Lucy Parham/Harriet Walter
I, Clara - A Life in Music
Fri 4 Oct 2019Lucy Parham celebrates the bicentenary of Clara Wieck Schumann’s birth. 'I, Clara' tells the story of an extraordinary life in her own words and music.
Antony Gormley
at the Royal Academy
Sat 5 Oct 2019As he takes over the RA's Main Galleries, curator Sarah Lea discusses Anthony Gormley's most ambitious exhibition in over a decade.
Iain Ballamy Quartet
IBQT
Sat 5 Oct 2019IBQT is a world-class jazz ensemble which includes pianist Jason Rebello, trumpeter and bassist Percy Pursglove, and drummer Mark Whitlam.
John Tomlinson/Rozanna Madylus
The Art of Love & Kokoschka's Doll
Sun 6 Oct 2019Sir John Tomlinson tells of Kokoschka's affair with Alma Mahler, while mezzo-soprano Rozanna Madylus gives us Alma's side of the story.
Katya Apekisheva
Solo Piano Recital
Tue 8 Oct 2019Virtuoso Russian pianist Katya Apekisheva has played at the Festival before, but this is her first solo performance.
Sollazzo Ensemble
La Contenance Angloise
Wed 9 Oct 2019This brilliant young ensemble explores the extraordinary influence English music had on Continental taste in the early fifteenth century.
Kosmos
World music redefined
Thu 10 Oct 2019With a flourish, Kosmos redefine music from classical to popular, tango to Bernstein, klezmer to Vaughan Williams.
Gesualdo Six
English Motets
Fri 11 Oct 2019An exquisite programme of motets shows vividly how choral music adapted to the turbulence of 15th and 16th century England
Tracy Chevalier
on being a novelist
Sat 12 Oct 2019'Girl with a Pearl Earring' has sold more than five million copies and been made into an Oscar-nominated film. The author talks about her life and work.
Professor Alan Wing
Musical Brainwaves
Sat 12 Oct 2019What goes on inside musicians' brains when they play together? The Sacconi Quartet help Professor Alan Wing to explain.
Sacconi Quartet
From Haydn to Woolrich
Sat 12 Oct 2019The award-winning Sacconi Quartet offers us a fresh, imaginative approach to a programme ranging from Haydn to Woolrich.
Mahan Esfahani
The Virtuoso Harpsichord
Sun 13 Oct 2019Harpsichord virtuoso Mahan Esfahani returns to the Festival with a solo recital of classical and modern pieces.
The Carnival Band
Carols and Capers at Christmas!
Fri 13 Dec 2019A cornucopia of instruments and rich vocal harmony blend the spirits of Christmas and celebration to create a delicious Yuletide cocktail.