Described by The Times as "Britain's favourite clarinettist", Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinet players to have made a career as a soloist. Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year at the age of seventeen she has gone on to become one of the UK's biggest selling classical artists and is
Appearing courtesy of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, prize-winning Catalan cellist Gerard Flotats plays a programme to include Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, accompanied by Julian Chan. A versatile young musician performing a wide spectrum of music, from Baroque on historical instruments to contemporary compositions with electronics, Gerard is Winner of
Kindly supported by the Royal Over-Seas League, rising star violinist Mabelle Park (1st prize, 2025 ROSL Strings) will play Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor, plus works by Debussy and Clara Schumann, also accompanied by Julian Chan. Strings section winner of the 2025 Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition, Mabelle Park is a German born
Our former Festival Associate Artist, Danny Driver, appears at our Chamber Festival for the first time to play Haydn F minor Variations, Schubert Impromptu No. 3 in B-flat major D. 935, and, to celebrate the release of his new recording of the work, J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations BWV 988. Recognised internationally as an artist of
Vibrant vocals and viols from the Intesa Duo. Bringing together European and Armenian traditions with a programme of folk and early music repertoire side by side.
Japanese guitarist Tohi Harada's programme brings an eclectic mix of works, including pieces by Dowland, Walton and J.S.Bach.
Our newest Festival Associate Artists, the Paddington Trio return to Lichfield for a programme entitled To an Old Friend, featuring ‘dedicated’ works by Pärt and Shostakovich, alongside Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50, which was written in honour of the great artist, Nikolai Rubinstein.
Winner of the 2025 Hastings International Piano Competition, Canadian pianist Ryan Zhu makes his Festival debut with works by Schumann, Beethoven Sonata in F minor Op. 2 No. 1 and Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Festival favourite, Clare Hammond, returns to our Chamber Weekend for a typically eclectic programme of works by Chopin and Janacek, alongside Rachmaninoff Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 and a solo piano arrangement of Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite.
Royal Philharmonic Society award-winning Chameleon Quartet trained at the Royal Northern College of Music. These four talented wind players will showcase their various skills on 12 different instruments in a programme featuring music by Saint-Saëns, Dvorak and J. S. Bach.
Kindly supported by the Royal Over-Seas League (winners of the ROSL 2025 Ensemble Prize), rising strings stars the Regency Quartet make their Lichfield debut with Haydn String Quartet Op. 33 No. 1 in B minor and Ravel String Quartet in F major.
Two former Festival Young Artists combine for an exciting programme of original works and transcriptions, as Aaron Akugbo and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Ryan Corbett bring us music by Marcello, Piazzolla and Fauré.
