Coffee Concert: Lewis Kingsley Peart (piano) Franz Schubert & Frederic Chopin Moments Musicaux, D. 780 No. 1 Mazurka, Op. 63 No. 2 Moments Musicaux, D. 780 No. 3 Mazurka, Op. 7 No. 4 Moments Musicaux, D. 780 No. 6 Mazurka, Op. 6 No. 2 Erik Satie & Claude Debussy Gnossienne No. 1 Clair de Lune Je Te Veux The Snow Is Dancing Gnossienne No. 4 Minstrels This recital pairs Schubert with Chopin, and Satie with Debussy composers who found remarkable expression in intimate musical forms. Schuberts Moments Musicaux and Chopins Mazurkas share a quixotic nature and the spirit of experiment. Both explore surprising turns of harmony and rhythm: Schubert through shifting moods and unexpected modulations, and Chopin through subtle rhythmic inflections that transform the Polish dance into something deeply personal and poetic. In the second half, Satie and Debussy reflect a friendship marked by both admiration and tension. Saties Gnossiennes and Je te veux reveal his spare, unconventional style, while Debussys Clair de lune, The Snow Is Dancing, and Minstrels expand these ideas with greater colour and nuance shaped, too, by the lingering influence of Chopin. Together, these works trace a path from Romantic intimacy to modern refinement, showing how small forms can hold entire worlds of imagination.

Coffee Concert: Aysen Ulucan (violin) and Dmitry Khakhamov (violin) Russian Classics For Two Violins Aysen Ulican Aysen started playing the violin aged 6 and was later accepted to the class of Veniamin Varshawsky at Istanbul University State Conservatoire. Her later teachers included Cihat Akn and Genoveva Burova, from the class of whom she graduated in 2003. She started her studies at Musikhochschule Freiburg in 2004 in the class of Latica H. Rosenberg and later studied with Rainer Kussmaul. As a soloist, she played with Baden Baden Philharmonic, Hochachulorchester der Mucikhochschule Freiburg, Orquestra Sinfonica da Minas Gerais (Brazil), Antalya, zmir, Adana and stanbul State Symphony Orchestras. Dmitry Khakhamov is a Russian concert violinist now based in London. After graduating from the prestigious Gnessin Music Academy in Moscow, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music. Dmitry is also recording artist with Hyperion Records, a British classical label.

Jane Gordon Described as playing with glowing conviction (Financial Times) and possessing a ravishing tone and depth of timbre (The Independent), Jane Gordon is recognised as one of the leading violinists of her generation. She has performed in major concert halls worldwide, including the Vienna Konzerthaus, Paris Philharmonie, La Scala Milan, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Lincoln Center New York, and Sydney Opera House. Jane is the leader of La Nuova Musica, one of the UKs most dynamic and critically acclaimed period ensembles, known for its bold programming and virtuoso performances across Europe. She is also a founding member of the Rautio Piano Trio, with whom she has appeared at Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and on BBC Radio 3. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have received widespread critical acclaim. Artistic Director of Hastings Chamber Music Festival, Jane is known for curating engaging, cross-disciplinary programmes. She studied at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music, and is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. Jan Rautio Jan Rautio is a critically acclaimed pianist, chamber musician, conductor, and composer whose career spans prestigious venues and festivals across the UK, Europe, Russia, and the USA. He has performed at Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall, the Edinburgh Festival, Palazzo Borghese in Rome, the Yusupov Palace in St Petersburg, and the Charleston International Piano Series. As a chamber musician, Jan has built a distinguished reputation through a longstanding collaboration with violinist Jane Gordon. Together, they have toured extensively and are founding members of the Rautio Piano Trio, whose performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3 and in leading UK venues. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have earned widespread critical acclaim. Jan is also Music Director of the Diversity chamber choir, with whom he has conducted in prominent venues including St Pauls Cathedral (London), the Gasteig Philharmonie (Munich), and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam). A graduate of both the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, Jan was made an Associate of the Royal Academy in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to musical life in the UK.

Coffee Concert: Beatrice Nicholas (piano) Black and Classical: A celebrated programme of music by African American women composers (Florence Price, Margaret Bonds and Betty Jackson King). Beatrice Nicholas is a British concert pianist and composer. She has performed solo programmes in France, Germany and Italy and is further scheduled to perform in the USA in 2027. She has had regular airplay on BBC Radio 3. This is her premier performance at Kino-Teatr.

