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Christopher’s live performances of epic story-telling in partnership with leading musicians have been widely acclaimed. He has worked extensively with the pianist Gamal Khamis and the Bridge String Quartet, with other notable collaborations with West London Sinfonia, Orlando Chamber Choir and Tredici Choir.

The recital partnership between Christopher Kent and Gamal Khamis began in 2016 with Never Such Innocence, their acclaimed narrative recital of words and music from the First World War (described by BBC Radio 3 as “an incredibly moving performance”). It was followed in 2019 by Odyssey – Words and Music of Finding Home, with specially commissioned works by six award-winning contemporary poets and composers. In 2020 a livestreamed performance of Enoch Arden by Strauss/Tennyson from St Mary's Perivale was viewed globally and led to subsequent performances in London and around the UK, before being recorded as a critically-acclaimed CD/Streaming release by SOMM Recordings. An Exquisite Harmony about the lives and music of Robert & Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms followed in 2022, with performances continuing throughout the 2024/25 season. Their adaptation of Venus & Adonis was commissioned by the inaugural Shakespeare in Music Festival and premiered at Stratford in 2025.

Enoch Arden is the rarely heard and deeply touching epic 1864 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, set to music for speaker and piano by Richard Strauss in 1897. Following an acclaimed livestream performance in November 2020 Christopher Kent and Gamal Khamis gave further performances during 2021 and 2022 and released Enoch Arden as a critically applauded CD and download album on the SOMM Recordings label in 2022. More info about the recording

Never Such Innocence is a narrative recital of diaries, letters, poems and music from the First World War, featuring the story of Christopher’s great uncle Private Percy O’Key. It was performed in London’s West End and on tour 2016-19 as well as being featured on BBC Radio 3 when it was described as "an incredibly moving performance". Performed by Christopher Kent (actor) and Gamal Khamis (piano).

Venus & Adonis Christopher Kent and Gamal Khamis were commissioned by the inaugural Shakespeare in Music Festival and at Stratford in 2025 to present a complete performance of one of Shakespeare’s most ravishing early solo works, interspersed with selections from Mendelssohn’s hauntingly beautiful Songs Without Words. Further performances followed around the country, including at London’s Jermyn Street Theatre in Summer 2025