WHEN: April 26 – 4:30 pm
WHERE: Westminster Cathedral Hall, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QW
TICKETS: https://wegottickets.com/event/696414/ [limited space]

Magdalena Filipczak’s Carnegie Hall recital debut was heralded by the New York Concert Review as “a concert not to be forgotten…Ms. Filipczak exploited it as the vehicle of violin wizardry it was meant to be …surpassed expectations.”

Photo by Krystian Data

Violinist Magdalena Filipczak has been praised by The Arts Desk as “a musical chameleon.” Performing throughout Europe, North and South America, and Canada, she has appeared as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician on many of the world’s most prestigious stages, including Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, St John’s Smith Square in London, Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Tallinn Philharmonic in Estonia, Cracow Philharmonic, the Baltic Philharmonic in Poland, and Curitiba Philharmonic in Brazil. Since 2022, she has been collaborating as a soloist with the International Conducting Academy (ICA) in London. In Autumn 2025 Magdalena was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance degree from the Graduate Center (CUNY) in New York, where she was a recipient of the prestigious Graduate Center Fellowship.

Magdalena is accompanied by pianist Sam Armstrong. Hailed as ‘a major new talent’ by International Piano and a ‘pianist of splendid individuality’ by The Arts Desk British pianist Sam Armstrong gave solo debut recitals at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York as well as at the Wigmore Hall in London. Strongly drawn to chamber music, Sam has performed with musicians including Elina Buksha, Valeriy Sokolov, Krzysztof Chorleski, Fenella Humphreys, Viviane Hagner, Hannah Roberts, Ralph Kirshbaum, Alban Gerhardt and Pablo Barragan. He has appeared at festivals including Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Krzyzowa Music, Mecklenburg-Vorpommen, Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music, Ravinia and in venues such as Seoul Arts Centre, Esplanade Singapore, Kumho Art Hall Seoul, and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

Magdalena and Sam Armstrong will play:

Chopin Nocturne E flat major, Op. 9 nr 2, Andante, arr. Pablo de Sarasate
Chopin Mazurka Op. 33 nr 2, arr. Fritz Kreisler
Chopin Życzenie (The Wish), Op. 74 nr 1, lyr. Stefan Witwicki
Britten Lullaby and Waltz from Suite Op. 6
Chopin Ballade in G minor, Op. 23, arr. Eugène Ysaÿe
Schubert Sie mir gegrüßt (Let me greet you), Op. 20 nr 1, ded. Justina von Bruchmann
Schubert Fantasia in C major for violin and piano, D. 934 , Op. posth. 159

Our piano, a fine 2015 Hamburg Steinway Model B Grand, is maintained by Steinways and tuned by them immediately before each recital.

After the concert, we offer a traditional English buffet tea with freshly-made sandwiches, savouries, cakes and chocolate biscuits, accompanied by a glass of wine or unlimited tea, coffee or juice. Tea tickets are sold on the door for cash only: £10 (standard), £5 (students & children)

Learn more about the artists:
https://magdalenafilipczak.com
https://www.samarmstrongpianist.com

Check out the Chopin Society UK page for more information: https://www.chopin-society.org.uk/recital/magdalena-filipczak/