Coffee Concert: Viola Lenzi & Isabella Gori - Piano Duo Two fantastic Italian pianists bring Kino-Teatr exciting new symphony arrangements such as music from Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov and the Rhapsodie Espagnole by M. Ravel!

With a career now spanning six decades, Robyn Hitchcock remains a truly one-of-a-kind artist –surrealist rock ’n’ roller, iconic troubadour, guitarist, poet, painter, performer. An unparalleled, deeply individualistic songwriter and stylist, Hitchcock has traversed myriad genres with humor, intelligence, and originality over more than thirty albums and seemingly infinite live performances. From The Soft Boys’ proto-psych-punk and The Egyptians’ Dadaist pop to solo masterpieces like 1984’s milestone I Often Dream of Trains and 1990’s Eye, Hitchcock has crafted a strikingly original oeuvre rife with sagacious observation, astringent wit, recurring marine life, mechanized rail services, cheese, Clint Eastwood, and innumerable finely drawn characters real and imagined. Blending folk and psychedelia with a wry British nihilism, Robyn describes his songs as ‘paintings you can listen to’. His most recent album The Man Upstairs is a bittersweet love letter to a vanishing world. Produced by legendary folk-rock svengali Joe Boyd (Pink Floyd, Nick Drake) the album was critically acclaimed by MOJO, Uncut and The Quietus. This TalkingGigs event gives you a chance not only to hear Robyn perform and tell tales in his unique style but also to hear him talk about his music and career and even ask him the question that has always intrigued you.

Evgenia Startseva (piano) Born in Kazakhstan, Evgenia has enjoyed an international concert career both as a soloist, chamber music player and recording artist. She collaborated with Maxim Vengerov and has also featured in numerous broadcasts for ITV and Sky Arts TV (UK), Sdwestrundfunk, ORF2 (Vienna), RTE (Ireland) & Saarllndischer Rundfunk (Germany).

The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge and directed by Caitrona McLaughlin Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins anna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synges riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flahertys life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that hes killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitrona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos and directed by Marianne Elliott BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hamptons celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

Kino welcomes the return of Hastings saxophonist Chris Whites afrobeat project Samaki. With a repertoire based on the sound of 1970s African musicians like Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, and Oscar Sulley, Samaki brings the afrobeat elements of relentless grooves and soaring melodies to the stage.

Concert pianist, podcaster and music educator Holly Cullen-Davies will make her welcome return to Kino-Teatr.

Mike Hatchard invites three of the best musicians known to him for another of his legendary Jazz breakfast sessions and this time the theme is an homage to masters of nonsense Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, both of whom had strong local connections. DOMINIC ASHWORTH has to be one of the most accomplished and versatile guitarists in the UK. Canadian born but now London based, Dominic has toured and recorded with Carol Kidd, Michael Garrick, Julian Marc Stringle, Digby Fairweather's Half Dozen, George Melly and Paul Jones. He was awarded the Jazz Guitarist of the year at the Birmingham Jazz awards. Winner of the 2019 Parliamentary Jazz Instrumentalist of the year, JOSEPHINE DAVIES is a brilliant saxophonist and composer who is highly revered in a town that boasts an inordinate number of well-known sax players...Hastings. She has presented her original music at the Kino before but this is her first engagement with Mike who is really looking forward to the experience. They are joined by the STEPHEN BRIDGLAND, a multi-talented guitarist, double bassist, and composer. Winner of the Canterbury Festival Composition Prize, Stephen has performed at Brecon Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival and the Canterbury Festival, as well as venues including The 606 Club, The Vortex, and The Royal Festival Hall. Everybody in this ensemble is a composer in their own right but this concert will particularly feature extracts from a suite by Mike Hatchard inspired by (and sometimes using the words of) Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. But if that doesnt make you curiouser and curiouser there will be plenty of jazz standards and music from other genres too. Not to mention, as always, a lot of laughs...not so funny as to make you choke on your free croissant but mirthful enough Please note instead of the usual two set two hour concert this will be one one-and-a-half-hour set so youll have plenty of time to get home and enjoy your Sunday roast...