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Lunchtime Concerts
Ryan is an acknowledged rising star and can be heard regularly on BBC Radio 3. Ryan won the Gold Medal at the 2021 ROSL Annual Music Competition and is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2022-2024. This Scheme selects the most promising young artists worldwide, to support and nurture; Ryan is one of […]
Evening Concerts
Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles, described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine). Under the direction of Nigel Short, Tenebrae performs at major festivals and venues including the BBC Proms, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Rheingau Musik Festival and Sydney Festival. The choir has earned international acclaim for its interpretations of choral […]
Lunchtime Concerts
Louis Solon (violin), Benji Lock (piano) & Sebastian Williams (cello) The Avalon Trio was formed whilst its three members - Louis Solon, Benji Lock and Sebastian Williams - were pupils at the Purcell School. Now attending the Royal Academy of Music in their first year, and with many prizes to their names most notably the […]
Evening Concerts
RISING STAR SERIES We are delighted that Ethan Loch has agreed to perform for us following the cancellation, due to illness, of his 2023 concert for the Festival. Blind since birth, Ethan was the winner of the piano final of the BBC Young Musician competition, aged 17. In the concerto final, he played Chopin’s Piano […]
Lunchtime Concerts
Exeter School’s Music Department has a fine reputation, maintaining traditions of classical choral and instrumental music alongside more contemporary pop and jazz styles. More than 500 vocal and instrumental lessons are taught each week, by 27 visiting teachers, with 35 groups, ensembles and choirs to choose from. Currently there are around 25 music scholars. This is […]
Evening Concerts
LEGENDS SERIES One of Britain’s most acclaimed mezzo-sopranos, Sarah takes this year’s ‘Legend’ spot at the Budleigh Music Festival. A multi-award winning musician, she has appeared in recitals in London, throughout the US and Europe and at the Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Edinburgh and Oxford Lieder Festivals. In the 2018/19 season she curated a Residency at Wigmore […]
Lunchtime Concerts
Sophie and Magdalenna are The Corelia Project. The Corelia Project works to elevate women composers in classical music - through concert performances of their works, through the promotion of their achievements and through the cataloging of their repertoire. This concert promises to be not just enjoyable but also interesting and informative, as it spotlights the […]
Evening Concerts
SECKOU KEITA MEMBERS OF BATH PHILHARMONIA Seckou is one of the finest exponents of the historic Senegalese harp, the Kora, a 21-stringed instrument which combines features of the lute and the harp. He is celebrated for his inventiveness and virtuosity. He has captivated audiences at WOMAD, Hay, Glastonbury, Tokyo Jazz, Chicago World Music Festival, Sydney […]
Lunchtime Concerts
Cai Charles and Oliver Manning met at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where they formed the Wales Guitar Duo; they break preconceived concert platform expectations with their choice of repertoire. Oliver became a Julian Bream Trust Scholar in 2023, supporting his postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music. Previously he was […]
Evening Concerts
INCLUDING MENDELSSOHN OCTET IN E-FLAT MAJOR A rare opportunity to hear Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Opus 20, written when he was only 16 years old. Here it will be performed by members of two leading string quartets, The Sacconi and Salomé. The Sacconi is the Quartet in Association at the Royal College of Music […]
Lunchtime Concerts
Accompanist - Andrew Daldorph Bethany began singing as a chorister at Exeter Cathedral, going on to study music at Trinity College Cambridge as a choral scholar under Stephen Layton. Bethany progressed through the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, and now returns to work with the younger choirs as a member of musical staff. Bethany […]
Evening Concerts
With a glowing international reputation, Benjamin Grosvenor is regarded as one of the most important pianists to emerge in several decades, with Gramophone recently acknowledging him as one of the top 50 recording pianists of all time. Following studies at the Royal Academy of Music, he graduated in 2012 with the Queen’s Commendation for Excellence […]
