What's On

We are delighted to welcome back to the Festival renowned jazz vocalist Ian Shaw, jazz pianist resident at The Ritz Jamie Safir and to welcome tenor sax star Iain Ballamy for an evening based around their latest album.

‘The virtuosic Fidelio Trio’ (Sunday Times) lead an acclaimed and diverse international performing and recording career. 

Fifty years after the composer’s death, writer and broadcaster Tony Scotland traces Benjamin Britten’s stormy journey to self-discovery through three defining – and technically illegal – relationships.

The MZ Duo, made up of Canadian saxophonist David Zucchi and Spanish accordionist Iñigo Mikeleiz-Berrade, presents a programme of creative reimagining’s of the classical repertoir.

Immy Churchill is a singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist acclaimed as one of London’s ‘rising stars’. 

Refreshingly unconventional, snappily attired, boutique orchestra.

VOCES8 make a welcome return to the Festival with a programme exploring the profound and diverse beauty of music inspired by the heavens, human connection, and the places we call home. 

A special family-friendly performance of Stravinsky’s The Firebird, arranged for two pianos and narrator.

The 2024 National Champions of Great Britain, Flowers Band returns to Newbury Spring Festival with a programme that really does have something for everyone, including Orbital by Ivor Novello award-winning composer, Richard Blackford. 

This highly engaging film takes us on a journey through the life of one of the most prevalent female icons: Frida Kahlo. She was a prolific self-portraitist, using the canvas as a mirror through all stages of her turbulent and, at times, tragic life.

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Celebrating an epic 10 years of UK and global touring, the award-winning Frankie's Guys are renowned as the UK’s leading tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.