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Kings Place
The Cultural Pulse of King's Cross

Kings Place is an adventurous music and arts venue with an ambition to inspire local community and promote the power of the arts in our society. Its venues enable learning, discovery, debate and experiences that are powerfully intimate, enabling human connection between artists and audiences.

What our members are saying about Kings Place:
"Wonderful music at an intimate venue."
"Very nice venue especially if you have drinks by the canal beforehand"
"I've been to Kings Place on a few occasions, and it's always a pleasure to visit"
The dedicated and supportive team programmes a series of festivals and events, developing cross-arts collaborations and artistic relationships that deliver unforgettable live experiences.

The award-winning concert series, Unwrapped, is our flagship programme, exploring big ideas and overarching themes across the year. Kings Place is also the UK’s home of live podcasting as creators and hosts of the London Podcast Festival.

Young Artist Platform: Gonçalo Maia Caetano / The Fika Duo (St Pancras Room) Book now
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 at 1:00pm

ABOUT THE NIGHT
Gonçalo Maia Caetano is a classical guitarist from Pinhel, Portugal, currently finishing his Master of Arts degree at the Royal Academy of Music with professor Michael Lewin. Gonçalo has won over 10 international competitions, the most important prize being The Prince’s Prize, from The Musician’s Company. Other important awards include scholarships for his studies from The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, The Craxton Memorial Trust, Help Musicians, The Musicians’ Company and the Royal Academy of Music.
The Fika Duo was formed in September 2023 by guitarist Zoë Meadowcroft and flautist Emma Lörstad in their first year at the Royal Academy of Music, where they both hold scholarships. Since their debut performance at the Academy, they have aimed to build a unique concert repertoire through new arrangements and collaborations with composers, including new works written by Zoë, as well as highlighting under-represented areas of the existing repertoire.
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Young Artist Platform: Eva Victoria Schockmel (St Pancras Room) Book now
Sat, 25 Oct 2025 at 4:00pm

ABOUT THE NIGHT
Eva Victoria Schockmel (Luxembourg, 2001) earned her Bachelor’s Degree with highest distinction from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the class of Gabriel Bianco. She performs with ensembles like Duo Encordé and Pulsar Quartet, and has appeared as soloist i.a. with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. She recently won 3rd Prize at the 14th Martinez Guitar Duo Competition in Iserlohn 2025, as well as the Audience Prize at the Mantovani International Guitar Festival 2025 and was a Finalist at the Aalborg Guitar Competition 2024.
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Young Artist Platform: Duo Cantelina / The Rhossili Duo (St Pancras Room) Book now
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 at 1:00pm

ABOUT THE NIGHT
Praised as ‘such an amazing talent’, Duo Cantelina is a dynamic vocal and guitar duo comprising mezzo-soprano Sophie Clarke and classical guitarist Ravi Nathwani. They have just completed their masters at the Royal Northern College of Music and during their time at the RNCM they received First Place in the Bessie Cronshaw/Frost Brownson Song Cycle Competition. Cantelina perform in a selection of concerts all over the UK and last October they were invited to perform by the Consul of Spain for the National Day of Spain. Other performances include a recital for Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre and pre-concert and post-concert recitals for BBC Philharmonic and The Halle?, both at Bridgewater Hall and a recital at Westminster Music Library and Archives in the heart of London’s West End.
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Duo Corde Brillanti (Hall Two) Book now
Sun, 26 Oct 2025 at 7:30pm

ABOUT THE NIGHT
Vladislav Blaha was described by Musical Opinion as one of the very finest of Czech guitarists. He was the first guitarist from the Czech Republic to play at Carnegie Hall (NY) as well as the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre. He has performed in over 50 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He is the winner of 4 major international guitar Competitions as well as the bronze medal at the Radio France Guitar Competition in Paris. New music is very important to him as is evidenced by no less than 30 composers from 17 different countries having dedicated work to him including Léo Brouwer, Jorge Morel, John Duarte, Francis Kleynjans and Nikita Koshkin. His partner in the Due Corde Brillanti is Tania Drobysh, an outstanding performer on mandolin, guitar and domra (a long-necked Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian folk string instrument). She was born in Prague in the Czech Republic and went on to study at the Minsk State College of Music Mikhail Glinka as well as the Belarusian State Academy of Music before returning to the Czech Republic where she formed a highly successful duo with Vladislav Bláha.
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