St Martha's is an ideal venue for small acoustic/unplugged concerts and events. The raised Chancel area offering a natural stage, with a good acoustic and uninterupted views for an audience of up to 80 people. The church is home to a two manual digital organ, as well as a 7' Yamaha C5 grand piano (privately owned).
St Martha's has attracted several high-profile classical musicians since the 1990s. Details of upcoming events and some past events are below.
Tickets: £15 (including refreshments)
E-mail: berdinner@gmail.com
ABOUT MISHA
Born in Guildford in 2012, Mikhail (Misha) Andreev is a British virtuoso young musician who holds Trinity College London LTCL performance diplomas on violin(awarded at age 10), piano (awarded at age 11) and cello (awarded at age 12).
Prize winner at the Grunewald international violin competition, Una Clark Young Artist competition, Croydon concerto competition, and Stockholm International Competition in piano and violin categories, Misha has been performing solo concerts since the age of 10 (including on live television).
In 2025 Misha played Tchaikovsky violin concerto with Guildford, Croydon and Epsom Symphony orchestras, becoming the youngest British soloist performer of this concerto. Also in 2025, Misha performed the Sibelius violin concerto with Sevenoaks Symphony orchestra and, at the Sheldonian Theatre Oxford, Misha played a duet encore with soloist Carmine Lauri.
Misha started learning the violin at age 3 with a Royal Opera House violinist. At 6, he was accepted as a pupil of Professor of Royal College of Music N. Boyarsky, the teacher of Nicola Benedetti and Alina Ibragimova. Today Misha studies violin with RCM Professor Felix Andrievsky, the teacher of Vasko Vassilev, Alexander Markov and other violin virtuosos. Misha's cello studies are mentored by RCM professor Alexander Boyarsky and an Estonian virtuoso Paul Suss. He is taught piano by concert pianist, Trinity Laban professor Alexander Ardakov.
Misha is an assistant concertmaster of Surrey County Youth Orchestra. Misha's youtube channel "Misha Skripach" has over 3,000 followers. Classical music is Misha' passion, he aspires to create music for people.
We are thrilled to be welcoming Misha to St Martha's in 2026.
The anticipated programme will be:
Beethoven: Spring Sonata Op 24 and Romance in F Op 50 for violin and piano.
Beethoven: Cello Sonata Op 69 in A (cello & piano).
Weber: Adagio & Rondo for Cello and piano.
PAST CONCERTS:
Programme included: Bach Toccata in D Major BWV912, Schubert Klavierstuck D956/2 and Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Op.109.
Programme included: Various works, all by Frédéric François Chopin
Programme included: Bach Transcriptions, Beethoven Sonata No 5, Beethoven Sonata No 27, Chopin Etude in C# Minor, Chopin Etude in E Major, Chopin Nocturne in C# Minor, Prokofiev March from The Love for Three Oranges.
Saturday 14th December 2024 at 7.30pm
An evening of poetry, prose, music and fun, which raised nearly £600 for St Martha’s Building Repairs
St Martha's hosted a recital of piano and choral music. David Berdinner played variations on “The Lambeth Walk”, Schumann and Chopin and the Vale Singers, conducted by Chris Dalladay, sang various choral items including Faure’s Cantique de Jean Racine”.