Soirées at Breinton presents classical recitals in a private home in Woking – world-class musicians, an audience of friends, and a seat close enough to see every finger movement.

"This is ultimately the root of what we musicians are doing, but there aren’t many places that provide it" — James Ehnes, violinist, after his Breinton recital, November 2025

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Coming Up

Upcoming Recital

Saturday, 5 September 2026

Benjamin Grosvenor

Solo piano

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Benjamin Grosvenor
Upcoming Recital

Saturday, 19 September 2026

Junyan Chen

Solo piano

 

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Junyan Chen
Upcoming Recital

Saturday, 26 September 2026

Mark Padmore & Ben Markovic

Tenor & piano

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Mark Padmore & Ben Markovic
Upcoming Recital

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Paddington Trio

Trio

 

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Paddington Trio
Upcoming Recital

Saturday, 31 October 2026

Sofya Gulyak

Solo piano

 

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Sofya Gulyak
Upcoming Recital

Saturday, 28 November 2026

Guðmundsdóttir & Préat

Cello & piano

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Guðmundsdóttir & Préat
Upcoming Recital

Saturday, 12 December 2026

Steven Osborne

Solo piano

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Steven Osborne

2026 Season

Our recitals so far this year
 

4 July 2026

Ariel Lanyi

Solo piano

"Throughout the programme, be it in a maximum volume capacity or whispering passage, his clarity meant the compositions’ voices were sung without any reservations and were received by the audience whole-heartedly"

8 June 2026

Samson Tsoy

Solo piano

"This monumental symphonically-scaled sonata was spell binding, and with Samson’s technical rigour, it came alive and held the audience tight. It was like experiencing an intense drama unfolding around us"

2 May 2026

Ivana Gavrić

Solo piano

"Ivana gathered many strands already present in the programme: memory, transformation, elegance, tonal and harmonious beauty, and mighty technical difficulties and delivered a stunning endingl"

21 March 2026

Simon Zhu & Jennifer Han-Wen Yu

Violin & piano

"all those acrobatic leaps, harmonics, pizzicatos, octaves, double-stops and more... Simon never lost sight of the musical enjoyment of the audience, bringing us joy, wit, beauty and thrill"

27 February 2026

Sitkovetsky Trio

Alexander Sitkovetsky, Isang Enders, Wu Qian

"a dream-come-true programme which the audience listened to intently, almost turning into greedy receivers to absorb all the gorgeous harmony that were pouring over us"

14 February 2026

Local Young Performers Soirée

Rinchen Posel, Inez Karlsson, Nicholas Yang & Miriam Grant

"Breinton buzzed and rocked with excitement as this year’s teenage musicians performed a fantastic recital"

31 January 2026

Leon McCawley

Solo piano

"a pianist of integrity ... possessing precious gifts of innate talent and earned intelligence ... rarely have I felt so comfortably cozied up with the music presented"

2 January 2026

Martin James Bartlett

Solo piano

"His crafting interpretations, fearless technique, bold approach and ability to create endless tone colours all contribute to his music, which speaks directly speaks to the heart"

Highlights from our 150 recitals

This year, we will reach a milestone with our 150th recital; have a look at some of the highlights over the last fifteen years

 

 

19 November 2025

James Ehnes, Antoine Tamestit & Andreas Brantelid

Violin, viola, cello

"James, Antoine and Andreas wove their lines in and out, one could not stop being amazed by the beautiful creation of the sounds – one moment crisp and transparent, the next moment soft and gentle as if touching a silk scarf"

4 November 2022

Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano

Piano

"his pianism possessed undeniable magnetism which fixed our focus throughout; every detail, voice, melody and accompanying passage sparkled"

24 September 2022

Bampton Classical Opera

"... light-hearted, funny and charming throughout, Breinton's 100th Gala was the most joyful celebratory occasion in every aspect... the three singers poured their hearts out with one recesitivo and aria after another, full of poetry and beauty"

13 June 2021

Jess Gillam MBE

Saxophone

"... her true magnetic nature, literally 'infectious' personality, no hesitation to give everything to connect, bursting stamina and energy to keep going, all on top of her apparently outstanding talent and ability..."

12 September 2020

Sir Stephen Hough CBE

Piano

"... as the first chords of Bach-Busoni’s Chaconne burst into the open air, an absolute silence prevailed in the garden. Even the birds stopped chirping; there was nothing but the piano sounds played by Stephen..."

26 October 2018

Emma Johnson MBE

Clarinet

"... ...a most pleasant intimacy and ultimate musical dialogue; whisperingly delicate sounds produced by musicians with the utmost care such that you could hear a pin drop..."

17 May 2015

Alina Ibragimova MBE

Violin

"... ...the violin tone was eternally sincere and silvery. And it felt as if the piano part was gently and preciously dressing it to complete the beauty..."