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Recorder quartet Palisander’s signature blend of movement, spoken word, percussion and singing combine to create a unique historical concert experience.
Divorced, Beheaded, Died follows the unfortunate stories of the women behind the rhyme: Henry VIII’s six wives.
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Join Lichfield historian and tour guide, Jono Oates, on a regal tour of Lichfield!
Lichfield has been described a royal, loyal city and today’s tour features many of the royal visitors to Lichfield over the centuries including both Elizabeth I & II, Charles I and George IV.
Settle back with your metaphorical popcorn as James Pearson (Ronnie Scott's Artistic Director), Associate Artist Lizzie Ball and a crack team of jazz stars celebrate 'The Magic of the Movies', with highlights from 'The Pink Panther', 'Star Wars', 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', 'Catch Me If You Can', 'Some Like It Hot' and much more!
Hailed as ‘the queen of the qanun’, Maya Youssef is a globally renowned and award-winning qanun player and composer from Syria.
Born in Damascus, as a result of the war in her home country, Maya arrived in the UK in 2012. Since then, Maya has pushed the boundaries of the qanun - a 78-stringed plucked zither traditionally played by men - and has performed at the South Bank, BBC Proms, Albert Hall, The Globe and WOMAD Festival, and around the world.
After our evening events, please join us for the Festival Fireworks in collaboration with Fuse 2024 – an explosive finish to our final Festival Friday!
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Our 2024 Historian and Writer in Residence, Alison Weir, brings her brand new Tudor novel to the summer Festival: Mary I: Queen of Sorrows.
Adored only child of King Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon, young Princess Mary grows up as the sole heiress to the English throne. But her father wants a son, and soon Mary’s world begins to fall apart.
Sofía Gómez Alberto is a Spanish violinist and violist currently studying for her Masters at the Royal College of Music. She is also one of the violinists taking part in the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Pathway Scheme for the 2023/2024 season and already freelances with the London Symphony Orchestra.
The sensational team from Waterperry Opera, who brought us Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventure and Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, return with a reprise of their superb outdoor version of Peter and the Wolf.
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Associate Artists Lizzie Ball and James Pearson (Artistic Director at Ronnie Scott’s) take you on a journey through the musical and personal encounters of some of the great musicians and composers of the 20th Century era, focusing on Gershwin as the central connecting figure.
The sensational team from Waterperry Opera, who brought us Peter Rabbit’s Musical Adventure and Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, return with a reprise of their superb outdoor version of Peter and the Wolf.
The Lichfield Festival Friends pre-concert dinner will take place on Saturday 13th July in The Great Hall in Lichfield Cathedral School, prior to the BBC National Orchestra Wales concert at 7pm in Lichfield Cathedral. With a two-course menu created by Jack Dubberley from Dubberley Delicious, this is a chance for Friends of Lichfield Festival to
Led once again by their inspirational Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft, our Associate Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, returns to the Festival for a programme of music by Holst (part of our Holst150 season) and Brahms, together with Elgar's ever-popular Cello Concerto, featuring star Finnish soloist, Senja Rummukainen pictured.
