Myra Hess Festival – The National Gallery

10 – 11 October 2025

Join Kahn & Averill for a weekend of festivities at the National Gallery celebrating the remarkable life and career of Dame Myra Hess. Celebrations start on Friday, 10 October with a free lunchtime concert in words and music, led by author Jessica Duchen and the outstanding pianist, Lara Melda.
For this weekend only, signed copies of Jessica’s book will be available at a special price of £30.00 (RRP £40.00) when ordered through this website.

Lunchtime concert: Friday 10 October, 1-2pm, Room 36, The National Gallery

Guitar

In this guide to the guitar, you will find all the knowledge and information a guitarist may need, masterfully written in great detail by the authors, offering a wide range of musical tastes and expert technical knowledge.
David Russell

This book is what we’ve all been waiting for. A must for all serious guitar people… Jonathan Leathwood and Richard Wright have written something very special.
Steve Goss

Our standards

A final word: this volume as published by Kahn & Averill, with its stitched binding [thread-sewing], high-quality paper, beautiful font, neatly engraved musical examples, and well-proportioned layout, only adds to the extraordinary quality of the contents.
Brad DeRoche – review of Guitar in Soundboard (April 2025)

Duchen has been lucky in her publisher. The book is beautifully designed and produced, with proper stitch binding [thread-sewing] on high-quality paper, a handsome volume that sits well on a bookshelf.
Jeremy Nicholas – review of Myra Hess – National Treasure in Gramophone (April 2025)

A joy to hold – a joy to read – a joy to keep