Previous Events
March 2024 – Tuesday 5 March 2024 – Grey Coat Hospital School:
Jonathan Keates, La Serenissima – The Story of Venice
Keates is an English writer and biographer and has written twenty-three books on an eclectic range of subjects.
He has also served as the Chairman of the Venice in Peril fund.
February 2024 – Tuesday 6th February at Grey Coat Hospital School:
Charlotte-Anne Shipley, ‘I could have danced all night’ – an Evening of Song.
Charlotte-Anne will be accompanied on the piano by Richard Hills.
We will create a conducive atmosphere to enjoy a glass with friends whilst listening to an interesting and enjoyable repertoire to celebrate Saint Valentine.
Charlotte-Anne read Music at Oxford University, where she held a choral scholarship. She studied at the Rome Opera Studio for two years, where she worked with Italian soprano Renata Scotto. In 2013 she was a finalist in the Montserrat Caballe International Competition, and was subsequently invited to masterclasses with Montserrat Caballé at the Liceu in Barcelona.
To learn more about our soloist:
Richard is a pianist and organist and has performed a solo organ concert in the Royal Albert Hall Promenade Season
To hear him describing the Royal Albert Hall organ please visit:
December 2023 – Tuesday 5 December 2023, 6pm to 8pm, come and meet Rupert Maas at his Gallery in St. James’s for a pre-Christmas drink!
November 2023 – Tuesday 7 November 2023 – Nick O’Neil, ‘Rachmaninov – ‘The Highest Romantic’
October 2023 – Tuesday 3 October 2023 – Will Gompertz, ‘See what you are missing’
September 2023 – Tuesday 5 September – Dr Amy Orrock, ‘Rubens and Women’ – Time: 7pm – Venue: The Greycoat Hospital, Greycoat Place, Victoria, London SW1P 2DY
August 2023 – Tuesday 22 August – Dr Lee Butcher ‘Osborne House’ NB: location (St Stephen with St John, 38-42 Rochester Row, London SW1P 1LE)