Press release

PRESS RELEASE

June 2026

Handel Hendrix House - the Mayfair museum once home to composer G.F. Handel and rock legend Jimi Hendrix at 25 Brook Street will be holding two of their annual and very popular events during the summer. Two weeks of the Hendrix Summer School, which is aimed at talented young guitarists and singers aged 12-18 takes place between July 27-31, 2026 and August 3-7, 2026.

And excitingly, to celebrate 10 years of sharing Jimi Hendrix’s London story at Handel Hendrix House, on Thursday, August 13, 2026, Electric Church returns to St Pancras Old Church at 7.30pm with Jimi Sessions alumni and House favourites Kimberly Nichole (Kim Nicky) and Marcus Machado co-headlining in the atmospheric surroundings.

Hendrix Summer School – July 27-31 & August 3-7, 2026

Aimed at talented young guitarists and singers aged 12-18, our weeklong summer school is for anyone passionate about playing the guitar, developing their creative songwriting skills, and for making new friends with a range of musical interests and backgrounds. 

The first two days (for guitarists only) focus on developing playing style and technique, and the second two days are all about writing and performing, led by incredible guitarist Nigel Jones and songwriter Abimaro Gunnell. Each day will close with a jam session, open to family and friends. Participants can attend either the whole summer school or just the last three days. The final day of the week is for recording and performance, open to any young person that has attended the Summer School. 

Course fees:

£180 for the complete summer school (July 27-31 or August 3-7)

£100 for songwriting sessions (July 29 -31 or August 5-7)

Complete and partial bursaries are available for students eligible for pupil premium or free school meals

More details: https://handelhendrix.org/events/hendrix-summer-school-july-2026-2

Electric Church at St Pancras Old Church - Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 7.30pm

£30- Please note that St Pancras Old Church is a strictly 18+ venue.

It was Hendrix’s vision that that he believed that electric music should stir deep emotions, inspire creativity and bring people together in a powerful, almost spiritual way. This special concert celebrates that idea, bringing Hendrix’s vision to life through an evening of extraordinary live performance.

Marcus Machado is a guitar prodigy who has taken the music industry by storm. He has been recognized as the Best Next Young Gun by Rolling Stone magazine and has been praised by Guitar World Magazine for pushing the boundaries of rock, funk, and soul guitar.

Seattle born, now London based singer/songwriter, Kimberly Nichole, also known as Kim Nicky, brings an intimate acoustic blues/soul/rock n roll performance. Largely recognised as the mistress of magic and mayhem at The Box (London/New York) and as a finalist of The Voice USA, songwriter, actress, rock artist, Kimberly Nicole has been ripping stages worldwide for more than a decade.

More details can be found https://handelhendrix.org/events/an-electric-church

EVENTS IN JULY & AUGUST

The exhibition, Handel through Mozart’s eyes will run until Sunday, September 13, 2026

New Exhibition Hendrix in London - Step into Jimi Hendrix’s London and discover the story behind the music in this exhibition at Handel Hendrix House. Drawing on a remarkable archive of previously unseen material, the display offers a rare glimpse into Hendrix’s life, work and the world that surrounded him during his time at 23 Brook Street.

Saturday 4 July 

Guitar Saturday including a talk ‘Hendrix in London’ between 12-1pm

£20 including general admission

https://handelhendrix.org/events/saturday-guitar-days

Sunday 5 July

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).

Saturday & Sunday, 11 & 12 July

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

Saturday & Sunday, 25 & 26 July

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

Saturday 1 August 

Guitar Saturday

£20 including general admission

https://handelhendrix.org/events/saturday-guitar-days

Sunday 2 August

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).

Plus every Thursday at 2pm – Seasonal talks with Deputy Curator 

NOTES TO EDITORS:

The house is open Wednesday – Sunday 10.00 – 17.00 (last entry at 16:00). Tickets are £14.50 for adults, £10.50 for students and free for the under 12s. Tickets can be purchased in advance on the website www.handelhendrix.org but it is possible to buy

a ticket on the day at the museum. Nearest Tube: Bond Street

PRESS INFORMATION

Please contact Rachel Aked

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 07790 732448

The live music at Handel Hendrix House is generously supported by The Thistle Trust, The Garrick Charitable Trust, and Chapman Charitable Trust.

Handel Hendrix House cares for and presents to the public the homes of two of the greatest musicians ever to have lived in London. George Frideric Handel lived at 25 Brook Street from 1723 until his death in 1759. It was here that Handel wrote and rehearsed his greatest works, including Messiah and its ever popular ‘Hallelujah chorus’ – perhaps the most famous piece of classical music ever written. His stirring anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’, was also written in Brook Street and has accompanied the coronation of every British monarch since George II (for whom it was written in 1727), including HM King Charles III.

In 1968, Jimi Hendrix moved into an adjoining flat at number 23. Here, in the only place he said he felt truly at home, Hendrix entertained, inspired, and collaborated with other icons of British 60s rock music.

Handel Hendrix House has completed a £3million project to open all of Handel’s house to the public for the first time by restoring the basement and ground floor by faithfully recreated Handel’s basement kitchen with all its fixtures and fittings, carefully detailed on research and an inventory made shortly after the composer’s death.

Also

· Restored the ground floor parlours in which Handel would receive his guests and aristocratic patrons and in which his assistant, J.C. Smith, would sell tickets and subscriptions to new works.

· Restored the front façade of 25 Brook Street so that visitors can finally enter Handel’s home through his front door.

New things to see in Handel’s house include:

• Historic rooms presented as they might have been in the 1740s, when the composer was in a new burst of creative energy and commercial success writing dramatic oratorios.

• Recently acquired works of art, creating a collection representative of the more than 100 works of art Handel owned in Brook Street.

• New exhibitions about Handel’s music and the musicians he worked with and a mixed reality audio-visual display about the writing of Messiah in the very room in which it was composed.

In 2016, Jimi Hendrix’s flat in 23 Brook Street was brilliantly restored and opened to the public. To be enjoyed as a contrasting and complementary part to a visit to Handel’s home,

the Hendrix experience at Handel Hendrix House has been expanded as part of the Hallelujah Project:

• For the first time, visitors can walk up and down the stairs to his flat, where George Harrison famously had to step over one of Jimi’s other visitors who had passed out en route to the exit.

• A new exhibition features a film showing visitors exploring Hendrix’s legendary guitar technique and his influence on musicians and creatives, with high quality sound supported by Bang & Olufsen

• The film includes material uncovered by Handel Hendrix House through their national ‘Your Experience’ appeal for memories, images and stories of people’s encounters with Jimi Hendrix across the country.

A guide to Handel Hendrix House is now available on Bloomberg Connects, which can be translated into 12 different languages including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Russian, Korean, Hindi, Japanese and Chinese. Details of the house can be found https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/handelHendrixHouse