Classical Guitarist Alexandra Păceană and the Valegro Quartet Open the 2026-2027 Season of the Enescu Concerts Series

The Enescu Concerts Series, the oldest and most successful permanent programme of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London, celebrates the beginning of its twentieth season, 2026-2027. The opening recital marks a premiere collaboration between the RCI and the reputed London Chamber Music Society, an institution that boasts a proud history of Victorian music-making in London, tracing back to the regular Sunday Concerts that developed at South Place from the 1880s.

On 1 October, we are proud to present British-Romanian classical guitarist Alexandra Păceană joined by  The Valegro Quartet – Takanori Okamoto and Sophia Molina (violins), Haruka Makino (viola) and Doraly Gill (cello). The ensemble will present an unmissable programme full of the rich expressive possibilities of combined plucked and bowed strings. The programme features works by Mozart, striking new arrangements of music by J.S. Bach and George Enescu, and one of the best-loved guitar quintets in the repertoire, the Quintet that…