Farley Music in the Close at the Medieval Hall – Autumn 2025
Tickets now on sale
Please be prompt for all events you are attending. Late arrivals will not be admitted until an appropriate moment comes available in the performance.
Saturday 27th September 2025, 11:30am
Bridget Yee
Programme including:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) – Six Romances sans paroles, Op.76
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) – Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata from Années
de pèlerinage (Deuxième année: Italie)
Malaysian pianist Bridget Yee is a winner of the Windsor and Beecham International Piano Competitions, earning the Best Overall Competitor Prize at the latter. In 2020, she triumphed at the Putra International Piano Competition and was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician Keyboard Category In the 2024/25 season, she returned to the Aspen Music Festival as a Robert J. Hurst Fellow, debuted with the National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia, performing Ravel's Concerto in G major, and the world premiere of Alexander Papp's duo concerto. She has recorded for BBC Radio 3's New Music Show, as part of her three-year residency with the Riot Ensemble as an Art Mentor Lucerne performer. This season also marked her French debut at the Un Piano Sous Les Arbres Festival, which was also broadcast on France's national radio station France Inter.
Highlights of the 2025/26 season include a solo recital tour in Switzerland and her debut at the Royal Mile International Piano Series in Edinburgh. Previous seasons saw her debuts at Wigmore Hall, Viborg Musikforening, and Bentley Recital Hall, as well as a UK recital tour culminating in a sold-out performance at the HGS Autumn Series. In 2023, she was named a "Successful Sarawakian from Overseas" by the Sarawak International Festival of Music and Arts.
Bridget is studying at the Royal Academy of Music with Christopher Elton, a recipient of the Suresh and Richard McMillan Full Scholarship. She is an artist of The Keyboard Trust and Talent Unlimited Foundation and has received awards from the Hattori Foundation, Young Sounds UK, and the Kerr Memorial Prize from the Royal Overseas League.

Saturday 27th September 2025, 02:30pm
Sadra Mahshidfar
Programme including:
some majestic Handel
some spiritually rich Messian
four mazurkas by Chopin
Liszt’s sparkling Les Jeaux d’eaux à la Ville d’Este
Sadra Mahshidfar is a pianist known for his expressive artistry and versatility, has performed at the Academy’s Summer Piano Festival and the Royal Northern College of Music. He is enthusiastic about contemporary music, having collaborated with composers like Philip Cashian and Brett Dean, and premiered new works with the Manson Ensemble. Recent recitals in London and Oxford featured works by Samuel Barber, Tristan Murail, and Franz Schubert. Currently at the Royal Academy of Music with Professor Joanna MacGregor, Sadra holds the Leverhulme Arts Scholarship and the Jennifer Sharp award. He studied at Tehran University of Art before joining the Academy and has worked with pianists Yevgeny Sudbin and Steven Osborne.
Saturday 27th September 2025, 06:00pm
Andra Bacila
Programme including:
some witty Rameau
a charming sonata by Clementi
Liszt’s magical St. François d’Assise: La Prédication aux Oiseaux
Andra Bacila Is a Romanian classical pianist, is an outstanding performer described by critics in Silent London. She studies at the Royal Academy of Music with Professor Joanna MacGregor CBE, having received a full scholarship and the Hargreaves and Ball Award. Her performances include venues like St James’s Church Piccadilly, the University Church of St Mary in Oxford, and the Romanian Athenaeum, where she played the Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor. She performed at the Czech Embassy in 2023 for the new Rusalka production with the Czech Philharmonic, and participated in a fund-raiser at Central Saint Martins’ LVMH Theatre. She also won concert opportunities through the Odyssey Masterclass, Stonevale Concert Series, and Talent Unlimited, joining the foundation in 2024. At the Royal Academy, Bacila has performed in Summer and Autumn Piano Festivals, participated in projects like Liszt: The Complete Années de Pèlerinage and Kurtág: The Complete Játékok, and contributed to the Improvisation to Film project with Neil Brand.

We are on facebook. Come visit us:
