About this Event
DISCOVERIES Series V Showcases Future Stars Performing in Recital.
The DISCOVERIES Series continues to be widely acclaimed for the very high standard of the brilliant musicians taking part.
Since this series started, our performances have all been held at Leighton House, Kensington. For the first recital of the upcoming season we are honoured to have been invited to launch the new series at the National Liberal Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE on Monday 14 September. Further concerts in the 2026-27 series will take place at Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, Kensington, London, W14 8LZ. Each recital is approximately one hour’s duration without an interval, starting at 7.00pm. Seating is unreserved.
Programme:
Max REGER Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J. S. Bach, Op.81
Alexander DORONIN “Two Frogs” for narrator, violin, clarinet, cello and piano
Russian pianist Alexander Doronin studied at the Gnessin Moscow Special School of
Music before entering the Royal College of Music Londona in 2021 as an ABRSM
Scholar. He graduated with First Class Honours in 2025 and is currently pursuing a
Master of Music at the RCM as a Musicians’ Company Lambert Scholar under Professor Dmitri Alexeev. His distinctions include First Prize at the 7th Hong Kong International Piano Competition (2025), as well as prizes at competitions in Bremen, Lyon and Moscow. Alexander has performed as a soloist with orchestras including the Russian National Orchestra and RCM Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared in recital venues including Steinway Hall, London.
Nibiki no Kaeru (二匹の蛙, “two frogs”) takes its title from an old Japanese parable about
two frogs who set out on a journey between Kyoto and Osaka. Their simple adventure
becomes a meditation on perception, distance and the limits of what we think we see,
hinting at both the physical journey and something less tangible beneath it.
The piece moves between quiet passages and more restless, turbulent episodes, with
the narrator and four instruments – clarinet, violin, cello and piano – inhabiting a shared
theatrical landscape. Speech and music continually interact, sometimes accompanying one another, sometimes contradicting or transforming what has been said.
Tickets: £30.00 (includes prosecco, cheese & crackers)
There are a limited number of student tickets available at £5.00 for each recital.
Please email Lisa Peacock ([email protected]) to reserve.
Event venue & nearby stays
Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, London, United Kingdom
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