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Tuesday Concerts: Vivian Qu and Harry Bowden

Date
22 September, 2026
Times
1:00pm-2:00pm
Location
Charlton House & Gardens
Pricing
Free - collection in aid of the Charlton House Concert Society and Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust

Charlton House Tuesday Concerts proudly presents Vivian Qu on cello and Harry Bowden on piano.

Vivian Qu is a Swedish cellist, born in 2006, and currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Prof. John Myerscough. She previously studied at Lilla Akademien in Stockholm with Lydia Hillerudh and at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with Prof. Niklas Schmidt.

Harry Bowden is a 19-year-old pianist from Bolton. He has performed in multiple venues across London and the North of England, including the RNCM, Bechstein Hall and Forsyth’s in Manchester, and St James’ Piccadilly and Ognisko Polskie in London. He has been described as a pianist of ‘striking originality and authority’, as well as having ‘real understanding and tremendous imagination’.

Programme

Brahms  Sonate für Violoncello und Klavier Nr.2 in F-Dur, Op.99

I. Allegro vivace II. Adagio affettuoso III. Allegro passionato  IV. Allegro molto

Mendelssohn
Variations Concertantes in D-Dur, Op. 17 Theme and Variations

Debussy
Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en ré mineur, L. 135
I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
II.
Sérénade:Modérément animé
III. Finale:Animé, léger et nerveux

Sulkhan Tsintsadze
Five Pieces on Folk Themes for Violoncello and Piano
I. Chonguri II. Sachidao III. Nana IV. Suliko V.Tschonguri

This event is free to attend and operates on a first come, first seated basis. 

Entrance to the Old Library is located via the cafe/ Main Hall entrance.