St Petersburg comes to Islington

The 2017 season of Islington Proms kicks off this month with a visit by the acclaimed Hermitage Ensemble from St Petersburg. On Monday 27 March, the all male choir (above) will be filling St James’, Prebend Street, with Orthodox sacred music in a cappella arrangements by the likes of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, as well as some popular Russian folk songs.

The rest of the Proms season, which runs until November, has an enticing diversity of treats in store – early music, chamber music by a variety of ensembles, another choir, a piano recital by a young Korean virtuoso, and an evening with the award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy.

Full details, with ticket information, are in the new Islington Proms brochure. If you’re reading the print version of The Arlingtonian, you should have received a brochure with your newsletter. If you didn’t, or you’re reading a digital Arlingtonian with no insert, email info@islingtonproms.org to request your copy of the Proms programme.