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.
We’re immensely thrilled to be joined by the world-renowned Black Dyke Band for our 2026 Festival Christmas Concert. Expect an evening of stunning brass band classics and Christmas favourites from the 13-time European Champion winners, 30-time British Open 1st prize winners and 24-time National Champions of Great Britain!
Ex Cathedra's much-loved concerts reveal the quiet magic of Christmas.
