World-class musicians and comedian Michael McIntyre to host an evening of classical music, comedy and fundraising in aid of the Lenny Trusler Children’s Foundation:

Lenny Trusler Children’s Foundation Gala Concert and Auction

Where: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ

When: Wednesday 1st December 7:30pm

On 1st December 2010, London’s Cadogan Hall will play host to a star-studded night of classical music, comedy and fundraising, all in aid of the Lenny Trusler Children’s Foundation. In a programme containing Saint-Saën’s Carnival of the Animals, some of today’s most distinguished artists, including the Belcea Quartet, cellist Natalie Clein and pianists Martin Roscoe and Peter Donohoe, will appear in a bill also featuring readings by Oscar nominee Tom Conti and a fundraising auction compèred by the nation’s favourite comedian, Michael McIntyre.

Violinists Matthew Trusler and Maya Koch, who are also performing on the night, created the Lenny Trusler Children's Foundation (LTCF) in 2007 after the death of their baby son from a very rare kidney disease. The Foundation, which they launched to help provide relief of serious illness in newborn babies and infants, raises money through many musical projects, such as a forthcoming album of music and children's poems read by actors including Clive Owen and Danny DeVito. The LTCF recently announced the successful completion of its first two missions; the opening of a new Family Room at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Whittington Hospital in north London where Lenny was born, and a new SiPAP machine to provide babies with non-invasive ventilatory support.

In his special role of auctioneer, Michael McIntyre will be encouraging audience members at the gala evening to bid for a range of items, in order to raise money for the purchase of a life-saving new incubator at the Whittington Hospital, at a cost of £30,000.

Auction items can be seen and bids can be placed here: http://www.ltcf.co.uk/auction.htm

Tickets: £25; £35; £45

For more information and to book your tickets visit the Event’s webpage here