Monday 21st May, Corn Exchange, Newbury
7.30pm (finishes approx 8.30pm) *
£18.00
Licensed bar
* This event runs for one hour without an interval
In a dramatic musical and theatrical collaboration actress Patricia Routledge and pianist Piers Lane tell the inspiring story of the National Gallery Concerts: the words are taken from letters, books and interviews given by the legendary British pianist Dame Myra Hess, interspersed with short piano pieces by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Beethoven and Bach.
During World War II when all concert halls closed, Dame Myra Hess organised a series of over 1600 lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery, playing in many herself. For this contribution to maintaining the morale of Londoners she was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1941.
