Upcoming Events
Heppleston Double Bass Exhibition
As part of the 10 year anniversary celebration, I will be exhibiting two new double basses in London on 29th and 30th of July. There will be a 4 string and a 5 sting bass
There will be limited appointment slots each days so please register your interest by filling out the form below
During the evening there will also be two fantastic concerts. An evening of Jazz with bassist Ewan Hastie on 29th July and a Classical recital performed by Max Lamprecht on 30th July.
Ewan Hastie Live
As part of the 10 year anniversary celebrations Heppleston Double Basses is proud to present a night of music with Ewan Hastie at London’s 1901 Arts Club on the evening of 29th July 2026.
Ewan Hastie is a multi-award-winning bassist and composer, quickly making his mark on the UK jazz scene. In 2022, he won BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year, performing at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, and followed this up in 2023 with the Best Instrumentalist Award at the Scottish Jazz Awards.
Since moving to London, Ewan has worked with many of the country’s leading musicians, becoming a familiar name on the UK’s thriving jazz scene including Jean Toussaint, Nikki IIes, Denys Baptiste, Iain Ballamy, Claire Martin, Jim Mullen and Tom Ollendorff to name a few.
Joining him for this performance are friends and familiar faces on the scene, coming together for an evening of exciting music consisting of classic American songbook standards.
Maximilian Lamprecht - Double Bass Recital
As part of the 10 year anniversary celebrations Heppleston Double Basses is proud to present a night of music with Maximilian Lamprecht at London’s 1901 Arts Club on the evening of 30th July 2026.
Max Lamprecht is a double bassist born in Austria. He studied at the City of Edinburgh Music School before continuing his training at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where he worked with Leon Bosch and Nikita Naumov.
He is a member of the Sinfonia Smith Square Fellowship Orchestra, performing regularly as part of its concert series.
Max performs as both a soloist and chamber musician, with an interest in performing new music aswell as enjoying the classics.
In 2024, he gave the British premiere of the Walter Ross Concerto for Double Bass, performing on a double bass by Neal Heppleston.
Proposed Programme
Auld Robin Gray by Bottessini
Sonata number 2 by Valentina Ciardelli
Fantasia on Bellini’s Beatrice di Tenda by Bottessini I
Kitcho by Astor piazzola Cego Aderaldo by Egberto Gismonti
‘Grace’ for Double bass and piano by Alexander Verster
Folk song by Jan Bee Brown