The African Concert Series at Wigmore Hall 2026
PAST SERIES
The African Concert Series at Wigmore Hall 2025
4 November, 7.00pm
African Art Song and African Pianism with Omo Bello, soprano and Rebeca Omordia, piano
Saturday, 20 July 202
Wigmore Learning: Family and Schools Concerts
‘Selense! Let’s Merry and Dance’
As part of the Wigmore Hall’s Learning Festival ‘Celebrations’, the musicians from the African Concert Series joined presenter Aga Serugo-Lugo on a musical tour of Morocco, Nigeria, Congo and Zimbabwe, celebrating rhythms and melodies from across the continent of Africa, in an interactive Schools Concert for Key Stage 2 pupils and their teachers and a Family Concert for families with children aged 7-11. Travelling together we unlocked riddles, unraveled folktales, we sang and dance along to music created in celebration of the rain, birth, motherhood and friendship.
THE AFRICAN CONCERT SERIES 2023
23 April – 22 October 2023
Educational Series at Forty Hall in Enfield
The African Concert Series Day, Wigmore Hall London
Saturday, 13 May 2023
The African Concert Series returns to Wigmore Hall for a day of concerts on Saturday, 13 May.
Read press release here
THE AFRICAN CONCERT SERIES 2022
The 2022 African Concert Series
Launching on 25 January 2022, the series will run monthly with an audience at the October Gallery, London WC1N and The Africa Centre London SE1.
NONCLASSICAL & The African Concert Series
‘African Classical’ Festival
The African Concert Series will partner Gabriel Prokofiev’s new independent British record label ‘Nonclassical’ for two events featuring performances and discussions. The aim of this collaboration is to challenge the “Classical Music” concept from a European and African perspective.
‘African Classical’ Festival
The African Concert Series will partner Gabriel Prokofiev’s new independent British record label ‘Nonclassical’ for two events featuring performances and discussions. The aim of this collaboration is to challenge the “Classical Music” concept from a European and African perspective.
African Concert Series Educational Programme
Young People’s African Concert
Featuring a presenter, performances from the series musicians accompanied by storytelling and performances from Piano Maestros students.
Family Concert and Interactive Concerts for the Black History Month at Forty Hall, Enfield
THE AFRICAN CONCERT SERIES 2021
14 – 19 October 2021
Black History Month
The African Concert Series will take part in a series of events during October 2021 celebrating UK’s Black History Month:
14 October, 1pm: Lunchtime concert at St.Olave’s, Hart St., Tower Hill, London EC3R 7NB, premiering works by African composers for piano solo & chamber ensemble.
Oxford Brookes University – panel dscussion hosted by Professor Marius Turdă featuring Artistic Director, pianist Rebeca Omordia & double bass virtuoso, Leon Bosch. Watch here
21 June, 5 July 2021
Educational Workshops
The African Concert Series will work with The Africa Centre on two educational workshops for London schools to be delivered online, featuring kora player Kadialyi Kouyate and two time Grammy -award winner percussionist Lekan Babalola.
Watch a short clip here
22 June 2021, 7.30PM, Online
J.H.Kwabena Nketia Centenary
The African Concert Series will host the inaugural concert of the 2021 “J.H.Kwabena Nketia Centenary Commemoration” launched by our partner the Intercultural Music Initiative, celebrating the work of one of the greatest West African composers, J.H.Kwabena Nketia, prominent figure of the School of African Art Music.
The concert will be streamed for free on the African Concert Series Facebook/Youtube pages.
29 January – 2 April 2021
The 2021 African Concert Series
Following the success of the first ever African Concert Series in 2019 and the “Music for Lockdown” series in 2020, Artistic Director, Rebeca Omordia is delighted to announce a stunning new series for 2021 featuring eight concerts, streamed from the Africa Centre and The October Gallery in London.
The concert will be streamed for free on the African Concert Series Facebook/Youtube pages.
The African Concert Series gratefully acknowledges the support of Arts Council England, Wigmore Hall, The Africa Centre London, Colourful Radio and Fourchiefs Media Productions.
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