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2026 SEASON PROGRAMME

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Tuesday 5 May

La Dolce Vita: Concert by Flutes and Frets duo and with talk by Kate Williams and guided walk

West Horsley Place, 10.30am walk, 12.30pm talk and concert

Thursday 7 May

Julian Bliss Quintet: Pioneers of Jazz

The music of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Herbie Hancock and others

RHS Garden Wisley, 7.30pm

Saturday 9 May

Tenebrae: A Celestial Gift

Sacred choral music including Allegri’s Miserere, Rachmaninov, Holst and Gibbons

Holy Trinity Guildford, 7.30pm

Monday 11 May

Menuhin Students’ Concert with guided walk

St Michael’s Church Betchworth, 10.30am walk, 12.30pm concert

Thursday 14 May

A Fairytale in Paris

Music for two pianos, including Prokofiev Cinderella and works by Ravel and Mozart

Katya Apekisheva, Charles Owen, Juho Pohjonen, Wu Qian

The Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon, 7.30pm

Friday 15 May

Songs of Love and Longing:

Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) and Julius Drake (piano)

Brahms, Schumann, Debussy, Duparc, Mahler and Mozart

Holy Trinity Guildford, 7.30pm

Saturday 16 May

Vienna

Chamber music to include Schubert ‘Trout’ Quintet, and works by Mozart and Mahler

Sitkovetsky Trio with musicians from the Yehudi Menuhin School

The Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon,

6.15pm Young Composers Competition concert and presentation;

7.30pm Concert

 

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Download the 2026 Season Brochure here.

2026 Season Spotify Playlist

Think you like classical or jazz but don’t know where to start? Then click here for our Spotify playlist with a little taster of one or two pieces from each concert to help you decide. There’s a real mix of instrumentalists, singers and styles to choose from, so whether you like violins or pianos, cool jazz or ethereal voices, we have something for you…

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