Events

The sonority of one of the UK’s finest brass ensembles, combined with the exquisite acoustic of St Mary’s Church, make for a winning combination to raise the curtain on the festival. Spend rush-hour in the company of the winners of the Inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition, in a programme of Gallic-American delights. Rameau: […]

Evocative songs from around the British Isles, featuring national treasure Roderick Williams – hailed by the Daily Telegraph as “our greatest living baritone”. A formidable wordsmith, Roderick’s warm personality and “rich, burnished baritone” (New York Times) have captivated audiences around the world. He joins Libby Burgess, praised by the Observer for her “warm, sensitive pianism”. […]

An all-star collective of some of the country’s finest string players is assembled for the festival, and in this coffee concert we showcase two of them. Schubert’s soulful ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata holds a unique place in the chamber music repertoire; it is paired with James MacMillan’s haunting and dramatic Cello Sonata No 1, infused with the […]

A former winner of BBC Young Musician, and one of the great pianists of his generation, Martin James Bartlett makes his debut in Beverley, with a delightful programme centred around Mozart’s Rondo ‘alla Turca’. Baroque transcriptions collide with romantic classics for this matinee performance. Bach (arr. Kempff): Wachet auf Bach: Siciliano Handel: Chaconne in G […]

Written in the aftermath of war, the string quartets by Grażyna Bacewicz and Benjamin Britten featured in this concert are works of biting drama and brilliance. While the Vivo last movement of the Bacewicz fizzes with virtuosity and charm, the monumental Chacony which closes the Britten is a homage to Henry Purcell. Our elite string […]

As the market bustles outside and the morning light streams through the windows of St Mary’s, our handpicked team of chamber-musicians-in-residence sparkle in Mozart’s effervescent E flat major Piano Quartet. By contrast, Elgar’s Piano Quintet was written as the nation recovered from war, and as the composer stepped into the autumn of his own life: […]

What draws you to attend particular concerts? Is it the performer? Music you already love? Or the opportunity to discover something new? Do you relish hours spent in the same musical time or place? Or is variety the spice of your musical life? In this talk, music journalist, broadcaster and cultural historian Flora Willson traces […]

“One of the most exciting young singers this country has produced in years” (MusicOMH), countertenor Hugh Cutting brings his Refound Ensemble to Beverley for ‘Morpheus’, an exploration of songs of the night. Nocturnal dreams and encounters have inspired some of the greatest music ever written. This immersive evocation of night-time doesn’t only travel from Purcell […]