Sir András Schiff Benefit Concert

We are delighted to announce this benefit performance for a truly special evening of music.

World-renowned pianist and conductor, Sir András Schiff, is performing a benefit concert for The Wiener Holocaust Library on Thursday 5th March 2026 at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St John’s Wood.Sir András is performing at two other concerts at the Wigmore Hall that same week which are already completely sold out, making this event especially sought after.

We are incredibly fortunate that Sir András is generously donating his time, and that The Liberal Jewish Synagogue are providing the venue. This means that all the funds raised from the concert will directly support the Library’s core work; making accurate and reliable sources of information about the Holocaust freely accessible to the public through archives, and in-person and online exhibitions and events.

The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era and related themes. The Library’s unique collection of over one million items includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony.

Sir András Schiff is a celebrated classical pianist and conductor with numerous international awards and honours. In June 2006 he was made an honorary member of the Beethoven House in Bonn for his exceptional work as a Beethoven interpreter. He received the Robert Schumann Prize of the city of Zwickau and of the “Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts” in 2011, and of the Grand Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2012. In June 2022 he was awarded the Bach Medal of the City of Leipzig as “one of the most important Bach interpreters of our time”. In 2025, Sir András Schiff was awarded the Praemium Imperiale, the most prestigious international art prize for music, painting, sculpture, architecture, theatre and film. The prize is presented annually by the Japan Art Association and is considered the ‘Nobel Prize of the Arts’.

Doors will open from 18:45

Please arrive in plenty of time and prepare for security / bag checks as well as ticket checks. Drinks will be available to purchase on arrival up until 19:25.

Ticket prices are based on sections, and are not numbered. Specific seats will be on a first-come, first served basis. Please use the seating plan below to choose your ticket location.

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