Upcoming Events
Culfords Club members receive invitations to exclusive events from musical recitals to art talks and special dinners.
Close-Up Magic by Adam Keisner
Adam Keisner is an award winning close-up magician and sleight of hand artist specialising in close-up magic with cards, coins, Rubik’s Cubes and borrowed objects. His baffling tricks use everything from bank notes and bottles to cutlery and wrist watches (stolen but returned) along with anything else that happens to be lying around. But no rabbits or doves!
This event will take place at 6pm in The Library and is complimentary for members and their guests. Culfords Restaurant will be open for dinner following the show. For reservations, please email reservations.culfords@auriens.com or call 0204 549 8007.
Past events
The American Songbook with Dominic Ferris
Dominic returns to Auriens for another evening of classics from the American Songbook as well as new numbers from his repertoire and his signature ‘live requests’.
Dominic’s collaborations with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have sold over 3 million albums worldwide. He has performed on and provided orchestrations for six top ten albums since 2015, all recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and recently worked with Michael Ball on his latest release Coming Home To You, reaching No.1 in the UK album chart.
Dominic will also welcome a special guest – Luca Brugnoli, a young singer who Katherine Jenkins said has “a God given special voice”. Luca was a finalist in the 2022 BBC Young Chorister competition and will release his first album later this year.
This event will take place at 6pm in The Lobby and is complimentary for members and their guests. Culfords Restaurant will be open for dinner following the performance. For reservations, please email reservations.culfords@auriens.com or call 0204 549 8007.
Piano Recital by May Nakase & Kau Yin Wai Wailly
A special recital by two pianists from the Guildhall School of Music Masters programme. Their programme will include works by Brahms, Busoni-Bach and a piece for four hands by Schubert.
Mai Nakase performed with the Polish Krakow chamber orchestra when she was 9 years old before graduating from Tokyo College of Music. She has performed at several international concerts and has won multiple competitions, including first prize at the Osaka international music competition, where she was also chosen as “The Most Popular Artist”.Kau Yin Wai Wailly graduated from HKAPA with a Bachelor of Music degree with the Dean’s Prize. Since 2012, Wailly has won a number of prized at different competitions and was invited to record the soundtrack for ‘Septet: The Story of Hong Kong’, which was the official selection of omnibus film of 2020 Cannes Film Festival.
This event will take place at 6pm in The Library and is complimentary for members and their guests. Culfords Restaurant will be open for dinner following the recital. For reservations, please email reservations.culfords@auriens.com or call 0204 549 8007.
Carl Fabergé – a talk by Kieran McCarthy of Wartski
Kieran McCarthy, of Court jewellers Wartski and the curator of the recent sell-out Fabergé exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, will talk about the work of Carl Fabergé, the legendary Russian goldsmith. He will explore the Imperial patronage, grandeur and meticulous craftsmanship that gave rise to Fabergé’s fame. Kieran will also reveal the unexpected British story of Fabergé and the existence of its glamorous branch in London.
This event will take place at 6pm in The Library and is complimentary for members and their guests. Culfords Restaurant will be open for dinner following the talk. For reservations, please email reservations.culfords@auriens.com or call 0204 549 8007.
Piano recital by Ana Bursac
Serbian-born pianist, Ana Bursac, is a rising star in the classical music world having appeared at international venues across Europe. She graduated from the prestigious Royal College of Music in London where she was sponsored by Sir Simon and Lady Robertson and Steinway & Sons. Ana has won a number of international prizes and awards, including the Help Musicians Postgraduate Performance Award and at the III Danubia Talents Liszt International Music Competition.
The recital will take place in The Library at 6pm and is complimentary to club members and their guests.
Baroque recital by Melanie Gruwez & Matthew Brown
Melanie Gruwez is a baroque violinist and a renowned chamber musician who won the St James Prize 2021 with Picea Quartet. She has played alongside the Academy of Ancient Music and with ensembles as the Cambridge Handel Opera Company and 18th Century Sinfonia as well with international orchestras at the Barbican, Bozar, de Doelen and the Oriental Art Centre Shanghai.
Harpsichordist Matthew Brown’s recent work includes a collaboration with the Academy of Ancient Music. His concert repertoire includes many major works and lesser-performed pieces, such as Handel’s Messiah, Coronation Anthems, Water Music and Fireworks Music, and more. He is a Young Associate of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a harpsichordist for Bellot Ensemble.
This event will take place at 6pm in The Library and is complimentary for members and their guests. Culfords Restaurant will be open for dinner following the recital. For reservations, please email reservations.culfords@auriens.com or call 0204 549 8007.