About
MPD puts on a wide variety of concerts, in a variety of different venues. They have one feature in common: all the musicians taking part give their services to raise funds for the peace movement.
Upcoming Concerts
Thursday 14th November 2024, 7:30pm
St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL
Orchestral Concert conducted by MPD Patron Jane Glover DBE
| The MPD Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jane Glover DBE with soloists Toby Spence (tenor) and Ben Goldscheider (horn). |
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| Mendelssohn | Hebrides Overture |
| Britten | Serenade for tenor, horn and strings |
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| Mendelssohn | Symphony No.4 Italian |
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Past Concerts
Sunday 7th July 2024, 3pm
Quaker Meeting House, Welders Lane, Jordans, HP9 2SN
George Fox 400: A Concert of Words and Music to mark the 400th anniversary of George Fox's birth.
| Jane Faulkner (violin), Richard Simpson (oboe), Esther Cavett (piano) and Kat Troth & Martin Pounce (narrators) |
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Thursday 9th May 2024, 7:30pm
Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG
MPD Concert for Peace: Music by Les Six
| MPD Patron Julian Jacobson (piano), Ileana Ruhemann (flute), Christopher O'Neal (oboe), MPD Chair Tony Lamb (clarinet), Philip Gibbon (bassoon), Jo Withers (horn) |
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| Milhaud | La cheminée du roi René (wind quintet) |
| Auric | Theme from Moulin Rouge (piano solo) |
| Auric | Adieu, New York! (piano solo) |
| Durey | Divertissement, Op. 107 (oboe, clarinet & bassoon) |
| Honegger | Danse de la chèvre (flute solo) |
| Tailleferre | Sarabande (flute & clarinet) |
| Tailleferre | Arabesque (clarinet & piano) |
| Durey | Trois pièces brève (oboe solo) |
| Poulenc | Sextet |
Thursday 2nd November 2023, 7:30pm
Zoom Event
Songs to Stir Action for Peace
| Hosted by MPD Patron Frankie Armstrong, with performances by Peggy Seeger (MPD Patron), Bread & Roses (Frankie, Laura Bradshaw & Pauline Down), Robb Johnson and Boff Walley & the Commoners Choir. |
A message from Frankie: Due to unforeseen technical difficulties sadly we cannot have The Spookymen's Chorale [as originally advertised]. However instead we have an inspiring film made by Boff Whalley and the Commoners Choir of a project earlier this year involving three Northern Community Choirs. As a bonus there is a courageous stand agains the Arms Trade. We thank Boff and the filmmakers for letting us use their inspiring film. We hope to have you join us at this time when calls for Peace have never been more needed.
Thursday 25th May, 2023
St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL (In person event)
Orchestral Concert conducted by MPD Patron Jane Glover DBE
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| Prokofiev | Symphony No.1 "Classical" |
| Mozart | Flute Concerto in D (soloist MPD Patron Wissam Boustany) |
| Haydn | Symphony No.103 in E flat, The Drumroll |
Saturday 22nd April, 2023
St Mary's Barnes, Church Road, SW13 9HL (In person event)
MPD Spring Concert for Peace
| MPD Patron Julian Jacobson (piano), MPD Chair Tony Lamb (clarinet), Chris O'Neal (oboe), Phil Gibbon (bassoon) and Julian Faultless (horn): Quintets for Piano and Wind by Beethoven and Mozart. |
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Programme to also include music by Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc and Milhaud. |
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Thursday 6th October 2022, 7:30pm
Zoom Event
Songs to Stir Action for Peace
| Hosted by MPD Patron Frankie Armstrong, with performances by Frankie, Peggy Seeger (MPD Patron), Jim Woodland and Davies & Daughters. The concert also features The Commoners Choir brought together by Boff Whalley. |
Thursday 24th March, 2022, 7:30pm
Free Zoom Event
MPD Online Concert: Songs Striving for Peace
| Presented by MPD Patron Frankie Armstrong, with live solo and duo performances by Frankie, Janet Russell and Jim Woodland, Rory McLeod, Mike and Reina Reinstein. The concert also features community choirs brought together by Janet Russell. |
