The best concert series often share a beating heart with their locations--and there is an iconic venue in London, all but undiscovered, that is near-perfect for classical music. Lovely in its acoustics and structure, and located right in the center of London, it is the historic Central Synagogue.
Constructed on Great Portland Street in 1870 and then rebuilt in 1958 after it was bombed during World War II, the Central Synagogue has been one of the UK's most admired and important synagogues for all that time.
It has a tradition of attracting some of the country's top cantors--including the famous Reverend Simon Hass and, currently, Steven Leas--but a new musical tradition is about to be forged there, with the creation of the International Concerts Series at Central Synagogue.
Founded by Inverne Price Music Consultancy and Central Synagogue's admired chazan (cantor) Steven Leas, the ambitious concert series will launch on July 8--with a concert featuring violist David Aaron Carpenter in his London debut, and soloists of the New York Salome Chamber Orchestra.
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