A wide variety of events will take place at Handel Hendrix House – the Mayfair museum once home to composer G.F. Handel and rock legend Jimi Hendrix at 25 Brook Street throughout May and June from collaborations with London Handel Festival and Classic Art London to Georgian food session with the emphasis on Italian food through to classical music performances, Jimi Sessions in the Hendrix’s flat and not to forget ‘Wigs & Wiggles’ for the under 5s!
EVENTS IN MAY & JUNE
The exhibition, Handel through Mozart’s eyes will run until Sunday, September 13, 2026
Tuesday 19 May, 6.30pm
Handel Through Mozart’s Eyes
Nathaniel Mander (harpsichord) presents a programme exploring the depth of Mozart’s engagement with Handel’s music and the influence these masterpieces had on his own celebrated works. This concert accompanies
an exhibition on display at Handel Hendrix House until 13 September.
Tickets: £25 https://handelhendrix.org/events/handels-salon-with-nathaniel-mander-handel-through-mozarts-eyes-2-2
Saturday 23 May, 6pm
Handel’s Italian Feast
Join food historians, Marc Meltonville and Robert Hoare as they take you on a journey through 18th-century Italy, exploring the dishes Handel would have encountered during his time there. Pizza? Pasta? Biscotti? Find out which of our seemingly modern Italian staples Handel might have enjoyed. Ticket price includes a tasting and a glass of Italian wine.
Tickets: £25 https://handelhendrix.org/events/georgian-cookery-handels-italian-feast
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May, 10-4pm
Georgian Cooking in Residence
Included in General Admission to the museum, come and see our food historians, Marc Meltonville and Robert Hoare demonstrating various dishes from Handel’s life in London and influences from his travels to Italy, bringing Handel’s kitchen to life with the sights, sounds and smells of an 18th-century townhouse kitchen.
(Please note that food cannot be tasted during the daytime residency)
https://handelhendrix.org/events/georgian-cookery
Saturday & Sunday, 23 & 24 May
Baroque & Roll Weekends – Live Music
Twice a month and included in general price
1-3pm – Baroque
2-4pm – Roll
Enjoy live music in both the Handel and Hendrix spaces on the same day. Hear baroque music performed on historic instruments in Handel’s dining room, then step into the 1960s with blues and guitar music in Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom. A unique chance to experience music where it was once written, rehearsed, and played. https://handelhendrix.org/events/live-music
Tuesday 26 May, 7pm
Musical Bouquets
Teresa Wrann and Thomas Pickering (TnT Recorders) present a programme of music by Handel and Telemann, highlighting the composers’ friendship, correspondence and shared love for horticulture. Inspired by their botanical exchanges, Musical Bouquets incorporates French composer Philibert Delavigne’s Les Fleurs as floral companions to Handel and Telemann’s pieces. Tickets: £25
https://handelhendrix.org/events/handels-salon-with-teresa-wrann-thomas-pickering
Tuesday 2 June, 6.30pm
The Star Soprano
Soprano Katie Marshall is joined by Nathaniel Mander at the harpsichord to
deliver a programme dedicated to some of Handel’s most celebrated creations for the soprano voice, all written here in London. Starting with Handel’s first London opera, Rinaldo (1711) and ending with an aria from
the oratorio, Solomon (1743), this programme takes you on a journey of Handel’s evolving mastery of the soprano range that went on to influence generations to come. Tickets: £25 https://handelhendrix.org/events/handels-salon-with-katie-marshall
Saturday 6 June
Guitar Saturday
£20 including general admission
https://handelhendrix.org/events/saturday-guitar-days
Sunday 7 June
Volunteer Tours
The tour will take place between 2-3pm and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no need to book in advance – simply sign up on arrival at no extra cost (maximum 10 people per tour).
Tuesday 9 June, 6.30pm (doors open at 5.30pm)
The Ear of the Beholder
In partnership with Classic Art London, Claire Davies, our lead curator, discusses newly published book, The Ear of the Beholder, with the author, Huon Mallalieu. Huon’s book explores how artists have represented sound
in paintings throughout time, from the literal depiction of musical instruments to the sights and sounds of landscapes. Claire and Huon will together look at Handel’s own art collection and how his favoured artists
represented the sounds of the scenes they were painting.
Tickets: £25 (includes a look around the House)
https://handelhendrix.org/events/handels-salon-the-ear-of-the-beholder
Saturday & Sunday, 13 & 14 June
Baroque & Roll Weekends – Live Music
Twice a month and included in general price
1-3pm – Baroque
2-4pm – Roll
Enjoy live music in both the Handel and Hendrix spaces on the same day. Hear baroque music performed on historic instruments in Handel’s dining room, then step into the 1960s with blues and guitar music in Jimi Hendrix’s bedroom. A unique chance to experience music where it was once written, rehearsed, and played. https://handelhendrix.org/events/live-music
Sunday 14 June 10.15am and 11.30pm
Wigs and Wiggles “King of Kings”
Join us at Handel Hendrix House for an exciting new concert series for under 5s and their families, that brings the magic of Baroque music to life! Wigs and Wiggles invites children to sing, dance, and move while exploring the vibrant world of Handel’s music. Put on your favourite wig and get ready to wiggle to the sounds of the Baroque era! Suitable for children under 5.
Tickets: £8 per adult and £4 per child https://handelhendrix.org/events/wigs-and-wiggles-an-interactive-childrens-concert-series
Tuesday 16 June, 6.30pm
Music for the Heart
Celebrated international harpsichordist, Jochewed Schwarz, presents a programme of music by Handel and Scarlatti that was widely admired across Europe in the 18th century and continues to inspire and engage audiences today, pulling on the heart strings of everyone who hears it.
Tickets: £25 https://handelhendrix.org/events/handels-salon-with-jochewed-schwarz-2
Wednesday 17 June, 6.30pm and 7.30pm
Jimi Sessions – Eddy Smith
Join us for a truly unique live music experience in Hendrix’s flat. Our musicians will be playing original music, creating unforgettable moments in this historic and intimate space. There will be two of the same sets, so you can pick your preferred time!
Captivating audiences with his unique, husky voice and tasteful piano accompaniment, Eddy Smith has been making his mark on the UK’s growing Americana scene. Widely recognised as one of the major male vocalists on the Country Soul and Blues circuit.
Tickets: £25 https://handelhendrix.org/events/the-jimi-sessions-eddy-smith