Saturday 16th October, 2021
St. Mary's Barnes, Church Road
Piano recital by Julian Jacobson with Mariko Brown
| In memory of Mitzi Bales |
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| Rameau | La poule from Pièces de clavecin |
| Debussy | Suite bergamasque |
| Poulenc | Novelette No.1 |
| Kapustin | Piano sonata No.6 |
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| Ravel | Pavanne pour une infante défunte |
| Gershwin | An American in Paris (arr. Jacobson) |
Thursday 5th August, 2021
Live at The Railway Inn Portslade and live streamed
Railway Roots Benefit Gig for MPD
| Railway Roots presents a benefit gig for Musicians For Peace & Disarmament featuring Frankie Armstrong, Mike Reinstein plus others. |
Friday 25th June, 2021
Free Online Event
Songs and Sounds from Wales
| CND Cymru and MPD present a glorious range of styles from the "land of song". >With performances by BRAGOD (Bob Evans & Mary-Anne Roberts), Stacey Blythe, Michael Harvey & Pauline Down, Bread and Roses (Frankie Armstrong, Laura Bradshaw, Pauline Down), and the Oasis Choir. |
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| View/Download the poster in English | |
| View/Download the poster in Welsh |
| We are delighted to present the outstanding young Georgian pianist Luka Okros, who has been praised by The Observer for his 'impressive display of virtuosic pianism'. This was pre-recorded in Luka's home in London during the last lockdown. A beautiful programme including music by Beethoven, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, as well as an original composition by Okros himself. |
Thursday 25th February, 2021
Free Online Event
An Evening of Folk Music II
| Original and traditional songs performed by world-class, award-winning folk singers - Frankie Armstrong (MPD Patron), Robb Johnson, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan duo, and Sam Lee. |
Friday 22nd January, 2021
Free Online Event
Music to celebrate the UN's Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
| With performances recorded by MPD Patrons Wissam Boustany, Julian Jacobson (with Mariko Brown), Roger Vignoles (with James Gilchrist and Guy Elliot) and Peggy Seeger, as well as Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Joy Lisney and the Primrose Piano Quartet. |
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| They will be joined by guest speaker Dr. Tilman Ruff, Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, and Co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. He was Co-founder and founding Chair of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Australia and internationally. |
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Wednesday 7th October, 2020
Free Online Event
A Recital for Peace James Gilchrist (tenor) & MPD Patron Roger Vignoles (piano)
| Mozart | Abendempfindung K.523 |
| Beethoven | An die ferne Geliebte Op.98 |
| Dove | from Under Alter'd Skies |
| Fair Ship | |
| With weary steps | |
| Be near me | |
| Thy voice is on the rolling air | |
| Finzi | Farewell to Arms |
| Gurney | In Flanders |
| Orpheus with his lute | |
| Spring |
Thursday 3rd September, 2020
Free Online Event
An Evening of Folk Music
| MPD's first ever Folk Music concert: original and traditional songs performed by world-class, award-winning artists - Frankie Armstrong (MPD Patron), Robb Johnson, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan duo, and Sam Lee. |
Friday 7th August, 2020
Free Online Event
Music in memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – CND with Musicians for Peace and Disarmament
| With performances from Susanne Stanzeleit, Roger Vignoles and Guy Elliott, Julian Jacobson, Wissam Boustany, Frankie Armstrong. Hosted by CND General Secretary Kate Hudson, with special guest Bruce Kent. |
Friday 12th July, 2019
Hinde Street Methodist Church Marylebone
Piano Recital Viv McLean
| Beethoven | Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2, "Moonlight" |
| Chopin | Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor and other works |
| Ravel | Sonatine |
| Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue |
