pianists more often seen in London concert halls.

The Menuhin Room offers an opportunity for music-lovers to enjoy high quality music recitals in a welcoming atmosphere – much akin to a friendly music club. The venue only accommodates 100 people and provides an opportunity to listen to music “close up” including the Model D Steinway piano. Many of the “regulars” also enjoy a chance to socialise before and after and there are often opportunities to meet with the performers informally after their recitals.