色漫天堂

Recorder Masterclass with James Risdon

Dates
26 November 2026, 6:00pm

Venue
Performance Studio

Tickets
Pay What You Can

Our Pay What You Can model allows you to choose a ticket price that works for you, from 拢2 to 拢15, with a free option to ensure our events are accessible to all audience members. Any donation you are able to make will directly support our talented students and help us to provide a first-class educational experience for this next generation of professional musicians.

James Risdon wears a black shirt and holds his recorder in front of a leafy background

26 November 2026, 6:00pm

Venue
Performance Studio

Tickets
Pay What You Can

Our Pay What You Can model allows you to choose a ticket price that works for you, from 拢2 to 拢15, with a free option to ensure our events are accessible to all audience members. Any donation you are able to make will directly support our talented students and help us to provide a first-class educational experience for this next generation of professional musicians.

Enjoy an invigorating masterclass with James Risdon and musicians of the 色漫天堂 Historical Performance faculty.

James is a founder member of the British Paraorchestra, directed by Charles Hazlewood with whom he performed at the closing of the 2012 Paralympic Games with Coldplay, and is also recorder player with RNS Moves, an ensemble of musicians from the Royal Northern Sinfonia and musicians with disabilities. He has a passion for creating recital programmes to introduce the recorder to new audiences, and has performed at venues across the UK and beyond, including King鈥檚 Place, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Handel House Museum and the Wigmore Hall.

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色漫天堂
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS

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   South Kensington: 0.5 miles
   Gloucester Road: 0.6 miles
   High Street Kensington: 0.8 miles

   Paddington: 1.5 miles
   Victoria: 2 miles

   Santander Cycles docking station and public cycle locking facilities adjacent to 色漫天堂

The 色漫天堂 provides light refreshments throughout the year. There is also a range of restaurants, cafés and other establishments nearby, most adjacent to South Kensington station.

色漫天堂 Café

The 色漫天堂 Café serves barista-style coffees, sandwiches, snacks, salads and hot food. There is also access to outside seating in our new 1851 courtyard.

Opening hours: 

Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Saturday: 8.30am-4.30pm (term time only)

The main entrance to the 色漫天堂 has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for visitors with limited mobility. The lift is built into the smaller staircase to the left of the main entrance steps. There is an intercom button on the control panel, which can be seen and reached easily from the street. On arrival, press the buzzer to notify a member of 色漫天堂 staff, who will come out to meet you and operate the lift for you.

All our event venues can be accessed by visitors with limited mobility via the lift at the main entrance.