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The final concert in the series A Decade of Sound
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November 15, 2026 01:30 PM
Until November 15, 2026, 02:30 PM 1h

The final concert in the series A Decade of Sound

St Columba's Church Pont Street, London, SW1X 0BD
The final concert in the series A Decade of Sound
St Columba's Church

To mark the final concert in ten years of Sounds of St Columba’s, we present one of the greatest and most deeply moving works in the choral repertoire: Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem).

Unlike the traditional Latin Requiem Mass, Brahms chose his own texts from the Lutheran Bible, creating a work concerned not with judgement or fear, but with comfort, consolation and hope for those who mourn. From the hushed opening “Blessed are they that mourn” to the grandeur of its great central movements and the serenity of its conclusion, the Requiem is a work of extraordinary humanity and beauty.

We are delighted to welcome acclaimed British soprano Sophie Bevan as our soprano soloist, joining the Choir of St Columba’s, Pont Street. The orchestral score will be heard in Brahms’ own version for piano duet, performed by Maria Struckova and Milana Dunauskaite, bringing an intimacy and immediacy particularly suited to the surroundings of St Columba’s, Directed by Benedict Lewis-Smith.

This concert brings our tenth-anniversary Sounds of St Columba’s series to a close, celebrating a decade of music-making at St Columba’s and doing so with a work whose scale, warmth and emotional power make it a fitting finale.

Sunday 15 November 2026
St Columba’s, Pont Street, Knightsbridge

Admission is free.

We suggest a donation of £20 per person to help meet the considerable costs associated with presenting a work of this scale and to support the continuing musical life of St Columba’s.

Please Book Here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-german-requiem-johannes-brahms-tickets-1998533984948?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

We very much hope you will join us for this special conclusion to ten years of Sounds of St Columba’s.

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Sloane Square Station

Cross over the square into Sloane Street. Walk along Sloane Street until the traffic lights at the corner of Pont Street. Turn left into Pont Street. St Columba’s will then be in sight.

Knightsbridge Station

Take the Harrods exit if open (front car if coming from the East, rear car if coming from the West). Come up the stairs to street level, carry on keeping Harrods on your right. Turn right into Basil Street. Carry straight on into Walton Place with St Saviour’s Church on your left. At the traffic lights, St Columba’s is to your left across the street. If the Harrods exit is closed, take the Sloane Street exit, turn right into Basil Street. Carry straight on past Harrods with the shop on your right, into Walton Place as before.

South Kensington Station

Come up the stairs out of the station and turn left into the shopping arcade. Turn left again into Pelham Street. At the traffic lights at the end of Pelham Street cross Brompton Road, turn left then immediately right into the narrow street of Draycott Avenue. After just a few yards turn left into Walton Street. Carry on walking up Walton Street until the traffic lights at the corner of Pont Street. Turn right and after a few steps you will be at St Columba’s!