What’s on this 2025-26 season
Celebrity International Piano Recital: Polina Osetinskaya
St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
** NB There has been a change of date, time, venue and programme for this concert **
Johann Sebastian Bach
– Weichnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 Simfonia (arr. A. Korepanovа)
– Choral prelude “Jesus bleibet meine freude,” BWV 147 (arr. W. Kempff)
– DIE SEELE RUHT IN JESU HÄNDEN (My Soul Doth Rest in Jesus' Keeping) from Cantata No. 127 Andante (arr. Harold Bauer)
– Choral prelude “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”, BWV 140 (arr. W. Kempff)
– Concerto in A minor for four harpsichords, BWV 1065 After Vivaldi ( arr. Florian Noack)
– Bach - Busoni. Chaconne in D-minor from Violin Partita No.2 BWV 1004
Sergei Rachmaninov
– Prelude Op.3 n 2
– Preludes Op. 23 n 1,2,3,4,5,6
– Preludes Op. 32 n 5, 12
– Preludes. Op. 23 n 7, 8
Polina Osetinskaya studied at the Moscow and St Petersburg conservatories. She has recently given a series of triumphant recitals around Europe, including playing three of Prokofiev’s piano concertos in a single concert, and is accompanist to the great Soviet-born Israeli violinist Maxim Vengerov, with whom she will be appearing at London’s Barbican Centre shortly after her recital in Shrewsbury.
Praised by fellow pianist Gabriela Montero as "A Queen, a grand and real artist … so true to herself and her convictions".
DIRECTIONS
Coming up in 2025-2026
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Friday, 24th April, 2026 at 7.30pmBlackburn Theatre, Prestfelde School, Shrewsbury. NB: No parking at the school for this event. Please see full details.
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Friday, 8th May, 2026 at 7.30pmSt Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury
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Friday, 5th June, 2026 at 7.30pmSt Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
Previously in 2025-26
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Friday, 19th September, 2025 at 7.30pmBarnes Theatre & Foyer, Shrewsbury School
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Friday, 10th October, 2025 at 7.30pmSt Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury
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Friday, 14th November, 2025 at 7.30pmUnited Reformed Church, Shrewsbury
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Thursday, 4th December, 2025 at 7.00pmSt Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
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Friday, 30th January, 2026 at 7.30pmSt Chad's Church, Shrewsbury
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Sunday, 22nd February, 2026 at 3.00pmMaidment Building, Shrewsbury School
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Friday, 6th March, 2026 at 7.30pmMaidment Building, Shrewsbury School
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Sunday, 8th March, 2026 at 3.00pmFestival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton






