What's On

The Festival is delighted to present this varied lunchtime programme at Newbury Methodist Church, featuring its recently restored organ.

Now in its third year, The Good Vibes Music Academy Showcase is a joyful celebration of the rich and vibrant musical life of our community. 

Born and raised in São Paulo, Plínio Fernandes fuses the tradition of classical guitar with Brazilian folk music.

Mikhail Kazakevich is currently a Professor of Piano at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. 

Soprano Penelope Appleyard, accompanied by Jonathan Delbridge on a historic square piano, presents a programme about the ‘head vs heart’ love story between Jane Austen and music.

Enjoy the beautiful sounds of Indian classical music in this concert featuring two leading ambassadors with worldwide reputations.

Embark on a captivating vocal journey, a collection of exquisite vocal consort pieces from the Renaissance to today

The hugely versatile and internationally famous Alistair McGowan is an impressionist, actor, writer, stand-up comedian and, latterly, pianist. 

This lunchtime programme includes Mendelssohn’s much-loved Piano Quartet No.3 in B minor which was completed shortly before Mendelssohn's 16th birthday. 

When the ghost of Ludwig Van Beethoven appears to pianist Jayson Gillham, concerned that music has lost its meaning in a musically-oversaturated world, the audience is plunged into an extraordinary retelling of the composer's life-story.

Coracle brings together the talents, imagination and creativity of three artists with vastly different backgrounds, who have come together through their love of traditional music cut through with experimentation, boldness, humour and risk. 

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s mission is to make music accessible to all, whether that’s performing for children in a school hall, at an underground club, or in the world’s leading concert venues.