Lunchtime Concert: Orpheus Leander, violin & Gina Kruger, piano

Chichester Cathedral's popular lunchtime concerts take place on Tuesdays at 1.10pm during term time, in the spectacular setting of the Cathedral Nave. They are free and last approximately 50 minutes. There is a retiring collection.

Event details

Tickets
Free
Date
Tuesday 12 May 2026, 13:10
Venue
Nave
Programme

Details to follow

 


Musician Biographies

Orpheus Leander (Royal Academy of Music) performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, and for his Majesty King Charles III.  He has had solo debuts in Vienna (The Lark Ascending) and Queen Elizabeth Hall (tango violinist for BalletBoyz) and played with Orfeas String Quartet at Royal Festival Hall as part of re-opening celebrations. Orpheus performs regularly as concerto soloist at St Martin in the Fields, and as orchestral violinist with English National Opera, Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic orchestras.

Upcoming work includes leading the inaugural Greek Chamber music festival (Athens/ Euboea Island) and playing the Dvorak Violin Concerto with Bournemouth Philharmonic. 

‘a penetrating account of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Orpheus Leander Papafilippou, a commanding soloist of great breadth and sensitivity...a very successful performance.‘ Robert Matthew - Walker - Musical Opinion 

www.orpheusviolinist.com 

Gina Kruger (Royal College of Music) has performed as solo pianist and chamber musician whilst pursuing a career as organist (St John the Divine, Richmond) and soprano. Concert venues have included the Holywell  Rooms and Wigmore Hall; she has played with members of BBC Phil and LPO, and with French violinist Jean-Samuel Bez and Irish Mezzo-soprano Una Macmahon.  Previously, she was a vocal accompanist at Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music and performed regularly in Croatia. 

Her solo concerts specialise in works of Debussy, Fauré and Messiaen (including broadcasts in the USA); a concert of Spanish music in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, was deemed a ‘finely turned performance’ by the Irish Times in 2010.


Donations

Chichester Cathedral's Lunchtime Concert series is self-supporting, and thrives through the generosity of its audiences. While there is no charge for admission, we suggest a minimum donation of £7 per person, with Gift Aid applied if possible. Donations can be made in the retiring collection, in the Cathedral, at our Visitor’s Desk or at various donation points, using cash, card and contactless or using the button below.

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Can't make it this time?

Lunchtime Concerts take place every Tuesday at 1.10pm during term-time, our talented performers come from across the UK and occasionally overseas, to delight our audiences with music from Beethoven to Chopin, Elgar to Mozart and more.

Summer 2026 Programme - available soon