Kaja Piano Trio consists of violinist Kaja Sešek, cellist Clare
Juan and pianist Zala Kravos. Together they
will be performing the Piano Trios of Haydn and Dvořák in the Elgar Room.

A hot drink and a pastry are included in the ticket
price.

In partnership with the Royal College of Music London. Please
note that Classical Coffee Mornings often sell out and tickets are rarely
available to purchase on the day.

Kaja Sešek is a Slovenian violinist, currently finishing her
Master of Performance degree at the Royal College of Music, London, where she
is studying with Detlef Hahn. She completed her undergraduate studies at
Academy of Music Ljubljana with Gorjan Košuta. She is an ongoing member of
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester since 2022. She has performed as a soloist with
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the Slovene Military Orchestra, among
others. Her studies are supported by the Ad Futura Public Scholarship Fund of
the Republic of Slovenia.

Clare Juan is an Australian cellist currently pursuing a
Master of Performance at the Royal College of Music, London, under Gemma
Rosefield. A passionate chamber musician, she has performed with the Marmen
String Quartet and Ensemble 360 at venues like Wigmore Hall. Clare recently won
first prize in the KraCamera International Competition and the RCM Contemporary
Competition. She is The Sir Peter and Lady Walters Scholar, supported by the
Pauline Hartley Award and the TAIT Performing Arts Association. Clare plays a
1804 William Forster Junior cello, on loan from the Royal College of Music.

Zala Kravos, born in Slovenia in 2002, began playing piano at five and has
studied with Maria João Pires, Louis Lortie, Jean Müller, and Norma Fisher. A
winner of multiple international competitions, she has performed in 19
countries, including China and the US. In 2018, she was nominated for the
“Export Artist of the Year” award in Luxembourg. At 14, she recorded
her first solo album, followed by a second in 2021 with her brother Val,
featuring music for piano four hands.

Tickets: £14

FIRL is made up of Eos Counsell (violin, programming)
and Gay-Yee Westerhoff (cello, piano/keyboards), two of the
founding members of the groundbreaking classical crossover group BOND,
the most successful string quartet of all time, with five million albums sold
and counting.

In addition to being part of BOND, both Eos and Gay-Yee
regularly contribute to soundtracks for film and TV, and often find themselves
collaborating with some of the biggest artists around (Nitin Sawhney, Paul
McCartney, Primal Scream and Bryan Adams, to name a few).

A brand new adventure for these two accomplished musicians,
FIRL’s debut album Wildwood is a collection of cinematic,
nature-inspired compositions for cello, violin, piano and birdsong. Coming out
this June, the record incorporates memories of the temperate rainforests of
Wales (Eos’s homeland), to Japan and the deep-rooted connection with nature
that we all share.

Tickets: £16.50

Polish-born, London-based harpist, producer, and
composer Marysia Osu joins us in the Elgar Room.

known for her innovative blend of classical, ambient, and
jazz music, her debut album, harp, beats & dreams,
explores themes of philosophy, dreams, and the interplay between the conscious
and unconscious mind. The album is an intimate journey into her inner world,
composed as a series of diary-like entries that served her as a means of
self-soothing and reflection. Fully self-produced, it documents her evolution
as a solo composer and producer.

Marysia graduated with a degree in classical music,
specialising in performance on the harp. She began experimenting with new sonic
textures during her studies, using effects pedals lent to her by friends from
her jazz course. As a harpist making her mark on the London jazz scene, she is
a member of Levitation Orchestra and has contributed the distinctive sound of
her harp to numerous records, working with artists including Maxwell Owin and
Joe Armon-Jones, Puma Blue, Alabaster dePlume, Laura Misch, Yazmin Lacey, and
Loyle Carner.

Tickets: £15

Versa Winds is a vibrant and versatile multi-instrumental quartet
made up of four dynamic young musicians: Louisa Kataria, Lydia
Cochrane, Alex Dani and Ethan Townsend. All
trained in jazz and classical music, they specialize in saxophone, clarinet,
and flute, allowing them to explore a wide range of styles.

A hot drink and a pastry are included in the ticket price.

In partnership with the Royal College of Music London. Please
note that Classical Coffee Mornings often sell out and tickets are rarely
available to purchase on the day.

Originally the Aeonia Quartet, Versa Winds formed in 2021
while its emembers were studying saxophone at the Royal College of Music in
London. In July 2024, the group received an RCM Accelerate Award, funding their
rebrand as Versa Winds and supporting their vision to become a cross-genre,
multi-instrumental chamber group. They have since performed at venues including
St James’ Piccadilly, St Bride’s Fleet Street, King’s Place London, St Pancras’
Church, Euston, and for the Wimbledon International Music Festival, debuting
their multi-instrumental performances at St Andrew’s Church, Ampthill.

Tickets: £14

The Royal College of Music Junior Department Jazz
Ensemble’s sixteen-piece big band makes its sixth appearance at Late Night Jazz in the Elgar
Room, breaking down into smaller combos to perform a broad spectrum of
jazz and world music, spanning swing, bebop, jazz-funk, latin, afrobeat and
other popular styles.

The band performs regularly at the Royal College of Music,
together with annual gigs at the Royal Albert Hall and 606 Club.  Their
eclectic repertoire features music from the swing era of the 1930s right up to
the present day, including works by Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Stan Getz,
Charles Mingus, Michael Bublé, Herbie Hancock, The Yellowjackets, Gordon
Goodwin and Snarky Puppy. In 2024, they premièred a new work by Alastair Martin
and previous commissions include a work for big band, premiered at Ronnie Scott’s.
 

Tickets: £15