Official inauguration of the 1920 Steinway Model ‘O’ piano which belonged to Ralph Vaughan Williams, presented to him by his wife, Ursula, at Christmas 1953. Students from the Royal College of Music perform works first tried out at the instrument – the Christmas Eve aria ‘The Oxen’ from the cantata Hodie, and Four Last Songs (with words by Ursula) along with two of Vaughan Williams’s most celebrated pieces.

David Owen Norris will introduce the music.

Champagne and canapés, served on arrival, are included in the ticket price.