Dates
15 February 2026, 1:00pm
Venue
Cafe & Courtyard
Tickets
Free, no ticket required
Berlioz (arr Meadows) Symphonie fantastique H48
Mercury (arr Verhaert) We are the Champions
Join some of the ¶¶êŽÒ•îl’s top chamber ensembles performing short works whilst enjoying all the
refreshments on offer in our café, The Carolean, as part of the Chamber Festival weekend.
This is an informal, accessible venue and is suitable for all.
From £52 a year, ¶¶êŽÒ•îl Friends enjoy priority booking, exclusive events and waived ticket fees.
Location Transport Food & drink Access
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS
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 ¶¶êŽÒ•îl
The ¶¶êŽÒ•îl provides light refreshments throughout the year. There is also a range of restaurants, cafés and other establishments nearby, most adjacent to South Kensington station.
The ¶¶êŽÒ•îl 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 ¶¶êŽÒ•îl 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 ¶¶êŽÒ•îl 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.
