Portsmouth Guildhall

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Guildhall Square,
Portsmouth, Hampshire PO12AB United Kingdom Get Directions
Website https://portsmouthguildhall.org.uk/

Portsmouth Guildhall is a multi-use building in the centre of Portsmouth, located on a pedestrian square close to the Portsmouth and Southsea railway station. Constructed in 1890, the building was known as Portsmouth Town Hall until 1926 and largely rebuilt during the 1950s. It operates as a concert, wedding and conference venue. It is a Grade II listed building.

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    Portsmouth Chamber Music Series: Beethoven & Brahms String Quartets – Opus13

    Portsmouth Guildhall Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    BEETHOVEN String Quartet in D Op.18 No.3 (25’)ADÈS Arcadiana (20’)BRAHMS String Quartet No.1 in C minor (35’) Opus13, the most recent winner of the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet competition, makes its Portsmouth debut with a programme of bold and lyrical works. Praised by the judges for “technically superb and emotionally compelling” performances, the ... Read more

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    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Eastern Odyssey – Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov

    Portsmouth Guildhall Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    With the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Join award-winning conductor Charlotte Corderoy and acclaimed pianist Junyan Chen for an Eastern Odyssey with the BSO at Portsmouth Guildhall. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade is a triumphant tribute to the beloved middle eastern folktales; The Arabian Nights. The piece is pulled together by the bewitching melody sung by the solo violin: the ... Read more

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    Portsmouth Chamber Music Series: Mozart, Beethoven & Grieg – Engegård String Quartet

    Portsmouth Guildhall Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    MOZART String Quartet No.15 in D minor K.421 (33’)BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 Op.95 ‘Serioso’ (20’)GRIEG String Quartet (33’) Norway’s multi-award-winning Engegård Quartet brings its customary boldness, energy and freshness to Portsmouth. It is a quartet with a deep affinity with Mozart and Beethoven and a profound commitment to Norwegian music. Fresh from releasing a highly ... Read more

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    Portsmouth Chamber Music Series: Beethoven & Friends – Consone String Quartet & Dr Katy Hamilton

    Portsmouth Guildhall Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    The Consone String Quartet is joined by presenter and music writer Katy Hamilton, to bring Beethoven’s creative world vividly to life through an engaging combination of classical music and storytelling. Pieces by Beethoven and his friends, personally chosen by the Quartet, are interspersed with historical detail, told by Katy. She provides a human insight into ... Read more

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    Portsmouth Chamber Music Series: Shostakovich, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky – Piatti Quartet

    Portsmouth Guildhall Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.10 (23’)DVOŘÁK String Quartet in F Op.96 ‘The American’ (27’)TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No.1 in D Op.11 (31’) The Piatti Quartet, widely renowned for ‘profound music making’ (The Strad) and ‘lyrical warmth’ (BBC Music Magazine), returns to Portsmouth for the first time since 2022 with a programme crowned by two great Romantic string ... Read more

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    Portsmouth Chamber Music Series: Guitar Classics – Craig Ogden

    Portsmouth Guildhall Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    One of the greatest classical guitarists of all time, the best-selling recording artist Craig Ogden, makes his Guildhall debut performing timeless works from his latest album including music by Bach, de Falla, Piazzolla and Vivaldi. In an eclectic programme of personal passions, brimming with South American guitar classics and fresh, inventive arrangements of favourites this ... Read more

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    Portsmouth Chamber Music Series: Piano & Strings: From Vienna to Hollywood – Ensemble 360

    Portsmouth Guildhall Guildhall Square,, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

    SCHUBERT String Trio in B flat D417 (12′)SCHUMANN Piano Quartet Op.47 (26′)KORNGOLD Piano Quintet (35′) Three master composers, three extraordinary chamber works, and a journey spanning over a century of musical imagination, performed by the “polished and passionate” (The Arts Desk) Ensemble 360. The concert opens with Schubert’s lyrical String Trio, a work of youthful ... Read more