ROMANTIC CELLO BY CANDLELIGHT, London, 20 November 2026

ROMANTIC CELLO BY CANDLELIGHT is a cello and piano concert at St George's Hanover Square in London on 20 November 2026, 19:30. Cellist Chris Grist and pianist Daniel Grimwood perform, and London Concertante is the listed line-up. The programme opens with Frank Bridge's Cello Sonata, written by a composer working in the shadow of the First World War.

Two swan pieces sit at its centre: Saint-Saëns' The Swan, from The Carnival of the Animals, and Villa-Lobos' O Canto do Cisne Negro (Song of the Black Swan), which blends Romantic lyricism with Brazilian musical colours. The evening ends with John Ireland's Cello Sonata. The advertised works also include a Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor.

London Concertante is a chamber ensemble led by artist director and cellist Chris Grist, founded in 1991. Tickets start at GBP 27.50.