Thursday 25th April, 2019
St. James's Church Piccadilly
A Chamber Orchestra concert conducted by MPD Patron Jane Glover CBE
| Mozart | Serenade in B flat (Gran Partita), K.361 |
| Mozart | Divertimento in D, K.136 |
| Mozart | Symphony No.35, in D, K.385 (Haffner) |
Interval Speaker: Bruce Kent Vice President, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament |
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Thursday 11th October, 2018
St Philip's Church Earl's Court
A song recital by Louise Alder (soprano) & MPD Patron Roger Vignoles (piano)
| Schumann | Mignon-Lieder, Op.98 |
| songs by Fauré, Bizet and Liszt | |
| R. Strauss | Drei Lieder der Ophelia, Op.67 and other songs |
| Britten | On This Island, Op.11 |
Interval Speaker: Nicole Treanor UK WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom) |
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Thursday 22 February, 2018
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel Hampstead
A recital by MPD Patron Emma Kirkby DBE & members of Dowland Works
| ...with works by John Dowland, Henry Purcell, John Wilson, and the brothers William & Henry Lawes |
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Interval Speaker: Martin Bell OBE, journalist |
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Friday 24 November, 2017
St. James's Church Piccadilly
A Chamber Orchestra concert conducted by MPD Patron Jane Glover CBE
| Bach | Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 42 |
| Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante in Eb, K.364 for violin, viola, and orchestra soloists
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| Handel | Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op.6 No.4 |
| Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante in Eb, K.297b for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and orchestra soloists
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Interval Speaker: Jean Lambert, London Region Green MEP |
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Friday 6th October, 2017
Hinde Street Methodist Church Marylebone
A recital by Nicky Spence (tenor) & MPD Patron Roger Vignoles(piano)
| Franz Schubert | Songs from Schwanengesang, D.957 |
| Benjamin Britten | Who Are These Children?, Op.84 |
| Kurt Weill | Four Walt Whitman songs |
| Richard Strauss | Six Songs for Voice and Piano |
Interval Speaker: Wendy Horler, Campaign Against Arms Trade |
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Friday 30 June, 2017
Hinde Street Methodist Church Marylebone
A recital by MPD Patron Wissam Boustany (flute) & Aleksander Szram (piano)
| Johann Nepomuk Hummel | Sonata for flute & piano |
| Wissam Boustany | Broken Child, for flute & piano |
| York Bowen | Sonata for flute & piano, Op.120 |
| Douglas Finch | The Enchanted Mesa, for piano |
| Cesar Franck | Sonata in A major, arr. for flute & piano |
Interval Speaker: BRUCE KENT, Vice-President, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Pax Christi & Movement for the Abolition of War |
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Thursday 2 March, 2017
Hinde Street Methodist Church Marylebone
Spring Concert for Peace
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Susanne Stanzeleit (violin) Celia Waterhouse (violin) Dorothea Vogel (viola) Vanessa Lucas-Smith (cello) Timothy Mason (double bass) Tony Lamb (clarinet) Graham Sheen (bassoon) Susan Dent (horn) |
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| Carl Nielson | Serenata. Invano |
| Haydn | String Quartet in C major, Op.54 No.2 |
| Schubert | Octet in F major, D.803 |
Saturday 16 April, 2016
St John's Church Waterloo
A recital by MPD Patron Julian Jacobson (piano)
| Beethoven | Sonata in E, Op.109 |
| Beethoven | Sonata in A flat, Op.110 |
| Beethoven | Sonata in C minor, Op.111 |
Wednesday 2 December, 2016
St. James's Church Piccadilly
A Chamber Orchestra concert conducted by Howard Williams with Joy Lisney (cello)
| Wagner | Siegfried Idyll |
| Haydn | Cello Concerto No.2 in D major |
| Schubert | Symphony No.3 in D major |
For information about previous concerts please contact info.mpdconcerts@gmail.com.